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Work Session May 30th Warwick Senior Center
Attending: Evelyn Wheeler, Pegee Malcolm, Tom Podgurski, Sally Small, Bruce
MacGunigle, Judy Fardig, Rosemarie Mello, Carolyn Crist-Schwab.
Told of Edna’s three “situations” in her area. One Indian Burial Ground
getting bigger in North Smithfield, found another one in Glocester, and
found stones stacked in Foster to let a tractor thru to the back yard.
Announced the donation we received from RI Genealogical Society for $300 to
print “the book”. Book is at the printer now.
Will ask everyone to distribute to their county. If help is needed Pegee and
Evelyn will help.
Evelyn talked to RSVP (senior volunteers) in Cranston and they want to work
with us for their seniors to keep busy. The senior center is right next to
Cranston City Hall, so research would be one of the positions. They will
have a table at the Senior Expo at the Mall in the fall and will share it
with us. Start thinking.They also want someone on the Channel 13 show from
Johnston, Cranston or Warwick. Taping is done in Johnston. Need an article
for their newsletter by mid June. Rosemarie Mello volunteered.
DOT waives landfill fees during the spring Earth Day cleanups. You have to
have your own dumpsters and haulers but they waive the fees. Keep in mind
for next April thru mid June.
Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, is
co-operating with us also for not only Earth Day time but anytime we have a
clean up. They have tools to borrow, Rakes, brooms, shovels, hedge trimmers,
garden supplies, litter pick up tools, (grabbers) and Glad ForceFlex
bags.She will also arrange for debris pick up. Let me know if you need
anything. This is for Glocester, Smithfield, Lincoln, Cumberland, North
Smithfield, Burrillville, and Woonsocket.
Gov Sundlin is trying to get RI History taught in the schools. Would like to
work with him about the Historical Cemeteries.Let Evelyn know if you have
any thoughts. Rosemarie is writing a letter for that also, just to tell him
what we are.
Went over cemetery laws that have been given to the State Rep for the
legislative lawyer to look over.
Have written letters to all Historical Society’s asking for volunteers to
transcribe, document, cross reference etc. Judy and Rosemarie immediately
got out their stamps for the envelopes. Thank you so much.
Bob Butler had drafted a letter to go to all cities and towns to get
cooperation with the DPW for debris pick up, posting new signs, etc. Evelyn
would like to know the towns that are very cooperative now so we don’t send
to them.
When “the book” is printed, extra sheets are made of the ordinances and
cemetery locations to go to the Police Depts with a cover letter asking them
to be extra watchful of vandalism.
The commission is on the list at the DMV for community service and also at
State Internship program.
There was a suggestion made to make the 25 foot buffer to 50 ft. Something
to think about.
Everyone should call the Town Halls and see who is the contact person that
gets calls about Historical Cemeteries. If you already know who, great,
bring names to June meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Evelyn Wheeler |