Kaukauna Area Historical Society, Inc.

Board Meeting – Minutes - May 10, 2006

The meeting of KAHS was called to order by President Craig Lahm at 6:33 PM on Wednesday May 10, 2006.

Board members in attendance, Julie Coenen, Tom Duescher, Craig Lahm, Tom McGinnis, Carol Van Boxtel, Rebecca Welhouse, J. Kroll and Diane Wittman.

Motion by Julie Coenen, seconded by Jerry Kroll to accept the minutes of the April meeting.  Motion carried unanimously.

President Lahm reported on the Blacksmith Shop agreement with the Outagamie Historical Society.  At this time the agreement is being reviewed by the Outagamie County Historical Society attorneys.

The Board discussed the 2006 Plan.  One goal would be to have thirty individual and ten family memberships.

The summer newsletter will be the last newsletter that is sent to everyone on our list.  The fall newsletter will be mailed to paid memberships only.

Craig Lahm, Julie Coenen and Jim Severson will get together to talk about the Oral History Program.

Rebecca Welhouse will try to transcribe the oral histories.  Maybe we can apply for a grant from the KEEN Foundation for a digital transcription device.

Don Kessler may be able to help us with translating the German newspapers.

Tom Duescher will investigate how we would get the Kaukauna Times into www.newspaper.archives.com

Tom reported the KAHS web site is receiving 20 to 25 hits per day. 

There are 5,000 to 6,000 photos from St. Mary's and Holy Cross cemeteries.  We need someone with keyboarding skills to work on this project.

In the fall newsletter we will ask for volunteers to maintain the historic markers in the City.

Carol Van Boxtel will talk to the newspaper about our military letters she has collected.

David Day spoke to the Board about the Andrew Rose Blacksmith Shop at the Grignon Home.

Motion by Carol Van Boxtel, seconded by Tom McGinnis to approve the 2006 KAHS budget.  Motion carried unanimously.

Motion by Tom McGinnis, seconded by Jerry Kroll to send Kaukauna schools, nursing homes and the oral history participants a newsletter at no charge.  Motion carried unanimously.

Julie Coenen suggested we get the school involved in a local history project.

 

May 17

Konkapot Room Kaukauna City Hall

Identify Photos & Election of Officers

June 21

Saint Paul Home

Tom Duescher

July

No Meeting

 

August

 

 

September

Saint Paul Home

Identify Photos

Schedule of KAHS Meetings

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:02 PM

 

 

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Diane M. Wittman

Recording Secretary