The April 6 meeting of the Greenwood County Historical Society board was called to order by President Mike Pitko.
Those present were John Bills, Dusty Booth, Taylor Hunt, Dana Mills, Pitko, Greg Rawlings, Gib Rhodes, Rise Russin, Stan Skaer, Jan Stephens and Museum Director Robin Himes.
The minutes of the Feb. 3 board meeting were read. There were no changes or corrections. Rhodes moved to accept the minutes, Rawlings seconded the motion and the motion passed.
Board Treasurer Mills explained her organization of the Profit and Loss sheet and the Balance Sheet. Questions were asked about dividend payments, the Horace Holmes Fund and where maturity dates of CDs would be recorded.
In February, there were 11 visitors, all from Kansas.
In March there were 90 that signed the book, from Kansas, New Mexico and Minnesota.
In addition, the museum had all of the sixth graders from Eureka and Madison on March 30, plus teachers and paras. That adds approximately 65 to the total.
Bills and Jamie Lindamood will serve as the Scholarship Committee.
There were no bills presented.
It was decided to have 50 copies of Volume II of The History of Greenwood County printed by Chester Press in Emporia.
Pitko gave an update on progress on the Claycomb School project. The museum is hoping that the interior will be finished by the end of June.
Mills shared progress on the saddle stand. It is being constructed by Weston Lauer, a senior student from Hamilton.
Stephens reported a good turnout from the community for the viewing of An Oasis on the Prairie film for the 5th Monday program on March 30. Discussion was held about program ideas for the fifth Monday in June.
Himes told about the clubs and students who visited the museum during the month of March.
Himes shared that the twoday per week secretary’s job will be open. An ad has been sent to the newspaper to announce the opening.
The museum will be open for Eureka Days. Times have not been set yet.
Rawlings shared research that he has been working on and archival documents that are available for the Historical Society to copy from the files in the courthouse. He also suggested a fundraiser that could be done in conjunction with Eureka Days.
Bills asked about doing signage in the county for historical sites such as cemeteries and one-room schoolhouses. KDOT might help with this project.
An Open House will be held for the Claycomb School. A date will be decided on and published when the museum is closer to completion.
The next meeting of the Historical Society Board will be on June 2.
