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? place and time is of the essence so the church could be restored. Ivprs. Lord voiced that there was not much documenta.tion and the commission is not sure what might have been talcen out of the churches records before they were given to the comynission. Mr. Barker felt the documents should be given to the Olmsted Historical Society and suggested that as the Landmarlcs Commission and City as a whole seemed to have storage space problems with documents donated by residents the commission may want to take a look at turning additional documents over to the society to maintain. Mr. Schumann voiced that there was quite a bit of historical documents in the basement of Old Town Ha11. However, the city would have to be aware that once any items or form of documentation is turned over to the Historical5ociety it becomes titled to the Historical Society and they are free to do what ever they see fit with things once it is turned over to them. The City could never go back aaid request the items back the donation is a one-way door. Ms. Cadwallader assured the comynission tliat if there was in fact historical artifacts in what is turned over the society would keep them. However, the Society does reserve the right to handle or deal with any items donated as they feel is appropriate. N1rs. Lord suggested that tlie commission would also have to look into the new state regulations perta.ining to official City records, which is the bulk of their items. 1VIs. Cadwallader ind'acated that as they are also limited with storage space they would really only be interested in documents or items pertaining to the Barton Road Church at this titne. . Mr. Lang indicated that he was working with the clerk of Council as well as the designee of the records committee regazding Landmarks aachives. Before any items could be deaccessioned and turned oeer, the commission would have to inventory anytlung and everything the commission would want to pass on to the historical society and then submit it to #he Ohio Historical Society for permission to deaccession before fmal release. Although the society once in possession of items can do as they please, La.udmarks as a government entity can not just do as they please. Vd. COM1VIITTEE REPORTS: Mr. Schumann indieated #hat he would have one 3ites Student in the fall and would be using him on weekends at the liistorical society to earn his hours and have hian attend Landmarks monthly meetings. Mr. Lang thanked Mr. Schumann for his work with the Sites Students. Mr. Schumann reviewed that all the sandstone used on the church was salvaged for reuse at the museutn. The church had rumble stone in the basement, which rneans it was added to the church in the 1860's or 1870's. Rumble stone style is whereby the stones are pieced together without the use of mortar each piece is individually selected to be fitted together. The basement would have been dug out and the church supported by footers a.nd then the rumble stone style basement would have been pieced together. Three or four times during the demolition phase of separating the church a metal detector group came through the site amd found a 1905 or 1910 dime, a congregational Sunday school pin from the 1900's and a few other nick-lnacks. During tlae move the original collection plates were fouaid and they are being refinished. They plan on displaying the plates and maybe even passing it around. VII. OLD BIJSINESS: Mrs. Lord questioned what the commission would need to do to rectify a mistake that was made when joining the Olmsted I3istorical Society. Landmarks purchased an individual membership not an orgaauzation merrnbership which was their intent. Ms. Cadwallader 3