This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zMB.2ACI/1286 Message Board Post: We are pleased to announce the release of a new book on the mining industry in the Old Lead Belt – specifically focused on the Chat Dumps of St. Francois County. Details are available below or you may purchase your copy today by using the attached PDF order form. This book is 416 pages and is a testimony to the men who mined in Missouri. This is a great opportunity – purchase your copy today while supplies last. What a great Christmas gift idea. Thank you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Window McHenry releases new book on local chat dumps Copies available at Park Hills Library By TERESA RESSEL\Daily Journal Staff Writer Submitted photo Rosemary Richardson presented a plaque of appreciation from Bob McHenry to J.R. Pettus for his help in compiling the book, “Chat Dumps of the Missouri Lead Belt.” Pictured are Davalee Bohnenkamp, Paul Gerdemann, Pettus, Harold Hahn, Richardson, Mildred Lee and Randall Flanery, all who helped with the book. After 15 months of research and production, the book, “Chat Dumps of the Missouri Lead Belt” has been released. Bob McHenry, who worked with several others to put the book together, said the book has been dedicated to “the men of the mines.” He said initial distribution was made to Mineral Area College which will spearhead the distribution of books to selected classrooms in the county, as well as school libraries. Books have also been donated to several area nursing homes. Copies of the 416-page book are now available and can be purchased for $60 at the Park Hills Library (573) 431-4842 or Rosener's Motel or by sending a check with an additional $5 for each book for shipping to Bob McHenry, PO Box 133, Adrian, Michigan, 49221. For more information, call (517) 266-2458. “As time passes, we are losing history of these spectacular mining icons that the Old Lead Belt was so widely recognized for,” McHenry said. “We felt it was time to assemble as many photographs, personal memories, and industry information and put them in a single volume. “The community responded overwhelmingly to our request for the material that was used in the book to help preserve the legacy of these unique landmarks.” The book has more than 400 pages of photos, personal accounts, and stories that tell nearly 100 years of history from 1874 to 1972. “The book is intended not only as a collection of stories and events, but also as a testimony to the hard work and vision of the men who worked in the mines and the men who piloted the local lead industry into a global market,” he said. Jeffrey Zelms, former president and CEO of the Doe Run Company, provided introductory comments, highlighting the pursuit of lead and its impact on daily living, which ultimately resulted in St. Francois County becoming the “Lead Capital of the World.” “Our children and their children now have a record of a critical part of the building of what today we too often take for granted,” Zelms said. Highlights of the book are the birth of the chat dump; early lead mining history; growth of the industry, mergers and acquisition; mining industry impact on county development; mining timeline; and personal memories from more than 60 people. The book also provides spaces for recording your own personal information that you can pass on to family members. Numerous individuals contributed to the book including Dave Darnell, Jackie and Betty Iahn, Faye and Charles Sitzes, Harold Hahn, Harold Meyers, E. Paul Black, J.R. Pettus, Randall Flanery, Paul Gerdeman, and Dave and Martha Jackson and the Doe Run Company. Updated Thursday, Nov 02, 2006 - 11:19:33 am CST http://www.dailyjournalonline.com/articles/2006/11/02/community/news3.txt ©2000-2006 Daily Journal Patricia M. Bogusz On behalf of Robert E. McHenry 517-467-6583 We are pleased to announce the release of a new book on the mining industry in the Old Lead Belt – specifically focused on the Chat Dumps of St. Francois County. Details are available below or you may purchase your copy today by using the attached PDF order form. This book is 416 pages and is a testimony to the men who mined in Missouri. This is a great opportunity – purchase your copy today while supplies last. What a great Christmas gift idea. Thank you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Close Window McHenry releases new book on local chat dumps Copies available at Park Hills Library By TERESA RESSEL\Daily Journal Staff Writer Submitted photo Rosemary Richardson presented a plaque of appreciation from Bob McHenry to J.R. Pettus for his help in compiling the book, “Chat Dumps of the Missouri Lead Belt.” Pictured are Davalee Bohnenkamp, Paul Gerdemann, Pettus, Harold Hahn, Richardson, Mildred Lee and Randall Flanery, all who helped with the book. After 15 months of research and production, the book, “Chat Dumps of the Missouri Lead Belt” has been released. Bob McHenry, who worked with several others to put the book together, said the book has been dedicated to “the men of the mines.” He said initial distribution was made to Mineral Area College which will spearhead the distribution of books to selected classrooms in the county, as well as school libraries. Books have also been donated to several area nursing homes. Copies of the 416-page book are now available and can be purchased for $60 at the Park Hills Library (573) 431-4842 or Rosener's Motel or by sending a check with an additional $5 for each book for shipping to Bob McHenry, PO Box 133, Adrian, Michigan, 49221. For more information, call (517) 266-2458. “As time passes, we are losing history of these spectacular mining icons that the Old Lead Belt was so widely recognized for,” McHenry said. “We felt it was time to assemble as many photographs, personal memories, and industry information and put them in a single volume. “The community responded overwhelmingly to our request for the material that was used in the book to help preserve the legacy of these unique landmarks.” The book has more than 400 pages of photos, personal accounts, and stories that tell nearly 100 years of history from 1874 to 1972. “The book is intended not only as a collection of stories and events, but also as a testimony to the hard work and vision of the men who worked in the mines and the men who piloted the local lead industry into a global market,” he said. Jeffrey Zelms, former president and CEO of the Doe Run Company, provided introductory comments, highlighting the pursuit of lead and its impact on daily living, which ultimately resulted in St. Francois County becoming the “Lead Capital of the World.” “Our children and their children now have a record of a critical part of the building of what today we too often take for granted,” Zelms said. Highlights of the book are the birth of the chat dump; early lead mining history; growth of the industry, mergers and acquisition; mining industry impact on county development; mining timeline; and personal memories from more than 60 people. The book also provides spaces for recording your own personal information that you can pass on to family members. Numerous individuals contributed to the book including Dave Darnell, Jackie and Betty Iahn, Faye and Charles Sitzes, Harold Hahn, Harold Meyers, E. Paul Black, J.R. Pettus, Randall Flanery, Paul Gerdeman, and Dave and Martha Jackson and the Doe Run Company. Updated Thursday, Nov 02, 2006 - 11:19:33 am CST http://www.dailyjournalonline.com/articles/2006/11/02/community/news3.txt ©2000-2006 Daily Journal Patricia M. Bogusz On behalf of Robert E. McHenry 517-467-6583