Document - Historical Society Minutes - Historical Society Meeting Minutes - 6/6/2017MEETING NOTES/MINUTES
EAGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TUESDAY
June 6, 2017
3:30 p.m. – Second Floor Conference Room
Members present: Chair Mary Ellen Voracek, Ted Ringberg, Kern Hough, Joe Reid, Lynae Geseke and
Greg Oxley. Also present was Communication Coordinator Joanna Foote.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the April 11, 2017 meeting were accepted without change.
TOWN HALL UPDATES
Plaza/Sign Project, Landscaping & More
Communications Coordinator Foote gave an update on the plaza sign and dedication ceremony.
Memorial Oak Tree Plan
Communications Coordinator Foote noted the Oak tree has been ordered and will be planted on
Thursday, June 8 around 8:30 a.m. Foote will be taking photos and E-TV will be taping. Historical
members are welcome to watch. Planting of landscape materials on the site and around the plaza will be
done in the same week as the tree planting. Mary Ellen and Ron Voracek are generously donating
several bleeding heart plants and they have purchased two galvanized washtubs and two milk cans to be
planted and set near the front door. Plantings will also include hollyhocks, prairie flowers and grasses
and plants appropriate to the 1914 era.
Displays & June 11 Open House Prep
Communications Coordinator Foote discussed the displays for the June 11 Open House. Reid noted the
1910 map is the best map to use for the display. He also provided three handouts about the early school
districts that could also be handed out at the Open House.
CONSIDER ADDITIONAL OPEN HOUSE, DEDICATIONS, EVENT PARTICIPATION,
COMMUNITY REQUESTS AND “TOWNSHIP TALKS” TOPICS/DATES
Foote noted the group should first discuss Open House dates for July and August keeping with the
timeframes of 4-6 p.m. weekday and 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Sundays. The group decided on July 13, July
27, August 10, and August 24 from 4-6 p.m. for the Open Houses, and July 10 at 3:00 p.m. at Eagan
Pointe Senior Living.
The Eagan Art Festival has offered the Historical Society a spot at a community table to distribute items
and talk to the public during its June 24-25 event. Members determined this would be a good option
another year but this year is filling up quickly with events.
Foote noted the Historical Society has been asked to give a 30-minute Eagan History story for kids and
parents during the Puppet Wagon show on August 7 at 6:00 p.m. at the Wescott Library. She noted the
Onion Song could be fun to include.
EHS meetings are the first Tuesday of the month and Foote noted that many tend to fall on a holiday or
holiday week. She suggested moving meetings to the second or third Tuesday of the month so fewer
reschedulings would be needed. The group will discuss at the July 18 meeting.
Voracek handed out a list of suggested “Township Talks”/Presentations which will be discussed at the
July 18 meeting.
Foote discussed the need for collection management and a need for assistance. All items will need to be
organized and packed before a building remodeling project in 2018. City staff has already begun work to
consolidate departmental files. Joe Reid and Lynae Geseke offered their assistance.
NEXT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING
The next regular meeting is scheduled for July 18, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. due to the July 4th holiday.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.