CLEARWATER
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
September 10, 2007
Board
meeting called to order by Vice President Chuck McPherson. President Terri Ohr unable to attend.
Members
present included: Dean Robinson, Joe Turner Jr., Joan Turner, Shirley Galatas,
Bettie Mease, Chuck McPherson, Helen Wilcox, Bill Wallace John Tsacrios, Pat
Moore, and Lorelei Keif.
Guest
present included Guy Balson from the St. Pete/ CLW Film Commission. He was welcomed by Chuck on behalf of the
board.
Mr.
Balson made a quick presentation to the board regarding using the Plumb House
Museum in commercials and film. Mr.
Balson receives many requests for historical settings and will recommend us if
we are interested. Dean Robinson made a
motion that CHS consider opportunities as they arise. Motion seconded by Pat Moore.
Motion passed.
Minutes
of the June 4, 2007 meeting were corrected and approved.
Treasurer’s
report given in writing. Balance as of
6-4-07 was $10060.61. Letter from
Brink’s was read. It was decided to
continue with our contract for now with Bill Wallace looking into other
options, to be discussed at a future meeting.
OLD BUSINESS
A.
Membership Committee- Bettie Mease
Bettie
again asked for help in updating addresses.
It was suggested that Mike Sanders include a note in the November
newsletter asking for help from the general membership. CHS could use docents, financial donations,
and also help in overall maintenance and cleaning of the museum.
B.
Program Committee- Jay Rhodes
Next
fish fry is November 3, 2007. All is set
for this.
C.
Public Relations Committee- Dean Robinson
Dean
presented copies of recent articles featuring CHS. Briefly discussed our
yearbook collection. It was decided
that we should continue with this collection.
Bill Justice said he had some volumes to donate. It was suggested that we contact Verna
Daniel at the Pinellas County Historical Society and ask about trading
duplicate volumes with them.
D.
Museum Committee- Dave Perkins and Mike Sanders
Chuck
reported on a recent donation. Bob and
Linda Green donated 2 chairs from the 1880’s.
They made their donation in memory of Winifred Coachman. This will be noted in the November
newsletter and we will look into a brass name plate.
Shirley
Galatas shared that her daughter Ruth Ann recently donated an original Plumb
House dining room chair. Shirley’s
husband Bob refinished the chair.
Lorelei
reported that her husband Mike was given a covered casserole dish by a customer
in his bike shop, Clearwater Cycling.
Customer did not want recognition.
Thank you to all who made recent donations.
Bill
updated the board on recent acts of vandalism.
Four windows were broken with multiple panes broken in each window. Police investigated. Several railings and spindles were also
recently broken. Bill is re-enforcing
the outside woodwork as he replaces it.
E.
Artifacts and Documents Committee- Joan Turner
Lorelei
shared concern raised by Mike Sanders.
A resident of Harbor Oaks is requesting a variance on renovations and
the prescribed setback from the road. The
board approved Mike writing a letter on behalf of CHS opposing this
request. The Harbor Oaks neighborhood
association is backing our position.
F.
Historical Research Committee- Pat Moore
No
report.
G.
Fund Raising Committee- Helen Wilcox
Joe
Turner stated that prices continue to rise in connection to the fish fry. He suggested we consider raising the ticket
price. It was decided to keep the price
the same for now. A note will be placed
in the November newsletter regarding our decision. Lorelei asked if anyone knew of a raffle item for the November
fish fry. Pat Moore may know of an item
and will report back.
H.
Homestead Committee- Anne Epling and Lorelei Keif
Lorelei
asked board members to be prepared at the October board meeting to sign up for Saturday
shifts for our season.
Other-
It
was decided that we need a work day before the Tea in October. Date to be decided at next meeting. Bill looking into renting a belt sander to
repaint our porch floor.
NEW BUSINESS
Nomination
Committee report shared. See
attached. Report from committee is a
motion. Bettie seconded the
report. Motion carried. Position of secretary still open. A special election will be held for this
position with members volunteering to fill in until someone is found.
Motion
to adjourn the meeting was made by John.
Motion seconded by Pat. Meeting
adjourned at 9:30pm.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lorelei
Keif, Secretary