Historical Commission

Sterling Heights Historical Commission February 2, 2012 40433 Utica Road Sterling Heights, MI 48313 Minutes of Meeting I. Call to Order Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Spontz. II. Roll Call Present: F. James Dunlop, Douglas J. Harvey, Ruthann Schinzing, Laura Szpont, Scott Townsend Absent: George Kurzatkowski, Peter Mattera III. Approval of Agenda Item VI. E. Upton House Tours, VI. F. Historical Plaques, VII. C. Meeting Dates/Times and VII. D. Sterlingfest was proposed to be added to the agenda. Motion made by Townsend to approve the agenda as amended, seconded by Szpont. Motion carried. IV. Minutes of September 1, 2011 Minutes of the September 1, 2011 meeting were approved on a motion by Dunlop, supported by Harvey. Motion carried. V. Communications/Reports/Correspondence Commission members requested that meeting agendas, minutes, etc. be sent via email to save on postage. Commission members discussed attendance at the Michigan Local History Conference to be held at Macomb Community College Warren campus. VI. Unfinished Business A. Sterling Christmas The Upton House had 570 visitors. $37.33 was collected in donations. Four commissioners assisted at the house this year. Commissioners suggested asking past members to volunteer, as well as family and friends. B. Historical Display Case in Library The display case needs to be changed for May – August. Turgeon will ask Mattera if he is interested in continuing this project. Ideas discussed for the display case were Cemeteries, Churches, Upton House, Sterling Heights events. C. Clippings and Scrapbook Harvey is working on this project from home. Townsend may be interested in helping as well. D. Veteran’s History Project There have been no new participants. Commissioners would like to continue this as long as funding/staffing allows. E. Upton House Tours Commissioners are willing to do tours, but need at least one week notice. F. Historical Plaques Turgeon brought in an example of St. Clair Shores Historical Marker program. Spontz offered to type up a draft form for Sterling Heights to use. VII. New Business A. Spring/Summer Magazine article Turgeon will work on an article. Suggestions were for farms/tractors, Memorial Day parade or Sterlingfest. B. Historical Commission program The annual Historical Commission program will be held on Wednesday, May 16th at 7 p.m. in the library Programming Center. Patrick Livingston is presenting “Summer Dreams: The Story of Bob-lo Island”. C. Meeting Dates/Times The Commissioners discussed changing the meeting dates and times. Commissioners decided to keep the dates and times the same. D. Sterlingfest Sterlingfest will be July 26th – 28th. The commission needs volunteers to staff the Upton House on Friday and Saturday from 3 – 7 p.m. Turgeon will bring the signup sheet to the May meeting. The magazine will show the days and hours for the Upton House. VIII. Communication from Citizens None IX. Adjourn A motion was made by Schinzing to adjourn, seconded by Townsend. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Next meeting: May 3, 2012