Kaukauna Area Historical Society,
Inc.
Board Meeting – September 20, 2006
Vice-President Carol Van Boxtel
called the meeting of KAHS to order at
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 ½ 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 |
| 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
Motion by Diane Wittman to adjourn,
seconded by Helen Van Epern.
Meeting adjourned at
Diane Wittman
Recording Secretary