Historical Society

Taylor County Historical Society Board Meeting Minutes October 21, 2021 The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by President Sara Nuernberger. Present: Diane Albrecht, Sara Nuernberger, Terry Schultz, Louise Paul, Arlene Strama, Shirley Pleus, and Mary Schultz. The agenda was approved with a motion by Arlene Strama, seconded by Diane Albrecht. Motion carried. The minutes of the July 15, 2021, board meeting was read and approved with a motion by Diane Albrecht, seconded by Louise Paul. Motion carried. The treasurer’s report was reviewed and approved with a motion by Terry Schultz, seconded by Louise Paul. Motion carried. President’s Report: The 2021 Local History and Historic Preservation Conference by the Wisconsin Historical Society is virtual this year. Sara will participate. The Native American Indian Farms program by Cindi Stiles held on September 23 was well attended with 54 people pre sent. We received many compliments on the presentation and several new members. Curator’s Report: The museum received several boxes of research papers of Stephen Kalmon’s from the Medford library which he used for researching the Taylor County history bo oks, titled Our Home, Taylor County, Wisconsin, A Topical History of Our Roots. They have been placed in the museum’s files. Albert Washington’s great -great granddaughter from Milwaukee visited the museum. We shared the information on the Washington fam ily with her. She plans to return to visit again in the future. Marlene Skabroud donated a cash register used at the Pioneer Cheese Factory in Jump River. She also has numerous photos she will let us scan. New Business: Programs for 2022; Sara will check into having speakers for public programs. Sara will work on the 2022 budget with Donna Doriot and have it ready for the January membership meeting. Payroll Budget: The Historical Society will again receive grant money for salaries of $13,000 from the county. Maplefest will be held in 2022 on Saturday April 30. The Co-op building lean-to was discussed. Sara discussed options with the county buildings and grounds committee, and they had concerns about the snow building up on the roof in winter and causing damage to the Co -op building. In the future Sara will present to t he county alternative ideas for the construction of a building to house the outside farm equipment. A motion to adjourn was made by Diane Albrecht, seconded by Terry Schultz. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 10.07 a.m. Respectfully Submitted, Mary Schultz, Secretary Taylor County Historical Society Board Meeting Minutes July 15, 2021 The meeting was called to order at 9:34 a.m. by President Sara Nuernberger. Present: Terry Schultz, Julie Janke, Shirley Pleus, Arlene Strama, Louise Paul, Sara Nuernberger, Mary Schultz. The agenda was approved with a motion by Terry Schultz, seconded by Shirley Pleus. Motion carried. The minutes of the May 20, 2021 * board meeting were approved with a motion by Arlene Strama, seconded by Louise Paul. Motion carried. The treasurer’s report was read by Shirley Pleus and approved with a motion by Arlene Strama, seconded by Terry Schultz. Motion carried. President’s Report: The museum recently received a donation of a juke box which was used at Phil and El eanor’s Steakhouse. The donation also included a large number of records and a tabletop loom. Old Business: Sara reported on the Co-op building addition. She presented this to the Building, Grounds and Parks Committee at their May 24 th meeting. The committe e had concerns that a lean -to addition would not allow snow to slide off of the existing roof. They would like other ideas. Cindi Stiles, archeologist researching the Indian Farms, will give a program at the membership meeting September 23 , 2021. Sara will advertise in the newspaper, and it will be open to the public. The museum will be giving out rag doll kits, whirligig kits and pin wheels to the children during the fair. New Business: Sara nominated Julie Janke as director to fill the term of Toni Mathias. A unanimous ballot was cast in favor of Julie with a motion by Shirley Pleus, seconded by Arlene Strama. A sign for the office entrance was discussed. Sara received an estimate of $135; 22 x12 sign $65.00, scrolled hanging bracket $55.00 , design fee $15.00 for a total of $135 . Sara will order the sign and have it installed. A motion was made to adjourn by Louise Paul, seconded by Arlene Strama. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:11 a.m. Respectfully Submitted, Mary Schultz, Secretary Taylor County Historical Society Board Meeting Minutes Thursday, May 20, 2021 The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by President Sara Nuernberger. Present: Arlene Strama, Louise Paul, Shirley Pleus, Rita Way, Donna Doriot , Diane Albrecht, Mary Schultz, and Sara Nuernberger. The agenda was approved with a motion by Rita Way, seconded by Louise Paul. Motion carried. The minutes of the February 20, 2020 * board meeting were reviewed and approved with a motion by Arlene Strama, seconded by Shirley Pleus. Motion carried. The treasurer’s report was read by Donna Doriot and approved with a motion by Arlene Strama, seconded by Louise Paul. Motion carried. President’s Report: Recollection Wisconsin has completed the Listening to War project. Interviews and videos with veterans from our archives have been digitalized and are available to the public on the Recollection Wisconsin website. On June 12th, Albert Bundick, the last Civil War veteran that died in Taylor County will be honored. Sara applied for and received a $1,000 grant from the Mid-Wisconsin Foundation for purchasing a new computer. Sara has asked Monica Peterson of Designcut for a quote for a sign for the office entrance of the museum. We will also need a sign for the Co-op building. The Taylor County Fair will be held Thursday, July 22 to Sunday, July 25. Veterans’ Outreach Day will be August 2 8th with the museum being open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Curator’s Report: The Camp 28 Restaurant in Rib Lake asked if the museum would be interested in their large photo collection. They will be in contact with us when it is ready. Old Business: The outdoor display area at the Co -op building was discussed. Sara will ask the Building, Grounds and Parks Committee at the May 24 meeting about adding a lean to on the north side of the Co-op building. We will resume the general membership meetings starting in June . The June general membership meeting will be held Thursday, June 17 at 5:30 in the Multi-Purpose Room. New Business: 2021 employee wages were discussed. A motion was made by Shirley Pleus, seconded by Donna Doriot, to maintain the current hourly wage until the next anniversary date of the employees in 2022. Motion carried. A motion was made by Donna Doriot, seconded b y Arlene Strama, to offer Sara Nuernberger the position of assistant curator at Toni’s current wage of $13.21 with the acceptance of Toni’s letter of resignation. Motion carried. Sara abstained from voting. The motion to adjourn was made by Diane Albrec ht, seconded by Arlene Strama. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Mary Schultz, Secretary *Due to the Covid pandemic in 2020, no other board meetings were held in 2020. Taylor County Historical Society General Membership Meeting February 20, 2021 The meeting called to order by Sara Nuernberger at 11:00 a.m. Present: Rita Way, Louise Paul, Donna Doriot, Terry Schultz, Diane Albrecht, Marvel Lemke, Shirley Pleus, Sara Nuernberger, and Mary Schultz. Minutes of the 2020 general membership meeting were reviewed and approved with a motion by Terry Schultz, seconded by Louise Paul. Motion carried. The treasurer’s report was read by Donna Doriot and approved with a motion by Diane Albrecht, seconded by Marvel Lemke. Motion carried. Old Business: Farm machinery display. Discussion was held regarding the type of building to be constructed for storage of the farm machinery. New Business: A $1,000 grant was applied for from the Mid Wisconsin Foundation Legacy Fund by Sara for the purchase of a new computer. The grant was approved. A donation was received from the estate of Ursula Scharrschmidt. This donation will be used for a future projects. Depending on the COVID situation, board and membership meetings will be held as needed. Elections: Nominations submitted were as follows, with terms to expire January of 2023. Arlene Strama, Vice-President Mary Schultz, Secretary Donna Doriot, Treasurer Marvel Lemke, Director Terry Schultz, Director Irene Fallon, 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 Terry Schultz. Motion carried. 2021 Budget: The payroll report was read and reviewed. Revenues and disbursements for 2021 were discussed. A motion to accept the 2021 budget was made by Shirley Pleus, seconded by Louise Paul. Motion carried. The museum will reopen the third week in March. Staffing will start with alternate weeks. The motion to adjourn was made by Diane Albrecht, seconded by Terry Schultz. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 11:33 a.m. Respectfully Submitted by Mary Schultz, Secretary