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Flower Mound commission outlines oral histories, cemetery signage and native-prairie work; requests recorder and plans marker dedication
Summary
Subcommittee reports at a Flower Mound Historical Commission meeting outlined growth in oral-history work, a pilot cemetery sign with QR-code access, plans for a traveling ‘museum trunk’ and steps to identify Indian marker trees and other historic resources.
Subcommittees of the Flower Mound Historical Commission reported updates on oral histories, cemetery signage and native-prairie research and outlined near-term outreach plans at the meeting.
Oral histories and archival access
Commissioners said oral-history work has accelerated: several interviews have recently been completed and an intern is transcribing recordings for final editing. Kathy Blair, the commission’s oral-history lead, asked staff to explore purchasing a dedicated recorder so the commission will not need to borrow county equipment. "I would like to ask the liaisons ... would there be a chance that we could actually have a purchase order and perhaps get our own recorder for Flower Mound instead of having to borrow?" Blair said;…
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