We call the meeting of the Newbury Historical Commission to order. January 15, 2026 at 74 p.m. Will everyone please rise for the pledge of allegiance? >> Over there.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Let the record show that all members are present and one guest.
Um Jeff Reed, >> correct? >> And you live nearby. I saw you walking >> on. Yes. Parker Street. >> Okay. Parker Street. >> Just down the street. >> Okay. Everybody pull your minutes from last meeting. Let's check those
any errors or omissions changes. >> There's one thing here that I actually caught. What it says under miscellaneous info, Channing asked for the ask for the what? Good question. >> Oh, yeah. >> For the PR and the PR, I think it was on
the property. >> Two PRs on the property. >> How did I miss that? >> You're probably going to go back to it. That's the one thing I can see. >> Okay, >> Rich. >> I'm good. >> I know.
Rich, nothing. Really? >> Nope. >> Okay. I'd entertain a motion to accept uh minutes as corrected. >> I move that we accept the minutes of the October 9th, 2025 meeting as corrected. >> Second. >> I'll second that.
>> All in favor? I >> I have a font change on the second to the last paragraph there. >> Oh, change the content. >> Yeah, the size change right there. Number five. >> See, I like I like to just throw those
in once in a while and see if anybody notices anything. >> I can still read it so it doesn't bother me if it's bigger. >> It helps me. >> You read my age. >> I'm older than you are. >> Three. Okay. Treasurer's report.
>> Treasures report. Uh, we're going to be shy here. A couple. >> I can't count. >> I have one. >> Let's Let's go. >> We can share >> and share or whatever. >> Nothing has changed because we haven't
purchased anything. Um, so uh so the balance is uh effective. We have we have $900 left to spend in our general account. uh and nothing really allocated toward against toward that right now. Uh the special account um
uh I'll talk about that afterwards. We we're keeping it in the records yet, but uh we're not we're showing it in our records, but we're not showing it in the town's records down here. >> Uh so so we have effectively uh to to uh
to spend about about uh $3,700. So if there's anything that we want to do for the 250th, we should probably be planning for that now. >> So you know, so basically the balances here are haven't are unchanged. They're the same as in the minutes.
>> Uh but I did want to go and talk about and I just got these these are this is what off press literally data came from this afternoon. >> So you got the email from the the treasur? >> Yeah, I guess treasure for the two accounts, right? So, um, so I' I've been
over there a couple times on on the special account and, uh, Jan and I had spoken about this earlier that it that we were both kind of, uh, it was implied that we were we could leave the money where it is and when we needed it, we could just go get it out of the general
general account. Okay. And then I So, I went back and was going to clarify that I was going to see Tracy. She wasn't in uh, she was on vacation the one time and I I just missed her. She had just left the office the second time I went back. But I talked to Eva again and yes, we
can go in and get it, but it has to be approved to it has to be approved at town meeting. >> Well, if we got to approve it at time meeting nine months in advance, we might as well get it all at once rather than going getting it $150 at a time,
>> right? >> So, I've got some text here. >> Oh, here they are. There's the rest of them. I've only got five of these, too. This is some proposed text to go into the into the uh warrant.
>> Um I I need to keep one of them. So, this is something I said to you, Jan, before and I thought we wouldn't be using it. So, I went back and recovered it. Okay. And then, so I I looked at a whole bunch of different things that had been worn over the years for
transferring money. So the text I've got here is to see if the town will vote to ret transfer from free cash the sum of 3 345667 to the Newberry Historic Commission special account special article account and I there's the number
>> that was and I then we'll discuss whether we should >> you don't want to say mistaken. Yeah, >> I put it in red because we can say yes or no, >> which was transferred from uh from the article 43 in FY 2025 November 2024 to
free cash or take any other action in relation there too. So that would be what the text would look like. Uh and I think we should submit it and and according to you would be got till March even though I was told we couldn't put it in that late. I don't think we should wait till March. I would say do it next
month. And I did put a holder a space in. I said, "We're going to we're going to submit something in that." >> Okay. >> So, we we've either been asking for money to use or we've been asking to take it all back. It doesn't make sense. >> Once I found out you've got to do it for for $100. >> Yeah.
>> It doesn't make any sense. We have to know we're going to spend $100 nine months in advance, >> right? >> Yeah. >> So, anyway, so that's my proposal that we put that in. We can vote on the red red note. you uh make that in a form of
a motion, sir. >> Okay. Uh okay. Make the motion to make a motion that we submit uh to the uh to to uh probably tracing uh this the wording here for for an article in order to
transfer from free cash our special fund back into a an account that we will still have to file paperwork on every every year. I can't put it in in any other kind of account. I second. >> All in favor? >> I I discuss it.
>> No, I say >> what about the red letter? >> I mean, I think >> mistakenly or should I just >> I wouldn't even say mistakenly pull it out. Take it out. >> Keep it keep it breezy. It was transferred by accident. People will understand that, >> right?
>> Accounting. Oops. Okay. Yeah. Keep it simple, I think, is right. And then that's the treasur's report. Okay. Um, so we finished uh the the the toilets all paid for. All that stuff is
out. >> Balance is fig. >> Yeah. Right. It's all accounted for in here. >> Okay. So you said >> so we'll have $900 left >> to make it to July. >> Yeah. Right. In additional money to make July. >> So if we want any like do we want to do
any signs or do we like if are we going to have an event? Do we want to then have Well, I think we should be prepared to see what this rest of the state does. >> I would think they're going to do something around the 4th of July. I would think >> I would I would think that this at some
point will be before uh we should be prepared to purchase. >> Do we want larger open signs? Do we want a better event sign? >> Right. >> We've got I've got an extra A-frame at home. We could print stuff for an A-frame, >> put it in there if we had something
else. If you decided to stay open five hours on Saturday, Sunday purchase a new flag or anything that says like 250th or >> Well, that's just it. 250th to I want everybody to to check out Google Liberty poles. Kind of a neat thing. They were
around before the revolution, but they used them through. You know, the the town common. I haven't found where Newbury had a Liberty pole, but if everybody could kind of Google it up and think about it, it wouldn't be a lot of money. >> What is a Liberty pole?
>> I could probably supply the pole. I've got a bunch that we just cut down that are all trimmed up that >> So, we have to have the town guys like mounted to the ground. You know, I think if you did it maybe with a just a small hole and and a and a cross on the bottom
>> so that it's not like permanent permanent. What is what is the point of it? It's it's to protest well it was to to protest the king when it first started but to show that tiny that we
don't want you know that we want to take care of ourselves and stood on there are a few towns around here that do have them still and they do do something every summer with them but it's just >> I mean they just look like it's a coal
it's got a red hat at the top of it. >> Oh, interesting. Do we see So, do you take it down at the end of when after this year? >> Yeah, we could. They used to put then you could just put a hole. >> The British soldiers really chopped them down. >> Yeah, >> that's why they started using trees. The
Liberty Tree. >> They still chop them down. But if you Google it up and just take a look at it because it would be easy. It would look kind of neat on the green for a little while. >> But you just put a hole in the ground. We wouldn't have to do pour concrete and
just a hole. We're taking it down at the end of the year >> above the hole, you know. So, it was in. So, it went and like I said, I think I probably could supply the pole. >> And how tall are they? Typically, >> well, they're supposed to be as tall as you can get them, but >> yeah, I would say as at least as tall as
the flag pole or tall. >> Oh jeez. Yeah. I don't know if that before we put a light on them. They used to use use mass >> ship mass >> or and at one point um the British they were so impressed by somebody's bowl
that they would try to compensate it for for a mass. >> Yeah. >> And the people chopped it down. >> They had to cut down a king's tree to make it then. >> Yeah. Well, they >> I don't know what year that was because they started way before 776. >> Wow.
>> They started before that. But it's it's a nice read. Even if we don't do it, I think everybody would get a kick out of the read. >> Yeah. >> So, yeah, a Liberty Poll. And it wouldn't cost a lot of money. >> The only the thing would be to is the write up, the history painted white and somehow you put something on the top that's red or
>> you put a red knit cap >> like a hat. >> Oh. Oh, just the hat. >> It actually started back in the Roman times. >> Really? >> Yeah. So, it's a good history. >> They put a Christian on top. Part of the William the story of William tell was that they put the king's hat on top of a pole and the reason he got in trouble
was because he wouldn't bow to the hat. >> Okay. So any just read it and and it might not fit with the political >> turmoil we're going through right now but but again it might fit better. >> Okay. Uh update from lawn on the lower
green study committee. >> Okay. So we uh we've got our draft this note that came out. It's been accepted by the by Mass Historical. Uh we gave our made our presentation to the um planning board. Uh and I think also to
the I wasn't at either one of them. I was out there was something going on both times, but uh I think to the select board too also when I was done. So, uh, right now we're just waiting to set the date for the
>> public and then we've we've got everything all done. We're working on one word that we're that we're meeting uh next week, I think it is. Uh, we've got one word that we're debating leaving in or taking out.
It has to do with materials. I'm voting keeping it and some of the other people are voting getting rid of it because it's going to make people nervous >> about like keeping materials consistent. Something like that. >> Well, I'm I'm worried that someday someone's going to want to put a metal
red roof on the green. >> Yeah. >> And that's a material question. Now, if if everything goes as we're planning, we're going to decide what what's going to happen because we've said we'll take we'll take over the responsibility of of enforcing the thing. Right. The historic
commission said that we would just meet later. We've Right. Anyway, right. Yeah. >> So, I I don't think any of us are saying, "Oh, no. You you you can't put a you can't put a uh a metal painted door on your front door even though it looks just like wood and it's and it's and
it's painted black or whatever color you painted your door. >> Did you say inkind or equivalent? Would that take care of it? Jan, >> well that's the whole thing is basically in kind or equivalent. the whole text
but you know equivalent in appearance >> with the exception of roofs which are a wear material and not considered a building material um everything else would be replaced with same or like material
>> would hardy board be like >> it's just hardy board like >> you know where the bird damages right >> so it's anyway I'll let you know what comes of that meeting but It's one word. Somehow it slipped through with nobody noticing it because we were trying to
get rid of not making any any restrictions on materials except for as you say the LIR equivalent. >> So you should be following the federal department of interior guidelines for
key terminology. Is that what it's called? Federal interior department. >> Yeah. >> Yes. So that's I'll I'll look that up before the meeting. >> That is a hold of >> you should be whatever you're using, copy it right out of there.
>> Yeah. >> And that's what the when I was Martha and I were working on something with the planning board. That's that's where it all comes from. >> It's about 800 pages and it's it's what it's it's the law book
>> to what what what we do. And then so if we do decide to change that wording, we'll have to call uh Mass Historical again and say is it okay if we do this? We I don't think we want to send it back in for review again. We just say we made this one change, one wording change.
Other than that, it's pretty much run its course. >> Okay. Robin spoke at the January 7th planning board which was recorded >> and I did I was online. It was one of those meetings and he spoke about
um finally was a very long meeting um that there was one resident there's a problem with one resident on the lower green and there's 5% five out of seven members have approved it and then the
town meeting came up which is May 5th. Everybody write that down. >> Oh it's May 5th. It's May 5th and everything has to be 60 days before the public meeting. >> Okay.
>> So, >> so that's where that's where she came up with March. So, we had to be in by March. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, it was seven. So, I was gone already by >> then. So, yeah, he did a very good job. It was
short and sweet but directly to the point like Robin No, not going to vote without it. So you can go actually go online. >> So did they vote then to to to accept it or did they did they vote or >> Well, they there was no vote. >> Planning board doesn't decide, right?
It's the >> the planning board is the ones that say so make sure that you know you have it all >> in for the town meeting before you know so it's on the agenda. And um I they asked a few questions but they don't >> yeah the the requirement is to go to the
planning board for the presentation not the select board interestingly enough. >> So it'll be on the um town for the town meeting. >> It'll be on the warrant if we already is it already written up and >> well that's what they were doing. They had >> basically it's just a little intro and
then it's the bylaw. >> That's that's all that goes in. So when that's it, >> I've already had a draft >> and as far as I know, it's going to be >> submitted yet though. No. >> And then you've got a deadline. >> We didn't want to do that. Yeah. >> And the deadline's a couple of months away.
>> March. Yeah. Well, it's pretty much ready to go except the question on that one word and it's in only occurs in one place. >> And then he um he did a very good job, I thought. >> Okay. All right. Um on to website
report. Nothing much has changed. I talked to John today and he's planning on basically soon. I asked how soon. He said soon. I said within six months he said no sooner. So like every time I talk to him
he says soon and months keep going by. But the goal is is that we're going to move everything from what I built onto the town website on our own spot. So, we won't have to host anymore, which will be nice because then we won't have to pay for it and have to deal with, you know, getting paid back and all that
jazz, but it's going to be eventually just moved over within the town stuff. So, I'm like patiently waiting for him to get to that point so we can do it. >> So, then they'll will they change the website? >> It'll most likely I mean, I'm going to
try to keep it as consistent to the way we have it. I don't, you know, like I'm gonna work with him to do it so it doesn't look just like super generic. >> And are you going to continue to have access to >> Yes. And that's the whole thing because it's like I want to be able to still do what we want to do and like add things at will, but it's going to be all hosted
within the town website. >> So, it won't be.org anymore. >> I don't think so. I asked him if we're going to be able to retain our email or the website because I'm like people are probably have that bookmarked >> and I want to be able so if they go there it doesn't just say like we're gone.
>> Can we set it up so if they go there there's a link >> it would redirect you know and maybe >> well they're going to want money out of you is the problem. So, >> well, I that's what I I was like, let's try to figure out like this this most seamless way to do this because, you know, I don't want it to be, you know, I don't want people to just think it's a
dead link and then we're gone or something because they're not going to like search around the town website. >> Keep it long enough that that our printed materials are still valid until we use them up >> because if you because our print we don't want our print. >> Well, I don't think it's going to be I don't think it's going to be like next
month realistically. I think it'll be like sometime probably this summer. >> But >> well, I've got, you know, we've got stacks of maps and >> if we have to make stickers and put stickers on things, we can always do that. Um, but that's the >> But your link would work is what I'm going to get. >> Yeah. Well, I don't want to lose the the
address basically because I'm like, we've had that for so long that's everywhere. Well, the town the town what it did is it changed over to.gov, >> right? >> That's all. >> No, but I know. within the town website, they'll have our section and there'll be like a spot to like click on it and then like it'll be all
>> as opposed to a separate URL. Yeah. >> But we the only change made to the town website was went from com to.gov. >> Right. There's going to be another change which is going to be our stuff. >> Yeah. >> It's all just going to slow like eventually get incorporated. So I'm like kind of waiting. >> Our materials won't send him to the town
website. It'll send them to our website. The link >> our our section of the website. But >> okay. Um well, we ought to think of anything for the 250th that needs to go on the website to like jazz it all up
without if we're going to do longer or different hours or any type of event. Uh, I guess we ought to have uh we every month we should have um
250th on our agenda for the next 12 months. >> Does anybody know if the um I'm not sure if it's the Museum of Old Newberry is doing the reenactment on the upper green
with Better McDonald. Somebody was planning that. >> I haven't heard anything. >> Yeah, I did. And it I believe it was going to be in September, >> but we might want to do something at the same time >> because it both brings. But I'll see if I can find out.
>> Yeah. Yeah, that's what I was wondering. Who else who else might have something that we could coordinate with? >> Right. And I I >> I can't believe the Maritime Museum isn't going to do something, >> right? But they were going to do it the better McDonald because of the thing. Yeah,
>> the Essex historic whatever. Uh they already did their thing la last year. >> They started stuff last year. Yeah. Because they're >> right. They did that huge reenactment of the Battle of Bunker Hill which they ended up doing in Gloucester. >> Yes. >> Because uh Stage 4 Park is a state park
and they were able to fire off Black Powder which they couldn't do in the national park which was in Charles Town. >> That's interesting. Uh but they that was huge and that was a thousand reenactors and 10,000 visitors. >> Yeah, I think I remember seeing that online. I think >> that's a good reason for me to state
>> right. >> Yeah. Well, Moon did do all those uh 250th >> sort of they had a parade >> lectures and all those sorts of things. So, I'm sure >> if you reached out to Bethany, she would let you know. >> Yeah, she would.
>> I think it was Bob Watts, but he's a photo, so it couldn't be him. But um I think anyway, right? >> All right. On to correspondence. Okay. Take notes. Awful lot of
correspondence from October to now. Trust me when I tell you it's probably all this because I tie it every day every other day. So, you had one piece about you were going
to be the go to the open space. >> Yeah. >> Um I did go to the meeting last month. a Zoom meeting hard but um what they want from us is how they can help us
>> and I hadn't talked to anybody who we had had meetings so I didn't give any suggestions but what I'd like to suggest is that they collect an inventory of cultural resources for each of these open space properties. Mhm.
>> So when they go to like blow a new trail through the trustees and nobody tells anybody >> Yep. >> and they went right through an historic property that I know we can check it. >> Mhm. >> And eventually too if we want to do
something for the for the um 400 if we've got these cultural resource which the trustees has an awesome one. I've requested it twice and they have not sent me a copy. I know the moon has a copy so I've been able to get what
I've needed from it. Uh but they would that would help us especially in Oldtown if we wanted to have a walking tour where you get your phone and you hit one of those little y >> QRS or something >> and it would give give us everything on these properties so we'd know
>> and if they did decide to put trails through we'd know so they didn't destruct. So there's quite a few different organizations that have open space. So if they could collect these, we'd know right where we can go to get them, right? >> The only one I've been trying to get is
the trustees one. And like I said, they twice I've spoken to them even and they haven't sent me. >> So they are they going to start a database or they comment at all or >> they I haven't suggested it because I hadn't had a chance to talk to any of you.
But that's you know to start to just get a physical copy so that we could go and have access to them. We for start >> well it should be right on the town website. >> Oh the well just the cultural report for the trustees is quite thick. So if you had a cultural report for all the
properties that would take up a lot of >> this space they could I mean if if it's like it's on like >> well if they won't answer me they wouldn't send me a copy. >> Interesting. some very
>> well maybe it's me I got a long history with him >> um >> but I needed it but the but the state thankfully I sent the same to the state and the state let the trustees know that they have a cultural right >> report and that I let them know that
they had one the state so they >> I just think if somebody at the open space ran these down it'd be easier than hopefully than I getting them And I think other people would benefit from it. Open space, you know, um, like the
fire department. I'm really interested in that piece, too. Although I the historical commission, but >> I' I'd be interested to see what bylaws the town has as far as these open space properties and we have so many of them,
>> right? And if there's no in if there's no marked trail, if somebody was lost in there or, you know, We we ought to have I' I've already suggested that they get fire management plans from each of the properties. That was just as a resident before I took it
on with the commission. I think we could all benefit from it. Every department could benefit from it because even the planning board doesn't have them. I've asked >> well maybe their liaison should come to our meeting. the open space whoever there point that
we're supposed to all have be able to collateral back and forth they >> right right >> somebody should come to our meeting >> um well I wouldn't suggest that they they look into these collecting these reports that's how they could help us
>> if you think of anything else so let me know and I'll be happy to >> I tell you we so one of the groups I'm in volunteer groups I've been working at the uh Indian hill res for and we're working with students and they're they've got these little projects and we've got these poles are this big
around put in the ground and a little round sign like this and it says what it is and then there's a QR code on it and you can click on that >> y inexpensive to put in and we've got till what uh >> 2035
right identify where you might want something like that and it could you could click on that and it could be a little map >> yep And and the report kind of >> and then have a map that says here's where all those things are. >> Yeah. And I and like Old Town Hill.
>> I was just going to show you pictures in the car. >> Yeah. They're very simple. Just it's it's just a it's not pie. >> It's the research >> just just Yeah. >> And even Oldtown Hill, I noticed that the 350th there was no representative from the
trustees there. Green Belt was there. Yeah, >> the trustees have >> Well, this this could be a high school project. You could give it to the Triton and the and one of the groups there and they could put this thing together and >> or like a >> the kids kids did our two >> scout situation.
>> Yeah. Or or well just or just the kids that want to do something, you know, they're out. We just talked to somebody from Trighton today that wants a internship with us >> and they they've got 400 hours. So they they they work on it through the semester, I guess, whatever it is. And
and then and then at the end in May, they they basically as seniors, they take off and they and we they've got to volunteer 400 hours and then they get credits for having taken this this this internship course as such. But you get a couple kids doing that and in May they
install them all. >> Yeah. >> You know, go somebody from the from the town and and put them all in and they they designed them. They did all the research, the background, all the history of the trail, what all that stuff. The students did all that for us. >> Well, I like that.
>> All right. >> Yeah. On with correspondence >> and they're looking for and people are looking for internships, >> right? Take advantage of youth energy. >> Yeah. People asking about house plaques
to which I respond, we don't have a house plaque. >> We don't. >> We have a template though. >> We have a template. >> I always forget to send it to you. >> Does anybody know back I think in 35
>> they had plaques. They were wooden. >> Do you know who did those? I've been trying to put a house on Mattress, believe it or not. And um I did I did contact the Essex Heritage Byway, you
know, that goes right down High Street because um I was told that when they put that through that they actually did some history on houses. And so I'm hoping because this house is late 1600s that I'm looking into. And I emailed them and
they never got back to me. I asked them if they had an inventory of what was along that byway. >> I have a fivepage instructions thing on how to make it and and if you've got one with text, we we selected just one. >> I was wondering if there was an old inventory of when they were first made.
Oh, >> like somebody had an inventory because they were all made by the same person. They were all up the like um Parker Street. >> My house has one on it like the pilgrim, >> right? >> That's got that has 10. That's a big
one. We we got the two formats. All the measurements, >> right? I'm looking for I think you remember from a previous meeting that the the >> sign maker who made them is no longer in business. Was that >> Well, there was a guy north of here that that >> I was hoping for the for the actual
history of the Huffs. >> Yeah. >> So, if somebody wanted to do it again, >> whoever did the first set, I'm wondering if they saved that history. >> Ah, you're looking ago. >> Yeah, it was a long time ago, but somebody must have.
>> So, that's 35 years ago. >> I wonder if the preservation um in Newport the Yeah, I would they >> I'm actually the president of that. >> I wonder if they had the library, the Newport library has all the house plaque research that we've
done all there >> and then also it's on the website in a map but there's not a lot that stretches into New because >> the records are >> I believe this was done in 35 I thought >> for the what would that have been
>> the 300s >> yeah I think that's when they did them >> um >> that's about how old mine is >> right So I have no idea where I looked >> the reenactment >> at Long. >> She said that. >> So you're looking for the in the history
of the house like all of it that was put in. >> I can't find. >> So I can help with a sign maker. We just got a new one. >> Right. The sign maker. We always get questions about sign makers. >> You got a sign maker? >> Yeah. >> We just had to get a new one because the one we had before was
I'm starting to charge a whole lot and we had to move on. So >> yeah, we're always people are always asking what >> and we do research, too. But in the preservation trust, you you pay for the research and you get a booklet and you get a plaque and all that sort of stuff. >> Yeah. But I can't finding anything on this house. I'm really surprised it's
such an old house, >> but if it's Yeah, if it's not at Merson, it's kind of hard to figure out. >> And the house next to it, the it it was the the Joseph Parkkins house. He was a Hatter. It's the house that they moved, the brick house that they moved back off
a high road. It's actually a little cape in front of it. The little one that I'm doing the research on. >> How far down the road is it? >> 145. And I figured I'd do 1477 at this same time. It was a shared lot at one time.
>> And what was what was the family name back then? >> Perkins. >> Oh, it was Perkins. Okay. So the answer >> reading anything on that >> that is is lawn has the template um so we can send them the template
>> file and they can find their own >> Robin used his own >> so but you've got it as a file so Jan needs >> you need to send it to >> 147 >> uh file I'll send it to J
>> I think it was my my mother-in-law lived then when she got 28 or six years then >> when they first put it together. >> I handed it out. I don't think I sent it to >> I was waving to Rebecca that we'll put it that'll go on the town website.
>> Wait, that's >> okay. What's next? >> So, I just told her that at the time that we don't have plaques at the time and that I would bring it up in the meeting because we don't do plaques, >> right? So I told her to look around. There's several houses in Vfield that
had plaques that she could use as an example >> because her daughter just bought a house >> and that's what I did. >> She's on Elm Street in Vfield. So seem logical to say >> look at houses around in Vfield because some of them have beautiful plaques on the front of them, you know. >> Well, we've got it as a computer phone.
Yeah. So we can send it to >> and that's what I did. That's where I went I went to Newbury uh to Raleigh. I went to Biffield. I got some up and down our road here and measured them all and there's there's a standard. They're they're all the same size. And then
there's the other one with the pilgrim head on it and that's one where there's a body of text, right? >> Otherwise, it's just the name of the house and the date. >> Yeah. >> What's next? >> Should I CC everybody on that? >> Yeah.
>> Send it to Jan and CC. Somebody wants to know if we have a problem having airirstreams in the in historic district. This is the one airream trailers. >> Trailers. >> No, we bought a house and they want to park it and we're like they're on 11
high road, but the same neglect do a great deal of work. We want to be sure we fully understand the level of compliance within the district. >> Oh, that's the upper grade. >> So, we answered that. So, that's done. saying, "Go to our web page." I put her on the She wanted to know about the
National Historic Registry. So, I gave her information for the web page so she could find the the whole upper green PD. >> Were they doing a renovation live in the Airstream? Is that what they No, she wanted >> No, they wanted to store it in the uh you know, as long as it's, you know, if
it's mostly out of sight, we don't really care. >> No, I said that it's not our purview to regulate any of that and we don't have anything to do with it. Got to sound legal. >> As long as it looks >> Dr. RV. >> So there you go. >> Airirstreams are kind of cute.
>> Yeah. >> Historic in their own right. >> Yeah, I was going to say that they're tonight. >> I thought it was very interesting that she thought to even ask the question. >> She got extra points for that. >> For your neighbors. >> Yeah. I mean, that's that's between her and her neighbors at that point.
Um, >> just making sure they're not going to like rent it out as an Airbnb or something, you know, >> or a street B&B. >> Yeah, exactly. >> This is you get with >> Yep. It's taken care of. >> Oh, thank God.
Oh, and uh you asked something from Eva and she said she forgot to send it to you. He's going to send it to you today. >> I I don't know what it was. So that reminds me I owe Jan something the the treasure natural person.
>> You asked must have asked her something >> and she said, "Oh, I forgot." She said, "I'll send it to her today. Tell her kill her tonight." >> So who was this? You had a discussion with >> I had a discussion with Alex Burke.
>> Um just I ran into him at the holiday reception at at Moon >> and I told him that we want to lock that that room up, the archive room up. >> Um and we had a little bit of discussion back and forth and what he suggested is
that one of our members go to one of their board meetings and he said he would arrange that. So, I haven't heard any more from him since then. I can send him a particular email. >> When's the next meeting? Just keep us in the loop or something so we can go. >> It's part of the town, isn't it?
>> Well, we need to get on their agenda. >> Yep. >> So, we can speak. >> So, it should be on the um >> So, the the meeting schedule should be on the town >> website, right? >> Who's our library liaison? >> I discussed that with >> Do we have a library? >> No, I'm being funny.
>> I was going to say >> it's right there. I'll I'll go for it. We're the Bfielders. You know, if you need you need backup, I could be there with you. So, >> but he was very appreciative of the fact that we cleaned up those file cabinets. >> I'm sure. Yeah. >> He he made a point of mentioning that.
>> Yeah. And I'm going to be putting some stuff in one of them. I'm running out of dining room. >> He one of his comments was, "Well, you know, if we the whole point of a library is to give people access to this stuff." And I said, "Yeah, but if somebody steals this stuff, nobody has access but the thief." So
>> yeah, it's not like we've >> they don't and it it's not that they want to restrict access. It's just they want to know who's going in there. >> You have to ask for the key. It's a little different than >> Well, it's not like the things in there have something in a purse and you never know about it and that's the end of it.
>> Well, some like some >> those books are worth hundreds and there's probably thousands and >> Yeah. >> You can't have open access to them. >> The Noarian the Noarian book alone I know was $200. >> Yeah. That'll fit right under your arm. >> That's what I mean. You just boom, it's gone. >> So to say the public needs to have
access to No, not at all. >> We're not depriving them of access. We're just >> supervised access, >> right? You sign in, you they know who you are. >> They don't really let you down into Newport without having somebody kind of like there and watching you too. So it's not like it's unprecedented.
>> And if you pull a book in Newport, you don't put it back. A librarian puts it back >> because people don't know how to read. Well, I like the old put a ruler in there. Every time you pull a book out, you stick something in there. But >> um
within a while you mean it's just too loosey goosey for me. >> So I like that. So yeah, let us know. You find out when it is. >> Yep. I'll follow up. >> Awesome. That takes care of that because that's actually very important. I think that
one's very important that we have a son with them. Um they with us looking on the phone you >> give you this because I photo No, that's not the one. It's at the street. >> High street, not high road.
>> No, it's high road. It's one the one I was talking about. One um 45. >> That's pretty cool. >> Neat one. >> It's the trolley joint from >> John Nelson from
>> sent this. um currently in the process of fashioning a shadow box to display the trolley line artifact front. >> I think it's just down here. >> I'm wondering your thoughts on most
appropriate home for such town of Newbury site perhaps the library or the museum of old Newbury. >> Yeah, I would think I would think the moon would be appropriate for that. I've got I've got a piece of the track.
>> Okay. >> Yeah. Somebody pounded into an anvil. >> That nice. >> Well, that's what this is. A remnant of the >> Yeah, it's the joint joint plate. >> So, >> I've got part of the track. >> Well, we don't have a place to display
it. >> You could put it on the wall. I don't It's how What is it about a foot and a half? be about like I mean >> those spikes are probably like six inches or so. So it might be like two feet. >> Oh yeah.
>> So should I what should I tell this gentleman because I >> new report? >> I agree. I think Moon is the place and they have an archive you can contact. >> Yep. They have all kinds of crazy things they can donate. This seems to be history related. Sometimes I get things
that don't even late. >> Well, not anymore. Well, they won't they won't take anything with those. >> I found an old push lawnmower in my my backyard with steel wheels with the >> Oh, really? >> with like thread in it so they would grab the grass. Yeah.
>> Sharpen that bad boy up and start using it. >> No, it's Well, it's this is probably 1800s. I don't know. It's really old. that kind of spins but but not with rubber wheels. With metal steel wheels metal wheels, >> steel wheels. >> There was a handle sticking out.
>> Yeah. To get into the dirt as you're going. >> There's a little handle sticking out of the ground. We had to dig the whole thing out. >> That's the perfect thing to like um sand blast and redo it all. Nice.
>> It's been a lot of things going through it. >> Stay Nobody ever looks that even though I tell them to window replacement. >> They they were replacing the windows on 85 high. Our favorite house.
>> What? Yeah, that's the mansar roof one. That's that's why 85. >> Oh, we know them. They've but done a lot of work on that since finally was here. >> Since Yeah. Yeah. >> So >> his father was under the impression that because it's a preservation on the property, he wasn't allowed to do
anything. >> Yeah. >> So he did nothing. >> So his wife was freezing because the windows needed to be repaired. It was leaking and because he wasn't fixing. So we had the sun come down for the meeting and he we explained everything to him and he was like,
"Oh, okay." Like this is great. because he thought we were going to have a big fight with him and it was like no you're allowed to fix the house like products because it is a historic home. >> So they fixed the roof now they're doing they're replacing the windows but the
windows are going to look >> actually they do look just like the windows that were there. >> So you know they're fixing all these problems which is improving the look of the house and the neighborhood. So how can you have a problem with that? Right. change. >> I like that
>> life spit. >> Yeah, >> it's an adorable horse. >> And his poor mother isn't freezing to death. The poor woman was >> that I know. Okay, now >> just going to look at Now I see the picture of the house. Yeah. >> So he dug a hole and found this. I dug a
hole and found a gravestone. >> No. >> Is that historic district annual report? >> No. No. It's just like randomly along the >> You guys should all have a copy of the Newbury Historical Commission 2025 report that I have to write every year.
>> So, it's mostly I just update it and add a couple of things. It just looks like this. It's not It's long but not fancy. >> That's because they're sitting here and one
pass. Do you have one? Nope. more. >> Did you get one? >> Yep. >> Everybody got one now? >> They made six copies. So, they should be. So,
this is the report. But I mostly just change a few things and like I I update the information from the previous months that the year because I don't see any point in rewriting the whole thing. >> So you mention the >> the lower green school windows.
>> Yep, she did. >> Yeah. And then I put in about we had the kids come to the schoolhouse. We had 50 third grade >> elementary. >> We could have managed that a little bit better. I know they loved it, but uh >> No, the poor school took a beating. That was a good, you know, uh,
>> hindsight's 2020. >> Yeah, >> we'll do better next year. >> Well, exactly. It was a good first run. I was tired when I >> teach moment. >> Yeah, pretty much. It's it's everything is the same as it always is, except that I, like I said, I've updated the
information for this year or technic, yeah, for this fiscal year because we're still in it. And um, that's that's all there is on that little gem. >> Okay. Okay. So, just so you're aware, FYI,
>> June 30th, you're up. >> Good. >> Next time, hopefully you'll talk about the local historic district at the schoolhouse. >> I know, right? >> Can Can you see why we need to take this because I haven't written a note in 10
minutes now? Yeah. So yeah, Channing, you're up June 30th. So you have to um send an email to the board of select men request and you get reup. >> Did I say that out loud? No, you didn't hear that, did you? No. >> No, we have it on tape.
>> Next thing about the bridges that bridge was built Yeah, probably easily the time my house is built because I I couldn't find the other picture. I have one other picture where you can see women standing on the bridge right by the >> um blacksmith. But these are the same.
>> These are the same bridges that they just rebuilt, right? >> Right. Yeah. >> So like I'm sure it might have been redone in 1925 at one point because I'm sure like a more modern road and everything was put in there, but it was definitely around >> much older than that. The little bridge
in Biffield that goes over the river. Um, but I don't couldn't find a start like ever, you know, origin date of it. I would think it would have been there. >> Parker down here. That's the fourth bridge there. >> The one that's in there now. >> You think it's the fourth one?
>> That's fourth. >> No, he's talking about over here. >> Parker River Bridge. >> No, we're talking. >> We're talking about center. >> No, we were talking about the how many times they've done. >> Right. Right. Right. >> That's the fourth one. >> Um, >> in a ferry before that.
>> So, yeah. I mean, if the how however old the house is makes me wonder if that's around when at least a bridge was put in because I can't imagine. >> Well, they were wood back then, so they didn't last very long, >> right? >> Was it what? There was a blacksmith shop right there.
>> Yeah, her house. What's her name? >> Yeah. Vy. >> Yes. >> V. >> Heavy. >> Heave. Thank you. >> Um, you know, that's been there forever. >> Yep. >> And so I would think that there was at least a bridge. It's not the Longfellow. >> They think it is.
>> But it People keep quoting it. It's not. >> You don't think it is? >> No, I don't think it is. >> It's in Cambridge. >> Oh, bummer. >> They thought it was on a Witchard Street. They think it's on the far side of field. It's It's in Cambridge. >> What's in Cambridge? The Longfellow Bridge.
>> The Longfellow's poem about the village Smitty >> was written about a blacksmith, but the blacksmith was in Cambridge. Even though the Longfellows have a long tradition here in B.
>> His grandfather had a blacksmith shop here. Correct. >> Yes. On Orchard Street, >> which would be how that started. >> Or maybe it was just Chris. >> I'm sure that's where the the claim
comes from. >> But that's okay because we still had a smithy. >> All right. What's next? >> Right. So, I don't know what the GPS coordinates, a map. I don't know any of the stuff that they're asking for. That's what they >> the bridge. >> Yeah.
>> Well, he just wanted to know the age of that. Gave you the GPS coordinates, which is the Arbor Bridge, which I sent you the picture of saying like, "Well, it's definitely at least this old." And you could tell it was 1800s. It was like a >> If you want the Latin lawn, go there and take a picture of it and then flip the picture up and it'll give you the lat
lawn on the bottom. >> I've never noticed that. We charge $85 an hour for research work. >> Next. >> That's free. >> Oh, that's it. >> See, it just tells me that it's like a
photo. >> Oh, there's a there was a thing in the um mass press, which I'm sure you're all checking on, right? Because I tell you to do this >> every morning. >> Yes. >> Yeah. That means they've never looked at it. before I drink my coffee. Um, the lost successfully completed a
restoration of all four of the atur centennial markers. >> Oh, >> yeah. This this spring following the example of Arlington by using Skylight Studios in Wuburn and they're going they cost $3,500 each and took two months to
complete. What >> do you do you have that? Do we have that? >> No. >> Oh, okay. >> No, because I I you know can only make 400,000. So, it's a Could you just send me that information because one of the groups I'm in wants to Oh, one of the
groups I'm in wants to do that. >> I was supposed to ask you >> that was because it's just a marker like this is from the mass press that I keep like the massacre every morning. >> You never look at it. I know. But this
is why I'm >> And was it done in like >> iron kind of like that where it's like raised and stuff? >> I'm assuming >> like a sign where like the lettering's raised. >> I know. I'm asking is that what did >> Yeah. >> 3500, huh? >> Each
and I guess we obtained a quote from another place in Watertown who did several markers in Western Mass. Their quote was 20,000 a marker. So there's a small difference between 3500
>> which includes post restoration. >> Well they I mean if you think about it it's a cast piece. They have to make a mold. They have to >> pour the seems 20K seems a little gougy to me. That's all. >> Yeah. >> It's a niche market.
>> Yeah. Well I should get into sign making right. >> What am I doing? >> Okay. Do you have this in a text version though? >> In a who? >> I mean in like in digital version. >> You have it electronic copy electronically. >> Okay. Oh, I didn't know if you got it in
Oh, you printed it out. Okay. >> The mass has pressed that none of you people look at >> if you can if you can forward that to me. I appreciate it. >> Or you go out and look at so I don't want to I don't I've lost the link to that otherwise I
would. >> Jane, can you send the link? >> Yeah. Hi. This is why my feet are off the floor a lot in this. Can you see what I guess? >> Send one. >> Is the link >> link
>> or I could have you forward to the guy at CIS >> research >> markers. >> Thank you. I'll put a big smile on this because I know it's coming.
>> 21 Main Street. >> 21 Main Street. Oh, 21 Main Street. Um, a real came in the 13th to Ma to Town Hall um on 21 Main Street
and because they're talking about putting two parcels on the market. One is an empty lot and the other is the parcel on 21 Main Street that has an 1886 Victorian house on it. >> Wait a minute. Which one? Why is this?
>> Although, and I quote, it's not on our listing. >> Is that the >> Oh, that's the that's the yellow Victorian. He took it off the market cuz he's got two lots back there. Or at least one big lot back there. I'm actually surprised that didn't get sold. He listed it for 15. And >> when was this? >> Dropped it down just this past like
summer. Well, he's looking. They're talking about it now. >> So, now they're trying to to to cut up the lots. >> They're trying to do >> that is like the >> subdivision plan from the 80s that the 80s that was never followed up on. >> He You could tell that they did a rena
in like the '9s like cuz the kitchen's definitely very 90s. Um, and he has a huge carriage house that has been under construction the entire 10 years that I've lived next to him. >> So, the problem is is that not on
anything that we have. >> H >> nothing has been done with this house that we know about. There's been no there's no PR or anything that we know of. >> They listed it and then that was it. >> Um >> but you're saying it might have been renovated in the '9s.
>> It definitely was renovated in the '90s >> in or out inside >> just like the kitchen. Like the kitchen was obviously updated in the '9s. So they're talking. So I don't know what they're going to be doing, but they but it's back. It's back in action. Interesting.
>> Can you see that from the street from Main Street? >> My the yellow house >> the 21 main. >> Yeah. >> So are they asking for a response? >> I just wanted us to be aware >> that >> because it looks to me like it's shielded from the street. >> Looks like we're going to you know
they're going to try to do something with it and we it's not on the PR. There's no >> This is the orange. There's no reason. That's my house. That's the white house next to me. And then that's the orange house that faces Old Barn Lane, which is a road that I think they made to do this
little subdivide. >> It's been the road's been there, but it's basically their driveway. It's a shared driveway. And this is the yellow Victorian. >> And then behind the yellow Victorian is a giant lot. >> No, it's like a giant >> old carriage house maybe or something.
He literally has been renovating it forever. you know, it's not done. It's been >> demolition delay bylaw doesn't cover it. >> Annoying construction for a while. >> Was it 1830? >> But behind it, cuz I looked at the listing when he when he listed it, you can see that there's a giant section of
the property that not developed at all. It's just like, you know, woods. >> I think that's what he's trying to say. >> We don't need to save Rena Victorian houses. I mean, it's a gorgeous old house, but it's definitely been gutted of
>> So, just so we're aware some I mean, there's just, you know, there's moldings and stuff. I probably could find the listing and show you what it looks like. >> So, you're thinking they might just push it over. >> I think that they couldn't sell it for the what they wanted to and they're probably trying to re, you know, chunk
out the land and maybe just sell the land off and stuff. Try to do it that way. >> Somebody else would come in and >> Yeah. So >> I'm surprised if developer didn't buy it just for the property to be honest. >> Mass Historical Commission having
around 32 of the Massachusetts Preservation Project Fund Grant Program. Anybody wants to see that's the thought. Go to the workshop. >> Oh, >> it's a lot of land. >> It's huge. Yeah.
>> And then it's that house. Oh, okay. I know that house. >> We used to call it the Adams family house. >> Yeah, it's a gorgeous house and it's, you know, >> we're still on correspondence. >> This is what happens. We have three months and that's the barn I'm talking
anymore. >> Just saying. >> So, I think I might have finally filtered through most of it. Um, I have one huge massive question for all
of you. May I toss the pink house information that takes up part of my dining room? >> Yes. >> Pile is this high? >> Probably. Yeah. >> All right. So, I'm going to shred it all. So, it's right. >> Whatever you want to do.
>> Well, the house is gone. So, >> I mean, >> there's websites. >> Hm. There's websites that have all the old information. >> Yeah, we could always go to Rochelle and get everything we need. >> Okay. To shred
pink house that question. Can I toss the info in the um Just so you'll know, the town meeting is on the 5th. >> Yep. >> And the town election is on the 12th of
May. I think I think we might have actually made it through, believe it or not. >> All right. What's the Sen Tavern thing in our stack? >> Sen Tavern is up for sale. >> Yeah, Sen Taba. You know where it is, right? >> Yeah. >> Does he go down? >> Gary bought that one up.
>> Oh, yeah. On high road. He bought the one like the second house in you know coming down 1A top >> a problem with the wooden one. >> Yeah. >> You bought that is already moved. >> So the house that's down on the green
that they took the sign off of >> I noticed a while ago but not like years ago. The sign is now MIA. I was told I think I was told it was sold. >> It's already sold.
>> I think Jess told me that. I don't know where she >> I don't know me either. But >> yeah, I don't see it on sale. >> This is the one that had the sign on the picket fence right adjacent to the green. >> Yeah, you go buy it. If you go and pass Robin's house to go onto the green
at the intersection 1933, they move across the street or something. >> Yeah. >> Then it burned out, I think, and then >> what's this? This a inventory of what we have in the library 2011. >> What is that?
>> That's what it looks like to me. >> Oh, no. This is information that I did. Everybody get one of these? >> Yes. >> Okay. This is what's at the library >> present. >> Yes. The tapes.
>> So that I found this in my dining room. Did you see my dining >> from 2011? So, um these are all the things that we took out of the schoolhouse to put in the library because the school has snow
>> monitoring or anything. So, in case you all wanted to know what the tapes, you know, we were talking about people doing tapes to tell us about the town way back when, this is all the information of who was on those tapes and what they are. Okay. >> And there there is a company called
Legacy Box >> and they will take that and they'll take cassette tapes and digitize. >> There's Eversource too. You can there's a place um I sent a bunch of my stuff to all same same basic idea. >> Um I did my wedding.
>> I did send mine someplace in Arizona. The film's about that wide. >> Yeah. There was from 1969 >> and they could do it >> and they did it. That's awesome. And then I had my city >> like like a movie, >> right?
>> But we would have to >> clock up the money to >> Right. We have to find out what it's what it's going to cost. And are there some that aren't worth >> So they're all the library. I think Well, I think we talked to John and he said he might be able to do that in house at one point. I asked about the tapes that we have
>> from cassette tapes to digital. >> So let's look into that first before we spend any money sending them away because I'd rather keep them in house. There's something we could use the special fund for. >> Yeah. And like if we had something that's like old film like he's talking about, that might be worth sending it away because I don't think he has those
capabilities. But if they're like cassette tapes or like uh VHS, I think he might be able to do >> I saw them in the library. But this So now we know what they are. This is cuz I found this list. So I figured >> instead of going, "What's in there?" >> Yeah. Trying to watch them and ruin them
at the same time. The company that I sent it to oil them first and then they clean them >> and then all kinds of stuff and then it's taken picture by picture. It's amazing. >> That's a good resource to have. It >> was a couple hundred dollar. I was >> surprised. It wasn't cheap to do like my
four tapes. I was like >> I took my parents 8 millimeter movies going all the way back to 1941. >> And you got a bunch done. >> And I I projected them on a screen and used the camcorder to tape them and then transferred it to digital. Oh, wow. >> You're lucky they didn't stretch out
when you in the Well, they were probably sprocketed. >> Yes, that helps. >> Sweet. >> The old old reve projector. >> Wow. >> I still have all of those. >> You have the big bunch of projectors, right? I used to use those in was teaching evenings at a community college
and do because it was the biology part. I don't know anything about biology. It was >> Did anybody look at this local history and digitized documents question? Wait, say it again. >> Local history and digitized documents
question. Is that in your pile documents? >> Looks like >> Yeah, I don't think so. That's all there are. >> Nice. >> Just these two. Okay. >> That's why I thought maybe people pulled
them. >> This is from November. My name is Brady and I'm currently working with the local history collection at the Newbury Library. I'm reaching out to connect about potential local history information, but with a question regarding digital documents on the
library website on our history and genealogy page, there is a link that leads to a public portal of some digitized documents. Unfortunately, no one on our staff was here when it was created. So, I have to reach out
for more information. And I um the library has a collection of documents and photos with completed metadata that's sitting in a draw due to the digital commonwealth no longer offering services. And if
possible, I would love to get that visible online. Thanks in advance for any information. He works at the town library. He's an information assistant. Brady Elliot. >> I think I remember which guy that is. Um, that might be something we'd talk about when we go
>> and just say that again. That's probably something that we can have incorporated >> through it. >> So, I suggest that he go to the 1635.org to look at the information that's there. >> But if he's got more to add, >> so that's good to know. >> Yeah.
>> All right. I hope that's it. Not really. >> What's this? >> Restriction of uh conservation restriction property. This is a list. >> Yeah. >> Just to have everyone's address so we can drive around and look at people. >> It's because nobody else to know
anything. So I fig if I gave you a little list, you'd all have the information because more and more things are coming up now. >> Yep. >> All right. So this is just a reference piece. So then the next thing is all
about the um again oh I made copies of this. This is information about the lower green schoolhouse from n from 2007 from Elizabeth
Armstrong who was on the new Historical Commission. You must have known her. No, she was out building when we arrived in >> 2007. >> Yeah. >> What is >> this? The macro she tried to do. >> Huh?
>> No, it's just it's got the >> Oh, yeah. >> information for the building and >> Yeah. >> And in like building form information. >> Yeah. Can I Can I see it? I I think I I think I have a digital copy of that. >> So,
>> we should know about >> Did you print this? Yes, because we all know I never throw anything out. >> Yeah, I mean either. >> It's on your dining room table. >> Yeah, I've got you. >> See you. >> I'm catching >> that whole lineup. Looks like back there is a lineup of boxes.
>> Yeah, I've got this. >> You got that? You don't need You want it >> She's got one. >> If I can't find a digital version, I might want that. I talked to her about this >> back then. >> I did and she never um
>> this was a misus application. >> Thought of it. Yeah. I don't think I have it with me. >> Did you put any information together to make one? >> If anybody wants any information on 21 Main Street Chissy made, let me say just for fun.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. I've got a At one point I started trying to write one of those up. Well, we're going to have to cross that bridge. We got to get going on it. I don't know how who or how we're going to get it done, but >> yeah, we need it. >> Who or how we're going to get what done?
>> Transfer that onto an application and send it in. >> Yeah, I've got a whole bunch of other notes on that because I started what? Three years ago. When did I say I'd do it? At least >> five. >> To send an interview.
This is to get the >> to get a house, >> right? To get the information for it and get it out. And I've got a folder in my computer and I've been collecting stuff into it. That's why I said I think I've I've got a copy of that already. >> So, I figured all of that would go would
go with getting the Lowa Green Historic District done. >> Yeah. >> Because it was started once. >> Yeah. Oh, >> okay. So is that the end of correspondence? >> So we go on to unfinished business. >> Let's see. I think I got all the things.
All our budget information was already was sent in. Um streams workshops. I think we got everything. So yeah, >> Rich, did we make any headway with the stone? Stone and whatever the third
thing was, >> the the father stone and the stone. No. >> And this the sign in the or the rock numbers in the wall. That hasn't happened either. >> Nothing. Nothing has happened either with the father stone or with the uh the
missing dated stone for the central street wall. How about the Anybody notice that the fascia boards are fixed at school? I >> doubt it. I'm going to shake those town guys down next year. Everything's going to look nice. The fascia boards with the bird holes in them. >> Oh, again the woodpecker holes.
>> Will you look that when you go? >> I could. I got to take the I need to take the lights out anyway. So, >> all right. Do we have any other unfinished business? Um, I did work on the uh the door would be the >> as you're looking at the the entrance to
the building, the left left hand door. >> Um, I replaced part of the stop and I used a a wood filler to fill the the crack and I put a new sweep on it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Doesn't bring show light when >> doesn't show light anymore. No, but the
other one does. >> The other one still does. And I I think we should consider at some point uh we've done the roof, we've done the windows, um >> having that refinished, >> having those doors either refurbished or the the guy who did the windows told me that he can build uh exact replicas
>> of those doors. >> So that that might be the way that old I don't think those are even the right doors >> cuz they they look more like interior. I mean that whole thing was just thrown together. >> Yeah. So I I don't know >> the door in the back of the schoolhouse
that ugly orangey yellow >> that was somebody somebody found >> where like says what room two and a half or some stupid thing and everybody always asks what it means we go >> we don't know what came with the door >> what about the lilacs we li good
>> they'll grow back any other unfinished business before I start new business >> I don't think so that's the one that Coleman wrote no thanksg Yes. Nothing on that. Let's check old maps in
the attic. We never did that stuff. >> You looked at the map. >> I did annual >> I haven't done that. No. It's been done. No. >> All right. New business. Um, I only have
one tidbit here. Um, and it's probably angled towards Eva, uh, an information request from a resident, um, about, uh, one of the original settlers, Jonathan Hayes.
>> Jonathan Hayne. H A Y- S. Haynes. Uh, original settler. uh family was abducted by the Indians um and taken to Canada. I told him to go
to our website and refer to our book listing >> starting probably the massacre. >> I'm not familiar with that, but >> I swear I've just read that somewhere. >> It came through our email system. >> It did. They must put on like history
buffs or something because maybe they >> I just read I I just Yeah, because I didn't see >> Is that the the kidnapping on Indian Hill the Peekquad war? >> No, I think I thought it was Good Rich. >> Oh, was that >> the Good Rich massacre down by us? >> Yeah, that's what I was remember.
>> So, what did you tell them? >> I sent them to our website. I sent them to um First Settler's burial and to >> sons and daughters. >> Sons and daughters. sons. Yeah, sons and daughters. >> The moon would be the legend. >> And moon.
>> So, I didn't know if that name rang a bell at all. >> It doesn't for me, but I'll be happy to >> I told him that. >> So, I've got his email if you come up with anything. >> Okay. >> Uh any other uh new business? >> Yeah. One one thing I wanted to bring up that uh so we get we've got the 250th
coming up. We're thinking of maybe having an event. We've just fixed the roof. We've just fixed the windows. Should we see if we can get the town to paint the school for us? And that would fix that those holes up there. We replace that wood. >> I mean, I would love them to see how
>> quick they're moving off again. >> Yeah. What do you think? >> I'm all for it. I I'm not optimistic though. I mean, we've already got a list with five things on it. Two of them are three years in, >> right? Like that's my thought. Like
>> Yeah. So, I'm I'm not sure what's going on >> our request. >> Uh, but we can ask. >> Yeah. Who Who fac James, facilities chief? >> Oh, okay. I just I brought it up because I figured you'd know who to ask. Yep. Okay.
>> Yeah, we need to CC somebody else because if we're not going to get responses to these things. Did you get a response at all? >> And I've never had a problem before. >> I haven't either. >> I just feel like they just like he's not answering. I don't understand that. It's odd.
>> They were doing like all of down by fields uh streets last year, >> but I know they were working like dogs. I mean, not that they don't usually work, but they >> the library parking lot. >> Yeah. It was like I felt like they you know, >> I would I would rather they hired somebody to do it >> because we could get somebody that would
actually do a good job and do a primer and >> Right. >> just throw a coat of latex on it. >> Yeah. >> Would we have to then ask a town meeting for those funds? I I don't like if we hire somebody else. It's not like the burden on us. But >> well, it's it's all supposed to go to
facilities. It all channels through this one guy. >> It's not it's not up to us to hire outside contractors. We can't do that. >> Yeah. >> Right. I'm just trying to think cuz like we had to do that with the roof. That's why >> Well, yeah, but we didn't have to. We could have just turned it over to them. But >> James actually did we we did
>> Janny did the leg work. Uh, and then when it came time to deal with the the vendor, that all had to be through James. >> Gotcha. >> Okay. >> But they did follow our recommendations. >> Right. >> So, it is a town asset and they have a policy that they don't want our town assets declining.
>> So, uh, >> and it's the 250, >> right? >> Yep. >> Well, I would definitely use that. >> And we just did the roof and the windows and the building falling apart now. >> Reasoning. >> Okay. So I would I would leave a paper trail. >> So we continue with the paper trail.
>> Okay. And I and I know a group that uh doesn't speak English but do a really good job and take off the old paint >> if they if the town workers don't really good price. >> It has to go out to bid. >> Yeah. It's going to be it's going to be 10k
>> probably. >> Yeah. >> So you going to send it an email to them? >> Well, I'll I'll I'll research it and keep everybody informed. and and CC just CC the new Historical Commission on the town website emailed so I get it that way >> I have track
>> we don't have to worry about it >> okay >> right >> anything else >> any other new business >> any other business before the board tonight >> you didn't have anything right just coming to hang >> came I have a question post but I don't
think Sudden heaven. Does anybody need any information on sudden heaven? >> It's under a million, right? >> That's actually I was actually in shock that it's like 900 or something. >> 900 something is what I what I just
keeps in touch with the >> Okay. >> Okay. >> I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. >> I move that we adjourn. I will second. >> All in favor? >> I >> Rich and Rebecca. All in favor?