Historical Commission

Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm
Town Hall Upstairs
A meeting of the Historical Commission

AGENDA

Gill Historical Commission

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Riverside Municipal Building

Call to order: _____ Notes: Meeting is being recorded to help clarify minutes.

Approve the minutes of the January 21 meeting.

Treasurer’s Report and Business

Budget Account as of 2-18-25: /////////// Donation Account as of 2-28-25:

Expenses: $19.99 to Becky for Sold one copy Riverside + $50.00

printing business cards

Expense for mailing to Kit - $8.77 Total = $872.34 Total = $3,442. 04

GHC Books: 15 Riverside, 21 Jennie

GHC: Shall we order twelve copies of Riverside along with Lynn’s separate order, saving some of our printing costs? These will last through summer at least.

Vote:

Old and continuing business

Digital Commonwealth connection:

1870s ledgers have been found at Town Hall, all digitized.
The staff at DC have said that they could come to Gill to pick up our next order !!
When we apply for our next order, we can include a $50.00 donation that we approved in the fall of last year.

Annual reports, continued: (Lynda)

4. New business, new space at RMB

A. GHC meeting with Selectboard Feb. 10: Generous offer made!

B. Tour of middle and third room

C. Observations (discussion)

D. More meetings or longer meetings? **** Planning time is needed step by step.

E. What’s first? (discussion) On we go!

F. Significant donation coming from the Mendes family, relatives of Ralph M. Stoughton

(see GHC email last week)

5. Other topics not listed at time of posting

Adjournment: _______ Next meeting Tuesday, March 18, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., RMB