HERITAGE PRESERVATION, INC.

Minutes of Meeting, 2-25-08

 

Those present:  Jim Ingrum, Jerry Dowd, Iva McClure, Betty Champion, Judy Tiffin, Mary Peck, Lee Freeman, Bob Torbert, Billy Warren, Brett Wood, Hester Cope, Charlotte Dean, Michael Pretes, Bill Kraemer, Doris Grimes, Dick Jordan, Cathy Wood

 

  1. It was noted that the minutes of the 12-17-07 meeting should say “Davis Faulkner” (item #12.a), not “David Faulkner.”  In item # 12.d., it should say that Robert Bunch and Joey James will be presented the Capital Award jointly.  With those corrections, Jim Ingrum made the motion that the minutes of the 12-17-07 and the 1-20-08 meetings be approved.  Betty Champion seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.

     
  2. Bob Torbert made the motion that the treasurer’s reports for both January and February be approved.  Billy Warren made these treasurer’s reports: 

 

January, 2008

    1. Checking Account Balance                            $3,922.53
    2. FDR Fund                                                         5,000.00
    3. Forks of Cypress Account                                3,234.78
    4. Bailey Springs Project                                       4,408.65

 

February, 2008:

    1. Checking Account Balance                            $4,016.53
    2. FDR Fund                                                         5,000.00
    3. Forks of Cypress Account                                3,234.78
    4. Bailey Springs Project                                       5,303.65

 

Lee Freeman seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.

 

  1. Hester Cope made the motion that these Board members (class of 2010) be approved:
    1. Vince Brewton
    2. Betty Champion
    3. Charlotte Dean
    4. Billy Warren
    5. Carolyn Waterman

       

Jim Ingrum seconded he motion, and it passed unanimously.

 

  1. Bob Torbert reported that work on the Wilson Family Cemetery will begin as soon as there is a break in the winter weather.  He requested that HPI donate $500 to the project (the City of Florence has already pledged $1,000).  Charlotte Dean made the motion that HPI donate $500 to the cemetery’s restoration.  Mary Peck seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.

     
  2. Billy Warren distributed and briefly reviewed copies of these documents:
    1. Accomplishments of HPI – 2007
    2. Goals of HPI – 2008
    3. A New Cemetery Law
    4. Campaign for Rogers Hall
    5. Property Listings:  National Register of Historic Places

       
  3. Billy Warren distributed information regarding Mr. Frank White, the new Executive Director of the Historical Commission.  Mr. White came to this post after serving as the endangered properties/revolving fund director at the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.  He holds a degree in architecture from Auburn University, and he completed the Advanced Management Development program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

     
  4. Billy Warren distributed copies of a Resolution from the Alabama State Legislature honoring Bill McDonald for his years of devoted work in behalf of local history and historic preservation.

     
  5. Betty Champion made the motion that the following be approved for our annual Cemetery Stroll:
    1. Date:  Saturday, April 26, 10:00 a.m. (Rain date: Sunday, April 27, 2:00 p.m.)
    2. Director:  Amanda Perry
    3. Personages:

                                                              i.      Reuben and Abby Patterson

                                                            ii.      Dr. & Mrs. J. A. Keller

                                                          iii.      John Garibaldi

                                                          iv.      Alexander Falk

                                                            v.      William Edward Blair

                                                          vi.      Moncure Woodson Camper

                                                        vii.      Virginia Foster Irvine

                                                      viii.      Emmet O’Neal

                                                          ix.      Rev. Hiram Kennedy Douglass

                                                            x.      Joseph Milner

                                                          xi.      Dr. William M. Price

                                                        xii.      Charles M. Brandon

                                                      xiii.      “Mountain” Tom Clark

 

  1. Billy Warren presented an invitation from the Shoals Environment Alliance for HPI to set up a booth at the Earth Day Fest at Wilson Park on Saturday, April 19.  The group agreed that we will have to decline the invitation this year since the Alabama Historical Association will be in town that weekend.

     
  2. Billy Warren reported that the Alabama Historical Association has requested a donation from HPI to aid in purchasing refreshments, flowers and other incidentals for the AHA’s meeting in the Shoals on April 17-19.  Betty Champion made the motion that we donate up to $200.  Jerry Dowd seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.

     
  3. Lee Freeman announced that he will make a presentation on Ferdinand Sannoner at the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library on Sunday, March 2, at 2:00 p.m.

     
  4. Charlotte Dean announced that the Alabama Association of Realtors will meet in the Shoals in mid-September.  She asked that HPI consider staging a Cemetery Stroll while the group is in town.

     
  5. Hester Cope announced the upcoming George Lindsey Film Festival and encouraged everyone to attend these free programs in particular:
    1. Friday, March 7, 10:00 a.m. – Second floor (Archival Center) of Collier Library at UNA – opening of an exhibit of an extensive collection of artifacts donated this year to the University by George Lindsey
    2. Friday, March 7, 7:00 p.m. – Billy Bob Thornton in performance at the Shoals Theater (with a big screen on Mobile Plaza for the anticipated overflow crowd)

       

Hester further stated that there were 200+ entries in this year’s Film Festival.  She also said that some of these entries will be shown in the windows of the Rogers Department Store building.

 

  1. Billy Warren shared three large portraits that were found under the linoleum on the second floor of the former HyTech building.  The portraits were verified by Pat Landrum Counts as being the work of her photographer grandfather, G. W. Landrum.  Jerry Dowd volunteered to take the portraits to Bill McDonald to see if he can identify the subjects.  Then they will be given to the Local History/Genealogy Room at the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library.

     
  2. Billy Warren distributed copies of a letter to HPI in which Dr. Darrel Russell requested that representatives of various groups interested in local history attend a meeting at the public library on Sunday, March 16, 2:00 p.m., to discuss the establishment of a Florence-Lauderdale County Archival Center in the former First Southern Bank building.  It was agreed that HPI should be represented at the meeting; therefore, HPI Board members are encouraged to attend.