2012 Summer Newsletter

Contents

Officers and Directors 2012 Offi cers

Directors Comments Presidents Message

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President - Mike Gibson Vice President- Hannes Poetter Secretary- Marcia Cook Treasurer- Position open Director/Curator- Joe Hursey

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Mini-Minutes

George Washington Carver

History’s Mysteries,

910-574-5442 Genealogy Society Coordinator- Betty Bendorf 913-557-2485 Accessions Coordinator- Bernice Chitwood 913-557-9358 Board of Directors Louisburg - Fran Burcham 913-837-8220 Marysville Township - Mike Gibson 913-557-3200 Member at Large - Hannes Poetter 913-557-3000 Miami Township - Nina Gerkin 913-849-3366 Middle Creek Township - Position open Mound Township - Darrell Williams 913-755-4026 Osage Township - Ann Davis and Jeff Hartl 913-755-4646 Osawatomie City- Ona Neuenschwander 913-755-2391 Osawatomie Township - Ben Maimer 913-755-3504 Paola City - Bettie Ore 913-294-3312 Paola Township - Elsie Cordle 913-294-5137 Richland Township - LeAnne Shields 913-710-1767 Stanton Township - Lloyd Peckman 913-849-3278 Sugar Creek Township - Vera Dakin 913-377-4446

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Early Churchs in Miami Co. Miniature Art Show

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Color Photos Prelude to Alaska

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114th Cavalry Regiment

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The Genealogy Section

An Interesting Life Queries & Researchers Publications for Sale Republic headlines 1929

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PAOLA HISTORY NIGHT At THE MUSEUM “The Story of Us in Photos” Session No. 5 Wednesday, August 8th. 7:OO p.m. “Then & Now” “Paola’s photographic history from 1864 to 1930” Lots of old photographs of the town and how it grew—Many street scenes with Paola businesses then & what it looks like now. NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN RESEARCH & MEETING ROOM FREE TO EVERYBODY A New Topic Every Second & Fourth Wednesday! Sponsored by the Miami County Historical Museum Phil Reaka, Presenter

Ten Mile Township - Position open Valley Township - Colleen Ewan Wea Township - Marcia Cook

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Newsletter - Roger Shipman

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Notice To The Membership The Miami County Historical Museum membership dues are now payable in the amount of $20.00. Make checks out to: Miami Co. Gen. / Hist. Societies 12 East Peoria Paola, Kansas 66071-0123

A Quarterly Newsletter of the Miami County Museum & Genealogy Society

Summer 2012

Volume 27 - No.2

Miami County Historical Museum 12 E. Peoria, Paola, Kansas 66071

Phone: 913-294-4940 E-Mail: museum@mchgm.org Web address; www.thinkmiamicountyhistory.com Museum Hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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