AGENDA
Gill Historical Commission
Tuesday, August 20, 2024, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Riverside Municipal Building
Call to order: ______ Note: Meetings are being recorded for help with meeting minutes.
1. Approve minutes of April 16, 2024 and July 19, 2024
2. Treasurer’s Report and Business:
Budget account as of August 20: Donation account:
3. Old and continuing business:
A. Renee Jenkins’ estate: materials for file; historic marker (discussion)
B. Basement inventory, plans for next steps
C. Railing from French King Bridge (Bob)
D. Recruiting new members: newsletter invitation and trivia quiz (discussion)
4. New and current business:
A. GHC and RMB: stairs, railings and our museum in a historic building
B. GHC’s table at the Gill Harvest Festival Sept. 29, 12 – 3 p.m.: Making plans
a. Setup table with banner, staffing, closing
b. Activities
c. Book sales
d. Expenses (vote)
e. Other
C. Preservation and display priorities for opening GHC’s collection in the museum (to be continued)
D. 2024 Fall Offerings (on Zoom or email) from Mass. Historical Commission: See forwarded material from Jenn Doherty, Western Mass. local coordinator. Look for virtual workshops, and then scroll down for upcoming events. We’re invited!
5. Other topics not listed at time of posting
Re: recent email about “New Light in the Dawnland”: FYI, See August 12 article in the Recorder on the research about the 1676 Great Falls Massacre that happened in Gill and Turners Falls.
Adjournment:
Next meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., RMB
