5/15/1996 HISTORICAL COMMISSION Minutes

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MAS EE HISTORICAL SI M REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1996 I RESIT: J, Ferragamo F. Hicks A. Whitlow II MINUTES of PREVIOUS MEETING: The minutes of March 22, 1996 and April 1 1996 were accepted as presented. III REPORTS: Computer Update: Ann Whitlow reported that she has now become confused. She has seen ads at Lecbmere and for Staples. She stated it was going to be in our favor that prices appear to be going down. She wants to go into Staples and discuss what kind of package was being offered. She does not know whether we want to go into servicing, or what we want to do when e get the computer. They seem to have exact packages that we have been getting bids for from three other companies. Axon had discussed the possibility of getting a computer through the small cities grant, and apparently that would be impossible. Ann had talked to Dr. DeMoura, and hopefully, he might be able to help the Historical Commission. Re wants to get the neer school open first, but in doing s , If we open up our reference books and our expertise here to students for research, he doesn't see any reason why we cannot have a computer hook- up to the -school even though it would be the property of the Board of Educa- tion. Joanne suggested that we should consider our options: Willow Bend: we can write theg rant for the computer and focus on the fact that students would be usingit for research in the high school.. or the Mass. cultural Council; the Kelly Foundation. I think we should put all our resources together and see what we can apply for once we decide what kind of package we want. Ann suggested that weshould consider a scanner as part of the package since we have all of these photographs. Woods' photographs:ds' hoto r hs: .Joanne reported that she did not know 'what had happened to them. She does have copies. ,Joanne has not talked to Rosemary Burns, What we do have, we will leave out for the open house. I don't have an up- date on the photograph situation. IV OLD BUSINESS: orientation Guide: .Joanne reported that the Orientation Guide had been com- pleted. ,Joanne passed out copies to the meeting.