Staff Activities 19 Dec 06

Staff Activities (December 19, 2006 - April 18, 2007)
Maryland State Archives

December 20: Mimi Calver, Sasha Lourie, and Chris Kintzel installed the Carroll Exhibit on the 4th floor of the Miller Building
December 20: Kim Moreno, Tony Darden, and Scott Boze conducted an Mdlandrec.net pre-installation assessment at Carroll County Circuit Court
December 20: Dr. Papenfuse met with President of the Senate Mike Miller
December 20: Sasha Lourie met with John Becker concerning an 18th century Windsor chair
December 20: Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, and Elaine Bachmann met with Fred Franke concerning the Washington document
December 20: Dr. Papenfuse spoke with Speaker of the House Mike Busch concerning the February 19 ceremony in commemoration of the Washington document
December 20: Dr. Papenfuse and Tim Baker met with Jim Fowler and Anthony Yancey, Office of Legislative Audits
December 21: Dr. Papenfuse met with C. Victoria Woodward at Safe Waterways in Maryland concerning patent research
December 21: Elaine Bachmann and Sasha Lourie met with Dr. Joyce Hill Stoner at the Bonsai Fine Arts storage facility to examine paintings
December 22: Mimi Calver and Elaine Bachmann provided a tour of the State House to Chip DiPaula
January 2: Elaine Bachmann, Sasha Lourie, and Chris Kintzel went to Government House to move a clock
January 3: Mimi Calver met with Sue Wilkinson from Historic St. Mary's City to assist her in installing an exhibit in the House Office Building
January 3: Dr. Papenfuse, Kevin Swanson, and Kim Moreno attended the Land Records Access Committee meeting
January 3: The State Seal was moved from the Secretary of State's Office to Ordnance Road Warehouse for storage
January 3: Elaine Bachmann met with Ken Smith, Comptroller's Office, concerning items for possible accession
January 5: Richard Richardson met with Patricia Galvin, Office of Personnel Services and Benefits, concerning the audit of the Archives' contractual hiring procedures
January 5: Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, Van Lewis, and Nasrolah Rezvan met with James Fowler, Senior Auditor, for the official audit entrance conference
January 5: Elaine Bachmann met with Sian Jones at Bonsai Fine Arts to examine portraits for conservation
January 8: Elaine Bachmann and Sasha Lourie went to the Office of the Secretary, Department of Budget and Management, to remove artistic property
January 8: Rob Schoeberlein and Chris Kintzel retrieved material from the Office of the Comptroller
January 8: Tim Baker and Kim Moreno met with Cookie Pollack and Sally Rankin concerning the District Court Retention Schedule
January 9: Elaine Bachmann and Sasha Lourie met with Alexandra Kirtley, Philadelphia Museum of Art, concerning material related to Hugh and John Finlay
January 9 - 12: Tony Darden, Scott Boze, Kim Moreno, James Watson, Joyce Phelps, Allison Smith, and Carrie Gross went to Carroll County for Mdlandrec.net installation
January 9: Elaine Bachmann met with Sandy Brock, Diane Wilson, and Val McGuire in the Governor's Reception Room to discuss furnishings
January 9: Elaine Bachmann met with Sandy Rose at Government House concerning library books acquired during the Ehrlich Administration
January 9: Dr. Papenfuse met with Sharon Hancock, Clerk of Charles County Circuit Court
January 9: Mimi Calver, Elaine Bachmann, and Christine Alvey went to Government House to pick up books from the Governor's Library
January 9: Dr. Papenfuse and Rob Schoeberlein met with Delegate Pauline Menes
January 9: Doris Byrne, Kevin Swanson, and Matt Davis went to the Governor's Office in reference to the inventory transfer program
January 10 - 11: Christine Alvey attended the eVisioning Conference
January 11: Tony Darden and Marius Cauneac went to Wicomico County Circuit Court to move Mdlandrec.net equipment
January 11: Kim Moreno and Scott Boze visited the Montgomery County Court House
January 11: Sasha Lourie conducted an inventory of artistic property at Government House
January 11: Elaine Bachmann, Sasha Lourie, and Chris Kintzel transported paintings to and from the State House
January 11: Tim Baker attended the Dedication of The Casper R. Taylor, Jr. House of Delegates Building
January 11: Mimi Calver, Elaine Bachmann, and Sasha Lourie went to the Miller Building to install paintings
January 16: Elaine Bachmann and Sasha Lourie delivered and installed the Potthast Table in Government House
January 16: Richard Richardson attended a Personnel Management Meeting
January 17: Mimi Calver, Elaine Bachmann, and Sasha Lourie moved furniture into the Governor's Office
January 18: Chris Kintzel met with Judge M. Brooke Murdock at her Chambers
January 18: Elaine Bachmann and Sasha Lourie went to Government House to move a painting
January 19: Sasha Lourie conducted an inventory of artistic property at Government House
January 19: Chris Haley met with Diana Thompson concerning African American History and Genealogical Issues
January 19: Christine Alvey attended an e-Docs Task Force Meeting
January 22: Mimi Calver and Elaine Bachmann met with Diane Wilson, Department of General Services, concerning the State House
January 22: Dr. Papenfuse attended the Swearing-In Ceremony for Comptroller Peter Franchot
January 23: Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, and Nancy Bramucci met with Janice Lynch and members of the Board of Directors of the Maryland Land Title Association for a demonstration of Mdlandrec.net Version 3
January 23: Vicki Lee and Jenn Cruickshank returned a Poppleton Map to Michael Osborne
January 23: Rob Schoeberlein visited the Library of Congress and attended a preview of the film, The War, by Ken Burns
January 23: Kim Moreno, Tony Darden, and Scott Boze met with Stephanie Beckett and Debbie Cooke, Prince George's County Circuit Court, for an Mdlandrec.net pre-installation assessment
January 23: Tim Baker participated in an Access Rules Advisory Group Conference Call
January 24: Sasha Lourie met with Dave Duggan at Government House concerning furniture conservation
January 25: Jenn Cruickshank met with David Salverian, Dasal Technical Products, Inc, concerning Corrosion Intercept Anti-tarnish material for protective collections storage
January 26: Mimi Calver and Elaine Bachmann went to the Governor's Office to install a portrait
January 26: Sasha Lourie and Chris Kintzel delivered a frame to Bill Lewin's studio
January 29: Dr. Papenfuse met with Chief Judge Bell concerning the minutes of the Hall of Records Commission meeting
January 29: Select Archives staff met for the Safety and Security Committee Meeting
January 29: Mimi Calver and Elaine Bachmann went to the Governor's Office to hang artwork
January 29: Tim Baker, Kevin Swanson, and Tina Howard met with Gary Howell and Janet Ernst, First American, concerning the process by which land record images come to the Archives, archival duplicates are produced, and reference copies are sent to First American
January 30: Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, and Kim Moreno met with Dale Hutchison, Chief of Prince George's County Planning Department's Information Mangement Division, concerning linking Archives' imagery to their GIS web application
January 30: Dr. Papenfuse met with Brad Davidson, Historic Annapolis Foundation
January 31: Sasha Lourie met with a representative from Maritime Plastics concerning exhibit cases in the State House
January 31: Elaine Bachmann attended a meeting at Government House concerning upgrading the sound system in the public rooms
January 31: Dr. Papenfuse met with Judge Souse, Scott MacGlashan, Bob Duckworth, and Kathryn Hagar
January 31: Kevin Swanson and Dawn Steeley met with Director Sogand Seirasi and members of the staff of the Montgomery County Department of Public Works
February 1: Elaine Bachmann and Sasha Lourie installed a portrait in the Lieutenant Governor's Office
February 2: Elaine Bachmann and Sasha Lourie supervised the movement of furniture at Government House
February 2: Dr. Papenfuse met with Speaker of the House Mike Busch
February 2: Sasha Lourie and Chris Kintzel installed exhibits in the Miller Building
February 2: Sasha Lourie and Chris Kintzel installed plaques in the Lieutenant Governor's Office
February 2: Dr. Papenfuse and Tim Baker met with Diane Wilson, Deputy Secretary of the Department of General Services, and Chief Sumpter concerning access to sensitive areas by Facilities Operations and Maintenance personnel
February 5: Richard Richardson, Emily Squires, and Jen Hafner attended Regulations electronic filing system training
February 5: Sasha Lourie and Chris Kintzel installed exhibits in the Miller Building
February 6 - 9: Tony Darden, Scott Boze, Kim Moreno, James Watson, Joyce Phelps, Allison Smith, and Carrie Gross went to Prince George's County for Mdlandrec.net installation
February 6: Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, and Van Lewis met with Phyllis Clancy and Jim Fowler, Office of Legislative Audits
February 6: Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, and Kevin Swanson met with Faye Gaskin and Barbara Hansman concerning WIPS licensing, the "contains" search, and miscellaneous records
February 7: Chris Haley met with Nia Henderson from the Baltimore Sun concerning the Underground Railroad project and the 30th Anniversary of Roots
February 7: Chris Haley met with Dave Turner, Prince George's County Historic Preservation, and Camille Exum, Prince George's County Council Chairwoman, concerning grant allocations
February 7: Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, Kevin Swanson, and Kim Moreno attended the Land Records Access Committee meeting
February 7: Wei Yang attended a seminar of Domain Name System Best Practices Architecture for Identity Driven Networks
February 8: Christine Alvey attended the Library Services Advisory Committee Meeting
February 8: Kim Moreno and Joyce Phelps attended the hearing before the House Environmental Matters Committee on HB172, Ground Rents
February 8: Dr. Papenfuse and Kevin Swanson attended the hearing before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on SB143, Real Property - Electronic Recording Pilot Program
February 9: Mimi Calver and Elaine Bachmann attended a meeting at Government House concerning the sound system
February 12: Mimi Calver, Elaine Bachmann, and Sasha Lourie removed mirrors from the basement of the State House
February 12: Mimi Calver and Elaine Bachmann went to the Lieutenant Governor's office to hang pictures
February 13: Dr. Papenfuse met with Jean Russo and Deborah Coons concerning a map of Narragansett Bay
February 13: Dr. Papenfuse and Kim Moreno attended the hearing before the House Appropriations Committee on HB331, Real Property - Electronic Recording Pilot Program
February 14: Wei Yang and Reggie Shorter attended a Security Design Seminar
February 15: Mimi Calver and Elaine Bachmann met with Diane Wilson, Department of General Services, to view a presentation on landscaping of the State House
February 16: Sasha Lourie and Chris Kintzel went to the University of Maryland to pick up a loan of contemporary artwork that will be displayed in Government House
February 16: Christine Alvey attended an e-Docs Task Force meeting
February 16: Dr. Papenfuse met with US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Assistant Secretary for Administration Boyd Rutherford for a tour of the USDA Library facility
February 20: Richard Richardson attended a Personnel Officers Meeting
February 20: Elaine Bachmann and Sasha Lourie installed a painting in the Lieutenant Governor's Office
February 20: Dr. Papenfuse participated in the Governor's Consulting Committee on the National Register
February 20: Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, Kim Moreno, and Joyce Phelps met with Alan Heath and Tony Gilreath from the Genealogical Society of Utah concerning scanning in Register of Wills offices
February 21: Tim Baker, Mimi Calver, and Elaine Bachmann met with Brad Davidson of HistoryQuest
February 22: Elaine Bachmann met with Demetri Poulos from the Office of the Governor
February 22: Kim Moreno and Joyce Phelps attended the hearings before the House Environmental Matters Committee on HB452, HB458, HB463, HB489, HB502
February 23: Chris Haley was the Guest Speaker at the Honor Roll Assembly, Ardmore-Ardwick Elementary School
February 26: Sasha Lourie and Jenn Cruickshank deinstalled the Washington document from the State House and transported it to the Archives
February 26: Richard Richardson and Elizabeth Newell met with Emily Wilson, Legislative Office for the Department of Natural Resources
February 26: Sasha Lourie met with Scott Pittman from Bonsai Fine Arts for a walk-through of the State House concerning mirrors
February 26: Tim Baker particiapted in a Judiciary Records Access Committee Conference Call
February 26: Kevin Swanson and Carrie Gross met with members of the abstracting users community at the Prince George's County Circuit Court
February 27: Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, Wei Yang, and Kim Moreno met with Judge Ronald Silkworth; Judge Joseph Manck; Robert Duckworth, Clerk of Court, and Kim Early, Anne Arundel County Circuit Court; and Robert Wallace, Court Administrator, concerning record storage
February 28: Dr. Papenfuse, Tim Baker, and Kim Moreno met with Laura Foussekis, Department of Assessments and Taxation
February 28: Kim Moreno, Joyce Phelps, and Jen Hafner attended the hearing before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on SB289, SB396, SB397, SB607, SB622, and SB623
March 2: Kim Moreno attended a work group on Ground Rent legislation with Delegate Niemann's subcommittee
March 2: Tim Baker met with Marty Sullivan of Historic St. Mary's City concerning the Old Treasury Building
March 2: Elaine Bachmann met with Carol Stevens at Government House
March 2: Elaine Bachmann accessioned prints for the Commission on Artistic Property at the Governor's Office
March 5: Emily Squires and Chris Haley met with Michelle Danoff concerning the "Enslavement in Maryland" Brochure
March 5: Dr. Papenfuse met with Chief Judge Bell
March 5: Mimi Calver and Elaine Bachmann met with Samantha Davis, Chief of Staff to the First Lady, concerning a brochure for Government House
March 6: Scott Boze and Jon Kreger installed six public Mdlandrec.net computers at the Baltimore City Circuit Court
March 8: Sasha Lourie and Chris Kintzel delivered and picked up portraits at the Treasurer's Office
March 9: Kara Carter attended a Maryland.Gov Search Services meeting
March 9: Chris Haley met with Alderman Sam Shropshire concerning a proposed Annapolis City Apology for Slavery resolution
March 12: Elaine Bachmann met with Anne Maher concerning a proposal for State-owned artwork and redecoration of the Comptroller's Office
March 12: Kim Moreno attended a work group on Ground Rent legislation with the House Environmental Matters Committee
March 13: Elaine Bachmann and Sasha Lourie provided a tour of Government House and the State House to the Arts and Antiques Association
March 13: Kim Moreno met with Jervis Finney concerning a review of MSA T3918, Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention
March 14: Tim Baker attended a Department of Planning work session concerning the former Crownsville Hospital Center
March 15: Sasha Lourie met with Dave Duggan concerning conservation of furniture at Government House
March 16: Rob Schoeberlein attended a meeting of Maryland History and Culture Collaborative
March 16: Richard Richardson attended a Retirement Coordinators Meeting
March 16: Sasha Lourie met with Dennis Walton and Perry Joy, Department of General Services, concerning conservation of lamps at Government House
March 19: Chris Kintzel and Richard Richardson met with Vernon Dorsey concerning an Edward Dosey land grant for "Hockley-in-the-Hole"
March 19: Sasha Lourie met with Rebecca Phillips, a Winterthur fellow, to examine furniture in the Old Senate Chamber
March 20: Dr. Papenfuse spoke with Winston Tabb concerning the State's portion of the Peabody collection
March 20: Richard Richardson attended the Personnel Officers' Meeting
March 21: Kim Moreno, Carrie Gross, Tony Darden, and Scott Boze conducted an Mdlandrec.net pre-installation assessment at Frederick County Circuit Court
March 22: Dr. Papenfuse met with Hollis Thoms concerning the Baltimore Plot and Assassination
March 22: Dr. Papenfuse met with Dennis Gurtz concerning maps
March 24: Dr. Papenfuse participated in the Historic St. Mary's City Commission meeting
March 26: Dr. Papenfuse and Mimi Calver attended a meeting at the Maryland Historical Society concerning Maryland Day
March 26: Cecelia Smith attended an Open Enrollment Training Seminar
March 26: Dr. Papenfuse and Mimi Calver attended a meeting at the Maryland Historical Society concerning Maryland Day
March 26: Chris Haley was a judge at the Ardmore Elementary Science Fair
March 27: Kim Moreno, Carrie Gross, Tony Darden, and Scott Boze conducted an Mdlandrec.net pre-installation assessment at Harford County Circuit Court
March 28: Dr. Papenfuse and Elaine Bachmann met with Lieutenant Governor Brown concerning the state's art collection
March 28: Kevin Swanson, Kim Moreno, and Joyce Phelps attended a quarterly meeting with the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Queen Anne's County
March 28: Dr. Papenfuse and Elaine Bachmann met with Lieutenant Governor Brown concerning the state's art collection
March 29: Tim Baker met with Larry Swift and Ed Schmidbauer, State Highway Administration, to discuss the Map Exhibition in conjunction with the Walters Art Gallery, Town Annexations, and the donation to the Archives of a State Highway Administration map
March 29: Richard Richardson and Elizabeth Newell attended the hearing before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on HB1216, Abandoned Land - Certificates of Reservation for Public Use
March 30: Mimi Calver assisted with the unveiling and installation of the Heritage Wall at the House of Delegates
March 30: Chris Haley met with Lori Dodson concerning plans for Historic Howard Theater renovation and research of African American communities in Northwest Washington DC and neighboring Prince George's County families of prominence
April 2: Tim Baker participated in the Judiciary Records Access Committee Conference Call
April 2: Tim Baker, Mimi Calver, Elaine Bachmann, and Sasha Lourie met with representatives from the Department of General Services concerning the State House
April 3 - 6: Tony Darden, Scott Boze, Jon-Paul Kreger, Kim Moreno, James Watson, Joyce Phelps, Allison Smith, and Carrie Gross went to Frederick County for Mdlandrec.net installation
April 4: Elaine Bachmann met with Jay Baker for a brochure photo session in Government House
April 6: Dr. Papenfuse met with Doug Frost concerning the Maryland Institute College of Art History project
April 13: Kim Moreno and Leslie Frazer attended a seminar on E-Discovery and E-Filing
April 17 - 20: Vicki Lee and Jenn Cruickshank attended the Annual Conference of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works
April 17: Richard Richardson attended the Personnel Officers' Meeting
April 18: James Watson attended a seminar on "Forum on the Judiciary: Technology and the Courts"