Kaukauna Area Historical Society, Inc.

Board Meeting – September 20, 2006

Vice-President Carol Van Boxtel called the meeting of KAHS to order at 6:30 PM on Wednesday September 20, 2006.

Board members in attendance: Carol Van Boxtel, Tom McGinnis, Tom Duescher, Jerry Kroll, Rebecca Welhouse, Helen Van Epern and Diane Wittman. 

Motion by Tom Mcginnis, seconded by Jerry Kroll to approve the minutes of the August Board Meeting.

Secretary/ Treasurer Wittman reported there are currently 51 single paid memberships and 19 paid family memberships.  We currently have $843.40 in the checkbook.

Vice President Van Boxtel reported for Julie Coenen on the Oral History Project.  Becky has been working on typing the histories.  She reports it takes about one and one half hours to type fifteen minutes of oral history.  Janice Parsons is also helping type the oral histories.

Barb Edmondson of Forget Me Not Productions has offered to edit the video oral history with Dr. Russo at no charge.  The consensus of the board was that if the Russo family had no objectives they would like to have Barb do this for us.

Tom Duescher has a few additions he would like to make to the website.  He will be doing this soon and will also prepare a brochure explaining the website.

Jerry Kroll talked to Marian Walsh about the children’s project.  Jerry will ask her if she would come to a KAHS Board meeting to discuss it.

Jerry Kroll has finished the research on the history of the girl’s basketball team.  Carol has prepared a page ad to go along with the article and has submitted it for publication.  The booklet goes to 7,000 people.  In return for us researching and writing the article we will not be charged for the ad.

Carol is looking for a computer crossword puzzle game to use in the newsletter.

Helen Van Epern has agreed to be the KAHS Historian.

Jerry Kroll will help with the mailing of the KAHS newsletter.

Motion by Rebecca Welhouse, second by Helen Van Epern to approve the KAHS thank you card.  Motion carried.

Program planning was discussed.  Some ideas suggested were:

• Gene Ploetz on the trolleys
• Mary Jane from Brown County Historical Society – Introduction to Genealogy
• JoEllen on the Grignon Home
• A tour of Kaukauna Utilities
• Mike Francis on Regenfuss Brewery
• Kaukauna Breweries and taverns
• History of cheese in Kaukauna – Maybe Sally Kinney could help us
• Walking Tour of Kaukauna

Diane will talk to Barb Edmundson about the October meeting.  Jerry will talk to Gene Ploetz about presenting the trolleys in November and Tom Duescher will talk to Mary Jane at the Brown County Historical Society about a presentation in January.

Helen Van Epern reported that the old Kaukauna Town Hall has been saved.  Soon they will start to restore it.

Motion by Diane Wittman to adjourn, seconded by Helen Van Epern.

Meeting adjourned at 7:27 PM.

Diane Wittman

Recording Secretary