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Town of Mashpee <br /> N },i <br /> F(Aul�qy` 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 <br /> Telephone - (508) 539-1438 <br /> MASHPEE HISTORICAL COMMISSION <br /> Minutes of Meeting---November 16, 2017 <br /> The Mashpee Historical Commission meeting was called to order by Ava Costello, Chair, at <br /> 4:40 pm. <br /> Commissioners Present: Ava Costello, Richard DeSorgher, Brian Hyde, and Nancy Soderberg. <br /> Commissioners not Present: Rosemary Burns Love, Gordon Peters, and Joan Tavares-Avant <br /> First order of business was to Welcome Richard P. DeSorgher who was appointed to the <br /> Commission by the Board of Selectmen on Monday, October 30, 2017. He has recently moved <br /> to Mashpee from Medfield, MA, where he was the Town Historian. He is already actively <br /> working with Earl Mills and Ava on a project to research and commemorate all Mashpee <br /> veterans in all the wars. <br /> Nancy made a motion that we approve the Minutes from our October 18th Meeting with a <br /> correction. Earl Mills should have been listed as the Chairman of the Historic District <br /> Commission. The motion was seconded by Brian Hyde. <br /> Reports: Ann reported that the Walker Display System that we had purchased has been <br /> assembled with the able assistance of Richard who was very familiar with it. He came in to <br /> assemble the parts and help with getting our framed maps hung up on display. <br /> Nancy has written up a narrative regarding all the maps we have on display. We plan to mark <br /> the maps with a small card identifying the dates of each of them. <br /> Richard has filed a Letter of Intent with the State Historical Records Advisory Board, (SHRAB), <br /> requesting grant funding available for Veterans Memorials in the amount of$15,000. Ava has <br /> submitted a request to the CPC for matching funds for the Veterans Memorial project. Ava, <br /> Richard and Brian were going to attend the CPC meeting held just after our meeting to request <br /> the CPC funding. These initial funds are being requested for a Memorial recognizing Mashpee <br /> Revolutionary War Veterans and designating those who gave their lives for our Independence. <br /> We have some preliminary research done by Joanne Ferragamo, but she did not cite her <br /> sources. Richard will try to check many different sources to get accurate records of the names <br /> of all of our war veterans. <br /> Ava is continuing to work on the Signage Project. She meets at least once a week with Earl <br /> Mills, Chairman of the Historic District Commission. <br />