Canaan Historical Society
Meeting of November 24, 2003
President Dan Fleetham opened the meeting at 7 p.m. in the Senior Center.
Members present: President Dan Fleetham, Vice President John Ricard, Treasurer Reg Barney, Historian & Corresponding Secretary Donna Zani Dunkerton, Secretary Carol Bergeron and members: Pete & Betty Cummings, Patsy Carter, Louise Kremzner, Jackie Lary, Charles Townsend.
The minutes of the October 2003 meeting were corrected to include Vice President John Ricard and Donna Z. Dunkerton Historian and Corresponding Secretary on the slate of officers.
TreasurerÕs report was read and accepted.
Correspondence was noted.
Old Business:
Snow Roller: Donna reported that the high level of water has prevented the start of construction of the pad.
Museum: Donna reported that the docks from the lake have been stored leaning against the building which is likely to cause damage and is unsightly. Dan had asked the town to remove them but it has not been done.
New Business:
Donna plans to continue updating the descriptive cards for items in the museum. Another copy of the town history has been sold and there are two remaining copies.
Reggie moved that we purchase another dozen copies. It was seconded and approved.
There was discussion about CanaanÕs Boston Post Cane, which was given to honor the oldest citizen in town. It is stored in the town vault. It was asked, ÒWho is the oldest resident in Canaan?Ó
Programs: Patsy reported on efforts to engage a speaker on the history of the Abenakis.
Another topic of interest was suggested also: the history of gravestones.
The meeting was adjourned and refreshments followed.
The next meeting will be held January 26, 2004 at the Canaan Senior Center
The minutes and dates of our meetings appear on this site www.rootsweb.com/~nhchs
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Bergeron