11 24 2008 History MinutesE
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OMHA Mon ?~ Nov 2C}{)c~
Attendance: All.>» 11~~ti~~~rd, C~~~ii~f~rey Booth, Margaret Prewer, Bn~ce Wi,~~~ins, Sheila
Kirkland
Regrets: Jadeen Henderson
Minutes of October2b were not circulated and will be circulated and approved at the next
meeting.
Qld Business:
• Ground radar: special thanks to Allan and Bruce for all their hard work along with
Bab Henderson from the Township Roads Dept. who prepared the grounds for the
ground radar. Preliminary report received from the company showing quite a few
possible sites. It will be clearer when they send us the complete report. It required
an additional 5-6 hours of work to complete because of the uneven terrain and
trees and this would add a further ~I,000 to~1,300, which we approved.
• Nuefeldt collection list---deferred
• No further information has been received from the Mayor's office re: trailer.
• Conservator has not sent us a report as yet despite Geoff s inquiries.
• Margaret has compiled an inventory list of items stored within the Administration
Centre. The group will review the list and make note of anything missing.
Correspt~ndence
• NHSAO email article re: Lack of funding imperils historic sites
• Email re: article Sam Steele Birth date
• Email re: original log home on the Line 2 that a young couple have found is an
original 1859 log home, Moved by Margaret and seconded by Geoff that the
OMHA encourages the Council of Oro-Medonte Township to pass a b~ law that
allows individual landowners who have buildings of historic interest on their
property to leave them as a secondary building on their property rather than
forcing them to demolish them Passed unanimously.
• Email re: the rail trail signs Geoff is awaiting them to contact him.
• Email re: website for members to access the pictures from the NHSAO
conference.
• Email re: Heritage Canada Foundation regarding the new survey underscoring the
funding gap far Canada's National Historic Sites,
• Email re: expense forms for the conference ~md Park; Canada reimbursed us~400
towards the cost.
• Email re: remembering George Edward Neil Tran who passed away November
13. He was a long time resident of Oro-Medonte. Allan made a donation in his
memory from the Ora-Medonte History Association of $75-we will cover cost
with $IS each to Allan.
• Email re: national hznding far heritage with funding for siteslprojects "Bricks and
Mortar". This initiative offers cash grants up to X4,000 and paint up to $750 retail
value to support registered charities with heritage restoration projects in Canada.
This site lists several funding sources that we may be able to tap into. Allan will
send us the email site and we will ail review and make a short list for next
meeting.
• Email re: professional development opportunities from the Canadian Museum
Association, which doesn't relate to us.
~ Email re. inquiries about the family of Sir Sam Steele, circa 1910 onwards and a
copy of a roll call of Crood Pals made by Flora Macdonald Steele in 1916.
Margaret has sent a copy of some of our excerpts from our books.
• Email re: Request from someone who is preparing a booklet for Horseshoe Resort
and wants to include a page of a publication produced by the History Association.
Margaret will contact him as he does not specify what publication and as long as
the History Association receives credit in the booklet then we give permission.
New Business
• December 8 at "At the Five" restaurant in Barrie at 6pm. is our Christmas dinner
meeting with our significant others- Geoff will make the reservations.
• 2009 Heritage Day and tractor rally is being planned.
• Bruee suggests the UMHA do another historical tour and several suggestions
were f`arwarded.
• The Black Church anniversary-any ideas. We are awaiting the approved budget
to plan the 160' Anniversary.
Next meeting is December S at 6pm in Barrie.
Adjourned 7:45pm