Gill Historical Commission

Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 3:00 pm
Riverside Municipal Building
A meeting of the Historical Commission

AGENDA

Gill Historical Commission

Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 3:00 p.m.

Riverside Municipal Building

1. Minutes from December 17, 2019, GHC meeting

2. Treasurer’s business and report: FY 2020.

3. Old and continuing business:

a. FirstLight update (Kit)

b. Doorbell for GHC (Bob)

c. Acquisitions and deacquisitions.

d. Update on collection: progress and planning. Filing. Open House? (Pam)

e. Progress on restoration of Red Bridge anchorage, painting of the bridge, and kiosk. Plywood purchase. Reshingle roof in spring. (Terri/Bob)

f. Update on Battlefield Grant meeting 1/8/20. Public Mtg. Feb. 27 at 6:30. (Lynn)

g. 2020 Memorial Day celebrating the 75^th anniversary of the end of WWII. GHC pictures of WWII veterans are needed for scanning to use in a video by Gary Bourbeau. Clesson Blake WWII letter collection. (Pam)

h. Selling Riverside book for Battlefield Public Meeting, Feb. 27? Other fundraisers?

i. Generating GHC reports for Town of Gill annual report.

j. Sandri shared driveway plan, continued: Bob attended the rescheduled ZBA meeting in January. He will report on that meeting. Search for map of Archaeological district is ongoing. (Bob and Kit)

k. Cocco request for dock restoration. (Pam)

l. MassDOT repairs on General Pierce Bridge, Main Rd. and Rte. 2, update. Signage for the Turners Falls- Gill Bridge. (Kit)