Document - Historical Society Minutes - Minutes - 5/6/2003HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
MAY 6, 2003
A meeting of the Historical Committee was held on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 3:30 p.m.
Those present were Daniel Kahnke, Bea Blomquist, Gin Knight, Mary Ellen Vorachek, Helen
Kennedy, Ted Wachter and Martin DesLauriers.
ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
Chair Wade will be absent from the Committee for an indeterminate amount of time. The
committee discussed several options to fill the Chair but decided to table the item for discussion
later in the meeting. Vice-Chair Kahnke proceeded with the meeting.
MINUTES
Blomquist made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 1, 2003 meeting. Kennedy
seconded the motion. All members voted in favor.
UPDATE ON FILING SYSTEM
Wachter made a motion to accept the filing system and commend Gin Knight for her hard
work. Blomquist seconded the motion. All members voted in favor.
PLAN FOR COLLECTING MATERIALS FROM MINNESOTA
AND DAKOTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Kahnke and Blomquist will work on collecting materials/data from these sites.
52 HISTORIC EAGAN PLACES/FACTS PROJECT
Members were assigned to the 52 historic places in Eagan project to research and create an
informational piece on each place/fact.
There was discussion regarding several specific historic places in Eagan. It was further
noted that Lone Oak Road was originally called Auge’s Road and there was a large stone house
near Highway 13 and Lone Oak Road that had once been a blacksmith. It was also noted that Emil
Letendre was the last to own the blacksmith shop. The Committee also stated that the Highway
Department ruined 3 chain saws trying to cut down the Lone Oak Tree.
COMMUNITY CENTER DISPLAYS
Kennedy made a motion for the June Eagan Historical Society meeting, to meet at the Eagan
City Hall and drive to the Community Center to view and discuss displays for the Community
Center. DesLauriers seconded the motion. All members voted in favor.
Historical Committee
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LITERATURE RACK IN EAGAN MUNICIPAL CENTER LOBBY
DesLauriers made a motion to display a plaque recognizing Ted Wachter for the carving
done on the literature rack located in the lobby of the Eagan Municipal Center. Kennedy seconded
the motion. All members voted in favor.
There was discussion regarding management plan and appropriate content of materials
contained on the literature rack. It was noted the Communications Coordinator Foote will create a
policy regarding literature contents in rack.
ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
DesLauriers made a motion to nominate Helen Kennedy as Chair and Daniel Kahnke to
continue as Vice Chair for the Eagan Historical Society. Knight seconded the motion. All
members voted in favor.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Committee discussed individuals to contact for potential membership to the Historical
Society. Below are names that were suggested:
Roger Slater Dick LeMay Pete Poppler or mother
Pat Geagan Lorene Lee Joe Kenneally
Bob O’Brien John Stevenson Joe Connolly
Paul Heuer Dale Wegleitner Carolyn Krech
The next Historical Society meeting will be held Tuesday, June 3, 2003 at 3:30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:04 p.m.