Historical Society Minutes
Historical Society Meeting Minutes 9/5/2019
Attendance: Dyrace Maxfield, Roger Maxfield, Liz LeBrun, Deanna Tranfaglia, Lucy Gordon, Elizabeth Whitham, Michelle York, Melissa Moore, Wes Jones, Tyler Powers
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm. Introductions were made.
The secretary’s report was reviewed and Roger made a motion to accept the report as written. Deanna seconded. Motion carried.
The treasurer’s report was given. $1269 has been spent to date. There was a question as to why the update on the laptop was over the quoted amount.
Melissa will meet with Roy Merrill for an oral history. She has also reached out to Bruce Yeaton and has interviewed Alan Kenny. Wes will share some of the oral histories that he has done. Chapter 1 of Loudon’s history is well underway.
We have some new acquisitions as Bradley Stuart continues to bring items in weekly. It was asked if the address of the person donating could be included on the acquisition form.
A plaque for the Civil War/Revolutionary War veterans was discussed. There is a trust fund with monies earmarked for the veterans’ monument. Roger will talk to the Selectman about the best way to make the additions.
Old Home Day was a success since many people visited the museum and were impressed. We did need to mark the booth at the rec field more visibly. Calendar sales went well and people were asking for a repeat of the switchel and for a new puzzle. We also discussed selling ornaments geared toward Loudon’s 250th anniversary.
We agreed to again sponsor the Made in Loudon Expo to be scheduled for December 1, 1-4pm. Liz will take charge of the kid’s craft and Deanna will take charge of the table registrations.
The Civil War presentation that Dyrace is working on will be presented November 6 at 7pm and will be about one hour in length. Refreshments will be served. Dyrace will send advertisement to the Ledger for this presentation and for the December Expo. He will also do invitations on Facebook.
We are ready to purchase Past Perfect computer program to catalog the contents of our museum. We will have signups at the next meeting for those willing to devote extra time to the beginning stages of the project.
Signups were done for the museum opening through the end of the year.
501(C)3 forms are done to renew our status for the year. Samples are in the file cabinet for future guidance.
John Porter was suggested as a speaker for the spring with the topic being his new barn book.
The next meeting is October 2.
Meeting adjourned 7:35 pm.