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Fall
Dinner Meeting
at
the Tiffany Greens Golf Club
October
28, 2007
Ken
Klamm, left, and Rosie Wade, right, hold the plaques they received at
the 2007 Fall Dinner Meeting of the Platte County Historical Society.
Ken received the 2007 Betty Soper Historical Award and Rosie was
honored as Volunteer of the Year for her many volunteer activities.
The dinner, hosted by PCHS Vice President Norma Foster, was held
October 28 at Tiffany Greens Golf Club.
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News
LIBRARY
NEWS - At the close of the 2007 season, PCHS librarian Nancy Horton
reported that “2007 has been a very busy year. The library has
had 77 visitors. Out-of-state visitors were from California,
George, Kansas, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington
and Wyoming. We also had a visitor who came all the way from
Afghanistan. Our busiest day was the Saturday of Easter weekend
when we had eight visitors researching at the same time.” Some
recent additions to the library include, “Tenth Annual Reunion,
United Confederate Veterans, Missouri Division, held at Joplin, Mo.,
on September 26-27, 1906,” donated by Marion Nichols of Torrance,
CA.; and “Abstract of Title to the Subdivision of Miltonwood”,
part of the Platte Woods area of the county, platted circa 1950’s.
The abstract lists property ownership changes dating back to
1843. This document includes many names of people and companies
of early Platte County.
DONATION - The Silver Wings has recently donated $3,400.00 to the TWA
Museum, located at the KCI Expo Center.
DESK DONATION - Acquisition Chairperson Jo Karen Brown has accepted a
large restored desk now displayed in the Ben Ferrel Museum.
ANNALS - Book Sales chairman John Jackson reminds us he has several
Paxton's Annals of Platte County in stock for $100.00 each.
A MICROFILM READER has been placed on “permanent loan” in the Ben
Ferrel Museum library for use in browsing our large microfilmed
newspaper collection, census reports, etc., in conjunction with our
reader-printer. Thanks to the Mid-Continent Public Library and
Genealogy Research Library in Independence and Steve Potter, assistant
director of the library, for this 35 mm Dukane overhead projection
microfilm reader.
LEGACY COMMITTEE - Plans are being explored to nominate
PCHSs Millennium Legacy Committee for the Governors Awards, sponsored
by the Missouri Humanities Council.
RED CROWN TAVERN AND UPCOMING SYMPOSIUM - Seeking all
photographs, artifacts, stories and details, especially relating to
the Platte County shootout with Bonnie and Clyde on July 19, 1933.
Mark your calendar for July 19, 2008 for the 75th Anniversary of this
event with Running with Bonnie and Clyde: The Red Crown Symposium and
Road Tour. Contact Jim Spawn at 816-916-4100 or e-mail
Jspawn321@aol.com for info and registration.
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