Historical Commission Meeting Minutes - June 18, 2025

Historical Commission Meeting Minutes
June 18, 2025 @ 7pm
A hybrid meeting was held both via Zoom and in person at the Township building.

Call to Order – Meeting was called to order at 7:04 PM

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call of Members:
Commission Members Present: Patty DeFroscia, Donna DiPrinzio, Mark Evans, Lorraine Tindaro, Tom Parr, Jamie Evans
Commission Members Absent: Leah Jennings, Cathy Callahan
Staff Members Present: Abbey Swan
Professionals Present: NA
Guests Present: Mike Bedrick, Lindsey Beacher

The Historical Commission June 18, 2025 agenda was posted on the Township website and at the township building on June 17, 2025. Agendas were made available to the public at the meeting. The 2025 Historical Commission meeting schedule was published in the Daily Local News on December 18, 2024.

Public Comment – None

Approval of 5/21/2025 Minutes
Minutes were approved 6-0

1. New Business:
   1. Mark held a vote to change the order of agenda items, moving event planning to the end - vote passed 6-0.
2. Old Business:
   1. Schoolhouse Tours – Donna, Chris, and Tom had 11 visitors on June 1, including the Edges paper boy, who recalled the schoolhouse being moved from Edge Lane. Prompted by a guest’s question, Tom confirmed that our schoolhouse is the only remaining Hexagonal Schoolhouse in the state. Lorraine and Jamie are signed up for Sunday, July 6th. We still need tour guides for August. Abbey will connect Tom and Mark with a new resident who wants a tour and may be a new recruit for the Commission. Mark reminded everyone to take photos of the tours.
3. Sub-Committee Reports:
   1. MEMBERSHIP – Still missing one member.
   2. EVENTS – Discussed Below
   3.  SPACKMAN FARM – Humidifiers are up and running the basement.
   4.  MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA – We purchased an ad in the CCHPN Ledger and on Facebook.
   5.  HISTORICAL PRESERVATION – On hold, updated ordinance coming after the picnic
   6.  CALN AT RISK – Lloyd Farm corn was planted. Main Line Health had their conditional use application approved by the Board of Commissioners.
   7. OCHS LIASON REPORT – OCHS is installing five new signs for historic buildings.
   8. FINANCE UPDATE – Discussed below.
4. Picnic Planning – Commission members cleaned inside to prepare the house for the picnic. About 120 people have registered for the event with around 60% purchasing lunches. Abbey sent an email to last year’s attendees inviting them to this year’s picnic. Mark and Abbey will coordinate on Friday for outreach to those who have signed up. Mark went through the event checklist and discussed outstanding items. Mark rented 30 tables and table clothes, 200 chairs, a large fan, and stations to rope off the doors. He outlined the event map for the group. We went through all of the antiques and decorations for staging the house and made a plan where to pick up which items. We then discussed the event schedule and volunteer assignments. Total expenses to date include buses, rentals, magnets, wristband, and décor purchases at $7299 total.
5. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS:
   1. EAC guests – Lindsey and Abbey updated the group on the progress of the Environmental Advisory Council which had its first meeting this month. EAC members will be attending other board/commission meetings to brief those groups and get feedback on items in the Sustainability report that may apply to them.
   2. Patty reported that OCHS volunteers will be helping out with the Coatesville Town Tour on June 26. Mark reminded everyone about the CCHPN dinner on the 25th and that the Brandywine Battlefield Task Force is meeting on the 26th at Thornbury Farm.

ADJOURNMENT – The meeting was adjourned at 8:25.