Historical Commission 9-9-25 - Sep 09, 2025

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Prince William County Historical Commission 44 min 8 agenda items transcribed 14 hours ago official recording ↗

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What was the purpose and opening of the Prince William County Historical Commission meeting?

Unknown 0:03

I I know. I mean it's like We will come to order. Let the record reflect that the Prince Williams Historical Commission convened here in the Development Services Building at seven thirty-two PM on Tuesday, September ninth, twenty twenty-five. Please live over the gate twenty five.

Unknown 0:43

Or or medical uniform, a lazy uniform, one for this way and protecting our labor ones. Thank you. Jason Berkeley. In workers? John.

Unknown 1:15

George Russ. Yeah, so The NESA leads for The one that greens present. That was Mm. Hmm. Davis Peterson? Higher for you. Yeah. Right. Has everyone read the agenda? Do I hear a motion to appeal the agenda? Mr. Record reflect that Dave Brickley moves to a approve the agenda and that Jim Burgess seconded that motion. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed? approval of august twelfth twenty twenty five meeting brief and resolutions.

How did the commission approve the agenda and review the meeting brief?

Unknown 2:08

Have we all had the opportunity to read the meeting brief and resolutions that were appended to the agenda? That move we accept the meeting lineup of regulation. Yes, absolutely.

Unknown 2:32

I didn't see who it was. Um Do we have all those that say? All in favor? Aye. Opposed? No? One expansion I wasn't here, so. I miss one decision. Oh well yeah. Uh do do we have a request to participate remotely? No. Hearing the week has none we're gonna be that issue. Okay. No. No one. Okay. Chairman, it's my time. I I would simply like to take my time for briefly to thank Callista for the outstanding job she did writing the remote report. I learned so much from that report. about the people that put it here, people who didn't know about it all. And I also learned from how much we still have to learn and I hope she'll still be around to help us with a fitness business. Thank you. Place chairs. I have nothing today. Thank you for the opportunity.

Unknown 3:39

Members time. Do I hear anything from a member? I just if I may, Mr Chairman, uh uh in two days it'll be the twenty fourth anniversary of uh of nine eleven. Yeah. Uh as soon as you know, I was in uh twenty four years. Twenty four years. Uh And and so often people forget, uh it made me think I I was in Ukraine last month and then I went over to uh to Berlin because I've never actually been to Berlin before. And uh among the many uh places that they've got for remembrance of the Nazi regime. They had these stone tablets that were carved. And the one thing that really got me said that Oh when when a person is shot, he dies. when no one remembers him, he dies a second time. And we're kind of into the dying a second time part here for trying to remember the the heritage of Pennsylvania County and uh I think it was very appropriate when I saw that and I had to think about that and then uh I'll be up at flight ninety three on Thursday so it's oh gosh so it all

Unknown 5:04

you know, kind of comes together and you appreciate what you've got in life and you've got to remember what happened in the past. Thank you.

Unknown 5:18

Uh approved it it was a um recognizing uh my uncle John Fortress Trailblazer. And it's and I think most people know uh he was the first African American elected to municipal government since reconstruction in Convoy, Virginia in nineteen sixty two when he was on Buffery's town council. So uh my cousin Gwynn Washington uh received it today. I was tied up with my grandson, I couldn't get out, but uh Yeah, so just wanted to make that note. Great. Thank you. Anyone else? You done just moved the step track from the planning office. Um, first I want to thank uh Ollie Pena for filling in for Tony uh tonight. So speak a little bit slower when you make your resolutions because we're both writing it down. Um and um say your name.

Unknown 6:07

And it will be fine. Say your name. Um Just a reminder that our our November meeting is on November eighteenth. You said it's an election. So the second Tuesday is I think or first day anyway, it's an election. I found the note from Tony. So I'm passing that along. Um I'll proceed my time to the Cemetery Preservation Coordinator for any announcements that you have. Yeah, just to let everyone here know, the cemetery database is updated on County Mapper. So if you see any issues, please shoot me an email, screenshot, and you should like fix this.