Gill Historical Commission

Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 3:00 pm
Riverside Municipal Building
A meeting of the Historical Commission

Gill Historical Commission

Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 3:00 p.m.

Riverside Municipal Building

1. Minutes from January 21, 2020, GHC meeting

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

3. Old and continuing business:

a. FirstLight update: print and disc of latest report (Kit)

b. Doorbell for GHC (Bob)

c. Acquisitions and deacquisitions

d. Update on collection: progress and planning (Pam)

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

f. Update on Battlefield Grant meeting 2/5/20. 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?

i. Generating GHC reports for Town of Gill annual report: update (Lynn)

j. Search for map of Archaeological District, update (Pam, Kit)

k. MassDOT repairs on General Pierce Bridge; Main Rd. and Rte. 2 reconstruction, update from public information meeting held Feb. 4. (Bev, Bob, Terri); GHC’s response to the plan for reconstruction (Kit)

l. Proposed signage change for the Turners Falls - Gill Bridge: letter and meeting with selectboard (Kit)