4/15/26 Meeting
- Call to order:
- The Rutledge Ad Hoc Historical Committee was called to order at 6:32pm on 4/15/26 at 212 Unity Terrace, Rutledge, PA 19070 (Rutledge’s Lower Hall).
- Roll call:
- Committee Members:
- Andrew D. Marques
- Robert Morbeck
- Valerie Marlowe
- Alan McPherson
- Roxanne H. Ward
- Residents:
- Chris Gradel
- Mike Karpyn
- Jake Mergot
- Brian Sammond
- Committee Members:
- Project Updates:
- Happy hour logistics 5/1/26
- 5-7pm happy hour (taken care of by the Activities Committee)
- 7-8pm Historical Lecture for Delaware County Historical Society Zac Beaver
- Archive management (Deed of Gift and Collection Management Policy)
- Valerie speaks on this:
- Deed of gift should be especially readable for anyone in the community. The purpose of this document is to ensure that the committee is receiving legitimate donations and donors have a clear instruction for how the materials will be used.
- The Collection Development Policy is more for committee members, so this should be more detailed. The purpose of this document
- Please take these documents home and make notes so we can discuss this in future meetings and eventually vote to approve this document as an official guide for our group.
- Valerie speaks on this:
- T-Shirt competition logistics
- Several designs submitted, we would like more. The deadline is pushed back to 4/24/26.
- The vote can be at the 5/1/26 happy hour.
- To order the shirts:
- Get an order form and circulate
- Could do pickup like the CSA porch
- Could have extra shirts
- Discuss End of Year Historical Banquet
- Purpose: recap the year’s accomplishments and share findings with the community
- Logistics: free potluck or paid ticket? Potluck and burger and dogs
- We will do hot dogs, hamburgers, and free potluck
- Selected date to request:
- 10/17/26 Saturday 5-7pm lower hall
- Newsletter for 4th of July
- Colored page insert for Borough Newsletter
- Newsletter topics
- Committee Meeting Times
- t-shirt for sale
- Antiques Roadshow
- Rutledge Oral History
- Explore the Archive
- Include the link to get the Google Group emails
- Schedule of activities
- 4th of July (planning will be in May/June meeting)
- If you are interested in helping to coordinate, please contact Andrew Marques.
- Triangle park may not have an accessible field due to construction.
- Weeks leading up to semiquincentennial:
- 6/19/2026 Friday (6-8pm):
- Debut Rutledge Antiques Roadshow
- We will have drinks available like a happy hour
- 6/26/2026 Friday 6-8pm borough hall downstairs:
- American History Trivia – Mike is continuing work on this and has a draft.
- We will have drinks available like a happy hour
- 6/29/2026 Monday:
- Art Contest Activity: Make art and post it in your home’s window or in your front yard. Recommended to leave up through 7/4/26.
- We could have red white and blue chalk
- Competition:
- Silliest Goose
- Largest surface area
- Most historically accurate
- Community favorite
- Submit via a google form from community vote.
- Historical committee members
- Voting before 8pm
- 7/2/2026 Thursday:
- Craft activity
- Roxanne contacted the girl scouts about doing something for this
- Updates on this? Andrew has some ideas.
- Craft activity
- 7/3/2026 Friday:
- Scavenger hunt – US History.
- Components proposed by Christine Gradel
- Prize:
- First 10 people to complete it:
- Limited Historical Committee Gift Bag
- Shirts, hats, patches, 3D printed items, glow stick
- Limited Historical Committee Gift Bag
- Everyone else gets a pretzel.
- First 10 people to complete it:
- 7/4/2026 Saturday:
- Usual Rutledge festivities led by Activities Committee with a table or booth to represent Rutledge History – Rob will run the table
- Parade costume contest for historical significance.
- 6/19/2026 Friday (6-8pm):
- Happy hour logistics 5/1/26
- New business:
- None
- Announcements:
- Our next meeting will be 5/20/26
- Adjournment:
- The meeting adjourned at 7:27pm 4/15/26
- Rob Morbeck makes the motion and Alan McPherson seconds
- The meeting adjourned at 7:27pm 4/15/26