Historical Society

Taylor County Historical Society November Board Meeting Thursday, November 21, 2024 Meeting called to order by President Sara Nuernberger at 9:30 a.m. Present: Diane Albrecht, Donna Doriot, Louise Paul, Terry Schultz, Sam Way, Rita Way, Shirley Pleus, Arlene Strama, Julie Janke, Sara Nuernberger, Mary Schultz. The agenda was approved with a motion by Diane Albrecht, seconded by Julie Janke. Motion carried. The minutes of the March board meeting were approved with a motion by Diane Albrecht, seconded by Shirley Pleus. Motion carried. The treasurer’s report was read and approved with a motion by Arlene Strama, seconded by Louise Paul. Motion carried. President’s Report: Main Street History Project. Sara will be doing research on the buildings on Main Street and what businesses there were through the years. Curator’s Report: We received a donation of two paintings which belonged to Frank and Hattie Perkins and a book of Star News editions for the year 1884. Old Business: Repairs to the log cabin. Kurt Staab is interested in working on the log cabin. We will look at having the work done in 2025. New Business: Wisconsin History Maker Tour Participa tion. This program visits communities with traveling displays, speakers, outdoor displays, etc. Its purpose is to promote history and is through the Wisconsin Historical Society. It will run between June and December, 2025. Sara will meet with them next week to discuss the options of the program we would like to offer. The museum will close for the winter starting on December 2 0, 2024. It will reopen on March 20, 2025. A motion to adjourn was made by Diane Albrecht, seconded by Arlene Strama. The meeting adjourned by 10:00 a.m. Respectfully Submitted by Mary Schultz, Secretary General Membership Meeting Taylor County Historical Society Thursday, September 19, 2024 Meeting called to order by Sara Nuernberger at 5:30 p.m. Present: Sue Breneman, Bill Breneman, John Johnson, Diane Albrecht , Bruce Albrecht, Chuck Doriot, Donna Doriot, Shirley Pleus, Pat Pleus, Louise Paul, Julie Janke, Shirley Werner, Sara Nuernberger and Mary Schultz. A motion was made by Sue Breneman, seconded by Diane Albrecht, to approve the agenda. Motion carried. The minutes of the June 20th, 2024, general membership meeting were approved as distributed with a motion by Bill Breneman, seconded by Donna Doriot. Motion carried. The treasurer’s report was read and approved with a motion by Julie Janke, seconded by Louise Paul. Motion carried. Curator’s Report: The museum has received several donations; two record books from Germania Hall, and items from the Medford School District Office. Old Business: Repairs to the Log Cabin; Sara has received quotes from Schutte Movers and Huotari Construction. $52,680 for a new foundation under the log cabin and $22,607 for replacing the logs, repairs and chinking to the north east corne r of the building . Additional options were discussed and will be researched. New Business: None County Board Visit: Four members of the county board attended the open house at the museum after their last County Board meeting. Discussion: Nov. 29th the Stetsonville Elementary School will be celebrating its centennial. Next summer Westboro will be celebrating 150 years. In August, the Centennial Hall in Stetsonville will be celebrating 50 years. The motion was made to adjourn by Sue Breneman, seconded by Shirley Pleus. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:52 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Mary Schultz, Secretary General Membership Meeting Taylor County Historical Society Thursday, June 20, 2024 Meeting called to order by Sara Nurnberger at 5:31 p.m. Present: Bill Breneman, Sue Breneman, Shirley Pleus, Pat Pleus, John Isch, Bill Isch, Rita Way, Louise Paul, Chris Finkler. Sara Nuernberger, and Mary Schultz. A motion was made by Shirley Pleus, seconded by Sue Bre neman, to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Minutes of the April 20th, 2024, general membership meeting were approved as distributed with a motion by Louise Paul, seconded by Shirley Pleus. Motion carried. The treasurer’s report was read and approved with a motion by Pat Pleus, seconded by Louise Paul. Motion carried. President’s Report: Thank you to Marvel Lemke, Mary Lavin, and Louise Paul for volunteering for the Youth Day on May 17th. Five schools participated. Curator’s Report: More people are visiting the museum now that summer is here. We’ve gotten some interesting donations; large sewing chest, military documents and a seaman’s identification wallet, veterinary bag with medicine and a cannonball found while excavating on Progressive Ave. in Medford. Old Business: Huotari will meet with Sara tomorrow to look at what needs to be done with the log cabin. We would like to have the county board members visit after one of their meetings. They are busy next month. Maybe in October it can be scheduled. New Business: We will have the same fair hours this year; Friday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday from 11:00 to 5:00 p.m. Pat Tlusty would like to do a demonstration of the slusher he donated on Friday night after the horse pull. A motion to adjourn was made by Shirley Pleus, seconded by Chris Finkler . Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 5:50 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Mary Schultz, Secretary General Membership Meeting Taylor County Historical Society April 20, 2024 Meeting called to order by President Sara Nuernberger at 11:05 a.m. Present: Diane Albrecht, Bruce Albrecht, Corlas Meier, Chuck Doriot, Donna Doriot, Shirley Pleus, Mary Lavin, Jackie Robinson, Louise Paul, Shirley Werner, Arlene Strama, Sara Nuernberger, and Mary Schultz. A motion was made by Diane Albrecht, seconded by Shirley Werner, to approve the agenda. Motion carried. A motion was made by Arlene Strama, seconded by Mary Lavin, to accept the minutes of the January 20th, 2024 general membership meeting as distributed. Motion carried. The treasurer’s report was read and approved with a motion by Jackie Robinson, seconded by Louise Paul. Motion carried. Correspondence: The lady who is painting a mural for the downtown area in Medford has been in contact with the museum. She visited the museum last Friday to look at photos of the depot and the surrounding area for inspiration for the mural. Curator’s Report: The fourth -grade class from Stetsonville will be touring the museum and Pioneer Village on May 3rd. New Business: The CD was moved to the Royal Credit Union. It is a 13-month CD at an interest rate of 5.10%. The board approved a debit card for museum and meeting purchases. The board approved a new computer which we have received. They also approved updated museum software. The Youth Expo will be on May 17th, Pioneer Village hours 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Museum hours 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The county board will be invited to visit the museum. The Commission on Aging office would also like to be included. Diane Albrecht suggested selling older cookbooks, plat books, church books, etc. Items will be placed in the office for sale to the public. A motion was made by Arlene Strama, seconded by Mary Lavin to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m. Respectfully Submitted by Mary Schultz, Secretary Taylor County Historical Society March Board Meeting March 21, 2024 Meeting called to order by President Sara Nuernberger at 9:30 a.m. Present: Louise Paul, Marvel Lemke, Shirley Pleus, Diane Albrecht, John Johnson, Sara Nuernberger, Mary Schultz A motion was made by Diane Albrecht, seconded by Marvel Lemke, to approve the agenda. Motion carried. The treasurer’s report was approved with a motion by Marvel Lemke, seconded by Diane Albrecht. Motion carried. The minutes of the October board meeting were approved with a motion by Diane Albrecht, seconded by Louise Paul. Motion carried. Correspondence: A Stetsonville school tour of the museum is set for May 2nd. A donation of $25 will be sent to Historic St. Ann’s. President’s Report: Sara has filed the state reports for a non-profit. We have a new laptop in the office. The museum will reopen April 4th. Log cabin repairs; Sara will try calling Huotari again. If no response, she will put an ad in the newspaper or shopper. New Business: The payroll account has been switched to Amanda Jensen due to Shirley Werner retiring. Sara will check if our payroll is consistent with the county’s. Renewal of the CD was discussed. Royal Credit Union has a 13 -month CD at 5.10 percent. A motion was made by Louise Paul, seconded by Shirley Pleus, to transfer the CD from Prevail to the Royal Credit Union when it becomes due. Motion carried. A debit card for Royal Credit Union checking was discussed. This would be used for bigger purchases made by the museum instead of taking everything out of petty cash. A motion to approve a debit card was made by John Johnson, seconded by Marvel Lemke. Motion carried. The disposal of old treasurer and payroll records was discussed. Payroll records must be kept for 7 years. The treasurer’s books will also be kept. Sara will check the state records retention laws. Upgrading the Past Perfect Software so that multiple people can work on the software at the same time was discussed. This will cost $515 per year. A motion was made to upgrade by Diane Albrecht, seconded by John Johnson. Motion carried. Youth Day will be held May 17 th. The Pioneer Village hours are 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The county board visit to the museum was discussed. Sara will ask the ARDS office if they would like to be included in this. Discussion: Brochures for the Historical Society and Museum will be handed out at the Home Show this weekend. A motion to adjourn was made by Louise Paul, seconded by Diane Albrecht. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:19 a.m. Respectfully Submitted by Mary Schultz, Secretary General Membership Meeting Taylor County Historical Society January 20, 2024 Meeting called to order by President Sara Nuernberger at 11:03 a.m. Present: Marvel Lemke, John Johnson, Bruce Albrecht, Diane Albrecht, Donna Doriot, Chuck Doriot, Pat Pleus, Shirley Pleus, Shirley Werner, Julie Janke, Arlene Strama, Sara Nuernberger, and Mary Schultz. A motion was made by Diane Albrecht, seconded by Marvel Lemke, to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Minutes from the September 2023 General Membership Meeting were approved as distributed with a motion by Julie Janke, seconded by Donna Doriot. Motion carried. The treasurer’s report was read and approved with a motion by Marvel Lemke, seconded by Arlene Strama. Motion carried. President’s Report: The Historical Society was nominated by Jackie Schmidt from the Nicolet National Bank to receive a grant from the Nicolet Foundation. The grant was approved in the amount of $500. The grant will be used toward the purchase of a new laptop. Discussion on what to do with the CD when it comes due. This will be discussed further at the March board meeting. Curator’s Report: The museum received a donation of a slusher road building machine from Patrick and Stacy Tlusty, and Michael Chaplinski. The machine was used to set the grade when building railroads or roads. It was found on the Tlusty property in 2001 with a wheel missing and has been restored. Patrick would like to demonstrate the machine at the Taylor County Fair this year. Old Business: Log cabin repairs. We will consider putting an ad in The Shopper for quotes with proof of insurance required. News Business: Marvel Lemke and Sara Nuernberger will audit the 2023 treasurer’s books. The 2023 payroll report was reviewed as well as the 2024 Budget. We have received a grant of $13,000 from the county. General office expenses were increased due to the need for a new computer. New office chairs are also needed. A motion to accept the 2024 budget was made by Shirley Pleus, seconded by Chuck Doriot. Motion carried. Elections: Nominations were submitted as follows, with terms expiring January 2026 Sara Nuernberger, President Amanda Jensen, E.A., Payroll Administrator Louise Paul, Director Julie Janke, Director Shirley Pleus, Director Diane Albrecht, Director Sara made a call three times for any additional nominations. Hearing none, Marvel Lemke made a motion to cast a unanimous ballot for nominations as presented, seconded by John Johnson. Motion carried. A motion was made to adjourn by Diane Albrecht, seconded by Louise Paul. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m. Respectfully Submitted by Mary Schultz, Secretary