2014 Fall Edition Newsletter

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A plaque would be placed on the outside of the building with a QR code enabling people to learn the history. %JTDVTTJPO PO UIF GBMM EJOOFS ć F GPDVT XJMM CF PO Miami County Native Americans. We are working on getting a speaker. Bill Ewan passed away and our sympathies are with Colleen. Lloyd Peckman visited the Smithsonian while In Wash ington D.C. and looking for more information on the Miami Indians. MAY Jim Bousman told of the traveling Smithsonian for 2015. “Hometown Teams” is the theme and we would be a sub-site. Jim is working on a project of lectures starting JO +VOF PO 1PMJUJDT JO ,BOTBT JO UIF T ć FSF will be several sessions on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. LuAnne Debrick will take care of a museum table at Paola school alumni June 7. It was reported that an advertisement for the museum is aired on the local radio station 89.7fm. It will advertise the museum and some of the displays and programs we have planned. JUNE Our 501C3 has been renewed, More discussion on the Native American room. We received a large donation with a request that it be used for the buildings. A bid was gotten for tuck pointing the bricks of the east wall, water repellant, and a heavy masonry coating of paint on the back side of the three buildings, removing the metal stairway. Plans for the words “MiAMI County Museum” will be painted on the back of the building. Bids are being asked for replacing 2 BJS DPOEJUJPOFST IVNJEJĕ FST BOE UIFSNPTUBUT JULY ć F %JSFDUPST NFFUJOH XBT DBODFMMFE BT UIF SFTVMU PG power poles being blown down during the storm. Tuck QPJOUJOH BOE QBJOUJOH PG UIF CVJMEJOHT BSF ĕ OJTIFE BOE paid for. ć JOHT SFBMMZ MPPL HPPE ć F 1BPMB 8JOF 4USPMM XBT B TVDDFTT " GVOE SBJTJOH project suggested by Kathy Allenbrand was discussed. #JET BSF PVU GPS SFQMBDJOH UIF BJS DPOEJUJPOFST IVNJEJĕ ers and thermostats. Discussion on reducing the number of water meters we have as each of our three building has a meter.

ć F GPMMPXJOH BSF IJHIMJHIUT PG &YFDVUJWF BOE %JSFDUPS meetings, for your information, and a way to let you (a member) in on the workings. FEBRUARY Plans are being made for our Fall Fund Raising Dinner. It will be October 14 at Cross Point, Assembly of God Church. More on the program later.. Jim Bousman represented the museum at the Kansas Day Celebration. Discussion on updating the Native American Room. .BOZ JEFBT XFSF BJSFE ć F )FBSUMBOE "SU (VJME XPVME QBJOU TPNF NVSBMT PO UIF XBMMT JG XBOUFE ć JT XJMM CF B long range project. 8F XJMM IBWF B $IBNCFS DPČ FF GPS UIF NVTFVN IFSF PO March7. We will have LeAnne Shields and Lu Anne Debrick at tending the Miami Co Tourism and Chamber Networking Dinner. %JTDVTTJPO PO IVNJEJĕ FST XIJDI BSF PME BOE OPU working. Suggested we wait and see if we get the #BFIS HSBOU UP QVU IVNJEJĕ FST PO UIF GVSOBDFT Suggested we participate with the Quilters coming to Pala and display many of our quilts. MARCH Jim Bousman reported that Louisburg is forming a Historical Soc. Discussion on the use of QR codes to display the muse VNT BSUJGBDUT PO BO * 1BE ć F QSPKFDU XJMM DPOUJOVF XJUI PVU IFMQ GSPN 'SFFEPN 'SPOUJFS ć F WPMVOUFFST IFMQJOH with this project are Jim Bousman, Roger Shipman and Phil Reaka. Discussion on the October fund raiser for theme and speaker. APRIL We received the grant from the John Roman Founda tion and a donation from the Darlene Sutherland estate. Advised of a “dig” by the Kansas State Historical Soc at the Adair cabin site in Osawatomie. A new interesting project for people to select a building around the square and do the research from when the MBOE XBT PSJHJOBMMZ QVSDIBTFE BOE VQ UP EBUF ć F IJTUPSZ for each building will be recorded

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