Friends October Meeting

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FRIENDS OCTOBER MEETING -RESULTS

The Friends October meeting was held on October 21 at the Nevada State Museum.

THE RESULTS FOR THE MEETING ARE:

  1. Call to order at 2:30 PM.
  2. Reviewed and approved September meeting minutes
  3. Museum activity update
    1. *Sarah demonstrated the manuscript scanner that the Friends had purchased for the Museum. Can be used to digitize fragile items, scan books, and is very versatile.
    2. *The staff is working to upgrade the casino area
    3. *October 29, Nevada Day, will see various activities celebrating the day.
  4. Financial status update: The Friends have $17,015.03 in Checking and $5,001 in Savings
  5. “Money for Mannequins” campaign final report out:
    1. Total raised was $7,181
    2. Board reviewed 6 options and selected Option #4, consisting of 9 mannequins of 3 styles – 2 ghost mannequins, 2 ethafoam mannequins, and 5 (including one child) adjustable mannequins. Price was $8,044.98
    3. Janice Sacremento moved and Jeff Alpert seconded that the recommendation of the Board be approved. Unanimously approved.
  6. The 32Club was thanked for their recent donation of $2,585
  7. Please visit our updated website at nsmlv.org. Comments welcome!
  8. Macaroni Grill fundraiser raised $65
  9. Pinot’s Palette painting fundraiser is December 5. Doors open at 1:30 pm and tickets are $39.
  10. The museum has requested donations of small jars/cans for paint and tool storage. Please drop off at the Museum.
  11. The guest speaker was Mr. Dylan Person, a doctoral candidate in archaeology at UNLV. Mr. Person gave an interesting and enlightening talk on archaeological sites in Southern Nevada from 16,000 BC until present day. He also covered archaeological work at the nuclear test site. Thank you Dylan for a great presentation.
  12. Three raffle winners were announced.
  13. Meeting adjourned at 3:45 PM.

We are pleased to announce that our guest speaker will be Mr. Dylan Person. Dylan is a doctoral candidate in the UNLV Department of Anthropology and a graduate assistant at Desert Research Institute. There, he studies the relationship between technology, social groups, and culture as well as how archaeology can show ways this knowledge is transferred through learning groups. Originally from southwestern Virginia’s Blue Ridge Valley, Dylan moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico to study desert archaeology at New Mexico State University, where he earned a Master’s degree working on a 14th century pueblo site in southern Nevada. At UNLV, his work focuses on early agricultural sites in the uplands of southwestern New Mexico. As a complement to his UNLV studies, Dylan works at Desert Research Institute with both Native American and U.S. Cold War archaeology at sites in southern Nevada. Dylan’s presentation promises to be exciting and fresh from an archaeologist who is actively working in Nevada. Join us for an informative and exciting afternoon!