Document - Historical Society Minutes - Historical Society Meeting Minutes - 8/15/2017
MEETING NOTES/MINUTES
EAGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TUESDAY
August 15, 2017
3:40 p.m. – Second Floor Conference Room
Members present: Chair Mary Ellen Voracek, Lori Tripp, Ted Ringberg, Kern Hough, Joe Reid, Pat
Geagen. Also present was Communication Coordinator Joanna Foote.
TOWN HALL & EVENT UPDATES
Recap Puppet Wagon and Open House Events
Ringberg and Hough gave a recap of the Puppet Wagon show at the Wescott Library on August 7, 2017.
Foote noted at the Lions Club event, Margo Danner with the Eagan Seniors asked about possibly having
the Puppet Wagon perform for the seniors, too.
Hough noted regarding the open houses, how important it is to advertise for them. He put out a notice
on Nextdoor for the second open house and there was a higher attendance.
Foote discussed options for creating some kind of cabinet or screening in the Town Hall to hide brooms,
mops and other items. Foote will provide photos at the next meeting.
Set September-October Open House Dates
The group discussed options for the next open house dates and scheduled: Thursday, August 24 from 4-
6 p.m.; Sunday, September 17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Tuesday, September 26 from 4-6 p.m., and
Sunday, October 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
It was brought up to possibly hold a holiday open house in December with a theme around food, maybe
provide recipes (ex: fruit cake, Krum kaka, and lutefisk).
Foote noted as of today the Fire Administration Building is owned by Art Works Eagan. There is potential
to use/rent the upper floor of the building for larger programming.
Foote asked if anyone would be willing to do some research on holiday programming and bring that
information back to the group for discussion at the September or October meeting.
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
Foote discussed what is needed for collection management. Lori Tripp, Joe Reid and Pat Geagen will go
through items in collection after Labor Day. Mary Ellen Voracek will take home a box to consolidate.
Foote noted five 5-drawer file cabinets have been donated to the historical society.
DCHS UPDATES & AFFILIATE NOTES
There were no DCHS updates.
Foote noted Kickstart Rotary would like to hold their 7:00 a.m. meeting in October or November at Old
Town Hall. Foote will provide them with available dates.
OTHER
Name tags
Foote noted name tags have been ordered. They have heavy duty magnets and a changeable/writable
space for a name, but more permanent than we currently have.
NEXT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING
The next regular meeting is scheduled for September 12, 2017 at 3:30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.