***NOTE CHANGE IN PLACE *** (JUST FOR THIS MEETING!)
1. Attendance/introductions
2. Open discussion & information sharing: "Wilmington Hunting Stories"
3. Secretary’s Report
4. Treasurer’s report --- Bob to present draft budget, discuss for changes for final draft for Jan. meeting
5. Communications--- emails, thank-you notes, letters, additions to archives
6. Standing Committee Reports---
a) Library, Museum, Historic Sites Committee ---- Merri /Karen
--- will meet to create disaster policy
--- laptop needs to be online and updated at least once per month—Karen has been doing that
--- Past Perfect Progress—updating (Merri)
b) Publications and Programs Committee
--- History Tour development (Karen & Doug—map)
--- Program Oct. 13, “Introduction to Genealogy---Getting Started”--- report
(Doug/Guy/Cressey’s)
--- Program ? or display for 50th Anniversary of Whiteface Ski Center, Jan. 25th & 26th (Doug)
--- History “tidbits” for the WMRVB website (Doug)
--- Ideas for topics for 2008 “Open Discussions”??? Should we have one in January?
(Jan. is planning meeting)
c) Membership & Nominations Committee --- Nancy & Bob Cressey
Need to set meeting date for membership brochure creation --- Late Nov. or early Dec???
7. Special Committee Reports
--- Whiteface Visitor’s Bureau (Karen--- will report in Jan.)
--- Wilmington Community Enhancement Council –(see copy of minutes from Karen)
8. Report from Board of Trustees/any concerns for the Board of Trustees ---NOTE: Audit committee to meet Jan. 2nd, prior to regular meeting
9. Old Business---
---- Wilmington cannon (Doug Wolfe)
---- website (Karen/Patrick McIntyre)
---- Wilmington Research Project --- purchase/distribution of resource guides by Prof. Harold
Hinds (Merri/ Karen) --- any more new books published? Recent orders…
Karen did research for Prof. Hinds on missing Probate Packets & mailed them out this week.
---- Virtual Reality Tickets Fundraiser ----(Karen --- no new orders for Nov.)
---- Thank-you cards & rubber stamp (Nancy)
10. New Business---
--- Karen & Bob Peters attended NNYLN workshop on Book Repair on Oct. 15—will report at Jan. meeting
--- Jan. meeting will be a planning meeting
--- New York State Annual Report Forms 2004, 2005,2006 are completed and mailed! Thanks everyone!
--- Other
11. Set agenda & discussion topic for next meeting
12. Meeting adjourned---
Future meetings for your calendar: (NOTE: no meeting in December), Jan. 2, Feb. 6, Mar. 5, Apr. 2, May 7, June 4