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_ <br /> Town of Mashpee Town Clerk <br /> n V 'M 16 Guest Neck Road North <br /> Mashpee MA 02649 <br /> Phone#508-539-1400 ext. 534 <br /> 9 <br /> Fax#508-539-2892 <br /> ��sl IOI L' COP e-mail address TownClerk@ci.mashpee.ma.us <br /> To: Connnunity Prese vation Act Committee <br /> From: Deborah F. Da r <br /> Town Clerk <br /> Date: October 31, 2007 <br /> Re: Vitals/Records Preservation Application <br /> Since becoming the Town Clerk in 1998, I have had the opportunity to learn and <br /> appreciate the Town's historical records and the need to preserve them as much as possible. <br /> Helping residents find family members is a truly thankful task. It is also becoming a very sad <br /> task to relay to the families that we are no longer able to read much of the information. <br /> Ironically the importance of preserving and protecting these records was, perhaps, <br /> overlooked for many years. Our oldest book, which dates back to the 1800's, has pages that <br /> are kept together with tape. I have no doubt that many years ago when those pages tore, <br /> nobody thought about the long-term destruction tape would have on the records under the tape. <br /> Eventually, the ink disappears leaving you with little or no information as to what was <br /> underneath it. <br /> While I had intended to submit my request for the preservation of vital records only, I <br /> found myself reflecting on the above paragraphs and believe that I would be a grave error if I <br /> didn't strive preserve all of the records, including the records from the Assessors' office. I <br /> have obtained a quote from Brown's River Records Preservation Services, a company that has <br /> not only done business with the Town in the past but whose reputation for preservation is <br /> above reproach. <br /> I thank you for your consideration. <br />