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MANSFIELD HISTORICAL COMMISSION
HISTORICAL COMMISSION
January 25, 1994
MINUTES
TOWN OF MANSFIELD
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The meeting was called to order at 7:37 p.m. Present were Jean Nordbeck,
Wayne Jacques, Kate Viens and Gean Parks.
December Minutes were approved.
A. January's correspondence reviewed:
1. Town correspondence - memo regarding Special Town Meeting -
1/13/94 and a current year budget file - fiscal year 7/93 - 6/94.
2. Correspondence from MHC.
a. Letters regarding National Register Nomination of the Fisher
- Richardson House and Solider's Memorial Library.
The commission needed to authenticate the owner or owners of
both sites and return forms to MHC.
Kate said everything is "all set" and information was sent.
b. State Register of Historic Places - 1993. -
c. Forms for "Historic Preservation and Community
Revitalization ".
B. January phone calls reviewed:
1. Call from Gail Goddard, Sun Chronicle, offering to do an article
on the Historical Commission. Kate will call Gail to set -up a
date convenient for most commission members.
2. Preservation Consultant from MHC made an appointment to see the
inside of The Fisher - Richardson House (RE: National Register
Nomination).
C. Elections were postponed until February's meeting.
HISTORICAL COMMISSION
January 25, 1994
MINUTES
Page 2.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Gravesite Project:
a. Updates
Gean reviewed information given to her by Lorilee Fish, Parks and
Recreation Director, regarding gravesite preservation. Mansfield
joined the Association for Gravesite Studies.
b. Deadlines.
The commission will divide and set -up deadlines to survey small
cemeteries at the February meeting.
C. Drake Cemetery - no report.
d. E forms - no report.
2. 420 School Street and Ash Street - no report.
3. Town Flag Report - Gean checked with Lois Thomas and Dot York. They
never remember seeing a town flag. The commission does not know if the
town ever had a town flag. Gean passed the information to the town
clerk.
4. Cataloging slides from A. Barr - Jean N. completed most of the work.
She still needs to locate a few street numbers and should have all the
slides cataloged by February's meeting.
5. Other Old Business:
Kate drafted our annual report for the Mansfield Town Report, 1994
(Great Job Kate!).
NEW BUSINESS
The following topics were tabled until next meeting -
New projects, changing meeting time, committee formation, money for
joining associations and meeting during the summer months.
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.