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-2- <br /> Frank's presentation was on the. differences between the white man's written history <br /> and the Native American Indian tradition of oral history. Rosemary's presentation rYs P <br /> a was <br /> titled "All About Mashpee". Both were well received, and they have been invited to do <br /> more presentations around town, including New Seabury and to the Mashpee Women's <br /> Club in the future. <br /> Gordon Peters has talked to Hayden Building Movers of Cotuit to find out informally <br /> what it would cost to move the schoolhouse. They estimated the cost at $24,500, which <br /> includes moving the building and preparing the foundation as well. Frank Lord will get a <br /> plot plan from Town Hall to help with locating the schoolhouse on the property. <br /> Rosemary proposed that the Town investigate a State grant which would cover <br /> municipal parks and improve the area where the schoolhouse is placed. The grant she <br /> mentioned would pay between 50-70% of the project's total cost, including simple <br /> landscaping of natural plants and walkways. <br /> We will rewrite our Accessions form and rewrite the Orientation Guide section pertaining <br /> to old photos as these can now be scanned and put on a CD, and the originals can be <br /> returned to the donor. Rosemary brought in some old photos which have been scanned <br /> and put on a disk which were pictures of the blizzard of 2004. She also brought in some <br /> pictures of Harbor Ridge — with the old poor house, and now with the new, very large <br /> homes that have been built at the site. <br /> The Archives will be closing for the winter on Friday, December 10, and will reopen in <br /> mid-March 2008. <br /> The meeting was adjourned at 11:10am. The date for the next meeting is Monday, <br /> December 3`tl, 2007. <br /> I <br />