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anniversary celebration. For that arduous task she was The Commission produced an exhibit honor- honored as Citizen of the year for 1995. Joanne leaves ing long-time member Frank E. Hicks. It may behind a huge legacy of research. Her expertise and be viewed at the Mashpee Post Office until kindness will be sorely missed, but we wish her con- May lst. The Selectmen declared November tinued success in her new career. 18, 2000 Frank E. Hicks Day, and named the street leading to the Mashpee Fire and Police The following is an encapsulation of the activi- Stations and the Boys and Girls Club Frank E. ties and involvement of the Mashpee Historical Hicks Drive for his distinguished service to Commission during the year 2000: Mashpee. • The Commission sponsored an exhibit for the The Commission installed pegboard along the New Seabury Women's Golf Association. walls of the lower level to display all exhibit material.To locate and catalogue these framed • The Commission produced an exhibit of photographs was an arduous and time-con- memories for New Seabury Country Club for suming task. its final celebration before the building was torn down. The Commission documented and sorted newspaper articles that pertain to Mashpee's • The following tours of Mashpee and town current history, and has compiled them into a departments were given monthly to the mem- vertical file for the convenience of the public bers of the Mashpee women's club and other and the commissioners. interested guests. A presentation and history were provided with each. The Commission invited the Class of 2000, Mashpee High School's first graduating class - Selectmen's Office to pose for a photograph in front of Mashpee's -' - Assessor's Office first school, the South Mashpee School. The - Elections Office photograph is slated to be on the cover of the - Treasurer's Office 2000 Town Report. - Historical Commission Office - Mashpee River Woodlands Miriam Estrella joined the Historical j - Town Cranberry Bogs Commission and has proven to be a valuable - The South Mashpee School (the addition to the board. She supervises the ver- town's first school) tical file material and has assumed other - Willowbend Country Club important tasks with her quiet ways and lovely - The Flume and Attaquin Park demeanor. • The Commission took the Cape Cod The Commission worked with the Public Discovery Club for a walking tour around the Archeology Lab to document historic build- town cranberry bogs providing history and ings in Mashpee. This is the beginning of commentary as well as cranberries, recipes important research to record and document the and good will. important buildings in Mashpee's past. l • The Commission established its own Web- The Commission also collaborated with Time site: www.capecod.net/mashpeearchives/, Line, Inc. on researching the history of South which gives a history of the Commission, an Mashpee. inventory of the Archives as well as a virtual tour of old photographs depicting early The Commission recognizes the services of !, Mashpee. We invite you to visit us in cyber clerk Phyllis DeLoia and volunteer Frank space. Kelly for their dedication and steadfast loyalty to the Archives and the Historical • The Commission has begun the restoration of Commission. the South Mashpee School, with financing f principally from the Mashpee Women's Club, Finally, the commission would like to thank the other clubs, businesses, and citizens of our people of Mashpee who contribute photographs,mem- town. orabilia and words of encouragement in our quest to preserve Mashpee's history, especially Sunny Merritt and the Mashpee Women's Club. They have taken up 141