Mayor Steve Lentz | Village of Mundelein Website
Mayor Steve Lentz | Village of Mundelein Website
Village of Mundelein Historical Commission met Dec. 4
Here are the minutes provided by the commission:
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Flynn called the meeting to order at 9:04 AM.
ATTENDANCE
Chairman Flynn took the roll call. It indicated as follows:
Commission Attendance
PRESENT: Chairman Flynn, Commissioner Baur, Commissioner Frasier, Commissioner Walker, Commissioner Killackey, Commissioner Zander, Commissioner Hayes
ABSENT:
Other Attendance
PRESENT: Jeanne Steffens
PUBLIC COMMENTARY
Ms. Steffens responded to a question Diana Dreske from the Dunn Museum had about an image of some kind of quilting press. Ms. Steffens did some research and most likely it is a beading loom, possibly used by American Indians.
She also reported to the Commission about a story telling program in Wauconda that is similar to our Story Corp and could help us develop that.
PARK DISTRICT REPORT
Nothing to report. No representative from the Park District present.
MINUTES APPROVAL
Motion to approve the November 6, 2024 Historical Commission Meeting Minutes.
Correction made: misspelling of “chairman” on last page.
RESULT: Passed [Yes 7, No 0, Abstained 0]
MOVER: Commissioner Tom Baur
SECONDER: Commissioner Wendy Frasier
AYES: Michael Flynn, Tom Baur, Wendy Frasier, Anne Walker, Shawn Killackey, Barb Zander, Jeffry Hayes
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT AND OTHER COMMUNICATION
Daily Herald Article
Two articles about John Hynds and his artifacts display in recent issues of the Herald.
Copies of both issues are now in museum archives.
Landscape Plan
Commissioner Zander discussed problems with the planting of some plants around the flag pole which do not fit into the theme of the landscape. She will try to schedule a meeting with Ron Salski regarding this matter.
Caboose Mitigation Project
Village had sent a team to inspect the inside of the caboose and gave a cost of $2,850 to clean it up, which the Village & the Park District will be working on.
Illinois Historical Society Award Application
Commissioner Flynn finished the application which consisted of write-ups, newsletter reports, four testimonials & the two Daily Herald articles.
Radio Play Special Event
No report. Still planning on having it in April or May.
Sheet Music Display Options
Commissioner Flynn sent information on this display to the Mundelein Community Bank and Village Hall but is waiting on responses.
Other
MUSEUM OPERATIONS
Archiving
Will start up again for the winter break. Also, the donor was upset his name was not in the display case with the artifact he had donated to the museum. That was a practice before the Commission took over, but has since changed that policy. We will send a letter to the donor about the new policy.
Facility Maintenance
Will contact the Park District about the second computer screen found in the storage room and if it should be removed. Also, we will ask if two metal radiators can be removed from the museum to give more space (one in the storage room, one in the ladies' waiting room). We want to keep the others for historical sake.
Collections: Accessioning / De-Accessioning
Commissioner Baur said he found someone who would like to buy the military jacket we have with the soldier’s numbers on the collar, but per policy it cannot be sold.
Commission will keep item and continue to search for more information on who’s jacket it was.
Motion to accept donated “Mundelein Parade 2024” painting done by local artist Ruth Hutter.
RESULT: Passed [Yes 7, No 0, Abstained 0]
MOVER: Commissioner Wendy Frasier
SECONDER: Commissioner Barb Zander
AYES: Michael Flynn, Tom Baur, Wendy Frasier, Anne Walker, Shawn Killackey, Barb Zander, Jeffry Hayes
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
Motion to accept wood frame with the imprint of “Tripp Lumber Area ILL” from local resident.
RESULT: Passed [Yes 7, No 0, Abstained 0]
MOVER: Commissioner Wendy Frasier
SECONDER: Commissioner Jeffry Hayes
AYES: Michael Flynn, Tom Baur, Wendy Frasier, Anne Walker, Shawn Killackey, Barb Zander, Jeffry Hayes
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
Motion to accept history book on the Kirk Players donated by group founded.
RESULT: Passed [Yes 7, No 0, Abstained 0]
MOVER: Commissioner Wendy Frasier
SECONDER: Commissioner Anne Walker
AYES: Michael Flynn, Tom Baur, Wendy Frasier, Anne Walker, Shawn Killackey, Barb Zander, Jeffry Hayes
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
Volunteer Hours and Museum Attendance
Volunteer hours were 93.
Museum attendance was 38 guests.
Other
NEW BUSINESS
Radio Plays November & December
Commissioner Walker announced that the last radio show of the season would be a Dragnet Christmas show. She also created a list of all the radio shows done in 2024 to achieve in the museum records.
Commissioner Zander brought the idea up of having trivia during the radio shows for next season.
2025 Display Updates
Deciding to carry over the Diamond Lake exhibit into next year. Also, during the shutdown, we would like to add a Mundelein history timeline around the walls of the museum along with taking out the Tools display and add the Old #1 anniversary display.
2025 Calendar
Commissioner Flynn typed up a draft of the Historical Commission’s calendar of events in 2025. Will keep copies of calendar during every meeting to add/subtract from. Still discussing when & where for Ols #1 event with an idea of maybe during an antique fire truck show in July.
The Commission also discussed moving the January 1, 2025 meeting to January 8, 2025.
Other
OLD BUSINESS
Digitial Site Map
No report
Pop-up Museum at Tighthead
No report
New Museum Brochure
Going to contact Christa at Park District to revamp brochure.
Story Corps
No report
Computer Upgrade
No report
Old # 1 - 100th Anniversary
Still discussing when & where for Old #1 event with an idea of maybe during an antique fire truck show in July.
Other
VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
• Photos of the inside viewing of the caboose were presented to the Commission. Park District has agreed to pay for fixing the roof first then hiring a cleaning team for the inside of caboose. Commission needs to make plans of what we want to do with the caboose by next spring.
• New ID cards and keys to the storage building were given to Commissioners Flynn and Frasier.
• Was notified that the Historical Commission will be giving their annual report to the Village Board in February.
• With so many new housing developments coming to the Village, plans are in the process to have the developers give donations to the commissions of Mundelein to help with costs we may have. We should have more details regarding this in the spring.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion to Adjourn the Historical Commission Meeting. The meeting adjourned at 10:48 AM.
RESULT: Passed [Yes 7, No 0, Abstained 0]
MOVER: Commissioner Wendy Frasier
SECONDER: Commissioner Anne Walker
AYES: Michael Flynn, Tom Baur, Wendy Frasier, Anne Walker, Shawn Killackey, Barb Zander, Jeffry Hayes
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
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