Society of Public Historians
2009 Minutes
Society of Public Historians
Officers' Meeting @ The Beacon Diner
Minutes鈥擲aturday, January 17, 2009
Present: Dr. Price; Sarah Price; Bethany Kennedy; Jessica Divine; Sadonia Corns; Kelly Dyer
*Wichita Lebanese Community Arcadia Project鈥攑ossibility of $1000 donation from Community for the project, remainder maybe to SPH?
*Discussion of difficulties with groups: scheduling meetings/events around peoples鈥� schedules (work/school); finding activities to draw participants; different school dynamics and past experiences with SPH groups.
*Discussion: What is Public History?
-Relevance to people; local history; personal connection; client-based; doing something
for the community (not just 鈥渉anging out鈥�); activities with community service.
*What to do?
-Conferences; Volunteering at local museums (not just visiting them); job-based interaction
(but not just museums).
-Wichita Museum Educators Association; Kansas Humanities Council.
-Connect with other SPH-like groups at other universities: Emporia State, KU, 萝莉社
Anthro. Dept.
*Goals for Spring Semester: 1) Talk to half-dozen museum professionals
2) More activities around historic preservation and archives. Steamboat Arabia? www.1856.com
(their website is pretty neat! contact info located there).
3) Possibly help with Tallgrass Film Festival.
4) Think of ideas and meet more as officers.
5) Plan an event for February. Maybe something around Lincoln鈥檚 200th birthday. Sadonia
presented an idea regarding Lincoln, KS and their festivities.
6) Revamp SPH website. Possible Facebook page for SPH.
Society of Public Historians
Officers鈥� Meeting @ The Beacon Diner
Minutes鈥擲aturday, February 21, 2009
Present: Dr. Price; Sarah Price and fianc茅; Bethany Kennedy; Jessica Divine; Sadonia Corns.
*History Day鈥擲arah, Bethany, and Sadonia participating.
*Ideas for Possible Events:
--Membership drive on campus.
--Jerry Wallace鈥攈as written on Calvin Coolidge, possible speaker.
--Weekend of April 3rd, Kansas Association of Historians at Fort Hays Univ, which
has a Public History program. Possibility of setting up a lunch meeting with members
of that program. Early registration due by March 15th.
--Event for March (maybe the 27th): Marissa Lewis, Beech Archivist鈥攂rown-bag luncheon,
presentation on professional dress/conduct. Possibly pair with other departments as
an SPH-sponsored event: Business, Anthropology, etc.
--Survey on Facebook with a list of possible events. Need feedback.
*Upcoming Events:
--October鈥擬id-American History conference, Springfield.
--October 17th鈥擬adame President Sarah鈥檚 wedding!
--November 4-6鈥擪ansas Museum Association (KMA) Annual Conference in Hutchinson, KS.
*Timeline of events: Refile SGA paperwork, check with Marissa Lewis, find a location for the professional conduct presentation, and contact other campus departments.
Society of Public Historians
Officers' Meeting @ The Donut Whole (Douglas & Hydraulic)
Minutes鈥擲aturday, April 18, 2009
Present: Dr. Price; Sadonia Corns; Bethany Kennedy; Jessica Divine. Sarah Price absent.
*SGA Funding still up in the air. Dr. Price waiting to hear back on this issue.
*Lebanese community book鈥攑ossible royalties to SPH.
--Idea: Walking tour of Delano district when the book comes out in Oct. 2009.
*Marisa Lewis, Beech鈥擳alk on Professionalism, Business Attire--Thursday, April 30th
at 5:30pm
--Need to schedule a classroom for event; flyers/listserve/Facebook/Office of Career
Svcs./KMUW publicity; coffee/cookies?
*Facebook SPH website鈥�17 members currently on Facebook site.
--Sadonia and Jessica: Add comments on KAH experience.
*KSHS鈥擵irgil Dean鈥攑ossible trip to Topeka in the future to get a 鈥渂ehind the scenes鈥�
look at the facility.
*Kansas Preservation Association conference鈥�1st weekend in June, in Topeka.
*NARA (National Archives) re-opening near Union Station in Kansas City, MO. Open
to the public. If we are going to take a trip, we鈥檒l have to leave at 6-7am that Friday,
May 22nd. Possible side-trip to the WWI Liberty Memorial (located next to NARA) and/or
to Steamboat Arabia or the Nelson.
*Young Professionals of Wichita鈥攕how historical movies weekly.
--Sadonia: put their website on Facebook.
*Local tours鈥擟entral KS. Maybe a weekend trip to see historical sites/museums in
KC, OKC, Tulsa.
--Route 66 tour another option (late summer or fall).
*Fall membership drive (August-early Sept). Make connections with new history students
and existing graduate students in public history who have not yet joined SPH.
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萝莉社 Society of Public Historians
General Meeting @ Dr. Price鈥檚 House
Minutes鈥擳hursday, December 10, 2009, 7:00(ish)PM
Present: Sarah Price Anderson; Kelley Anderson; Jessica Divine; Sadonia Corns; Bethany
Kennedy; Laura Hartley; Janelle Bachand; Mark Strohminger; Judy Welfelt; Kim Kammeraad;
Adam Leet; Patrick Kozicki; Jim Boorn; Alida Boorn; Doug Miller; and Dr. Price.
*Sarah opens meeting. Surveys are passed out, along with Review of Constitution (that
Sadonia slaved over). New 萝莉社-SPH Constitution is moved and approved by a majority
vote.
*Nominations for 2010 Officers:
-Opening Round: Historian鈥擝etween Judy Welfelt and Bethany Kennedy. Winner is Judy
Welfelt, the lucky girl.
-Intermission: Secretary鈥擩essica Divine runs unopposed, quite giddy with elation.
-Second Round: Treasurer鈥擝etween Patrick Kozicki and Sadonia Corns. Sadonia declines
a continuation as Treasurer, making Patrick Kozicki our new Treasurer and future owner
of a brand new car!
-The Main Event: President鈥擝etween Sarah Price Anderson, Bethany Kennedy, and Sadonia
Corns. Things heat up as Bethany Kennedy declines nomination, leaving only Sarah and
Sadonia to contend for the top position. Sadonia gains the majority vote and Sarah
gracefully concedes.
*Account Information, Dr. Price鈥擝alance at end of November is $1000. Maybe we should
do some fund raising in 2010?
-Lebanese Heritage Book鈥擩anuary 6th Release Party at Scotch & Sirloin
-University Account for SPH (from 10 years ago) holds about $1600. Dr. Price asks
to convert this account over to a Public History Program account. This $$ would be
used for Public History receptions, activities, new program brochures, and for bulletin
boards for conferences (the current one is REALLY dated鈥�). Motion is passed with overwhelming
majority of votes.
*Sadonia--萝莉社 Homecoming returning in Spring.
*NCPH鈥擜nnual Conference in March 10-14, Portland, OR. Alida Boorn is a Grad Council
Member, and NCPH also has a Mentor Program. Bethany Kennedy will be attending.
*AASLH鈥擜nnual Conference in September 2010, OKC.
*KAH鈥擜nnual Conference is April 16-17, 2010 at the new National Archives in Kansas
City, MO. (Fabulous building and a conference WELL-worth the drive!)
*KMA鈥擜nnual Conference is October 27-29, 2010 in El Dorado, KS. We should have a
big turnout of SPH members, since this is very close by (and Jessica Divine鈥檚 hometown).
*Meeting adjourned. Thanks to all for a GREAT year!!!! Hopefully 2010 will be even
better.
*2010 萝莉社-SPH Dues Paid at 12/10 Meeting ($10)鈥�
Doug Miller (cash)
Jessica Divine (check)
Sarah Price Anderson (check)
Jim Boorn (cash)
Alida Boorn (cash)
Patrick Kozicki (check)
Bethany Kennedy (check)
Judy Welfelt (cash)