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Town of Mashpee , <br /> j418tt7Y`l --a.1 �.OY72YYZT.S'�ZC)�t <br /> 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> �A����4i� Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 <br /> Telephone - (508) 539-1438 <br /> MASHPEE HISTORICAL COMMISSION <br /> Minutes of Meeting—August 8, 2019 <br /> The Mashpee Historical Commission meeting was called to order by Ava Costello, Chair, at <br /> 4:01 pm. <br /> Commissioners Present: Ava Costello, Richard DeSorgher, Brian Hyde, Nancy Soderberg and <br /> Joan Tavares-Avant, and Brian Weeden. <br /> Commissioners not Present: Rosemary Burns Love <br /> Minutes from the July meeting were approved as amended. Motion was moved by Richard and <br /> seconded by Joan. <br /> Richard and Nancy are sharing the responsibilities of schoolhouse summer tours, and they <br /> reported that they have already had quite a few visitors. Richard has taken the MOSH trifold <br /> handout around to the MCOC, Senior Center, Town Hall and Mashpee Public Library so visitors <br /> can pick them up, find out about the Schoolhouse, and be able to visit or schedule a future tour. <br /> Richard has already scheduled tours with a few groups who plan to tour in the next few weeks. <br /> Frank has set up a meeting for August 26th at the Archives for the MOSH Preservation Council <br /> to officially appoint a new President and Schoolmaster for the one-room schoolhouse. <br /> Richard has been working on documenting the names of all of the Mashpee war veterans. He <br /> has been meeting with the Military Representative regularly. He reported that the Tribe has <br /> published his list of names in their newsletter, and that he had posted his list of names at other <br /> prominent places around town, and he has been getting additions, corrections, and deletions of <br /> names via phone calls and emails. Military records in the past were not well kept, and a serious <br /> fire wiped out some of the records in St. Louis. However, in the wars since WWII, it has been <br /> easier to get documented records. <br /> We are planning to have an Open House at the Archives on October 14' from 11:00am to <br /> 2:00pm, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Mashpee Historical Commission and the newly <br /> designated Mashpee holiday, Indigenous Peoples Day. Brian Weeden will arrange to have <br /> members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal youth to drum, sing, and dance at the celebration <br /> dressed in their native regalia. This will also be the last day for the Schoolhouse tours. The <br /> Archives will welcome visitors to view our displays of Mashpee maps and photos. <br />