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FEBRUARY 2015 ~ BOONE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ~ COLUMBIA, MO

News & Notes

Meetings and Events

Anya Akhmadullina, 7, opened the Blind Boone Concert with four pieces. See page 8 for more.

At January’s meeting, Board President Dick Otto,

center, presented outgoing members of the Board

of Directors, Vicki Pauley and Sterling Kelley

with plaques of appreciation and gifts

for their service on the board. The terms

for the two expired with the end of 2014.

Monday, February 9, 1pm Special Events Committee Meeting

Wednesday, February 11, 12 pm Executive Committee Meeting

Thursday, February 12 James J. Froese – 37 Days Until Spring

Exhibit opens

Thursday, February 12, 9:30am Education Committee Meeting

Thursday, February 12, 10:30am Development Committee Meeting

Thursday, February 12, 5 pm-7 pm Old Time Fiddlers Jam Session

Thursday, February 12, 6pm The Westerners History Club

at Columbia Country Club Present Gary Kremer & his new book

“Race & Meaning: The African-American History Experience in Missouri”

Sunday, February 15, 1pm-4pm Opening reception for James J. Froese exhibit

Monday, February, 16, 1pm Acquisitions Committee Meeting

Monday, February 16 Presidents Day

Monday, February 16 , 7pm MidMo Civil War Roundtable

Wednesday, February 18, 2 pm Historic Sites Committee Meets

Thursday, February 19 BCHS is closed to the public

for interior painting

Thursday, February 19, 4:30pm Endowment Trust Board Meeting

Saturday, February 21, 10:30am Meet the Author w/Hadena James

Wednesday, February 25, 2 pm BCHS Board of Directors meeting

Looking Forward: Practical Needs for the Future By Chris Campbell

The beginning of a year is typically a time to look both backward at the results of the previous year and to look forward, with new hopes and aspirations. It’s no differ-ent here in the offices at BCHS. The final 2014 profit and loss numbers tell us we made some real headway in improving the financial health of the organization! In-come, membership, grants and donations were all up and expenses were held in check. This was entirely due to a team effort. The team consists of our phenomenal supporters, our members, our donors, the new staff and an invigorated Board of Di-rectors. We aren’t finished, however – not by any stretch! There is more to do and I will continue to ask you for your support throughout the year.

But it’s also time to decide what we would have this organization and our venues look like over the next five years. After having conversations with Board President Dick Otto, other Board members and key supporters, I find that we are all coming together in agreement on a couple of shared goals. Two of our most pressing needs are expanded parking in front of the museum and the necessary operational funding for Maplewood House. While it’s no secret that our 30 parking spaces in front of the Museum are not adequate for our regular events, it’s probably not well known that the City of Columbia-owned Maplewood House is rather underfunded for its regular and necessary cleaning, maintenance, staffing, curation and promotion.

Your Board and your staff are making plans to find solutions to both issues. We will soon be in discussions with the pertinent parties about how and when we can sig-nificantly expand the parking lot. A bigger lot and a re-surfaced existing lot won’t come soon or inexpensively, but pressing forward with a plan now will get us what we need over the next couple of years. As for the Maplewood House, it’s been taken for granted by nearly everyone for a little too long. In fact, many believe that the house is owned by BCHS, when in fact it is not. BCHS does wish to continue in the role of ‘property manager’ and we need to obtain the minimal and necessary opera-tional funding from the city. At the present time that funding is not where it should be. But Maplewood has a lot of friends, including friends with the city who are in a position to help. This is a problem that can be solved.

In the meantime, enjoy your February issue of News & Notes and come see us sometime soon at a Meet the Author or a Blind Boone Piano Concert Series event!

Recent Acquisitions

Major Gifts in January

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GSCM News

Supporting Corporations and Foundations

Businesses and grant-funding foundations help make many programs and exhibits possible each year. Through their

membership gifts these community leaders make a big difference and deserve our gratitude and patronage.

We extend a special thanks to these Foundations and corporations.

The 1820 Club $10,000

The Fred V. & Dorothy H. Heinkel Charitable Foundation Boone County Community Trust

The Stafford Family Charitable Trust Raul Walters Properties

Platinum Donors $2,500 Atkins Building Services

Caledon Virtual Marketing City of Columbia, Office of Cultural Affairs

Silver $1,000 Socket

Commercial Marketing, LLC Marberry & Eagle PC, CPAs, Jim Marberry

Mediacom, Sheila Kausler N.H. Scheppers Distributing Co.

University Subaru, Dave Drane and Dan Burks Premium Level $500

Hawthorne Bank Boone Electric Cooperative

Columbia Daily Tribune Commerce Bank, Teresa Maledy

Patron level $250 Aaron’s Sales & Lease, “Tiger” John Cleek

C&C Construction Central Brace Co.

Columbia Board of Realtors Johnston Paint & Decorating

Landmark Bank Mystic Ridge, LLC

Rolling Hills Veterinary Hospital Van Matre, Harrison, Taylor, Hollis & Elliott, PC

Supporters $100 Alley A Realty Available Jones

Boone County National Bank Crane and Crane Real Estate, Jessica Kempf

Hartsburg Grand, Sylvia Donnelly LaBrunerie Financial, Alex LaBrunerie

Midway Enterprises Missouri Horse Show Association

Peach Tree Animal Hospital

By Rob Taylor

The following officers were elected to two year terms at our December 4 meeting. Vice President Mary Lusk; Recording Secretary Kayde Holton; Membership Secretary Theresa Chism; Treas-urer Debbie Furnell; Reporter Editor Rob Taylor

At the January 8 meeting, Anne Miller was elected Corresponding Secretary to finish Mary Lusk’s term.

The Genealogical Society of Central Missouri operates the Wilson-Wulff History and Genealogical Library in the Walters Boone County History Mu-seum & Galleries building Thursday through Sunday, 12 noon to 4:30 p.m. To learn more about our organi-zation, visit us at gscm.missouri.org.

Commerce Bank $500 Renewed corporate membership

Landmark Bank $250 Renewed corporate membership

Frank & Carla Conley $300 Premium Patron membership renewal

Nancy Ginn Martin 130 sq. ft of plexiglass valued at $700

Bill Crawford

$5,000 Donation to The Roof Fund

Thank you for your support!

Sabra Tull Meyer/ Frederick Niedermeyer Estate

WWI items belonging to Frederick (on display in the Gift Shop showcase).

Connie Loveless Blind Boone Sheet Music.

John and Vicki Ott Rocheport/MKT RR photos, Rocheport Bank 1910 Calendar,

taped oral history, Puckett’s store blueprints, 2 signs.

Liz Kennedy Books, Columbia businesses memorabilia,

Photo of Laughlin Hardware, Hat Pin.

Gerard Family- “Josh’s Dry Shave” sculpture by Sue Gerard.

Before it’s too late! Use the enclosed form and send in your

nomination for the 2015 Boone County Hall of Fame Enshrinement

Ceremony. The deadline is Feb. 12! Send the form to the Museum

and to the attention of Tim Dollens. The Endowment Trust Board’s

Selection Committee will review and select all candidates and then

make their announcement in March.

Hall of Fame

nominations deadline

is February 12

In the Montminy Art Gallery

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Help us welcome these new BCHS members,

all of Columbia unless otherwise noted:

Thank you to our CoMoGives donors!

Teresa Maledy $ 100

Laura Ingram $ 100

Diane Booth & Jeanne Sebaugh $ 100

Robert Hofsess $ 100

John Wilke $7000

Nancy W Thomas $ 100

Sharon Naylor $ 25

Charlie & Marilyn Hargrove $ 50

Kee Groshong $ 50

Mary Lee Gentry $ 100

David & Dianna O'Brien $ 100

Cindy Mustard $ 100

Karen Miller $ 25

Wilson Beckett $ 200

Jerry Murrell $ 100

Marcia Walker $ 100

Ronnie Shy $ 200

Charles & Jane Rabeni $ 100

Leah Simon $ 100

John Meinzenbach $ 40

Deborah Harmon $ 100

Joycelin Hulett $ 100

Carin Reust $ 200

Gene & Mary Kaye Baumann $ 200

Judy M Parsons $ 50

Dick Otto $ 50

Deborah Sanders $ 100

Kay Murray $ 50

Laurel E Wilson $ 110

David C. Thomas $ 100

Coming to the Montminy:

James J. Froese -

37 Days Until Spring By Michelle M. Froese

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month. -- Henry Van Dyke

There was something about spring that enticed James Froese. Dark, blustery Midwestern winters did nothing to rally a soul prone to melancholy. Yet, that first, teasing whiff of spring air—a scent unlike any other—lured Froese from his dark thoughts and spurred his imagination. For many years, he systematically recorded each day leading to spring through a series of sketches. His spring sub-jects spanned a variety of topics. It might be a series of birds, a re-

petitive pattern or caricatures of people he observed—whatever struck his fancy, really. The impor-tant thing was to sketch each and every day. Many drawings lan-guished as unfinished thoughts but others gained realization as land-scapes, nature subjects or fanciful assemblages. The works exhibited in 37 Days Un-til Spring include small studies from the spring series, toys, assemblages and large works including “Captain

Jim,” “Winston and the Shark” and “Time Travelers.” Froese’s evocative “Interpretation of Order No. 11” (see photo) will also be on display, thanks to Dr. Joan Stack and the State Historical Society of Missouri. The exhibition opens at the Montminy Gallery on Feb-ruary 12 and runs through April 12. A special artist appreciation re-ception will be held February 15 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The late artist’s daughter, Sarah Froese, will provide a presentation at 2pm.

A prolific and versatile artist, James J. Froese (1936-2012) worked in a variety of me-dia and is best known for his painting, draw-ings and assemblages. An apprentice to Tho-mas Hart Benton while studying at the Kansas City Art Institute, Froese received numerous awards and honors, including a Ford Founda-tion Purchase Award (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art). He exhibited alongside Salvador Dali in a juried review and many of his works reside in the private collections throughout the United States.

Genie B. Rogers, Stephen & Mari

Ann Keithahn, Roberta Jones,

The Hartsburg Grand (Hartsburg, MO),

Peach Tree Animal Hospital

Roberta Jones, David C. Thomas

Welcome New Members

What’s Happening at the

Museum & Galleries? A new history exhibit in the East Gallery has just

sprung to life. Titled The Sporting Life, it consists

of many hunting and fishing-themed artifacts from

the Museum’s permanent collection. Many thanks

to Laurel and Howard Wilson and Sue and Al

Viola for designing and executing the exhibit.

Thanks also go to Nancy Ginn Martin for donat-

ing the new, plexiglass panels that protect and se-

cure the exhibit. Take a gander at the exhibit the

next time you’re in the Museum and you’ll see

what an outdoorsman’s back shed might have

looked like 60 or more years ago.

BCHS has been invited to display items from the

upcoming Froese exhibit and our permanent collec-

tion in the downtown Boone County National

Bank lobby gallery. Indeed, look for a “satellite

Montminy” there from March 12 through April 29.

We welcome our newest college intern, Mary

Beth Hawley. Mary Beth is a junior majoring in

History at MU and she will be helping out in sev-

eral areas through the end of April.

Butterworth Unleashed Review By Hank Waters

I hope most of you attended the great Blind Boone piano concert at the museum Monday, Jan. 26.

I had never heard pianist Michael Butterworth in concert. He entertained us with a wonderful array of favorite compositions, and several of his own. He and Sutu Forte even did a fun rendition of Boone’s “Sparks”, one of Michael's favorites, he said. And in some ways best of all, 7-year-old Anya Akhmadullina thrilled us with four short pieces that earned an instant and enthusiastic standing ovation. A similar youth performance is scheduled each con-cert. Don't be fooled. These will be highlights of these evenings, not merely sweet little recitals only a mommy could love. The point here is to urge all of you/us to buy sea-son tickets for these events. Under the creative direc-tion of impresario Bill Clark, a series of perform-ances is planned. The next one is at 7 p.m., March 23. featuring MU’s School of Music Director, Dr. Julia Gaines, a professional percussionist, playing the vibraphone! You won't wanna miss it. Get here early, and during intermission enjoy a great selection of homemade cookies, punch and/or coffee. The museum is a fine venue and the piano is as-tonishing.

I have my season tix. How about you? (Editor’s note: Call 443-8936 to ask for “5 for $85”)

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2015 Blind Boone Piano Concert Series March 23 — Vibraphone Heaven featuring Julia Gaines on vibraphone May 18 — Dixieland Gold Featuring an All-Stair Dixieland band July 20 — Straight from NY—Shana Farr! Shana Farr, an evening of cabaret vocals September 14 — Harp & Keys fea. harpist maria duhova trevor & piano November 23 — Sutu, Seriously featuring pianist Sutu Forté

Concert Cookie Volunteers! If you are willing to bake two to three dozen fresh cookies for our concert audience, contact Vicki Pauley at vpauley@deerparkmo.org. or at 442-5007. Let her know you will bring them by the mu-seum on Sunday afternoon prior to the Monday concert.

Anya Michael