GDHS MEETING MINUTES JUNE 16 2005

• 645PM – Board of Directors Meeting
• 645PM – Regular Business meeting called to order by President Ron Botterbusch
• President Ron informed Lucia that the Board of Directors accepted her planting proposal at the Archives Building.
• Secretary read the minutes from the May 19 meeting. The following are corrections to those minutes:
1. A picture of the descendants of Rehmeyers Hollow
2. $58,000.00 worth of prescriptions not residents
3. Sharon Kemper took back the following donated items: newer menu; Public Sale Notice dated 10-18-04 and pictures – total of 4 in 1 plastic sleeve
4. Norma stated KT”s Pizza Shop donated 5 pizza’s for May 21 Timber Raising Day at the Blacksmith Shop. This notation will be added to these meetings minutes.

Motion to approve the minutes made by Larry Law and Audrey Thompson. All members agreed.

• Treasurers Report was given by Bob Merkert. Motion to approve by Madelyn Shermyer and Norma Botterbusch. All members agreed.
• Dr. Drawbaugh was not present for an Archivist report and Gayle stated there was no donations this past month.
• Our web Master Brett Pleiger stated the May meeting minutes were added to the web site. No other activity.
• Fundraising Chairperson Norma stated there were still quilt tickets available before the drawing on June 21 and garbage bags were still available. Effective January 2006, with the new quilt fundraiser, a certain number of tickets will be given to each member to sell.
• Madelyn Shermeyer updated us on the Bloodroot project. It was determined the first five books combined would be about 500 pages. The members agreed that Maddie should ask for a draft of the first three volumes combined and then a vote will be cast.

NOTATION: Volumes 1 and 2 has 107 pages / Volumes 3 and 4 have 288 pages / Volume 5 has 110 pages.

• Susan Forrey informed the group the next workday at the Blacksmith Shop is June 25 from 8am until about noon. On July 9^th is the day the sides, doors and windows will be put on the shop. Norma Botterbusch asked if all volunteers could bring a fruit.
• Kay Stitley reminded us the Boro Walk is this Tuesday June 21 at 6pm. We will meet at the Log House in the Community Park.
• Norma reminded us about the Society Picnic scheduled for July 21 at Lehr Park. We will begin to serve the food at 530pm. Everyone is asked to bring a dessert unless asked by Norma to bring something else.
• Lucia Hrinyak explained to the members about what is to be planted at the Archives building in the fall and some things that should be done now.
• Everyone sang Grace Trimmer Happy Birthday.

NEW BUSINESS:

• Madelyn Shermeyer was researching books in the Township Building to answer questions from Amanda Phily Assistant Counsel in the Governors Office, Penn Dot division. While Madelyn was researching the answer, she found books containing Township meeting minutes as early as 1917. The Township and the GDHS have agreed that these books need to be scanned for posterity and used for future reference. Maddie will follow up.
• Susan Forrey spoke a few minutes about the elections to be held in November – the current Board has to step-down per the By-Laws and 5 new Board members will be sworn in January 2006. She asked that the members start thinking about holding a position on the Board or accepting a nomination as an officer.
• Meeting was adjourned. Motion to adjourn by Randy Worley and Larry Law.

Note; Jan Eisenhart gave Lucia a roll of yellow tape to mark the trees that her committee wants taken down.