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Commission plans a celebration with a grand the Department of Public Works for their coop- opening and exhibition on June 22, 2003 and eration in this endeavor.We invite the people of you,the people of Mashpee are invited to attend, Mashpee to visit the"new" Archives and inves- especially those of you who have generously tigate Mashpee's history in a tranquil and attrac- supported the project with your time, money and tive setting. encouragement. There will be a ceremony unveiling a plaque honoring those whose contri- The Commission would like to of Mashpee who contribute photographs,�the le memorabilia exceeded$1000. and words of encouragement in our quest to preserve VI. In April,Ann Whitlow was named the 2002 Mashpee's history. We are constantly reminded how Unsung Hero of Cape Cod by the NAACP at a unselfish and kind the people of Mashpee can be. Our ceremony in Hyannis. Joe Daluze chairman of appreciation again goes to sisters Paula Webster and the Unsung Hero committee commended Mrs. Pat Leonard for their weekly diligence in organizing Whitlow for her contributions to education, her the vast vertical file of newspaper articles at the work to preserve the history and culture of Archives. We give thanks to Jean Noussee and Nancy Mashpee through tours and lectures, and her life McNutt for their work in sorting and documenting the long quest for equality and respect for all races. valuable ont nu ng respectpect cand pprec atiotion housed at n e Archives. Our c go Judy VII. The Commission salutes Rosemary Burns who Godin whose expertise, intelligence, and patience marked her sixteenth year on the Commission moves us toward our goal to track all our documents and whose work in researching the history of on databases. We are making steady progress in this Mashpee is unrivaled. Also, this year Mrs. project to record all of our precious records that we Burns was invited to the Stamford Historical have sworn to protect and preserve. There have been Society where her work is highly respected to almost six hundred photographs documented each present a lecture entitled"The Irish in Stamford with over ten pieces of information divided into fields ' Connecticut" detailing the ancestry of her fam- and keyed into the computer. At this writing there are ily dating to their arrival in 1850. three thousand more photographs to be documented in this manner.This is a monumental task and all done by VIII.The Commission congratulates longtime dedicated volunteers who value Mashpee's history. Mashpee resident Frank E. Hicks who marked twenty years of service to the Commission. In We reiterate special thanks to Frank Kelly gen- March he was stricken with ill health and is tleman extraordinaire who quietly and efficiently now in rehabilitation at Harborside in Mashpee. supervises the serious as well as the menial tasks in the Although his body has been weakened, his daily running of the Archives.His duties run the gamut mind is in full control and he still assists the of serious research, to buying acid free materials, to Commission with his knowledge of Mashpee's scheduling the volunteers, to carpentry and even to history from his sickbed. He is indeed a remark- curtain hanging. He is a true Renaissance man and a ' able gentleman. We commend his service to the special person. community and wish him a complete recovery. We also extend our gratitude to the Board of IX. In September, The Historical Commission Selectmen, to our liaison Ken Marsters, to Town accepted with regret the resignation of John Administrator, Joyce Mason, our building supervisor Crowley and wished him well in his future and good friend, Ray Martini for their support. We endeavors. thank the people of Mashpee who encourage us in our work to preserve the historic and cultural features of X. The Historical Commission appreciates the the town. improvements made to the Archives building in 2002. Through the efforts of the Board of Lastly, it is again important to remind the town Selectmen and Joyce Mason, Town that we are a commission of volunteers who give Administrator, the building now has town water, unselfishly of our time without pay for the good of gas heat, renovated bathrooms, first floor car- Mashpee's history. peting, and an attractive white fence. Because this former library building was built in 1966, Respectfully submitted, great care was taken to place the heavy fire- Rosemary Burns proof cabinets and heavy pieces of memorabilia Miriam Estrella in strategic places to avoid stress on the floorFrank E. Hicks joints. A special thank you is extended to Dottie James Moroney Hiltz who shared her expertise on floor plan- Ann Whitlow, Chairman ning during the Archives renovations. We also thank Greg Taylor, Susan Held, and the men of 137