06/27/2024 HISTORICAL COMMISSION Minutes

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Town Qf A, ldshpee ifistoric-a. I Corninission 16 Great Neck Roam North t Iffashpee, MA 02649 0477,,w Telephone - (508) 539-1438 MASHPEE HISTORICAL COMISSION Minutes of Meeting—June 27, 2024 Mashpee Historical Commission meeting was called to order by Ava at 4:10 pm. Commissioners Present: Ava Costello and Richard DeSorgher, Brian Hyde, Lenny Pocknett, and Nancy Soderberg. Rosemary Burns Love and Joan Tavares-Avant telephoned in. We began by approving outstanding MHC Meeting Minutes. The Minutes were approved for March 28t"-Brian Hyde Abstained;for May 2"d-Brian Hyde Abstained; and were approved for May 30th—with one correction. Richard informed us that he had met with Catherine Laurent and VHB about the new. monument to recognize all post-Vietnam war veterans. He feels it is very important that veterans of that era be involved in deciding the design of this new monument. VHB has suggested some interesting designs that would tie in with our other monuments. He is exploring costs to present to CPC by next spring. Richard is meeting with David Weeden about the naming and fencing of the Avant- Amos-Coombs Cemetery. The Avant plot is on tribal land, but we would like to include it in this cemetery. Richard proposed a motion that we draft a letter to the Tribal Council asking that both cemetery plots be fenced and included as one Ancient Cemetery, seconded by Joan, and it was voted unanimously. Ayesha Shafi, a summer intern from MMHS, is researching the names of all 15 Wampanoag veterans who died in the Revolutionary War. Her research, along with research of other honor students working with their teacher, Mr. Brody, will be used to publish a booklet on these soldiers during Mashpee's commemoration of the 250tn Anniversary of the American Revolutionary War. Richard will send Rosemary a list of the names of these soldiers. He mentioned that Pedro Carrasquillo, a volunteer docent conducting tours of the schoolhouse, is working on a one-room schoolhouse flyer. It will be distributed around town so visitors and shoppers could have information about when tours are available. Richard reported that the cemetery stones which were cleaned by Naomi Walker look so much better. He also suggested that we visit the cemeteries to see the stones and other work that has been done by the DPW, which has very much improved these ancient cemeteries. Lenny remarked that the Attaquin Cemetery across from his house really looks beautiful after all this work has been done.