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a business meeting will be held since that date.
• Yet on June 27, 2012 a letter from the historical society was sent to the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation & Forestry department stating that "At the annual meeting of the Brown County Historical Society it was voted to offer to the City of Aberdeen the Trinity Episcopal Church building located in Groton." The letter was signed by Dennis White, an officer and board member of the Brown County Historical Society,
• White also appeared at the July meeting of the Aberdeen Park & Recreation board meeting. The minutes of the meeting state that White was present to answer questions regarding the offer of a donation to move the Trinity Episcopal Church from Groton to Wylie Park.
• During the meeting White stated the cost to the City of Aberdeen would be the cost of the new foundation and electrical hookup. The board decided to take no action, deferring the donation offer to the Park Committee.
• When the Independent contacted Aberdeen Park & Recreation, Doug Johnson, Director of Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry, stated that "We have not committed to accepting the church, if there is interest in keeping the church in Groton, we are certainly supportive of that effort."
• So while the fate of the church remains undecided, at least one member of the historical society has taken steps to remove the church. We were able to reach White at home Friday evening to ask why he had taken these steps.
• "We didn't try to do anything behind anyone's back," White said. "Over the years we have talked to several groups in Groton about if there was any interest in taking over the building, and the answer has always been no."
• White stated that it was the wishes of the society to donate the building and

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