Annual meeting:
November 17, 2011, Thursday, at 2:30 pm
Historical Society and Caldwell Heritage Museum Boards
The meeting will be at the Museum
The Historical Society will meet with the Museum Board
to approve the 2012 budget. We will also elect the
Society officers and members at large as listed below, as
well as the Museum Board members. The Museum Board will
serve as hosts and refreshments will be served.
Following the business meeting, we will view the new DVD
"From a Barn to a County Seat". This is the
second DVD in the Caldwell County series.
Nominees for the Historical Society 2012 Board:
President - Barbara Watson
Vice President - Lynda Campbell
Secretary - Andrea Calloway
Treasurer - Charles Triplett
Members at large - Kathryn Jackson, Barbara Love
and Mary Gay Hickman
Pease try to attend this meeting. If you have
questions, please call Kathryn Jackson or Barbara
Watson.
October meeting: Forty-two
members and guests attended a very informative program
on Tom Dooley - The Story Behind the Ballad
on October 14, 2011 at St. James Episcopal Church in
Lenoir. Karen Reynolds, the author, discussed her book
and answered questions from the audience and sold and
signed books for those that were interested.
Civil
War marker maintenence: The
maintenance for the two Society-sponsored
markers has been fully paid for
2011. The yearly fee for both is $400.00
and we appreciate so much those who have
helped us with this project. We are now
collecting for 2012.
For
the annual maintenance of the two Civil War Trails
markers in the county, the Historical Society has a special account separate from the rest of the Society's
budget; and designated gifts for that purpose are always appreciated.
Please make checks payable to "Civil War Markers" and mail them to
the Society at Post Office Box 2160, Lenoir NC 28645.
Our markers are located in Patterson at the Ruritan building, across from the Happy Valley
School, and in Lenoir at the Corner of Main Street and
Harper Ave, behind St. James' Episcopal Church.
See more details here.
Executive Committee Meeting:
The Executive Committee of the
Board met September 29, 2011. The treasurer reported a
balance of $9,501.24. We voted to give Karen Reynolds
$50.00 for expenses in traveling to her presentation at our
October meeting, and $50.00
to St. James for rental of the facility for
that same meeting.
We voted to contribute $200.00 to Ft. Defiance as stated
in our budget for 2011. They are raising money for a
new roof at the Fort. We will vote at our November
meeting whether to send $150 to the Shelter Home. They
are building a new wing on their building. This would
serve as our Community Christmas project.
Our next meeting will be November
17, 2011. The committee also intends to meet in
January to plan for the year 2012. If you have any
suggestions for next year's programs, please let us
know. We always welcome your input.
Member Projects:
The Davenport Room at the Museum has been redone.
Barbara Watson, Lynda Campbell and
Andrea Calloway
helped with this project.
Sydney Halma, former Director of the
Catawba County Museum,
led in the make-over. New signs trace the history
of the college. New draperies and a new platform
highlight some of the original furniture. Best news of
all - this was financed by a private donation. Please
come by to visit the display. (Click on image to see a
larger version.)
Membership:
The total membership is
now 92. Our goal for 2012 is to reach and exceed
100. Please
send in your $15.00 membership in January to
Caldwell Historical Society, Post Office Box
2160, Lenoir, North Carolina 28645. We
will try to plan some interesting programs for next year
and fund some worthy projects.
About
membership
New Museum in Blowing Rock: The
Art and History Museum (BRAHM) was opened on October 1,
2011. The Museum is located at the corner of South Main
Street and Chestnut Street in Blowing Rock. Web site is
www.BlowingRockMuseum.org.
Phone
828-295-9099.
