Note: McHenry County Historic Preservation members will be in attendance at this meeting; however, no official Commission business will be conducted at this meeting.
McHenry County Joint Council of Historic Groups
AGENDA
7 p.m. March 25, 2015
This meeting follows up on our fall discussion about what direction we wish to take the Joint Council moving forward and its role as a unifying force among all historically minded groups in the county. Toward that end, we have some fundamental structural things to take care of. Things to consider:
I. Discussion about organizational structure
• Mission statement. Draft
A united network of historic-minded organizations and institutions that seek to identify, preserve and promote the history of McHenry County through public education and advocacy, and by ensuring the continued survival of culturally significant artifacts and structures.
• Bylaws
It establishes a coordinator(s), explains what constitutes a member and the responsibilities associated with it and establishes regular meeting dates. The consensus at our September meeting was fewer meetings, more training. This year I’m proposing two training sessions (spring, fall) and a visit to Black Pointe Estate in Lake Geneva, Wis.
• Coordinator
Lake County’s Alliance has traditionally been run by a leader from the Lake County Discovery Museum. Here it was Gloria Mack and Nancy Fike (now Kurt Begalka). We can continue that or create – for lack of a better word – executive committee what would vet our stance on issues and assist with programming. Or we could establish a programming committee.
• Communication protocols
Questions to consider: If someone speaks on behalf of the Joint Council, should it be vetted in some way? Transparency is good. It seems to me there ought to be some kind of consensus by the membership (in important policy stances) or at least by our administrator and/or executive committee.
2. Upcoming events
- Accessioning and Preservation Techniques Workshop w/ Sara Pfannkuche. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at the Historical Society Museum in Union.
- Visit to Black Pointe Estate over the summer. Look at late afternoon (after 3 p.m.) or early evening on a Friday in August.
- Tuckpointing/stone preservation workshop Sept. 23 at the museum by Matt Engelmann from the US Heritage Group
3. Members’ roundtable News & Notes. 