Mount Holly Historical Society Annual Meeting August 26, 2014 Understanding Our Past Today
Treasurer's Report 07/31/2014 Income Membership 590.00 Donations 11120.05 Sales Merchandise 305.00 Sales Books 70.50 Total Income $12,085.55 Expenditures Equipment 418.15 Supplies - cleaning 73.56 Supplies - office 506.95 Sales Tax Payable 101.39 Purchases 696.11 Purchases Return 0.00 Archives Expense 2283.23 Events Expense Refreshments 526.34 Events Expense Other 0.00 Miscellaneous Expense 0.00 Postage Expense 92.00 Programs and Fundraising Expense 70.00 Publicity Expense 1347.11 Total Expenditures $6,114.84 Beginning Balance 01-01-2014 12471.85 2014 Increase 12085.55 Ending Balance 07-31-2014 $18,442.56 2
PRESENTATION OF YEAR S ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2013 2014 YEAR-END REVIEW Participated in annual downtown MH Events SpringFest Arts & Music Festival (formerly Autumn on Main) Mount Hollydays Represented MHHS at Hoyle Historic Homestead s annual Open House Completion of our first Long Range Plan (2014 2018) 3
PRESENTATION OF YEAR S ACCOMPLISHMENTS Began using Past Perfect software to catalog our collection. Approximately 25% complete. Installed phone # with voice mail. Purchased large digital TV to display photos in Collection. Intern from Belmont Abbey began visiting local churches to collect information / archives for Church Room. Included MHHS information in Newcomer packages for home buyers in a few neighborhoods. 4
PRESENTATION OF YEAR S ACCOMPLISHMENTS Continued with sales in MHHS Gift Shop of Annual Founder s Day Commemorative T-shirts, the Images of America: Mount Holly, pictorial history book written by Love, Beatty, and Rhyne, and DVD copies of historic 1936 Mt. Holly film by H. Lee Waters. Added MH hats as a new item. Renovated Lobby. Created new exhibit space by removal of old teller windows. New paint and carpeting for former Water Dept. area, hallway and Church Room. Repainted hallway, Church and School Rooms. 5
PRESENTATION OF YEAR S ACCOMPLISHMENTS Oral Histories Project continued with more interviews of persons from Mount Holly community who are 80+ years of age; participants are still being added to list Held consistent monthly work days for general tasks as well as archival tasks on 3 rd Saturday; Museum is also open to public from 10 am to 1 pm. April 2014 - began regular open hours from 10 am to 1 pm every Saturday. Docents provided by members of the Mt. Holly Book Club and other volunteers. 6
DOCENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF EXPANDED SATURDAY HOURS 7
2013-2014 Programs 2013 - AUGUST: Annual Membership Meeting Volunteer of the Year: Melisa Springs Thompson SEPTEMBER: NC Confederate Postmaster Provisionals - Tony L. Crumbley OCTOBER: Local Cemeteries History and Field Trip Planning - Terry Waldrop NOVEMBER: Historical Significance of the Catawba River - Rusty Rozzelle DECEMBER: Mount Hollydays: Served hot cider and Moravian cookies; Christmas tree decorated with vintage Christmas Cards from Nims & Tucker Families, carols played on antique organ by member, Karen Jacob 2014 - JANUARY: Cancelled due to Snow 8
2013-2014 Programs FEBRUARY: Local African American history - Teresa Greene (MHHS Board Member). Also, we supported the Black History Forum s 10 th Anniversary Event held at the City Municipal Complex. MARCH: 4 th Annual Founders Day Celebration Speaker Jason Luker Jonas Hoffman and a Brief History of Dallas Monthly program Battle of Kings Mountain with Emphasis on People of Gaston & Lincoln Counties - Mike Baxter APRIL: Confederate Soldier s Uniform and Equipment - Alan Hodge MAY: Mount Holly Schools' Teacherage - Bobby Black JUNE: 1775 Mecklenburg County Declaration of Independence - Scott Syfert JULY: "Recreating History Through the Art of Miniatures" - Kurt Hollar 9
ARCHIVES COMMITTEE 2013-2014 10
ARCHIVE COMMITTEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Archives have gone from this in 2011 11
ARCHIVE COMMITTEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS To This in 2014 12
ARCHIVE COMMITTEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Received a number of artifact donations, including but not limited to: First organ used in The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepard Two large pictures of Mt. Holly / Catawba River (1938 & 1963) - SoDyeCo Bass drum from Mt. Holly High School Band Pictures, deeds and other documentation about Ransom Hunter Sewing machine & other items - Mt. Holly Cotton Mill Pam Friedl Portrait of C.E. Hutchinson and other documentation / items from A&E Blanket made in Tuckaseege Mill from Alice Albright Beauty shop chair, dryer and other items Pinkie Trexler s shop Barber tools and other items Dock Byers and Jack Warren Numerous veteran, sports and band photos Commitment - Love family -piano owned by Susan Rhyne Love (daughter of Moses Rhyne) Commitment - World War II Navy uniform from Willie Burt Rhyne We always need donations to enhance and create future displays. Please consider donating artifacts, old papers and photos. 13
ARCHIVE COMMITTEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS We donated our original H. Lee Waters film to Duke University to add to their Waters collection. DVDs available for sale in our gift shop. Barbershop exhibit is near completion. Waiting for final mural to be installed. Installed UV filters in overhead lights to protect archives. Expansion of Mill Room began in 2013. More renovations and expansion will continue into 2015. 14
Mountain Island Mill Display Completed in July 2013 15
Mill Room Exhibit Expansion 25+% of Museum s exhibit space is devoted to the Mill Room 16
Mill Room Exhibit Expansion 17
Mill Room Exhibit Expansion View 1 View 2 18
Mill Room Exhibit Expansion 19
Mill Room Exhibit Expansion 20
ARCHIVE COMMITTEE S NEXT STEPS Develop Time Line exhibit Accession of all donations and all artifacts Complete Mill Room Complete Barber / Beauty Shop Room Begin Church Room - gather all research using intern Consider Military Room Further renovations on the first two rooms near lobby, plus the work room and current office are pending the Board s decision on best use of the space Complete Collections Policy and Collections Procedure Manuals 21
FUNDRAISING & GIFTS 2013-2014 22
2013-2014 Fundraising & Gifts American & Efird, Inc. Dickson Foundation Gift Shop sales Individual donations and memberships Run for the Money from Community Foundation of Gaston County raised $3,594.55 23
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE 2013-2014 24
MHHS Facebook Page: This time last year we had 230 Likes and 128 Friends Now 482 Likes 164 Friends 25
NEW MHHS BUSINESS CARDS TAKE SEVERAL CARDS WITH YOU TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY 26
Ongoing MHHS Publicity #1 Goal: To keep members informed, increase community awareness of MHHS existence and encourage MHHS membership Emails are sent to those who use Internet Membership Committee contacts members without email by phone. Facebook Page - Regular posts about meetings and activities Facebook Discussion Group and Blog Open to MHHS Members City of Mt. Holly s Mount Holly Monitor newsletter Community Development Foundation s Mount Holly Happenings weekly newsletter (via email) Continuing news coverage in Banner/News, Mountain Island Monitor, Charlotte Observer, and Gaston Gazette Represented at Hoyle Historic Homestead Open House Open for visitors during all Downtown Mount Holly events Newsletter first one published (May 2014). Included in MH Water Bills Updated brochure 27
RECOGNITION OF BOARD MEMBERS Current Board of Directors: o Sandy Carter - President o Garrie Brinkley - Vice President o Cindy Michael - Secretary o Elizabeth Noble - Treasurer Continuing Board members: Alice Albright, Elizabeth Curtis, Teresa Greene, John Hope, Archie Huffstetler and Linda Robinson. Jerry Bishop continues as MH City Council Liaison. 3-Year Rotation Rotating off Board this year: Jane Hollar, Cindy Michael, Elizabeth Noble and Roy Vogel 28
MEMBERSHIP REPORT Currently have 70 members. Emails go to an additional 150-200 people as well who aren't members. Membership campaign in progress September through December 2014 Dues Structure: $20 for Individuals $35 for Families $50 for Businesses 29
ELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS CURRENT NOMINEES: o Marie Anders o Bobby Black o Marian Vanni o Dorothy Wiles Write-in Nominations? Add to ballot 30
MHHS GOALS FOR 2014-2015 MONTHLY MEETING PROGRAMS 2014 - SEPTEMBER: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM TO THE COMMUNITY BY JOYCE HANDSEL & RUTH WOOD, BREVARD STATION MUSEUM, STANLEY, NC, participation in Mt. Holly High School 1969 Class Reunion, participation in MH Arts & Music Festival OCTOBER: GASTON COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION BY LUCY PENEGAR NOVEMBER: THE WWII AMERICAN INFANTRY SOLDIER IN EUROPE BY AL KIRBY & photo display for MH veterans (photos of all MH vets are needed) DECEMBER: no meeting 2015 to be determined 31
Remaining Planning Items from Long Range Plan for 2014 Have an Open House and Photo day together to showcase our most current renovations/displays; have volunteers on hand to copy and document photos brought in by community. Work with City to provide better signage for MHHS building. Prepare and display theme in the lobby. Develop a welcome table in the lobby with brochures and other materials. Vary displays periodically. Develop a Mount Holly timeline exhibit. 32
Planning Items from Long Range Plan for 2015 Genealogy classes; hold classes on a Saturday in line with new hours of operation; class would be held in closed meeting room for privacy. Create a Mount Holly history calendar of important historic events. Commemorate at least one MH historic milestone each month with a photo and historical information to illustrate event. Sell in Gift Shop and with local merchants. Renovate Gift Shop and room presently designated for the camera equipment. Evaluate results of expanded schedule. Review opportunities for further expansion of hours. 33
Planning Items from Long Range Plan for 2015 Planning of 100-Year 1916 Great Flood Anniversary Event for 2016 Marking of Tuckaseege Ford and Trail 34
New Committees - ARCHIVES - LONG RANGE PLANNING - EXHIBITS - MEMBERSHIP - FACILITIES - ORAL HISTORIES - FINANCE - PROGRAMS - FUND RAISING - PUBLICITY - GIFT SHOP - REFRESHMENTS 35
WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS? GROUP DISCUSSION 36
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE 2013-2014 ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR THE MOUNT HOLLY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 37