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27Meet with new mayor to brainstorm on how to improve communications with village residents (e.g. get more people to sign up for the "Village Blast")P Marcus6/20/2017Open
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54Obtain more information about the tapes of the Village Board meetings from Rob Wooten (e.g. format of the tapes, number of tapes, how much space is required to store them)Pete Marcus9/24/2019In Progress9/24 - Pete sent an email to Rob Wooten requesting this information; 10/21 - Rob replied that he hoped to obtain information by the end of this week; 10/22 - Joann to follow up
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56Contact the Mayor about honoring the legacy of Adolph Lewisohn at the new DPW facility via a street name change (e.g. Lewisohn Lane) or erection of a plaque which describes his legacyPete Marcus, Walter Schwartz, George Calvi9/24/2019In Progress9/24 - Walter volunteered to draft a letter to the Mayor recommending the street name change; Pete to make the formal recommendation as well as include in his annual report to the Mayor; 10/22 - Joann stated that there would be design meetings for the new facility and that she would keep us apprised of progress and also that she would support some type of recognition for Adolph Lewisohn; 02/03 - Pete included this recommendation in his annual report to the mayor
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62Contact George Malone (Town Cable TV) to determine if we can add some programs to the public access channelPete Marcus3/24/2020In Progress3/31 - Pete called George several times and left voicemails but has not received any call back
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63Add the list of plaques/historical markers to our website (see 1996 Centennial Book and S. Wittenberg's photo album)Pete Marcus3/24/2020In Progress3/31 - Pete has begun compiling a list using the Centennial book and S Wittenberg's photo album
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65Canvas the Village Board and determine how receptive they would be to changing the Village SealJoann D'Emilio4/21/2020In Progress4/22 - As part of the next stage after adoption of the Village's new comprehensive plan there will be a branding effort by the village. This will look at all things including signs, communications etc. And likely any logos. The idea of a contest for a new seal is a good one that we on the board have also talked about.
5/19 - The Board expects to finalize that plan by the end of this year.
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76Investigate how to make our newsletters searchable.Gary Rappaport11/17/2020In ProgressGary has been working with one of Microsoft's vendors (ECF Data) about how SharePoint could satisfy our requirements. Pete has exchanged several emails with Joe Criner (ECF Data) and on Jan 11 attended a brief demo of SharePoint. However neither the demo or any of the accompanying YouTube links actually demonstarte the search feature that we are looking for. Pete plans to send Joe Criner several of our newsletters (PDFs) along with 5 search words and ask for a more specific demo. On March 25 Pete sent 5 newsletters to Joe Criner and asked him to schedule a demo of the search capability. 4/7 - Pete attended a meeting with Joe and one of his technicians to understand how they planned to meet our requirements. 4/8 - Joe sent Pete an estimate ($4,500) for what it would cost to set up the demo; that environment could then be used for our website. 4/16 - Pete told Joe that his estimate was outside of our budget; Joe said he would try to reduce the configuration cost. 4/16 - Pete and Gary attended a demo of the "Archive in a Box" solution that uses OCR (optical character recognition). They charge $1.15 per page and we have 263 pages that need to be scanned (our newsletters that have not been converted to PDFs). However they have a 1,500 page minimum for any job. 9/21: Gary reported that he has been looking at using Adobe Pro but we would still need to scan the old newsletters; will people really use this search tool ? 1/18/2022 - Gary has identified Advantage Archives as a possible company to scan our newsletters and use OCR to make them searchable. Gary needs to determine the hosting costs.
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87Schedule meetings with each of the neighboring historical societies starting with Hastings HS.Rob Pellegrino6/15/2021Open
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88Obtain any past program videos from Rick Palladino. Have them edited and added to our websiteRob Pellegrino6/15/2021Open
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89Communicate to the Mayor and Village Board that we have concerns about relocating the WWI and WWII plaques removed from the Paul Anthony building to Pascone Park due to the lack of security there. We suggest that the front of Village Hall would be a safer location. Pete Marcus9/21/2021In Progress9/22 - Pete sent an email to the Village Board (Joann) and subsequently spoke with the mayor. She wanted to speak with Efrain Hernandez to understand his position before reaching a decision on the location of these plaques.
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98Contact Trish Lacy to determine if there are any weekend dates in October or November that are available for us to hold an Open House in the Community Center.Pete Marcus6/28/2022In ProgressRob contacted Trish and asked about what dates were available
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99Contact Andy DiJusto before each meeting of the Ardsley Board of Trustees and ask him to make announcements for the Ardsley Historical Society.Pete Marcus6/28/2022In Progress7/5 - Pete sent an email to Andy and also Nancy Kaboolian asking that they make an announcement about the historical marker installation at the high school. Nancy made the announcement at that night's Village Board meeting.
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106Send Advantage Archives the Fall Newsletter PDF as well as the recent Timepiece article (on the hamlet of Worthington).Gary Rappaport12/20/2022In Progress12/21 - Gary contacted Grant who told him that no more files would be accepted until after the website goes lives (estimated 4-6 weeks)
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107Contact Internet Archive and make arrangements for them to scan The War Years (by Fred & Patricia Arone) and put on their website like they did for Silliman's 3 volumes.Rob Pellegrino12/20/2022In Progress01/16 - Pete contacted Internet Archive and requested that they scan another book for us. Pete is waiting for their response.
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108Work with our web master to send a blast about joining our organization to all of the Ardsley High School alumni pages on Facebook. We could also include some of the capabilities that we could provide them for their next reunion (access old yearbook photos, etc). We should also ask them to provide us with any old pictures that they have. Matt Arone12/20/2022In Progress01/10 - Matt created a draft Facebook Post which is to be discussed at our meeting on Jan 17; 01/17 - Gary offered a revised version of Matt's post
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109Work with Angela Groth to determine what would be an acceptable display of AHS materials and where it should be located inside the library.Rob Pellegrino12/20/2022Open
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113The Village Manager is interesting in rotating new art work in Village Hall. If any of the Radomski leatherworks are put into storage we should contact his daughter (Theresa Kouspuros).Pete Marcus5/16/2023Open
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114We should try to display some of our artifacts in a display case either in the Ardsley Public Library, Village Hall or the Community Center.Pete Marcus5/16/2023Open
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115We should contact Tim Lamorte for assistance in our search for a newsletter editor. George Calvi to provide Pete with a description of the position.Pete Marcus5/16/2023In Progress5/17 - George provided Pete with a job description for the newsletter editor.
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122Investigate starting a Go Fund Me page to raise money for the re-creation of the 1954 WWII monument at the high school.Pete Marcus10/17/2023On Hold2/8 - Pete had an email discussion with Dr. Schoenfeld about the WWII marker. The superintendent felt that this could be incorporated into the capital project at the high school and likely paid for through the project. The planning would be integrated during the design phase of the project which would not occur until later this year.
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123Attempt to establish a relationship with the Atria's new program director, Kelly Antonini (914-325-6024) who recently replaced Chritina Repetti.Pete Marcus12/19/2023Open
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124Ask Angela Groth about their upcoming program schedule, esp on Saturday for the next few months. This will help us to plan for a de-cluttering activity for our archives.Pete Marcus3/19/2024Open
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125Advantage Archives to examine copies of the Rivertown Enterprise to evaluate their quality. This information with help them determine the cost of scanning the 2600 newspapers in storage. Gary to coordinate.Gary Rappaport3/19/2024Open
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126Choose 1-2 photos from SmugMug to refresh the homepage of our website.ALL6/18/2024In Progress12/13 - Gary created a "strawman" (over 30 photos) which Pete distributed to all directors on 12/14. At the 12/17 meeting we reviewed each of the photos and decided which ones to use and which to discard. Rob agreed to find several photos of old businesses (Louie's Supermarket and Riccio's Deli) to include. Rob and Gary need to develop wording for each of the photos.
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127Investigate purchasing a laptop to replace the desktop computer that was purchased in 2016.Pete Marcus6/18/2024Closed10/9/202410/9 - Pete purchased an Asus Zenbook 14x OLED Laptop from Amazon
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128Purchase a "stand up" banner to replace our current "table top" banner to be used at society events and programs. Recommend wording, colors, etc.Gary Rappaport6/18/2024In Progress10/9 - Pete distributed several sketches that Pierre had created for Board members to review; 10/15 - Board members reviewed the latest sketches and provided their feedback. Pierre will incorporate their suggestions into another set of sketches. 12/5 - Pierre incorporated more suggestions and produced ver14. 12/17 - Board members unanimously agreed that version 14 was acceptable. Pierre will send a final version using high resolution photos to Barbara to produce our banner.
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129Schedule a meeting with Joe Urbanowicz to discuss options for the WWII plaque.Pete Marcus10/15/2024In Progress10/30 - Pete & Rob meet with Joe & Dr. Block to discuss the location for this memorial. All 4 people agreed that an outside location would be preferable to promote accessibilty to students and members of the community. Dr. Block recommended a location which is on the left side of the administration building. The next step is to determine what the total cost would be and possible sources of funding.
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130Work with the Ardsley Mayor to schedule a dedication ceremony for the Alexander Hamilton Ave street sign.Pete Marcus10/15/2024Closed11/2/2024The mayor agreed to hold a dedication event on Nov 2. Two members of the Middle School's Local History Club read a narrative that Pete wrote about Alexander Hamilton's significant accomplishments.
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131Work with the Mayor and Board of Trustees to rename the street where the new DPW facility is located to honor Adolph LewisohnGary Rappaport Pete Marcus1/6/2025In ProgressGary created a draft letter promoting the reasons why Adolph Lewisohn should be honored. Gary, Walter, Rob and I went through multiple iterations of the letter and finally submiited it to the mayor and BOT on Jan 14. The mayor extended her thanks and promised to discuss the matter further at a work session to be held sometine in Febraury.
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