Warwick Historical Society Minutes

March 21, 2012

The evening began with a presentation on the Community Preservation Act
by Keith Ross and Pat Lemon.  Details on the proposed program was
distributed, explained and discussed. Residents will have the chance to
vote for or against this initiative on the ballot at Warwick town
elections on May 21, 2012.

The WHS business meeting was called to order at 7:43 p.m.

Present:  Bev and Dave Shepardson, Calvin and Freddie Fellows, Ann
Miner, Martha Morse, Ed Lemon, Martha Kitchen, Larry Carey, Patty
Ernest, Barbara Walker, Kady Woods, Andrea Woods, Clare Green, Mary
Williamson, Jim Toth, and Charlie Brown.

Calvin Fellows moved that the secretary's report be accepted as read.
The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

Martha Morse read the treasurer's report in Arline Lincoln's absence: CD
$10,131.80;  Savings $4,051.42; Checking $1,798.87;  TOTAL $15, 982.09 A
motion to accept was made by Ed Lemon, was seconded and passed
unanimously.

New Business

1.	Larry reported that WHS officers will be nominated
for a two-year term at the next quarterly meeting on June 20th.  Members
will then vote on the slate of officers at the September 2012 meeting.

2.	Larry commended Dave Shepardson for spearheading the very
successful ice-cutting project on Moore's Pond, and urged others to
follow through on ideas for Old Home Day and beyond. Dave described in
some detail the process used, reporting that 27 ice blocks 8" thick are
now stored in the ice house on his property.  Dave asked if others have
available ice-makers to use in August. Everyone agreed that the February
11th ice cutting was a wonderful community event involving many people
from Warwick and beyond as participants and spectators, which will
hopefully be repeated in 2013.

3.	Larry again spoke of his efforts to contact descendents of early
Warwick families to obtain information, photos and memorabilia. He has
spoken with Charlie Lincoln's daughters Sue and Rosemary who intend to
find information on their father's farm, named "Lincolnshire".

4.	Andrea Woods said that she plans to feature items from the WHS
collection in future editions of the Warwick Community Newsletter.

5.	Curator Ed Lemon asked for, and was given by consensus, authority
to re-arrange items in the WHS museum. More information follows in his
report (attached).

6.	A motion was made and passed unanimously allowing Ed to use $140
of the $1,000 authorized for Archival Committee expenses by a motion
passed on June 16, 2010.

Ed Lemon then gave his report, and it is attached.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:23 p.m., followed by refreshments. The
next quarterly meeting is scheduled for June 20, 2012.

Respectfully submitted

Martha Morse, secretary


Curator's Report 3/21/2012

1. The Inventory Project will be starting up soon. We usually meet
Mondays at 1:00 p.m. Volunteers are always welcomed! We've inventoried
and photographed almost 1100 items so far, but we still have a long way
to go.

2. Visitors to the museum and the web site continue to use and
appreciate our resources.  We need to expand our online offerings with
new materials, such as more detailed info about Warwick families. We
need help!

3.  Online books - I'm having Allred's "Genealogical Records" copied and
scanned to be put online. I ask the Society if it would be fair to ask
it to donate to this project, around $140. I also have permission from
Ed Hawes to put the Hawes/Morse book "Warwick and its People" online as
well.

4.  Rearrange exhibits - we have a space problem, and I want to bring
some interesting things down to the first floor. We've already moved the
Blissville Scythe. Things are not grouped, space could be better
utilized, etc.

5.  New exhibits - This is the year MA is officially celebrating the
Sesquicentennial of the Civil War. We should update our current
exhibits. Anybody have any relics, mementoes we could add to our
collection?

6. We still need volunteers to use recorders, etc. Audio and video
archives really add to a museum's attractiveness!

7. I've been having health issues, so haven't done as much over the
winter as I had hoped, but things have been resolved, so I should start
catching up soon!

Respectfully submitted,

Ed Lemon, Curator