Welcome and Roundtable - Cindye Ginsel welcomed attendees. Those present introduced themselves and spoke briefly about their museum or area of interest. Several in attendance are awaiting historical markers from the Texas Historical Commission (THC). 

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Roll Call - Those who attended the BCHC fourth quarter meeting of 2019 included: Guest Speaker Sarah Page of the THC, Debra Ferguson (Lower Elgin Road Bridge), Mark Ferguson (Lower Elgin Road Bridge), Galynn Meuth Fogle (Rosanky Cemetery), Cindye Ginsel (BCHC Chair), David Herrington (Smithville Heritage Society), Linda Hicks (Siloah Cemetery), Ken Kesselus (Bastrop County Historical Society), Ora Koehler (Paige Historical Museum), Ken Moody (McDade Historical Society), Ernie Nance (Lower Elgin Road Bridge), Sandy Ott (Elgin Public Library), Audrey Rother (BCHC Secretary/McDade Historical Museum), Connie Smith (Mary Christian Burleson Cemetery), Susan Smith (Visit Bastrop), William Angie Smith IV (Mary Christian Burleson Cemetery), Commissioner Donna Snowden, Carol Snyder (BCHC Vice President/Smithville Heritage Society).

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Sarah Page, Texas Heritage Trails Program - Sarah Page of the Texas Historical Commission spoke about the Heritage Trails Program as a resource for our area museums, stressing her willingness to help the individual museums promote their special events.

Update on historical markers - Cindye