7/30/2014 HISTORICAL COMMISSION Minutes

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TOW of.Maslipee- "cat Conu-nission Is to r*1 - tj 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, Massachusetts - 02649 Telephone - (508) 539- 1400., . 8550 MAS YUSTORICAL COMMISSION js Minutes of Meeting—July 30, 2 The Town of Ma-shp a Historical Cornmissio.n meeting was called to order i the Archives temporary ogee at Town Hall at 11:40 ann by fancy Soderberg,Chairperson. CoM-Missioners Present: Brian Hyde,Prank Lord,Rosemary Burns Love,and Nancy Soderberg. Commissioners not Present: or on Peters an Joan Arranavar s rrrotion was made,and seconded,that we accept the Minutes of the June 19, 2014,meeting as presented. Min'utes were approved from,lune 19,2014 meeting- Reports:orfs: Pro s report on rosemary's book History of Mashpee. Rosemary indicated that the text is done, and Brian Iehrl has reviewed all but ten pages of the 70 pages of text. After his review is completed,she will invite the Commissioners to react and provide her with their opinions, New Business: Taney recapped email messages from Joyce Mason and Catherine Laurent regarding _ renovations ofn gni hin for the Archives wilding and timeframe for moving collection into building.Catherine Laurent was unable to attend because of conflicting meetings. The move date has been pushed back until after schools open in September.The following furniture have been ordered: conference table and 8 chairs,a reception office desk with a chair,a lateral file and book eases(quantity and size not indicated)for the westerly wall where our research library was located. For downstairs she ordered a work desk and chair,a -drawer flat file,and a -drawer Fire ding fire-proof file cabinet. She will install picture rails on the stairs walls to display materials. She,asked what we intend.to do with the p p p y al library desk and table currently in the Human Services basement. Do we plan to refinish it?. Commissioners discussed replacing the top,not refinishing.the sides because it is a 105 year old antique and if possible moving'it 'Into the basement where it would provide an excellent work surface.Brian Hyde indicated a student project could involve creating a top for the desk. If it can't be moved into the basement be ause of its dimensions,then"tha fs the end of it,which is sad." Library table was also discussed. In a phone conversation several days before,Gordon Peters indicated it had been one of 4 tables ord red for the Davis school in 1954,and later moved to the library. It would be useful providing a workspace for the microfilm reader,perhaps in the basement.