Hammock Community Conservation Corporation

Minutes of the November 11, 2008 Meeting

 

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Vice President, John Byrd.  The pledge of allegiance was given and a moment of silence was observed for those serving to protect our country.

 

Announcemnets:

 

John Byrd announced the following:

           the HCCC will send flowers to Alma Nemrava who has just had surgery

           there will be an increase in dues from $5.00 to $10.00 per family

           it is time to elect new officers if anyone is interested or knows someone that may be interested please let John know

           if anyone has suggestions for the programs for the year 2009 please let John know.

 

Carole McCleery gave the Treasurer’s report.  Our total funds are $2096.85.

 

Minutes were approved and Treasure’s Report accepted.

 

Program:  The History of the Hammock

                   By: Sisco Dean

Sisco Dean is a member of the Flagler County Historical Society, which is located at 204 & 206 Moody Blvd., Bunnell. 

As a genealogist he shared his research on the History of the Hammock.  His talk was both informative and interesting.

 

Mr. Dean shared that our present day barrier island came into existence on Monday, May 13, 1907, when the waters of the Matanzas Bay and the Halifax River were joined.  He walked us through our early inhabitants, the French and the Spaniards who arrived in 1560; the British gaining control of Florida in 1763; the Spaniards capturing Pensacola in 1781 and their regaining control of the remainder of FL in 1784.

 

We heard about our early “Movers and Shakers” Lieutenant Colonel John Graham, Abraham Dupont, and Joseph Marion Hernandez.  From this point Sisco carried us forward through the Transportation Infrastructure and Florida’s Big Dig, which lead us to our “Later Movers and Shakers” Claude Grady Varn and William Edgar (Ed) Johnson.

 

You can contact Sisco via e-mail, Sisco_Dean@hotmail.com or by phone, 386-439-2639.

 

John Byrd adjourned the meeting at 8:35.

Respectfully submitted,

Susan Fairley