Tuesday, August 21, 2007

The Winston County Genealogical Society met at the Double Springs Community Center.

I. Minutes:

    1. Minutes from the last meeting were read and approved.

II. Treasurer’s Report:

    1. Checking Account: $1,137.98

    2. Expenses (Since June): Postage: $37.02; Printing: $96.00; P.O. Box: $18.00

III. Old Business:

    1. We will set a date in October for cleaning the Capsey Creek/Freeman Cemetery in September. P.J. will contact forest service about cleaning it.

    2. The cleaning of Old Lovett Cemetery has been postponed until next spring.

    3. Diane will contact Chad Fell about the designation of Maxwell Bridge as an historic landmark.

    4. Darryal has gone to three post offices and mailed the newsletter CD with different shipping prices at each. Six has been sold so far.

    5. The air conditioner at the archives building is already working; we may get in it by Christmas.

IV. New Business/Upcoming Events:

    1. Don Dodd will donate an 8mm projector to the society.

    2. Robin Sterling did not accept payment for giving our program last month, and he also donated a book to the society. This donation is $75.

    3. Steve Turner made a presentation on John Anthony Winston. An historic monument may be placed in Houston on him. Steve shared pictures of previous markers placed by the SCV and gave a short history of CSS Alabama.

    4. Knight Reunion is Sunday, August 25, at 12:30 at the West House in Haleyville.

    5. The USO show will be November 3, 2007, at 7:00 at the Haleyville Elementary School. The theme this year will be on the 1960s and Vietnam.

    6. 2008 will be the 150th anniversary of Winston County. We need to be thinking of what we can do as a society.

V. Program:

    1. Our program was the movie of the wreath laying at Garrison-Payne Cemetery on May 19, 2007.

VI. Attendance:

    1. Member present: 8

    2. Visitors present: 0

Meeting adjourned.