It's telling me what 33 633 what it said >> recording. Yeah, but it doesn't it doesn't look like the right screen for some reason. >> I made it the full screen. >> Oh, did you? >> Yeah, but you can look at just double check it. Remember, we should be able to see the volume. Hello. Hello. Is it
going >> good? Does it >> show it green? >> It's blue. >> Yeah. >> There's no uh no variation in the >> Yeah. No, if you hit the middle button, it'll turn red.
Now it's green. Now you're all set. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Good. >> Greg, do you know if Jim's coming because I could take notes in hisstead? >> Thank you. It was supposed to um he couldn't make what was it last week but
um yeah if you would that would be great. I don't know why. Yeah. I thought he was going to be able to make it when we found out it was changed. Whatever. All right. Um okay.
We have minutes from November 13th. There's just a couple typos that I saw really. >> Yeah, I saw one typo >> on item four have a instead of have >> that's on the first page. >> Yeah.
>> Right on the item four. Second dot have $15,000 remaining. And >> on the second page on the fourth dot what John spoke they said they would
train specific. >> Oh yeah that's the one I saw. >> Yeah questions John you on the next bullet says noted that we will need to wear respirators. That's a definite is it? Um, well, you have that coming up, but
yeah. Um, yes, at least a respirator or an N95 depending what we're doing for work. >> Okay. >> Respirators or masks then? >> Yes. >> Okay. Put put that in there. >> Sure. >> And
those are the two that I saw. >> That's not the minutes. >> Oh, it's not. No, >> you want >> Well, I'm looking at them on here, so that's fine. >> Any others? >> Those aren't the minutes either. I guess we're all set. >> Need a motion?
>> I make a motion that we accept the meeting minutes with the adjustments to the spelling. >> Second. >> November 13th. >> It's on November 13th. Yes. >> All in favor? I >> unanimous then good.
All right. Um we have no bills no today which is kind of good. The only mail was in the mailbox um tonight. Just a notification that we mentioned last time the uh Massachusetts Preservation Planning Fund applications
are going to be available. this um and this is one that we can use to supplement this possibly. Um are those 50/50? >> The 50/50. Yeah. And um I did put it in
the application that you can apply for this. So I mean you can apply for more than one thing too, but um there's they're going to have um training sessions. basically a video is doing
webinar for the applications. They go into a lot of detail on it and and they um if you went to the website, you'd know where they were, but they're also um January 21st and 26 at different times of the day. So, they're down on
the lower of corner there. So, if we're going to fill out an application, I'm going to go and go to one of them, probably the January 6th one, and sit in on it. And then I'll probably file application for this uh for the um cemetery gravestones.
>> Can we make a photocopy of that before we go? So >> yeah, you can take that if you want. Okay. >> Yeah, because uh that' be a good idea to uh >> Yeah. January is going to be recovery month for us, right, Kent? >> Yeah, guys taking off, right?
>> Yeah. We're all gonna profits are all going to go to Biminy and >> Oh. Well, people would get suspicious. >> Yeah, I know, right? Exactly. Yeah. >> Um, under new business, we had u the year
end reports due the uh near the end of January. >> She sent that out. I gave you a copy of the last year's year end review that we had. This year we had um
not so much going on as that. It seems like we had a lot going on but um we have but not really directly related to the historical. So I asked you last time I'm thinking about stuff we might be able to want to put in
this this year and report it. If you look at the uh last year's the I kind of crossed off a bunch of stuff that doesn't apply this year and um had a question for Tom
that um did you do any tours for the uh >> in informally we didn't have any advertised tours but I did I did one umhuh for a church school >> I brought them in there and uh I did a few for for people who were in there and
I I took them around uh but we had no formal uh advertise although there will be next year I think it's October I mean yeah October 5th thanks there will be a formal tour >> okay
>> and there may be more than one it's I mean with the you may say hey can you do one in such a date you can do it you know >> you can see where that is on there I do yeah so also the books that was last year's stuff any new publication this year sites are
>> any new publications >> as far as your little um >> no just just our the book we've been working on um which uh a number of the articles are of Kingston history you know um there was one thing that you may
want to add uh is that uh I I did I did this last year and this year I created a lesson plan um and materials for sixth grade students uh introducing the old burying ground art and cultural significance and um you
know it's so I've actually I guess call it field tested it twice. So um it's it's part of our >> field tested it the yeah went to the classroom and and and taught
a class in um 2025 and then again uh earlier in 2024. So, I have an idea of how how it works and what it's like. And it's just it the students responded very well to it, too. It's very they're very interested in uh in gravestones and and
and death and symbols and things of that nature. It's it's it's fascinating to them, you know. So, um good way to introduce history to >> What was your title? >> The title of the of the of the u the plan the
>> Oh, the title. Well, uh let's let's say uh um gravestone art and its cultural significance. say something like that >> because that's exactly what it what can you learn by reading gravestones, you
know, I mean, >> you know, like percentages of children that died um compared to adults and back then they learned something about the past that >> vaccines probably. >> No vaccines, right? Well, also water. There's lots lots of issues back then.
>> Um that was at the elementary school. No, that was uh I did that in Plymouth schools. >> Oh. >> In uh Rising Tide, which uh which serves I mean it serves outside of Plymouth. It's it's uh what I >> charter school.
>> Charter. Yeah. Serves outside. So I did it at rising tide. >> Huh. Have to ask somebody. >> So I mean I have materials and things like that. I could I should put them together really in a booklet I suppose. >> Yeah. Maybe maybe write out objectives and and procedures and things like that.
But uh >> yeah. >> Yeah. And that's one of our what we're supposed to be doing is education. And we know if we have a tour for adults of the old burying ground say or anywhere else in Kingston um or even having books like this that's educational.
>> Yeah. I mean any else you thinking about or anybody have anything else? >> Well think about. >> You mean to go here? Go in here? >> To go in here? Yeah. >> Yeah. the uh you know, we're concerned about the age and condition of the nu numerous trees. I think uh I'm still
concerned about the age and condition of uh the gravestones, some of which are are on the ground, >> some of them are shattered and the tombs um u bordering the Evergreen Cemetery.
Um I I think they've already been inspected and they although I wouldn't call them exactly unsafe, but um they are crumbling and uh eventually they they're going to have to be um
renovated. I guess we're going to have to have engineer. We had an engineer in there already inspect them >> with a master plan >> and u I just worry about on top and people don't go on top but I don't know some kid go on top of that thing
and jump up and down. I mean >> you know >> um just worried about the interior um of it which is I believe is brick. I think they have a brick ceiling which goes like a >> I don't remember. Well, it was on each side. >> I believe
>> some had brick. >> I think they're brick front, stone wall, and I believe it's a brick top. >> Yeah, it's kind of like an arch. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, you and I were in one. >> I know. Well, we're in three of them. So, yeah. >> We got the keys if we want to go back in.
>> Yeah. >> For whatever reason, if you want to go back in. Yeah. No, that's serious. But if you look at we're we're talking about the uh application anyway. So I sent you a copy and I sent Linda a copy of the
application. You can see what went into that. >> Yeah. But >> but um the um yeah, where was I going with this? Lost my train of thought. The um oh
that's what it was. The funding. Okay. We originally were talking less money and fewer fewer gravestones, but I'm going through the report. Our report has us um he estimated it's going to cost
like $450,000 to do everything. And we've spent probably $60,000 already stone work in there uh overall last few years. And so we're asking for 75 this year. Hopefully we can do up to 100
stones. There's like 600 stone or not quite 600, but there's um the stones in the worst condition. I I've forgotten here like 450 stones or something. So, I kind of spread out over the three years. Um, doing like a hundred stones this
this year if we get the money and for $75,000 and think a few more stones because we're going to do the worst ones this year, 125 stones next year, following year for $80,000. And then the final
third year we do 125 um gravestones and 210 of the footstones because the foot stones are just a minor thing. >> And that's going to be like 85,000. Now right there that is something that's going to freak them
out. $240,000 total, >> but it's there. >> And did you refer I haven't read it yet, but you referenced the master plan and that >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um it's it does it list the 616 stones he come up with that need work. Good.
>> We picked out the uh the primary the worst case ones the number ones and I just kind of divvied up the work and estimated based upon what we did in the past. >> That's good. >> And um it's still probably going to be if we're lucky maybe it'll be enough
money overall of three years. This is without those vaults. This is without the balls, without anything else. The gate, fence, pathways, whatever. This is just for that. >> So, um that's why Yeah, I recognize I
agree with you as far as conditions go, but um if we're going to do this, we've got a lot of money going into here. >> I know. >> I don't I don't even know if we'll get that. >> Yeah, >> that's the question. So I've told them that in the report or the application
that we will apply for MPPF grant. It's a 5050 grant. Yeah. For this year. >> That's good. >> And that would be cover half the money. Although they have to they have to it's a reimbursement grant. So you have to get fund it yourself and then you get reimbured at the conclusion
>> which we've done like once or twice in the past several times actually. once for the veteran stones, the revolutionary war stones. Then another project we got reimbursed halfway through. So um that's it's the
total cost. That's that's the tough thing tough nut to crack. >> Yeah. A lot of people, well, look at this. We don't want to spend any money for three days. How we going to spend all that money? Well, this is I mean this is a good example of why you know I mean
>> that's the history of the town and that it's right there. >> Yeah, it is the history >> so it'll be >> in better shape on the next 50 year anniversary. >> So this went in >> Yes. Can I get a a hard copy of that? Can we make a copy tonight or not?
>> Um yeah, I guess we can make a copy of this. Yeah, >> I got to read a hard copy. >> Yeah, I know. I stuff I do too. Yeah, we can copy that just at the end. >> So anyways, all right, the rest going back to the year end review here. Year
end report or >> not right away. I mean, of course, we can, you know, elaborate on the the book publication and >> yeah, it's more private effort then. Yeah, >> Patricia Tucker had asked that that we
submit something on behalf of the book committee just short separately, >> you know, alongside it. >> But um >> um if you want to add um the gravestones that we have preparations in the future
to um do cleaning and stuff like that since we did that equipment and I don't know. Yeah. Okay. And you still have that? >> I do. >> Um,
>> future. Yeah. >> Okay. We didn't have any. We had some demolition. Did we have a demolition permit? I think we did have several coming through the couple. Yes, we did. >> The house. >> Yep. The house on broke street. Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> And one off the road. A couple down at the peony. Mhm. Right. Right. I'll go through those numbers. >> Somebody else wanted to build the garage. That one. >> Yep. >> One on May. Was that right? Was that
last year, right? Almost. Maybe it was a year before. >> Yeah, that was that was a while ago. >> Was it? >> Was it May? That was the one. Uh >> that was a couple years ago. That was the barn, >> right? Yeah. >> Don't mind me. I'm thinking I guess I'm
thinking of Spring Street. Was it the roads right by Spring Street? Remember they were going to build a bunch of houses back there and not off of uh not in the Nook, but >> the the there was a project slated for May. Yeah, that might be the one.
>> That's the one I'm thinking. >> The efficiencies in the back house. Yeah, >> that's that's like two or three. >> Yeah. When that started. Yep. And then the ones on um the road going out for the that project fell through and I can build a few homes there now.
>> Yep. >> So, but those weren't this year's things. >> Well, if you can think of anything else, then um you know, just drop me an email. We'll fill in that thing there. Okay. Um the old bearing ground
a chance to talk to anybody on getting a group together scouts or anything? >> Um I did not. I will see the scouts on Saturday night. Um so I will um >> see if we can get a bunch there. >> Yes. >> Okay.
Um I was looking at the plans on that the plat for that. I was going through some old files on my old computer and so those plats were laid out like they're 22 3 in across. The guy the scout that did them just laid them you know divvy
them up evenly. So it kind of it's an odd number but um it's not like 10 foot by 10 foot or 20 by 20 thing. So, um, it would be great if you had some way that really marked those out or key points
on there on the ground so people could actually see. And you may have to revise that list that the scout had on his list we've been working from for years. It's closed, but some of the things might end up in the other block or >> Yeah, it's very useful though. It
>> Oh, yeah. You can find stuff, >> but you have to kind of sometimes search outside a little bit outside. But that's okay. It gets you in the in the neighborhood. >> It has the plots, but he only listed the veterans, right? >> No, but he listed everybody. >> Listed everybody. >> Oh, okay.
>> By uh by names. He'll say something like homes or something like that. Well, there are homes people in this area >> and and so >> so it helps. It's helpful. >> Yeah. Yeah. No, it would be nice to have a nice, you know, detailed thing of it. You know,
>> I wish there was something in this town with more information about the burials. All towns have like a book of burials, but uh you have funerals, funerals, but not burials. I'm just surprised something like that's not up at in the
clerk's office, but maybe it got dumped out. You know, >> could be. The other thing too, I don't know if any scouts are into photography, but when you'd have a project, great project to just photograph all those graves with the the detail, you know, they have to
get light reflectors or lights to light the things with the right mirror, get the right lighting. >> Yeah. >> The Fannons used mirrors and then what? >> The Fannons use large mirrors and that really brings the light and it gives uh >> the light goes this way. So you you it
it shows you the features of of the words, you know. Yeah. And uh it's amazing what you can do with mirrors. >> Well, they they were soft, though, weren't they? >> They think they were I think they were I I doubt if they had glass, >> but they were mirrors. They were large.
Yes, they they I saw things that you could not see >> without mirrors, but the mirror suddenly you can you could read things. Including one tomb, which was marble, was totally wrecked. She couldn't see a thing, but we figured it out with mirrors.
But you're right, u pictures of of stones and um we could actually make a forgive me for saying this, we can make a little book of of uh make a book of uh of of
you know, town leaders or whatever with a little biographical stuff. It may be a nice little project over time. Well, you have a list of the uh um Donald found town petitioners, original petitioners that he sent me. I was wondering we the war
we missed is 1812 war. Is there >> Yes. Uh we have any >> Yeah, that that's tricky. I've uh I have some names, but some >> I'm just thinking if one of these veterans grants comes up again.
>> Yeah. If we had, you know, those stones ready, we can say, well, we got we did the revolutionary, we did the Civil War on our own, >> now we got the 1812. Can you help us with that? >> There is one stone in there where it says right on it, veteran of the 1812.
>> Yeah. I think it was a Bartlett, as a matter of fact. >> Exactly. >> Yeah. Okay. You know, >> put together. >> It's in the newer section in that. So Seth Seth Drew, he also during the War of 1812 was put in charge of the defenses of Public.
>> Yeah. He was an engineer. >> And I told I think I told you Michigan University has his letters for that. >> Yes. Right. >> I don't know if we could access them and maybe get some other names of other residents that supported him. >> Yeah. >> To help us. >> Yeah. Absolutely. Yeah. Seth True. That's a beautiful
>> Why this university hat? >> I don't know. I'm trying to find out why they have it. I'll tell you a relative may have gone west and uh and brought all those things. >> Someone attended there and they gave >> they gave them >> like University of Michigan or Michigan
State. >> Yeah. >> Okay. University of Michigan >> Ann Arbor. Okay. >> That college has come up a lot. >> It's just the War of 1812 letters. It's nothing. It's not his revolutionary stuff. >> Yeah. >> How did you come across? >> Uh just doing research on him. He's one of my ancestors.
>> Oh, no kidding. Oh, you're very lucky. He's quite a guy. Yes, >> he was the one who was taring the the hull of the ship when he left >> when they found out and off he goes. He did come back for like four years or something, you know, although he did make some trips back because his wife
times, but that's beside the >> Are you related to the um plets the whole pilots? >> No, no, not not directly at least. >> Yeah. so that we could do a little book also a booklet on um on epitaps which
some of them are very beautiful poems. My wife wants to go up in the spring and uh take photographs and she wants to type them out and make a little collection of epigraphs. >> Some of them are gorgeous. But there there there there are photographs that
have been taken that have uh been published in that uh from uh slate to marble uh that two volume art book. You've seen it. I brought I brought I brought it here a few years ago >> called Carver. >> Yeah. And they have the Kingston Carvers in it. And uh he he he uh gives a disc
that goes with the book with the books. And there's a whole section of of uh Kingston stones that he put up there and they're in magnificent shape. Maybe he'll let >> you have the book. >> Yeah, I have the books and I have two books and uh but only one of them has
Kingston covers and uh the uh CD. >> Oh, that'd be good to have because some of those things I'll be gone holiday. >> Yeah, I'm not kidding. >> No. >> Yeah. >> Did you know did you read this report? >> I did. I did not read that report. I put a new word in there for you. What's the
word? >> Citile. >> Yeah, I've I've seen that word. >> And so what what is it? >> Well, I was in a meeting with my uh my boss at M Maritime. She and the library director were there and they were
talking about um walking tour and and um and we're talking about it and you know, oh there's a senotap about it, Chuck at Mount Auburn. And I'm like senate? Well, I didn't say it right away. Trying to figure it out. I said pock what it is you know and and so I said what what is
a sat anyways >> and it's a monument to a person who's not buried underneath the mon >> oh we have a those >> yes >> yeah Thomas is one yeah
uh all the well in ever um evergreen Linda Washburn is buried down there but her whole the rest of her family that are all listed >> are not buried there >> yeah and there are a few others too that the families. Maybe it's the Jews. One
of this one has stone. One of the newer stones. It has all listed. >> Yes. >> I should a few shipwrecks. Some people have died in in Africa or something. It says >> these are more I think a monument than a stone. >> Right. Right. Yeah. >> It's about just buried in Mount Auburn,
but u he's not under that stone. He has his own bridge. >> Oh, really? Yeah. >> So, so you wouldn't necessarily know that the person wasn't buried there. Unless I don't know unless it's noted. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> Anyways, so >> bearing on clean up. Yes. >> Did you get a chance to talk to Sean about clean? >> I didn't. No. But I >> him briefly and I mentioned it that you were going to talk to him >> and he said that if we do um plan some cleanups, it's not a problem. They can pick the stuff up. But if we're able to
>> put one like sometime during the week, he might even be able to have one or two of his workers help us out. Okay. Um, Jones River Landing, I mentioned last time too about they wanted a letter supporting their application for work on the Drew House um on, you know, at the
landing raft hill. So, I drafted up a letter, sent that into the to them to go to the CPC saying, you know, we support the preservation of the house. um their project of course has to be approved by
um CPC but um you know we we look favorably on supporting the preservation of the house um and sorry that was written up senator let's see the preservation project fund that's mentioned >> I just know that how much are they
seeking that's exterior >> it's exterior work yeah um god I don't know if I have it with me But it's like 25,000 that you know >> well you wouldn't know yet I guess because probably haven't seen
>> they talked about it in there. I think it's about that and um it's work on the outside of the house basically basically kind of painting um and then there's some other small stuff
they had to do but >> probably windows and things maybe >> well the windows I think they were replaced in the 50s so they make maybe something wrong too so that um that went And then the
project fund, like I said, project funds coming up going to apply. I don't we've got a lot of the information I need for this application uh from our CPC application and we'll see if they look favorably upon us doing that. And if there's something else you want to apply
for, feel free. But um >> don't they have somebody that they assign to you to work with you on your application? Um, >> I seem to remember that from an >> one I worked on a while ago. >> There was
not everybody gets their own person, but yeah, there's a person that does they don't have enough people. they'll like troubleshoot things for you and yeah >> it was helpful when I was doing something >> and it's a lot of work because yeah any of those things are a lot of work and then once you fill it out and if you get
it there's a lot of especially where we're going to go out to bid for this project they get involved with the bidding they get involved with the language and it takes a lot of that's what took so long to get the veterans work done was trying to iron out the
differences the town and them. >> Yeah. >> Over what's good for the contract. >> So, it may work, it may not work. If it doesn't, hopefully we get the money invest. >> Um, len tree work. Okay. The guying up
there, the cabling of those two trunks on the linen tree. I've talked to two aberists about it and I still waiting for um hear back from them. One of them gave us a preliminary one before these
guys did any work over there and I think it was like well I want to say $2,500 or something like that to prune out the top, pin out the top and to cable it out the three cables. But um I told him to go take
another look at it now that it's been cleared out and come back with another price. And then our our friends from Hansen Tree asked them to take a look at it as well. So um I've got to get an update to the CPC as
far as the treework goes. Now I think I'm going to turn in one one of the CPR PS reports and um just an update on that project because we did spend that other money and we just have this little bit
to go. So more favorable if they get a report from us. >> Yeah, maybe. I haven't seen one from other groups yet. >> Usually they're asking, but you know. >> Okay. Um you might have noticed down there um
by the the road the great bridge there that um that house the cape on the right go towards it limit that dorm is in kind of ticked me off because that's kind of work that they should run by us for us just as a demo u partial demo to that roof.
>> Um I don't know when they put anything in but there's no building inspector right now in town >> this um >> what are they going to do? They're using the top of Plymouth. They're currently >> Oh, really? >> Yeah. until they can currently hire someone. Yes. >> Oh, I thought they had a guy that was doing it.
>> They don't think they came to a contract with the person yet. >> Oh, really? >> From what I've heard. >> Well, I wonder. Okay. So, it's a Plymouth guy then, huh? >> For Yeah, they use him for emergencies. I don't know if he's coming out to do I'm assuming he has to do inspections for stuff. So, >> uh
Well, have you interfaced with him? >> Not yet. No. Do you you expect to >> possibly? Yeah, I know some of the other officers have dealt with them. So, if I have an issue, I probably will >> see them. There's several >> issue or a department issue.
>> Department department issue. >> Okay. Okay. >> Um the thing is, you know, we probably probably wouldn't have been a problem anyways with us. Um but fact is he could have just taken
the whole roof off and changed the whole structure of the house. We wouldn't know a thing about it. So um it really should be called it should be called to our attention something like that. >> We know the age of that house. >> It's pretty old. I'm not sure why.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> It totally changes the whole aspect of of the home. and uh with three to do on it. Oh my god. I know. And uh uh they're not going to gain much space in the attic if that's what they're looking for
with something like that. >> Yeah. >> Um and if they needed light, they could have put like a skylight on the back on the back roof or something. See, we could have given them some alternate ideas, you know, and and because that's a beautiful home. >> Yeah, it's kept up well, too.
>> The interior is quite nice. see in the interior, but it has a lovely old >> fireplace with an old brick oven and everything. So, it looks, you know, it's I'm sure it's it's probably early 19th century. the because we did that with a fellow
actually I guess it was a wood shop teacher up the school before you guys came on and he lived up on um Indian Pond Road real old Kate and he wanted to do this stuff his house and so we worked with him on however to change change it
that wouldn't be too bad >> um but then you got other people like this that go on or the people at Thomas house that just tore the whole thing apart >> I know Um, >> how would they get how would they know they should come to us? >> They Well, they file building permit >> and then that office should
>> they should tell us about it. Yeah. >> Triggers it >> something like that. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Well, >> so that's kind of too bad, but >> it is. >> Um, what can it um Okay. Is there any other new business
that we've got? We'll go on to continuing business. Okay, Tom. All right. So, um >> I wait for the uh the very end. >> I know you do. I just when you think it's safe to leave >> the house plaques, I don't know. I I
haven't got time to do this thing. And I don't know. There haven't been hasn't been much interest in these house plaques anyways, but we're thinking if you know, we talked about having someone with the book sales that night. We could have a little sign in one of the plaques and see your, you know, historical
commission. You're gonna have a table at the library. Are you? >> Yes. >> At 2026, I I think is a good opportunity for people to even know there is such a thing as a house plaque. >> And uh maybe show them some samples or something.
>> We do have samples. >> Is there one that could be at the table with the >> Ken, did you get yours done? >> I have I have an extra one. >> You have an extra person. So, we have a couple samples. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> 2026. This is the time to to show people that your property is uh history. >> Well, is there going to be a little
table space at that thing you're doing that >> tomorrow? Tomorrow there won't be. >> No, I mean >> in um >> in the library for the uh little manic. >> Oh, right. This we're going to have two sites. One's going to be at the library. >> Yeah.
>> And the other one's going to be at the bill. >> Yeah. >> Oh. a little rum. >> We'll be Oh, no. We'll make >> maybe later that night, but >> All right. We'll get and some of the signs. We'll make up a little sign. >> Sure.
>> Bring you a sign. Yeah, >> I'll bring my sign. >> Yeah. >> We'll see what we can do. >> Um, well, we don't need Well, we could have an update. I guess the book's done, but uh beautiful book. You want to tell us where you are now? The book sales and
all that? >> Yeah, sure. I mean, ju just an exciting time. Great to have them out before the holidays. Um, we've had some launch and pickup events this coming weekend with the luminaries if anybody was is looking. We have some pickup events um
in the morning at the font school 9 to 11 with Tom next to me and then at the library that evening and then >> the morning is going to be at the Beal House. >> Beal house. I'm sorry. Misspoke. Yep. And Samson Hall that night. Um and then >> this is what day? on Saturday the 20th
>> and uh we you know into next year um we'll have some other you know kind of informal events where people can pick up books and and we'll be out giving some talks here and there potentially at Pilgrim Hall will be one and hopefully
Tom will will lead that perhaps about um Captain Samson and the independence and some of the exploits during the Revolutionary War could be a topic. Um there'll be some other things like that. So uh Tom with anything else? >> Oh yeah, it's just we'll have uh more
events to sell books ne next year. We have had almost universal positives about about the book. People like it very very much. They're very surprised when they look at it. They said they look at the quality and they go, "Oh my gosh, it's beautiful. It's colorful."
and they like the fact that they're all thinks about history of the past but also a little bit about what's going on right now in in Kingston and um and al and I I think that that Jan one of our directors Jane Quavoni and and Ken and I
are really happy with it and which is kind of good you know that you know after all the work and especially Ken has done so much of the clerical type work the uh he's so much thought into it and a lot of the a lot of the beauty of this book as a result of Ken working
with Marie McConnell uh the kind of the art director or whatever of the book who put it together but uh we are so pleased with it and that's a good feeling you know I'm not like saying oh we should have done this or we should have done that
>> but uh yeah it's going well so we've had people come in >> last Saturday somebody came in bought five books they're going to give them away we have a company in town I think they bought about 10 books and they're giving them to all their employees soft that came. >> Yeah. So, it's uh we've had some really
great responses and uh oh, also I should say across the country, California, Florida, um uh Delaware. I think I sent a couple of books to Delaware. People are uh you know who who lived here, were born here, but went somewhere else. They
they find out about the book from somebody and they want it and we we send it to them. And so it's it's working out very well. >> Real quickly, if I we're getting some great feedback or reviews, you know, on the back of books, they have, you know, review quotes or whatever. And I just
one said, "What a gift to the community of Kingston that and then generations hopefully further and value it and that that means a lot to us to be able to offer that." >> Yeah, it really does. Um uh I gave one
uh today uh I to see Maryanne Leone an author lives in town, an actor as well and uh she she loves it. She thinks it's fantastic and that that speaks a lot too to she's published many books
already and so she's going to come um on Saturday and pick up more books at the uh at the Beal House. Yeah. It's >> cool. >> Yep. We're doing well. Yeah. >> Good. Good. All right. Well, thanks for all that
work. >> Um, how about our grocery? >> Um, so we've actually the we're starting to go to two meetings a month, but uh with it being December, um both of them we didn't have a quorum, so we didn't
have anything this month. Uh we do have um our first real event January 31st, the gala. Uh ticket sales are going well for that. Um, we did do a kickoff with the book committee um at the um brewery 44 down sorry 42nd.
>> That went very well. >> Yep. Down the center. That went very well. And they um >> between that and um some of our other functions, we've uh had almost $2,000 in merchandise sales over the last month. So, that's going real well, too. Um we
got a we finally got all of our order in. So, um, this will pretty much be what we have. Um, so if anybody wants anything different or if we don't have any size, you can purchase it off the the website. But other than that, um, the merchandise we have is going to be pretty much it.
>> Um, other than that, we're moving forward. We got a week, you know what, week and a half left or so, and we'll be in the anniversary year. So, >> so New Year's Eve fireworks, right? >> No, but probably September fireworks.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Oh, great. Um, all right. So, the uh the next thing is the gaya then. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> God, I have to get tickets to that. I
keep forgetting to go down to the wreck. Try to do it tomorrow. >> Do you know about how many have sold yet? >> Um, am I in danger of not getting a ticket? >> Um, not quite yet. >> Oh jeez. Whoa. Do you have tickets?
>> We do. >> Yeah, we we got to have a have a table of >> I know. Whoever. Yeah. Well, are we going to sell books there? >> I don't. >> So, >> probably not. We're not going to sell merchandise. >> No, they're not. Okay.
>> No, I just wanted to know. >> Book here for you. >> Well, you're good. >> Am I good? All right. Yeah. Yeah. So, uh, >> um, possibly if I don't know if you're going to be at the bail house the whole time, but we may have some live ticket
sales at the library luminary night. >> I won't be there. I'll be always at the uh at the bail house trying to sell these things. >> We could trade off at some point. Well, I'll talk to you. >> Just walk down the street. >> Yeah, that's true.
Um, Pousehouse Restoration. I talked to the building facilities guy and he's just he's kind of fed up with Michael because he can't he won't get back to him on anything. Um they really
only have to do uh little bit of the roofing shingles and they um they've done some of it. You got to finish that off and do the door and that's about it. Maybe maybe something inside but there's not much inside to do. But we said they found some damage from insects and
animals up under the eaves. >> Okay. >> So, they've taken care of that, but um otherwise there's there, you know, we know the deadline was this year, but don't seem to be moving forward on it. Could we let >> Could we write him a letter requesting
that he possibly speed it up through the 300th and that we will, you know, that possibly might be part of our program um in June when we do the proclamation >> since it's right across the street. So, I don't know if that will help at all, but maybe
>> Yeah, >> to give him some historical purpose. Maybe that might help. >> All right, try that. B stop by the other night and said, "Oh, she just talks to me." He calls He'll call her right back. But
the facilities guy is name Joe facilities personnel. Do you know >> Rob? Rob. Yeah. >> Um, stump removal. We don't have Jim's not here. So, we have anything new to
add to that? >> I don't then. Um, that's all I had tonight. My notes here we already covered. So, anything else? No.
>> No. >> Okay. We're going to meet next um January about that. >> We have a CPC meeting January 8th to look at >> projects >> proposals. Yes. >> Oh, and we have to be there for that.
>> Um I believe that's the one, but I'm not positive. I'll have to verify that. >> Jim, I see Jim sent a text. He can't make it. He's not feeling well. A lot of people are sick right now. >> Yes. Oh, yeah. >> I'll I'll verify if that's the meeting.
If so, it's January 8th at 6:30. >> Okay. So, >> I'll I'll find out the I'll see what the agenda is. >> But that's the uh same night though. >> Yeah. >> On a Wednesday. >> Well, we were going to CPC is Thursday
the 8th. >> Okay. So, but for our meeting then >> it's um >> Wednesday. It's the 14th. It's as always clear. >> No. >> Okay. All we're doing at that meeting,
although I'll find out if people usually come to talk about their proposals. Uh the purpose is to see if applications are complete. >> All right. >> Um >> well, we need you keep me posted on
>> Yeah, I will. >> But our meeting will be January 14th. Is that good? Okay. >> Yep. >> Same time. >> 26 2026. >> Yeah.
>> And then um what else we got? That's Oh, so the motion to return. >> Make a motion. Second. >> All in favor? I >> All right.