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Document - Historical Society Minutes - Eagan HIstorical Society Minutes 05012007 - 5/1/2007 MINUTES EAGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY MAY 1, 2007 A regular meeting of the Eagan Historical Society was held on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. in the Eagan Room at Eagan City Hall. Members present were: Ted Wachter, Alyce Bolke, Kim Hazel, Gin Knight and Mary Ellen Voracek. Also present was Communication Coordinator Foote. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Knight made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 4, 2007 Eagan Historical Society meeting as presented. Bolke seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. UPDATE ON INTERN PROJECTS Foote gave a brief background on the history of the cradle that the Historical Society accepted as a donation and that Intern Seewald has been coordinating. Foote read an excerpt from a letter of the history of the cradle which accompanies it—The cradle was made by Frederick Mitelstadt in 1888 for his first born. The object has been registered in the Society’s new registration process. Foote also gave an update to the group on a Victrola which may be donated to the Historical Society. Wachter stated he recalls going to Herb Polzin’s home on Sunday nights to listen to the Victrola. Adopt Registration Manual – The group discussed a number of clarifications and revisions that have been made to the draft Registration Manual, based on the questions which arose at the last meeting. Voracek made a motion to adopt the Historical Society Registration Manual with revisions, Hazel seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. SHOWCASE EAGAN – MAY 17TH UPDATE Foote introduced the item stating the Showcase Eagan event is Thursday, May 17, 2007 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. The Committee decided to meet on May 9, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. to discuss and plan the Showcase event. FLAG DAY CELEBRATION The Committee discussed the Flag Day Celebration and noted that Millie Gignac had confirmed that the Eagan Senior Group would host an ice cream social at the event. The puppet Wagon has agreed to perform at the event and will develop a program with a patriotic theme. Bolke made a motion to hire an old time radio troop from noon until 1:00 p.m., Voracek seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. Historical Committee May 1, 2007/2 Voracek made a motion to spend up to $100 to fund the program, Hazel seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. Knight suggested talking to Bill White to see if he would be available somewhere between 30 minutes to an hour to talk on etiquette/history. She also indicated that she and Linda Bendt had discussed a color Gouard and found that the Eagan Police Department does not have a Color Guard. She suggested we check with the Fire Department. Knight spoke with Rebecca at the Dakota County Historical Society and stated they will let us know about their participation in the program. Bolke stated she has a display of Minnesota flags. Voracek noted the Eagan Raptor Center has programs one hour in length with four birds for $350. She also stated Wabasha is $350 plus $50 for mileage. The group decided that this would be too expensive and should not be further considered at this time. Hazel stated she has not heard from Mark Sportelli regarding the Boy Scouts flag burning ceremony and the placing of small flags. The Committee also discussed having a book display from the Wescott Library. NEXT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING The next regular meeting of the Eagan Historical Society will be Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 3:30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.