2000.02.01_HSC_Minutes_Regular• HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MEETING MINUTES
February 1, 2000 9:30 a.m.
Chairman Leonard D. Bell called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.
Present were Chairman Bell, 1st Vice Chair Pat Cayce, 2nd Vice Chair James Niehoff
and committee members Victor Napoli, Lillian Heidelberger and John Demarco. Also
present was Advisor Tom Reid, and members of the general public.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Upon MOTION by MR. DEMARCO/MRS. HEIDELBERGER, the Minutes of the January
25, 2000 meeting were unanimously approved.
REPORT ON VISIT TO DELRAY BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Mr. Reid presented the visit to Dorothy Patterson at Delray Beach, by
Mr. Bell, Mr. Saag and himself. The items discussed at that visit which Delray utilizes,
are as follows:
CD's are the best to use for information storage
Utilize private funding
• Have a fund raiser (i.e., Antique show and sale)
Look at archives in Boca, Delray and Davie (committee decided to utilize Boynton
Beach instead of Davie)
Storage should be kept at 70 degrees
Use indacasent lights - not fluorescent
No bug spraying
Newspapers - clip by subject and keep in chronological order
Abby PH Pen - shows acid in newspaper
Any public donations, have deeded away from donor
Mission statement
Collection policy
Catalogue policy
Hire a researcher or student
Try to obtain volunteers
Need a business plan
Utilize T.V. Production Show
Tom Reid to be the Moderator for the oral history interviews
Suggestion of items which could be discussed on the T.V. Production Show:
CCCL issue
50th Anniversary of the Town
Friends of the Library
• Political People in Town
Developers in Town
• Historical Society Committee Meeting February 1 2000
Mrs. Heidelberger will contact three people in her building who will come to Town Hall
on a designated date to provide some oral histories.
Boxwood Terrace, one of the oldest complexes, will be contacted to provided some
history as well.
February 8 at 10:00 will be scheduled to begin the oral histories.
With no further business to come before the Committee, MOTION to adjourn was made
by MR. DEMARCO/MR. REID at 10:25 a.m.
• Pat Cayce, 1st Vice Chair
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James Niehoff, 2nd Vjine Chair
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