O’Fallon Museum Board – Meeting Minutes October 2024

O’Fallon Museum Board

Minutes

October 14, 2024

Present Absent

Toni Reetz, Trustee Ken Griffith, Trustee

Linda Rost, Secretary Cheyanne Dame, Trustee

Melissa Rost, Curator

Curt Williams, Chairman

Convene: 

The meeting was called to order by Curt at 4:08 pm at the O’Fallon Museum metal building.

Public Comment:  Time limit 10 minutes per subject.

Minutes: Read by trustees. 

Toni made a motion to approve minutes as corrected and Curt seconded. Minutes approved.

Accessions: (Motion to accept made by Toni and Curt seconded.)

• Abby Morris – Items from Riley Country School from 1934-35
  • Desks
    • Mom’s aunt Bessie Householder
    • Do we have names of where they are from in the schoolhouse? Some do, some don’t.
  • Dictionary – smaller than others. Kids may be able to use it.
  • Butter churn – different gear box and paddles with glass jar.
    • Other butter churns could be used for kids to try.
• Peggy Smith – dolls – might be nurse dolls
  • Toni will get a picture of them when she visits.
• Dr. Young – First doctor in Baker who left in the 1940s.
  • Misc documents – Family pictures and birth certificates

Discussion of Curator’s Report:

• Narrative for Grid United grant for trackless train done for Community Investment Program (CIP). Due Nov. 1.
• AARP Baker History Walk Grant – Went live on Sept. 28 and there have been 60 scans.
  • Sixth grade class with Johnson
  • Angela Heiser had comments about Heiser’s history
• New website – any input is welcome!
• LEGO Fridays – about 20+ people from 10 am – 2 pm.
  • Some kids come in and engage in other activities.
• Regional Museum meeting – people with Hettinger, Bowman, Terry, & Baker
  • Terry working in sustainable museum – had a lot of questions
• Could not attend the MPMA conference in Bismarck.
• Traci – accessioning and organizing. She keeps finding items that have never been processed.
• Night at the Museum
  • Alyson Lineback, Lew Price, Bo Rost (hasn’t answered)
• Trick or Treat – need to get bags ready and need volunteers
• Meeting with commission tomorrow – Will provide updates about programming
• MSU student teachers for rural teaching program – Wendy Morical – enjoyed a museum tour
• Plan for maintenance and organizational projects needs to be completed.
  • Emergency/disaster plan
  • Water damage in south jail entrance
  • Need door seals and painting.
  • Need to finish collection management plan

New Business:

• CIP grant project
  • Film Proposal – History of Here with Ashton Call Films (maybe ask Ken Howe?)
    • 5-8 minute documentary plus trailer – $11,100
    • Movable walls that are 4×6 with slatwall on one side and painted panels on the facing side showing each part of the History of Here

Next Meeting: November 19, 2024 at 4 pm

Adjournment: 5:03 pm

s\ Curt Williams, Chairman     s\Recording Secretary, Linda Rost, Trustee