Staff Activities (November 5, 2007 - April 28, 2008)
Maryland State Archives

• November 6:  Dr. Papenfuse and Rob Schoeberlein met with Malissa Ruffner concerning a comprehensive finding aid to Ridgely Papers
• November 6:  Elaine Bachmann met with Mark Schneidman and Ruth Roadarmel concerning renovations in the service areas of Government House
• November 7:  Chris Haley met with Delegate Emmett Burns concerning the Slavery Commission and list of current and proposed new appointees
• November 13:  Elaine Bachmann and Chris Kintzel met with Doug Dawson to walk through the State House and identify artwork for removal during the piping/HVAC project
• November 13:  Elaine Bachmann met with Stiles Colwill, Samantha Davis, and Julie Hockaday concerning Foundation for Government House event planning
• November 13:  Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, and Mimi Calver met with Treasurer Kopp and Howard Freedlander concerning the State House
• November 14:  Rob Schoeberlein met with Yale Stenzler concerning public school construction and private records
• November 14:  Tim Baker, Mimi Calver, and Elaine Bachmann provided to Barbara Oaks and Joan Cadden a briefing on the Exhibits Master Plan, the Old House of Delegates chamber, and feasibility studies
• November 15:  Kim Moreno met with Richard Herring, DGS Records Management Division, and the Information Management Team at Anne Arundel Community College concerning records management and retention schedules
• November 15:  Rob Schoeberlein met with Marta Kelsey concerning the Malcolm Walter Collection
• November 20:  Richard Richardson attended the Agency Personnel Management Group Meeting
• November 21:  Kim Moreno and Carrie Gross met with Jim Reilly, Clerk, and Claudine Adams, Land Records Supervisor, for Harford County concerning a request for land record images on CD
• November 26:  Mimi Calver and Elaine Bachmann met with Debbie Gosselin of Watermark Tours concerning the closing of the State House
• November 28:  Mimi Calver and Elaine Bachmann attended a State House Exhibits Development Focus Group meeting
• November 28:  Mimi Calver met with Speaker Busch, members of his staff, and representatives from Watermark Tours concerning the closing of the State House and the exhibits
• November 28:  Tim Baker, Mimi Calver, and Elaine Bachmann met with representatives from Department of General Services, Maryland Historical Trust, and John Greenwalt Lee Company for an update on work in the Old Senate Chamber
• November 30:  Tim Baker attended the AdaptiveXchange Conference on data center power and cooling
• November 30:  Chris Kintzel met with representatives from Security Moving and Storage Fine Arts Division concerning removal of furniture from the Old Senate Chamber
• December 3:  Dr. Papenfuse and Tim Baker attended a luncheon meeting with Scott MacGlashan, Clerk of Queen Anne's County, and Judge Souse
• December 12:  Rob Schoeberlein met with Louis Hecht concerning appraisal of a new donation to the Bryden Hyde Collection
• December 12:  Elaine Bachmann met with Mark Schneidman concerning kitchen renovations at Government House
• December 12:  Christine Alvey attended the Library Services Advisory Committee meeting
• December 12:  Kim Moreno and Joe Leizear met with Ed Buchanan, Montgomery County Records Manager, concerning revisions to the Montgomery County retention schedule
• December 12:  Tim Baker, Mimi Calver, and Elaine Bachmann attended a State House Coordinators Meeting
• December 17:  Mimi Calver and Elaine Bachmann met with Beth Twiss-Houty and Polly McKenna-Kress concerning State House Exhibits Content Development
• December 18:  Rob Schoeberlein met with Ross Kimmel concerning the Ommenhauser Book
• December 18:  Kevin Swanson and Kim Moreno provided a demonstration of Version 3 of Mdlandrec.net and plats.net to Barbara Hansman
• December 20:  Elaine Bachmann met with Joyce Hill Stoner, Winterthur Museum, concerning conservation of the portrait of William Paca
• December 21:  Rob Schoeberlein met with Cathy Goldsborough, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, concerning the transfer of historic material
• January 3:  Mimi Calver and Elaine Bachmann met with Bobby Neall concerning the State House
• January 4:  Elaine Bachmann met with Colm O'Comartun, Governor's Office concerning paintings
• January 4:  Dr. Papenfuse met with John Blair concerning the Annapolis Ratification
• January 7:  Tim Baker participated in the Judiciary Access Committee teleconference
• January 8:  Mimi Calver, Elaine Bachmann, and Chris Kintzel installed exhibits in the Miller Senate Building
• January 10:  Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, Kevin Swanson, Kim Moreno, and Richard Richardson hosted a luncheon meeting of a group of assistant attorneys general concerned about electronic records retention
• January 11:  Dr. Papenfuse, Chris Haley, Rob Schoeberlein, and Owen Lourie met with Phillip, Betty, and George Merrill concerning a photograph of J. Steward Davis
• January 15:  Richard Richardson attended the agency personnel managers group meeting
• January 15:  Nassir Rezvan attended the Workshop on Disposal Methods at the Department of General Services
• January 16:  Rob Schoeberlein met with David Herlihy concerning pre-1900 Maryland bicycle clubs
• January 16:  Dr. Papenfuse met with Delegate John Wood concerning an 1898 photograph album of the Maryland General Assembly
• January 17:  Kim Moreno and Erin Cayce attended the Registration of Ground Rents briefing by Robert Young, Department of Assessments and Taxation
• January 17:  Tim Baker met with Sally Rankin and David Durfee concerning social security numbers
• January 23:  Dr. Papenfuse met with Elizabeth Hughes of Vane Brothers Companies concerning charts of the Chesapeake Bay
• January 25:  Kevin Swanson attended the Real Property Records Improvement Fund Oversight Committee meeting
• January 25:  Elaine Bachmann met with Ann Wagner, Curator of the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts concerning Government House
• January 28:  Elaine Bachmann attended a meeting at the State House Visitor Center concerning the visitor experience in the State House during 2008 and 2009
• January 28:  Wei Yang attend the Information Technology Advisory Council meeting
• January 30:  Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, Mimi Calver, and Elaine Bachmann attended a State House Trust Meeting
• January 30:  Elaine Bachmann and Chris Kintzel met with the Guides of Watermark Tours concerning the state-owned art collections
• January 30:  Mimi Calver attended a meeting concerning issues of resource stewardship and the visitor experience at Fort McHenry
• January 31:  Vicki Lee and Jenn Cruickshank met with Nora Lockshin, Paper Conservator with the Smithsonian Center for Archives Conservation, concerning paper samples
• January 31:  Dr. Papenfuse met with Outerbridge Horsey and Phil Reese concerning the Lee Society
• February 4:  Elaine Bachmann attended a meeting at the State House Visitor Center concerning the State House visitor experience during the closure of the State House
• February 4:  Dr. Papenfuse and Emily Squires met with Chip Adomanis concerning the Teaching American History grant
• February 5:  Dr. Papenfuse met with Secretary Al Collins, Department of General Services
• February 6:  Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, Kevin Swanson, Jill Kautz, Kim Moreno, Wei Yang, Reggie Shorter, and Nancy Bramucci hosted the Land Records Access Committee meeting
• February 7:  Elaine Bachmann, Sasha Lourie, and Chris Kintzel met with Steve Billings, Department of General Services concerning the handling of contracts for the Maryland State House
• February 7:  Elaine Bachmann met with Karen Hosler, free-lance reporter, concerning State House renovation plans
• February 7:  Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, and Kevin Swanson met with Jeff Edwards of iScan concerning secure digital mail service
• February 7:  Vicki Lee and Jenn Cruickshank met with Nora Lockshin at the Smithsonian Institute Archives to evaluate paper samples
• February 7:  Jenn Cruickshank attended a Washington Conservation Guild meeting at which Jack Mawhinney spoke on "Selecting Fire Suppression Technologies for Heritage Properties"
• February 11:  Mimi Calver, Elaine Bachmann, and Sasha Lourie attended a State House pre-construction meeting
• February 12:  Nassir Rezvan attended new intermediate security training for the State's financial management system
• February 13:  Dr. Papenfuse met with Speaker of the House Michael Busch concerning the Speaker's Society Dinner
• February 14:  Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, and Rob Schoeberlein met with Ross Kimmel and Mike Musick concerning the Omenhausser project
• February 25:  Richard Richardson and Cecelia Smith attended training for Financial Disclosure Coordinators
• February 26:  Nasrolah Rezvan attended a Minority Business Enterprise Liaison Officer Meeting
• February 26:  Dr. Papenfuse met with Hollis Thoms concerning a Ferrandini Opera
• February 26:  Tim Baker and Kim Moreno met with Alan Heath, Genealogical Society of Utah, concerning an agreement for their digitization project in Registers of Wills offices in Maryland
• February 28:  Dr. Papenfuse and Vicki Lee met with Abigail Quandt, The Walters Art Museum, as she examined the Annapolis Charter
• February 28: Tim Baker, Kevin Swanson, Rob Schoeberlein, Kim Moreno, and Jen Hafner participated in a teleconference with the National Historical Publications and Records Commission concerning their Digitizing Historical Records grants
• March 5:  Richard Richardson, Emily Squires, and Leslie Frazer attended Governor's Office Letter Scanning and Routing System (LSARS) Training
• March 6:  Dr. Papenfuse and Elaine Bachmann met with Bill Pencek and Hannah Byron, Office of Tourism Development, concerning the future of visitor center functions
• March 6:  Dr. Papenfuse and Mimi Calver attended a meeting of the State House Trust
• March 6:  Dr. Papenfuse and Jen Hafner met with Mark Luckner, Governor's Office, concerning a speech on government efficiency
• March 10:  Cecelia Smith attended the 2008 Retirement Coordinator Education Session
• March 10:  Jenn Cruickshank attended the National Archvies & Records Administration 22d Annual Preservation Conference, "The ABCs of Modern Fire Suppression in Cultural Institutions"
• March 11:  Wei Yang attended the Educational Seminar "Managing Government Content"
• March 13:  Cecelia Smith attended the 2008 Benefit Coordinator Meeting
• March 15-16:  Camille DiMarco attended a Leather Workshop hosted by the Potomac Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers
• March 19:  Richard Richardson, Nasrolah Rezvan, Chris Haley, and Cecelia Smith met with Debbie Mack, Department of Budget and Management, concerning the Archives' Equal Employment Opportunity Audit
• April 3:  Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, Wei Yang, Reggie Shorter, Kevin Swanson, Doris Byrne, Kim Moreno, and Joyce Phelps met with Charles Madden and Neil Moores, Baltimore City Circuit Court, concerning VHS tape record transfer