2017 Summer Newsletter

MINI MINUTES The following are highlights of Director meetings, for your information, and a way to let you (a member) in on the workings of the museum. FEBRUARY W e have a renter for the upstairs unit. It is MC/TV which is Paola’s TV Station. We will have electrical up grades and some other improvements. Jim is working on the exhibit honoring the anniversary of the start of WW I. It will be shown during this sum mer. We will schedule a Chamber coffee for the occa sion. We are considering opening on Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm during the summer. Asking all Directors to sign up to take turns for a Sat. Betty has finished a Manual of instructions to the assets in the Library, where research items are located and how to get information from them. Also on the steps on how to do accessioning of artifacts. This is all for people who are not familiar with the procedure. MARCH Larry is working on adjustments to insurance coverage on the buildings. Bids have been taken on some track lighting for the back of the Indian room. Lloyd reported that Clarence Hayward has passed away. Discussion on filling Directors positions for ones that cannot attend meetings any longer, Larry motioned that we create position of Honorary Board member, passed. This will be added to the By-laws New display panels have been ordered for the WW I dis play. APRIL L uAnne got final schedule for Sat. volunteers worked up, They will start in May. The WW I exhibit will move to the military room during the Miniature Art Show during the month of July. Larry motioned that $500 be allowed for posters. LeAnne added that the money could be used from the Vision Room balance. Motion passed. The dis play panels have arrived. The strip lights have been added to the indian room. Some years ago a collection of books from Bill Kelly was accepted into the Library. They were the genealogy re search books of Hazel Marie Ward Kelly. Hazels daugh

Queries Erica Derr wanted pictures and history of Louisburg Cider Mill. Carol Evans wants obit for Sterling Morgan who died here in 1872. John Pierson wants obit for Abraham Pearson who died here in 1879. Laurie Gwinn is searching for information on Wil liam Bronson Cummins and wife Lucy Ellen “Luella” Brookhart Cummins and daughter Myrtle Louella. Gene Wheeler is looking for location of town “Upton” in Middle Creek Township in 1875. Susan Toman needs an obit for Elizabeth Brown Gor don. Susan Murry wants information on Jeremiah F. and Christopher C. Ryan, both patients at Osawatomie State Hospital. Susan Toman is looking for newspaper article of May 26 1910 of death of Rufus L. Gordon killed in an ex plosion. Shirley Willard is interested in Clarence Haywards book, The Lost Years Miami Indians in Kansas. Charles Powers wanted an obit for Rozina Elwell who died in March 1926. Richard Bauman hopes to find something about Susan Fell who was a patient at Osawatomie State Hospital and died in 1898. Jane Deterding wants any information on Marguerite Irene Hawk who died at Osawatomie State Hospital in 1929. Laurel Bradshaw wants death record for Elizabeth Jane Crose in 1908 who was a patient at the Osawatomie State Hospital. Lori Clark is looking for William T. Little, a patient at State Hospital in the late 1800s. Kayleena Boyd wants information on property at 403 E. Shawnee St,Paola. Abbey Bodiford wants information on property at 7140 K 68 Hwy, Louisburg. Unknown inquirer wants to know about George Al dridge, a patient at Osawatomie State Hospital. (email with no return name) Linda Hardin wants obit for Albert Folks. These Queries have been researched by Iris Kluber

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