Town of Veteran Historical Society

 

Meeting Minutes

 

17 September 2025

 

Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 10:00 a.m. 

 

Present (10) Tim Rodabaugh, Shirley Lant, Gloria Campbell, David Conklin, Anita Hesser,

JoAnn Ripley, Jean Seymour, Diane Fee, Lisa Wood, Roberta Sahlberg, Dick Coon, Tami

Mallare & Carol Maye

 

Members Joining (0)  renewing their dues (0) 

 

Meeting held at the Museum / Grange at 10:00 a.m.  We have a quorum

 

Salute to the flag 

 

Reading of the last meetings minutes: Motion to adopt made by Diana Fee, 2nd by

Roberta Sahlberg

 

1) Linda Burkes memorial service is Saturday September 20, 2025 from 10 - 11 am. 

Her family is donating a painting of her old barn to the society.   

 

2) Gloria asked again that each member please sell at least 4 Quilt raffle tickets.  Her

project for October is to get paint to do around the front door, the pillards, around the

bathroom door and adjacent wall.  She sent an update to Tioga Downs with regard to

the use of the grant money.  She will contact the town hall to insure we can use the

room on November 12, 2025 at 10 am.  She will continue the paperwork for our

permanent charter.   

 

1) Gloria - Treasurer: July beginning balance: $37,843.96, Expenses $553.91;

Income $474.35.  August beginning blanace: $37,764.40; Expenses: $312.28 Income:

$203.85.  Motion to accept the Treasurer's report was made by Lisa Wood, 2nd by

Jean Seymour

 

2) Anita - Fund Raising: Anita reviewed her progress with regard to the Craft Fair.  34 tables

have been sold to date.  Bake sale prices were reviewed.  She ask for Friday June 19, 2026 

for next years Dougs Fish Fry.  Quilt raffle sales is currently $300.00. 

 

3) Gloria - Building.  Ray stated that electrical work needs to be done.  Please let us know if

you know anyone who does electrical work.  Thank you to Ray for his hard work!  

 

4) Tim -  Cemeteries, etc.  The cemeteries look great.  Erin Doane at the Chemung Co.

Historical Socierty printed the cemetery listing & school painting for us.  He will get two

other prints of area buildings done.  We will use the plexi-glas we have.  The tee shirts

were done September 10th.  Tim requested permission to purchase a stand to display

them on.  The bin was removed from Can-Do & is behind the museum.  Member Terri

Johnson donated a wooden filing cabinet & small cabinet.  New items added to our

collection include a wooden school desk from the Millport Brick schoolhouse and a 6'

wooden toboggan.   

 

5) Jean - Community Outreach: Carol Knowlton is a go for March 2026.  Amy at the 

Steele Library "Tinker Lab" may be interested in doing a presentation.  Jean will call her. 

 

6) We will plan for the societies 20 years anniversary celebration for early October 2026.   

 

Speaker / Presenter: none scheduled for this meeting.

 

 

Adjournment / motion & second: Motion to adjourn made by Anita Hesser; 2nd by JoAnn Ripley

 

Submitted by: Shirley Lant, Secretary