OLD
MISSION PENINSUAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MINUTES-
Thursday, April, 2010
7:00
PM Peninsula Township Town Hall.
Social Time :Cookies by Verla
Jamieson
I.
Program:
(Program Chair, Donna Hornberger.) Laura Johnson and Stef Staley presented a
program about the history of Mission Point Lighthouse and its keepers. They
have done a great deal of research turning up new information on the keepers
and their lives, including some keepers about which little was known. A book is
on its way, due out May 1.
II. Business meeting:
A.
Meeting
called to order
B.
Announcements:
1.
Detroit
historic tour later on this month. If interested in participating, contact
Nancy Warne for information
III.
Monthly reports:
A.
Approval of March minutes
as amended
B.
Treasurer’s report presented and read into the record
C.
Committee Reports:
1.
Archives:
Ann Swaney reported that a box of past records from Jackie Burns was accepted
for inclusion in the archives
2.
Log
Cabin Days:( Carol Lewis) Log Cain Day is Sunday, June 27th.
3.
Signup
sheet will be circulated at the May meeting. Heather is contacting venders and
crafters. Anne Swaney agreed to coordinate lighthouse volunteers. She needs
folks to work one of two shifts, three people per shift. Total time is 11 am –
3 pm. Carol Lewis is coordinating volunteers at the Log Cabin.
4. Hessler Log Cabin opening, Saturday May 1st.
Warren Berthelsen volunteered to coordinate the opening . Please contact him if
you would like to take part.
5. Memberships are renewed at the June 3rd
potluck dinner.
6. Nominations: (Barb Berthelsen). Nominees are still
needed for Secretary, Vice President, and Treasurer. Warren has agreed to
continue as treasurer unless someone else would like to do it. The slate will
be presented at the May meeting and voted on at the June Potluck.
7. Newsletter: (Steve Lewis) Expect your newsletter
shortly.
8. Tree Committee (Bob Dean) Mapping of trees is
completed. Eight new trees were planted plus 37 on Nancy Heller’s property north of the Catholic Church
B.
Report
from Dougherty Society Clean up mid- May.
C.
Light
house report (Laura Johnson). Light house will open May 1. Keepers have signed
up for the entire season.
IV.
Old Business.
A.
A secretary is still needed
to take minutes at the meetings
B.
Projector and digital
voice recorder purchase recommendation: (Barb Berthelsen). Epson LCD projector
recommended. Cost including extra bulb, 25 foot extension cord, and outlet
strip is $1083.98. Extended warrantee is another $189
C.
Voice recorder: Cost
for Olympus recorder is $99.
Discussion Steve Lewis moved to purchase
the projector w/o an extended warrantee, and purchase the voice recorder.
Training in using projector would be required for all users. We need to
establish guidelines for projector use. Sue Feiger seconded the motion. Motion
passed.
D.
Sue Feiger reported on the
booklet A Short History of the Grand Traverse Region for Later Elementary
Students “Bay Land and People prepared by a class in writing Michigan local
history, Central Michigan College, 1949. It was noted by attendees that
references given for the events in the booklet were often missing.
V.
No new business
VI.
Meeting was adjourned.
In
Attendance:
|
Members
|
Visitors
|
|
Warren
and Barb Berthelsen
Bob
and Arlene Dean
Steve
and Carol Lewis
Ann
Swaney
Tom
and Gladys Maguire
Donna
Hornberger
Verla
Jamieson
Fred
Stoye
Walt
and Susan Feiger
Mary
Klein
Jim
Hall
Hedy
Quick
Joann
Cole
Ted
Bagley
Tim
Carroll
Nancy
Warne
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Bruce
Wiegand
Cecile
Wiegand
W.G.
Moring
Suzette
Cooley-Sanborn
Jeanne
Landis
Dave
Landis
Barbara
and Boots Wolff
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