Meeting7.7.08

=July 7, 2008= From: Stephanie Subject: MCHP meeting notes Date: July 10, 2008 11:24:15 AM EDT

Hi everyone:

Attached are the notes from the topic & themes brainstorm & the initial list of resources that were mentioned at the meeting. Have a look and let me know what you think. It'll be interesting to get Taffy's input since she may lots to add to both the topic and resource lists. This should help you as you work on the inventory before the next meeting -- what resources do you have that tell interesting stories and support the broad history of Farmington. Is there anyone else you want to bring on board to help in this brainstorm/inventory process? Any other people who know the history of Farmington & the historical resources?

And, not to belabor the point, but the core activities of the MCHP are the inventory, digitizing & cataloging 100-200 items for the Maine Memory Network, 3,000 overview narrative, the 5 online exhibits, the website and the community celebration. Additional activities/tools like oral history can easily fit into the MCHP structure, too.

We'll see you in August but feel free to call with any questions. Kristie and I can arrive early to help if there's anything we can do to help in this part of the process. We'll be giving the full MMN training, including the digitization & cataloging piece, before the August meeting. At the meeting we'll pick up on the themes, selecting items for MMN, how to spend the funds and begin to look at who is doing which tasks.

Next meeting is August 8. I'll bring the first quarter of the $10,000 with me to the meeting. Melanie: can you send me information on how to make out that check?

thanks all. See you soon.

Stephanie

Stephanie Philbrick Community Partnership Coordinator Maine Community Heritage Project Maine Historical Society

Farmington-Themes & Resources.doc