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Minutes
October 4, 2016`
5pm
Present: Carole Hinshaw,Vice Chairman
Joyce Qualls,Secretary
Christine Kinlaw-Best
Jim Lee
Patty Williams
Pasha Baker
Donna Peterson
Art Woodruff,City Commission liaison
Alicia Clarke, Museum Curator
Julie Maring,Administrative Specialist
Absent: Valada Flewellyn
Francis Oliver
The meeting was called to order at 5:OO pm by Vice-Chairman Hinshaw.
Ms. Clarke announced Paul Hodgins' term had ended. Donna Peterson was appointed to the
board. Ms. Peterson was introduced.
Ms. Hinshaw announced board chairman Joshua Dane had moved away. New member Pasha
Baker was appointed to replace him.
The board members introduced themselves to the new board members. Members were asked
to review the board mailing list and make any corrections.
The minutes of the July 5, 2016 meeting were approved as read.
Ms. Baker told the board that Goldsboro Elementary School will be celebrating 100 years this
year.
Ms. Clarke explained how museum fits into the Recreation Department and the differences
between Recreation and the Parks division of the Public Works Department.
Ms. Hinshaw updated the board about the Sanford Historical Society and its projects including
the upcoming holiday wreath sale.
Ms. Best announced the availability of the online version of The Sanford Herald. She said the
online site is not easily searchable. Only a small portion of the images have been reviewed with
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OCR. The board discussed the Sanford Herald digitization project and the poor quality of some
of the images. Ms. Clarke explained that the Sanford Museum and the Museum of Seminole
County History have the only copies of the Herald on microfilm. Apparently only two copies of
the microfilm ever existed. The county museum has the original newspapers. Ms. Clarke said
the Herald still holds the copyright on all of this material.
Ms. Clarke updated the board on the status of the Public History Center/Student Museum. The
building was sold by the school board to Lisa Lessard. It is being restored and will be open in
March 2017 as something like an event center. Ms. Lessard gave the Sanford Museum staff the
opportunity to look through and take some items that had been left in the building.
Commissioner Woodruff announced that work had begun again on the restoration of Hopper
Academy. The project needs $15,000. The a/c is being redone and the foundation has been
replaced. He passed around a flier explaining structural changes that are needed. Discussion
followed about the history of the school and the funds needed for the restoration. It was
suggested that the Sanford Historical Society promote this project in their newsletter and
possibly donate some money. The museum staff will put together all of the historical material
about Hopper in the museum's collection.*
Ms. Clarke told the board the museum has received the archives of First Baptist Church. The
congregation turned their buildings over to Central Baptist Church and will be looking for a new
home. The museum received 24 cubic feet of material from the church. The museum did not
receive any records from First Presbyterian Church when it closed. Commissioner Woodruff
said there should have been records at the church. Ms. Clarke will check with the Orlando
Presbytery. Ms. Clarke talked about the challenges of large donations like this. The museum's
archives now houses large collections from the Sanford Womans Club, the Sanford Police
Department, and The Sanford Herald. Ms. Clarke said the museum needs a plan for going
forward with these types of collections. This may involve keeping digital images instead of
original items. Options for storage need to be considered. Discussion followed.
Ms. Best mentioned that the museum now has Wi-Fi.
With no further business,the meeting was adjourned at: 6:25pm.
Signature of Chairman
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