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The Commission was approached by David * Researched to identify those from Mashpee who Weeden,representing the Wampanoag Tribe,with the served in all wars from the Revolutionary War to request they write a letter of support to his request for present conflicts. funds from the Community Preservation Committee. The funds being sought would be used to aid in the * Wrote proposals to the Community Preservation restoration of The Parsonage on Main Street. The Committee requesting to extend the approved Commission unanimously supported the request. Revolutionary War Memorial to include all who served from Mashpee in all wars and conflicts. The Historic District Commission continued First phase developmental funding for the War working with the Mashpee Historical Commission on Memorial project was approved at Town the Historic District Signage Project and the produc- Meeting. tion of a War Memorial in the Mashpee Community Park. * Created a subcommittee for the War Memorial project to guide the development of the new War The Mashpee Historic District Commission is Memorial project. The subcommittee includes seeking additional members to complete the commis- representation from the DPW, Community sion. Garden Committee, Assistant Town Manager, Mashpee Veterans,Wampanoag tribal members, Respectfully submitted, Mashpee Historic District Committee, and the Earl Mills, Chairman Mashpee Historical Committee. Brian Hyde,Secretary Dennis Balzarini * Initiated a monthly column in the Mashpee Maureen Paxton Enterprise titled "Inside the Archives." Its pur- Bradford Pittsley pose is to bring public awareness to the Michael Robbins resources available in the Mashpee Archives and to highlight Mashpee history in advance of the 2020 anniversary of Mashpee's incorporation. * Planned for a monthly "Speaker Series" co- Report of the sponsored by the MHC and the Mashpee Public Historical Commission Library. The series will begin in 2019. * Established an annual "Mashpee Historical To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens Preservation Award" for the purpose to: of the town of Mashpee: Recognize efforts made each year by an individ- ual, or group, to preserve Mashpee's History. The mission of the Mashpee Historical This may include oral and written history, Commission (MHC) is to preserve and maintain the preservation of cemeteries, landmarks, docu- history of Mashpee and to identify, evaluate, and pro- ments, maps, photographs, artifacts and other tect its cultural heritage, historic records and proper- ways to advance the knowledge of Mashpee's ties. unique history. The first award will be announced and celebrated in 2019. On May 28, 2018, the Archives and One Room Schoolhouse reopened to the public after being closed * Continued the process of scanning historical for the winter, following the Memorial Day cere- documents. monies in the Veterans Park. During the hiatus the MHC continued to meet and plan for ways to advance * Work continued on researching the best way to our mission. preserve materials in the Archives and to make data more available to the public. Besides working with the public we also: * Continued to work on organizing and document- Worked to continue preparing text and images ing the Archives collection to make the informa- for the Historic Site Signage project. tion more accessible to the public. 123