Gill Historical Commission
Riverside Municipal Building
A meeting of the Historical Commission
AGENDA
Gill Historical Commission
Tuesday, March 17th, 2026, 1:00 — 3:00 p.m. Riverside Municipal Building
Call to Order:_____
Notes: The meeting will be recorded to support the minutes process.
- Welcome to guest Holly Grosvenor; introductions.
- Approve the minutes of the meeting on February 17, 2026.
- Treasurer's Report and Business:
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A. Budget account as of February 17, 2026: |
$703.80 |
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Expenses: 1 copy Exploring Franklin County |
$ 34.00 |
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(Ancient geology of our area, by Richard Little) |
$669.80 |
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Digitization of 3 VHS recordings of |
$79.00 |
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Gill events (Bob) |
$590.80 |
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Budget account as of March 17, 2026 |
$590.80 |
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B. Donation account as of February 17, 2026 |
$4, 014.25 |
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No donations this month; as of March 17, 2026: |
$4 014.25 |
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- Old and continuing business
- GHC's report on RMB maintenance records
- Battlefield signs: possible locations in Gill (discussion); recent article in the Recorder (Lynda) about tribal role (or not) in FERC relicensing (GHC comments in 2024: Sherry, Kit)
- Recordings of all meetings of the Battlefield Advisory Board are now available online at UMass (thanks to Michael and Carrie Kline, oral history specialists).
- Donations of display cases
- GHC email to ghc@gillmass.org: status
- Annual reports, 2015 (Lynda)
- New business
A. Debrief meeting on 3/9/26 with Selectboard on RMB's needed repairs (discussion)
B. Appointment with FRCOG Building Inspector to assess RMB's needs
C. Next steps for sharing digitized historical events in Gill (Bob) and for arranging next set of digitized ledgers (Kit)
l). Gill Cemetery updates (Lynda)
- Inquiry about a Vermont resident's colonial relative who survived King Philip's War (Lynda)
- Packing museum displays: next steps
- Displaying Gill children's school 'pictures (discussion)
6. Other topics not listed before posting
Adjournment:
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., Riverside Municipal Building