HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-03-2012 Regular MeetingFairhope Museum of History
Board Meeting Minutes
October 3, 2012
Attending: Donnie Barrett, Pete Bremer, Lucille Fracas, Catherine King , and
John Taratsas.
The meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m. Minutes and attendance calendars
from August and September, 2012 were distributed and the Minutes were
approved.
The Museum has received several accessions since the last report including,
historic photographs, an Edith Harwell piece, two documents ordering the
desegregation of Fairhope schools, and a reel-to-reel tape of 'Beautiful Baldwin."
The Board approved these accessions to the Museum's collection .
Director Barrett reported on recent and upcom i ng Museum activities :
APT/Smithsonian Citizen Interviews, Elderberry Festival on September 7-8,
VVVVII Exhibit Program/Reception on October 13th , Director Barrett's street venue
presentation of Fairhope Founders during the Grand Festival of Books on
October 5-6 , Round Up Day on 11/2, continued progress on the People 's RR
gazebo exhibit, status of the Fairhope Black History projecUexhibit, and the
successful move of the popular Teas at Two (of which the Museum has now
presented over 100 times) from Thursday to Tuesday afternoons . The \/\/WII
exhibit will be replaced in 2013, most likely with a pottery exhibit showcasing the
Museum 's outstanding 200+ piece collection. Plans for a Halloween event for
2012 were tabled due to a crowded events schedule.
Director Barrett further reported on the Museum's contributions to local author
Cathy Donelson;s new book focusing on Fairhope in the 1920's. The Museum
Gift Shop has a new cash register, is on sound financial footing, and will be
expanding its inventory of items for sale . The Museum has been selected by the
Alabama Humanities Foundation as a site for The Way We Worked exhibit
scheduled for spring 2014. The Friends organization, under the leadership of
President Mary Ann Maradik, works closely with the director to provide support
for the Museum .
Meeting adjourned at 4 :24 p.m.
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