President s Message. Museum Officers

Transcription

1 Museum Officers President John Stark Vice President Carmen Webb Secretary Laureta Almer Treasurer Carol Rounds Directors JJ Burke Virginia Wilkerson Tami Balch Walt Hansen, Sr. Rosaly Divens We are located at 417 Park Street (behind the Moose Lodge) in historical downtown Woodland. We are open Saturdays from 12 4 pm. Mailing address: PO Box 255 Woodland, WA President s Message Here it is Spring finally! We are starting out the spring with a bang. Our annual dues are coming in and we still need those that haven t sent in your dues for 2011 to please do so. It is those dues that help us keep going. Our annual Bingo Night is coming up on Friday, June 17 at the HS/MS Commons. Some of our ladies have put together a beautiful cookbook featuring recipes from the Founding Members and a little Woodland area history sprinkled in. Roberta Peterson has made a beautiful quilt to be raffled off this fall so stop by Columbia Bank during the week or the museum on Saturdays to buy tickets. We are looking forward to a very exciting year and hope you can come and take part in this year s activities. --John Stark

2 Our recent display honored past and present Veterans of the area. Among some of the many photos and items were: This trunk was donated by Norman Carlson filled with various items that would have been used by a soldier. Front room display case: Displays of Earl Harshberger (WWII- Pearl Harbor); Carl Wodeage (WWII Navy); Frank Stanley (Korea); John Red Zybach (Navy), among others. Uniforms from Lillard family collection. North Room display: Oscar Cornwall uniform; Fred Carlson (Army, WWI); Norman Carlson (Army, WWII); Colonel Collista J. Lillard uniform

3 Ongoing Fundraisers Quilt Raffle Donated by Roberta Peterson On display at Columbia Bank Tickets $1 each or 6/$5 Tickets available at Columbia Bank during the week or at the Museum on Saturdays 12 4 pm. Our Favorite Recipes Cookbook $18.00 (plus $5 shipping) Hardcover compilation of hundreds of recipes from Founding Members and tidbits of Woodland area history throughout. Available for sale at Woodland Visitors Center daily 10 4 or at the Museum on Saturdays 12 4 pm or mail your request with check and mailing address to: WHMS, PO Box 255, Woodland, WA 98674

4 Woodland in Pictures Then & Now Black & white and color photos of past Woodland sites & buildings and what is currently at that location today. Softcover book: $35 (plus $5 shipping) CD in paper sleeve: $15 (plus $5 shipping) (CD slideshow is accompanied by music provided by WHS Jazz Band) Annual Bingo Night Friday, June 17 Woodland HS/MS Commons 755 Park Street 7 9:30 pm Doors open at 6:30 pm Everyone is welcome Snacks available

5 We would like to thank the following for their contributions to our displays: General Displays Friends of Woodland Community Library Mascot Display Woodland Revitalization Doctors Display Eulalee Gilbert Joan Harshberger & family April Heasley Jim & Mary Jo Kellar Daniel Pietrok Planters Day Display April Chunn Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens Bonnie Disnmore Jensen Dennis Ripp Marilyn Rohm Veterans Display Gayle Lanphear Atchley Danny Jay & Tami Balch Ralph & Shirley Bozorth JJ Burke Norman Carlson family Walter Church Osa May Taggert-Davis family Walter Hansen Sr Joan Harshberger & family Pat Hyke In Memory of Leone Foglia Vernon & Jelene Peterson Loretta Huddleston Gordon & Susan Dolman Ronald Paris Matt & Connie Shipman Gabriel Tonin Sarah S. Chadbourn and Buzz Stroud Special thanks to: Mose & Mary Meeker for the new sign identifying the museum Janice Fillman for her hard work in getting the Founding Members display board finished and displayed in the museum Woodland Walmart - donation of $750

6 Membership Drive We are looking for more interested people to join our museum. If you like history and are interested in the preservation of local history or know of anyone who is, please contact us at P.O. Box 255, Woodland, WA 98674, or come down to the Museum at 417 Park Street (behind the Moose Lodge) on Saturdays between 12 4 pm, or come to our monthly meeting, held the first Thursday of every month at 7 pm. New display coming in June: School Days