HomeMy WebLinkAbout02 HPC PH PROGRESS REPORT Feb 2008
City of College Station -1/2-3/2/2008 HERITAGE PROGRAMS PROGRESS REPORT Public Communications Anne Boykin February 1 -29, 2008 EXTERNAL Acquisitions – 24 files resulting in 435 pages
scanned • Original photographs of A&M buildings c. 1898-1891 from Lois and Jim Simpson • 1205 Walton Marker Application • 1201 Walton Marker Application • Mary of the Oaks Montessori
School Notebooks Presentations -4 • 2/2 – Vietnam Veterans Conference, Hilton Hotel, 200 in attendance • 2/5 – Aggie VIP Luncheon, presented a brief history of CS and information about
Project HOLD, 25 in attendance • 2/14 – Loupot/Isenhart marker presentation at City Council meeting • 2/20 – Exploring History Lunch Lecture Series, Brazos Valley Heroes by Bill Youngkin,
90 in attendance Research Requests – 4 • 2/3 -Heather Prestridge, TAMU Asst. Curator Wildlife & Fisheries requested background information on John Crompton Park • 2/12 – Peter Orenski
of Connecticut asked for history of CS logo and flag design for inclusion in his next edition of his book, “American City Flags” • 2/18 – FBI agent from Montgomery, Texas, requested
assistance in identifying original location of Garcia’s Restaurant and owners • 2/20 – Sharon Colson, KAMU requested photo identification of A&M Women’s Basketball Team 1939 Championship
Publicity -None Oral History Interviews -None Publications -2 • PH promotional book mark • Exploring History Lunch Lecture post card Historic Markers – 2 • Currently, 81 Historic Home
Markers, 8 Building Markers and 2 Historic Subject Markers • Markers approved: Loupot/Isenhart home & Washington Chapel Baptist Church • Marker pending: Doxie & Charles V. Wootan Home
City of College Station -2/2-3/2/2008 Community Outreach -4 • 2/6 – Networking meeting with Robin Silva, Board Member of Museum of the American G.I., to explore B/CS as a military veteran
tourist destination • 2/11 – Brazos County Historical Commission Meeting • 2/12 -Networking meeting with Brazos Valley Museum Curator Deborah Cowman and Tina Hanna, volunteer, to explore
ways of promoting combined heritage events in the community • 2/13 – Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Board – Asked to serve as historian INTERNAL Intern – 36 hours • 2/6 – Interview
with Former Mayor Lynn McIlhaney for upcoming exhibit conducted by Alyson Sanders, PH Intern • Alyson graduates CUM LAUDE on May 16 from SHSU with a B.A. in History and a minor in English
• Bridal Shower planned for Alyson on April 16, 3 – 5pm in Project HOLD Volunteers – 12 hours • Sarah Sundbeck, prior PH volunteer is back to volunteer 3 hours bi-weekly this semester
• Brian Langhof, TAMU student in Public Communications, will volunteer 3 hours a week this sem