Historical Commission Meeting

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Meeting of Historical Commission

Members: (No Quorum)

• Absent: Ann Tweedy
• Absent: Sara Robinson
• Absent: Anne Schuyler
• Absent: Eva Gibavic
• Present: Susan Mareneck, Chair, at 7:00 PM
• Present: Edie Field, Honorary, at 7:00 PM
• Present: Susan Lynton, at 7:30 PM

See original Agenda Final Minutes

Meeting opened: 7:05 PM

Meeting closed: 7:55 PM

0. Meeting Preliminaries

   • Meeting Opened / Attendance Taken (see above).

   • No minutes to approve.

1. MHC - Archaeology requirements

   • Requirements - Next Steps

2. History-related Cultural Events

   • Leverett 250 - Planning for "semiquincentennial" (or, "quartermillenial", or "sestercenternnial") in Leverett. Planning forSeptember 15, 2019 gathering, 3-5pm Leverett Library.

   • Schooling in Leverett - "One-Room School House" Oral History Project. "Go Local..." MBLC grant update; transcriptions.

3. Strategic Planning for Historical Assets Survey

   • Historical Assets Survey Questionnaire - HAS Questionnaire - - Next steps -- Strategies for reporting findings - Funding possibilities - Present at May 8, Planning Board. Convene Economic Development Think Tank?

     General Discussion...
     An inquiry will be made of the Select Board regarding when to present HAS findings and next steps.

     1. leverett_planning_board_May_8_smallerfinal.pdf

4. LHC - Schedules/ Meetings/ Duties

   • CPA Monitoring - Protocols for Historic Preservation Restrictions

   • LHC Membership - LHC Vacancy

   • Town website - Update history section on Town website -"Leverett History" on town website

5. LHS

   • Brief update of activities

5. Cemeteries

   • Cemetery Conservation

   • Individual Cemetery Issues - Leverett Cemetery Association; Town website corrections; 2017 Form E submissions - MHC offer to subsidize National Register applications for North and Hillsboro/Long Plain. LCA Annual Meeting on 5/22, 7pm, Town Hall.

   • Veterans Recognition Project - Martha Lyon/Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture, LLC Final Report - Signage design.

6. New Business

   • LHC Budget - Budget report

   • Opportunities - "Empowering Our Communities Through History". 6/24/19, Worcester, MA

   • Reports - WMHCC - Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings

   • Newsletter - Topics to submit for June 2019

     General Discussion...
     To be included in our submission:
     - 250th "save-the-date"
     - Update on 257 Montague Road
     - Historical Assets Survey Update

7. Meeting Wrap-up

   • Next Meetings:
     1. Mon, Jun 10, at 7:00 PM "Historical Commission Meeting" -- Town Hall
     2. Mon, Jul 8, at 6:30 PM "Historical Commission Meeting" -- Town Hall
     3. Mon, Aug 19, at 7:00 PM "Historical Commission Meeting" -- Town Hall
     4. Mon, Sep 9, at 7:00 PM "Historical Commission Meeting" -- Town Hall
     5. Mon, Oct 21, at 7:00 PM "Historical Commission Meeting" -- Town Hall
     6. Mon, Nov 18, at 7:00 PM "Historical Commission Meeting" -- Town Hall

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

Minutes prepared by SM

Minutes approved on Tuesday, Jun 25, 2019