MOTHER COLONY HOUSE 1996/07/08• •
MOTHER COLONY HOUSE ADVISORY BOARD
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JULY 8, 1996 E f
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PRESENT: Dixie Edwards, Marion Harvey, E-eW4� H g, George
MacLaren, Florence MitchgIFI:,E Pp,;ggv RpnRer
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REGRETS: Harold Bastrup
ALSO PRESENT: Jane Newell, Recorder
1. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Mother Colony House Advisory Board
was held on Monday, July 8, 1996 in the Conference Room of the
Anaheim Public Library. As there was a quorum present, the
meeting was called to order at 10:15 A.M. by Chairperson Peggy
Hoag.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the May 13, 1996 meeting were read and approved
as mailed by general consent.
3. REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE
Newsletters from the Orange County Historical Society and the
Federation of Orange County Historical Organizations for the
months of May and June were circulated among the board members.
By general consent, Jane Newell was directed to update and
return the information for the 1997 Federation of Orange County
Historical Organizations directory.
4. REPORT OF THE LIBRARY LIAISON
Jane Newell reported the statistics for May and June 1996.
There were 10 groups touring the Mother Colony House with a
total of 277 visitors. The History Room had 4 tours for 70
visitors, 278 patrons and 1,815 questions.
Jane distributed flyers advertising the extended Monday hours,
which will be available at all the branches, as well as the
Central Library.
Board members were invited to view the four oversize photographs,
donated by the Anaheim Historical Society, which have been
framed and hung in the hallway leading into the History Room.
Copies of an Anaheim Bulletin article on Professor Vollmer,
a visiting researcher from Germany, was distributed.
Jane also reported on the Mother Colony House fence project.
5. OLD BUSINESS
Peggy Hoag reported that a formal copy of the letter regarding the
proposed relocation of the Mother Colony House was sent to the
City Council. (Copies were mailed with the agenda.) Thanks were
extended to Doug Renner for drafting the letter.
Continued
MOTHER COLONY HOUSE&VISORY BOARD
July 8, 1996
6. NEW BUSINESS
A motion was made by Peggy Hoag, and seconded by George MacLaren,
to permanently change the date of the bi-monthly meetings from
10:00 a.m. on the second Monday of every other month (January,
March, etc.) to 10:00 a.m. on the first Friday of every other
month (January, March, etc.) effective with the September 1996
meeting. The motion carried.
7. ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
Doug Renner reported on the Anaheim Museum's coverlet project.
Jane brought one of the coverlets in for the members to view.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:47 A.M.
Peggy I�6,% Chairpern
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Jane Newell, Recorder
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