7/14/2011 HISTORICAL COMMISSION Minutes

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-2- Ongoing ,-.On oing Projects Rosemary Burrs has written several articles on the history of Mashpee which are for sale at the Archives. We ask for a nominal donation of 1 to cover the cost of the printing. Recently Rosemary wrote a report on the history of the Ellis rug which is on display at the Indian Museum. she has also written a new article on the history of Mashpee's libraries. New Business: Catherine Laurent attended our meeting to go over the proposed budget and schedule of business items that need addressing so that we can prepare for the up-coming reconstruction of our building. Rosemary informed us that the present building was approved to be built in 1962, but it actually opened as Mashpee's Library in 1966. We discussed various storage companies in Mashpee, and some of the Commissioners will be checking with therm to see what the costs would be to store our collection while construction is on-going. Nand was assisting at our new library when they were undergoing their new construction period, and she is willing to check in with them for information that we might also find helpful. she will also be working on our book collection to identify any books that we might want to donate to our library. Nancy will check on some of Mashpee's storage facilities which may offer free storage'for our materials during reconstruction. Rosemary will check on window options for our new building which is located within Mashpee's historic district. Catherine told us that after the items are cataloged and packed, the DPW and perhaps a few folks from the Sheriff's department will assist with the moving of our items to and from the storage company. she said we should look into hiring a lame moving truck as any trucks at the DPW would be inappropriate. We discussed proposed exterior changes such as handicapped front access, a covered entry at the back of the building, and the doors and windows will be replaced. In addition, changes to our parking lot are due to begin in August for another road improvement Town project. rosemary Burns commented that we will need to keep our museum-quality materials upstairs. After the reconstruction, we hope to be able to expand our working area to using our basement. Rosemary Burns made a motion to rejoin the cape and Islands Historical Society, and it was seconded. We also seconded a motion to join the Tales of cape cod arts foundation which Frank Lord has been working with. Nancy has requested Adobe software to be able to scan documents and photos pertaining to the history of Mashpee. She will be working on this as an on-going project. The meeting was adjourned at 1 : 5pr . The next meeting of the Mashpee Historical Commission will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2011, at. 11:00am.