Kendallvilleheritage.org
To preserve, honor and build upon the heritage of Kendallville Indiana.
On Monday, April 27,
2009, the
Kendallville
Heritage Association meeting was held at 6:00 p.m. in the Kendallville
Public
Library conference room. In attendance were: Ray
Scott,
, Mary
Hartman, Tom Leedy, Eric Daniels, Dave Christianson and Becky
Daniels.
Minutes of the March meeting
were
approved as
written.
Dave Christianson reported
that
the form
showing our existence to the Secretary of State has been
filed.
The form was filed online at a cost of $7.14. This
reflects
a
savings of $3 since it was completed online.
Ray Scott reported that the
draft of the
new
historic preservation ordinance is ready. Ray is not sure
when it
will be
put into place. He estimates that it is 3 months
away.
The
Historic Preservation Commission guidelines are set. The
group
can then
start working on the historic district area. The next step in
getting the
ordinance established is to go through the Law and Ordinance
Committee.
The Mayor will be responsible for choosing the members of the Historic
Preservation Commission. Mary Hartman asked if a museum may
be
possible
once the commission is in place? This is something that the
KHA
has
talked about when we first began meeting.
Mary Hartman inquired about
the
collection of
membership dues. Dave Christianson will collect membership
dues of
$10 at the June meeting.
Mary Harman reported on the
Russell
Frehse
Collection. She handed out a list of what has been recorded
by
Judy
Richter as she has been sorting through the boxes. Currently,
Judy has 5
boxes left. They will take more time to go through since they
are
mostly
loose leaf/handwritten pages. The next step will be
organizing
the
collection. Tom Leedy noted that there are 300+ of
unidentified
photos on
the list. He suggested that we put a call out for people to
try
to
identify the photos at an event. This way we can get the
photos
identified as well as getting the Kendallville Heritage Association
name out to
the community. Some other suggestions by committee members
were
to have
contests to see who can name the most at the Apple
Festival, the
Cruise-in
and/or the All Class Reunion. The winner could win a
1 year
membership
to the KHA. We could also add the photos to the website when
it
is up and
running.
Tom Leedy reported that Sara
Knopp will
check with
the Noble County Historical Society about joining us to work on the
timeline. She thought it would be a yes. But needs
to
verify before
committing. Tom also reported that Thrive has
started.
Surveys are
being sent out either online or by paper. The KHA would fall
under the
Cultural Enhancement pillar chaired by Sandy Petrie. This
pillar
focuses
on our heritage and culture in Noble County. Under this
pillar,
we would
begin working on the timeline project. The timeline project
assessment
phase will be done by the end of June. Then the timeline
project
could
get started.
Eric Daniels reported on the
progress
for starting
a website for the KHA. Eric handed out a report with
available
domain
names as well as the cost analysis of getting the domain
established. The
biggest cost is for the hosting of the website. Tom Leedy
suggested that
we go with kendallvilleheritageassociation.org. The group was
in
agreement that this was a very logical choice. Eric will
check
with Day 6
Design about hosting. Once the website is in
operation, we
can see
about linking to the Kendallville Chamber of Commerce and the
Noble County
Historical Association websites. Tom Leedy made a motion to
have
Eric
Daniels proceed with obtaining a domain name. Dave
Christianson
seconded. Approved.
Due to the May meeting falling
on
Memorial Day,
the next meeting will be 6:00 p.m., Monday, June 22, 2009 at the
Kendallville
Public Library, Meeting Room A.
Meeting adjourned.
Becky Daniels,
Secretary
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