BVGS Meeting Monday, May 5, 2025

Botna Valley Genealogy Society will meet on Monday, May 5, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.  The May meeting will focus on a Field Trip to some Country Schools in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, to help aid in the school research Kandis has been diligently working on.  We will meet at 11:00 a.m. at the Floyd Caughell Genie Room in the Eckels Memorial Library.  Kandis will present a couple of possible tours for us to choose from including places in Belknap, Wright, and/or Knox Townships.  We will plan to have lunch in an Oakland Restaurant before embarking on the tour. 

If you know anyone who has attended or has a particular interest in the country school, please invite them to join us for this outing.  Hope to see a lot of members and guests on Tuesday!

We had another good meeting in April.  We talked about various programs for the 2025 meeting year.  Some suggested programs were 1) have Pam do her "scanning negatives" program again; 2) sort the "Hydrocool" box of papers to see what we have; 3) learn about resources we have available in our room; 4) help Kandis on her country school research; 5) take a country school tour in May; 6) learn about using the online Avoca newspapers thru 1978.

Members are encouraged to work in the Genie Room any time the Library is open on projects that need done.  Check with your President if you have any questions as to what can be done.

Old Business:  Just a Reminder:  Since most all of our members have Internet and Email access, it was voted that we send out the newsletter as a .pdf file in an email to all members.  Also, there is a link on this website to the current newsletter PLUS complete issues back to 2013.  Anyone wishing a printed copy would be able to print their own from either the website or the .pdf file.  We will send out newsletters to those few individuals who do not have Internet/Email access.  They will be printed in our Genie Room.  It was voted that the newsletter continue thru year 2022.  (Last newsletter printed was June 30, 2023.)

Barbara Butcher, Website Coordinator

Tentative April 7, 2025 Agenda . . . 

1. Call to Order by President Barb. 
2. Welcoming remarks and recognize visitors. 
3. Roll Call:  
4. Minutes from October meeting, November outing, & March meeting by Secretary Pam.
5. Treasurer's report by Julie.      
6. Money to turn in or bills for presentation.  Dues are $10 per individual; $15 per family.
7. Unfinished Business - Grant sent to Digitize Carson newspapers.  Other Grants?       
8. New Business - General Financial Position of BVGS.  Any Queries?  Work in Room.    
9. Announcements - IGS Spring Conference is Saturday, April 26, 2025.  Next BVGS meeting is May 5, 2025, at Eckels Library at 1:30 p.m.
10. Adjournment.
11. Program:  Work on box of Humbert items.

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