Hi Mike, Sounds great. Dianne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 4:46 PM Subject: [PA-CAMERON] Newspaper Article > The following article will be in this weeks local papers...it is presented > here for those of you not in the area: > > In response to the charge made by former Historical Society President Frank > Geleskie to bring in new blood and to expand the organization, Society > President John Kautz and the Board of Directors have been meeting monthly > working towards that end and there is much to show for it. > > Back in November the Board voted to "adopt" the Cameron County Genealogy > Club at the request of the Club membership. As of January 1, the Club is now > a part of the Historical Society. Club Director, Mike Wennin, said that this > move will eventually add 70+ members to the Society. The Club voted at it's > last meeting to be called The Genealogy Club of the Cameron County > Historical Society. It meets the first Saturday of each month at the > Library. The next meeting will be Feb. 7th at 1:00PM. The guest speaker > will be Cameron County Prothonotary, Dave Reed who will discuss the > historical records that are available from his office. Everyone is welcome > to attend. (Historical Society President, John Kautz will also address the > group.) > > The Board also voted to reproduce the 1940 Tour of Emporium movie and the > response from the Community has been exciting. The first two shipments of > videos and DVD's sold out with in a week or two. The next shipment has > just arrived and are once again available at the Library. The Board would > like to thank the Library Staff and Marylee Keefer for assisting in the sale > of the videos. They would like to remind those of you who purchased the > movie, that the sale price included a one year membership to the Society and > would remind you to send your application in. > > Since the October Fall meeting, the Society has gained over 80 new members, > bringing the total to over 200 members. One Board Member's personal goal is > for 500 members by the end of 2004. He says that they will need that many > members to gear up for the Sesquicentennial in 2010 and to accomplish the > goals of the Society in the near future. You are invited to join! Send > your check for $5 to Suzie Murray, 311 Howard Circle, Emporium, PA 15834 > > It has been brought to the attention of the Board that the Little Museum may > be one of, if not the last standing Sears, Roebuck Simplex Sectional > Two-Room School Houses in the country. If so, there may be some excitement > generated in those circles who are interested in Sears Homes. At least one > author and Sear Homes expert is anxious to come and see it. Another author > is planning to visit the Museum this Spring and include it in her next book > on Pennsylvania Museums. There are plans in the works to promote the Museum > out of the area since most of the visitors to the Museum come from out of > state. This promotion will be done through articles in magazines, links on > the internet, and word of mouth. The goal is 1000 visitors for the 2004 > season. A Spring Spruce-Up of the Museum is also planned. > > > In the works are the acquisition of the contents of a local landmark- > details to follow; a companion book to the 1940 video that will identify as > many people as possible in the video; a reprinting of the Flood of 1889 book > and possibly the 1942 Flood book; cataloging the contents of the Little > Museum onto a computer; a website promoting the Little Museum; a new color > brochure about the Little Museum to be used to promote the Museum in the > surrounding areas; inviting a speaker from the Pennsylvania Humanities > Council to talk about researching your Pennsylvania Roots; rotating displays > of Museum artifacts at the Library and at the Courthouse; working with the > Schools to involve our children with their Heritage; and much more. > > The Society now has a newsletter called The Voice. It was named after an > Emporium newspaper from the 1920's. The next issue will be out in March. It > is planned that the newsletter will eventually become a quarterly journal of > Cameron County History and Genealogy. > > Also planned for March will be a general meeting of the Society to discuss > goals and plans for 2004 season and the future of the Society. > > Once again, you are invited to join the Society and be a part of the > excitement! > > > > > > Mike Wennin > Come Visit the Cameron County Genealogy Project! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacamero > > > > ==== PACAMERO Mailing List ==== > Come Visit The Cameron County Genealogy Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacamero >