New Bloomfield Area Historical Society (NBAHS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to collecting, protecting, preserving, and educating about the history and genealogy of the New Bloomfield Area, to include: New Bloomfield, Guthrie, Holt's Summit, Dixie, Lake Mykee, and other small communities within the surrounding area.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

MEETING NOTICE
NEW BLOOMFIELD AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THURSDAY, July 24, 2008     (4^th Thursday of Month)
NB AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING!

Dear Members,

I know you receive many long letters from me regarding the Historical Society, but I have always believed it was of great importance to share information with those who are supporting our efforts. We have some big decisions to make, so I hope you will take a moment to read this.

About a week ago, members of the Executive Committee met to discuss our financial situation. We spent several hours compiling a list of our expenses to date, items donated, items still needed and what we will need on a monthly basis. The spread sheet is enclosed.

First of all, many, many hours of volunteer work have been donated by members of the Society. It is very dangerous to start mentioning names, for I will undoubtedly leave someone out! But it is also very important to recognize those who have spent countless hours sharing their expertise so that we could complete the building project.

On SUNDAY, JULY 20, AT 12:30 P.M., we will have a carry-in dinner to celebrate the grand opening of the Historical Society. At that time I will recognize all those who helped us complete the interior of the building and the landscaping on the outside. Please see the enclosure for more details of this celebration.

And just as importantly, each of you has chosen to support this organization through your membership, gifts and donations. Without you, we would have no building.

It is clear that you believe in this organization and you want it to succeed. I can't begin to tell you the number of people who are astounded at what we have done in just a short two-year time period. Few organizations reach this level of success in such a short timeframe.

Now comes the most difficult part. We have to ask for your help again.

Itemized Financial Statement     (click here)

As you will see from the spread sheet I have provided, we still have several major purchases we need to make. We also developed, by estimate, a monthly expense itemization that we believe will be the minimum amount needed to operate.

Please note that the amounts listed are rounded and may differ in reality by a few dollars.

We have spent, to date, approximately $78,250 on the building, the interior and the exterior. This includes money received from memberships, memorials, contributions and in-kind contributions.

I have attempted to recognize those who have contributed specific items and what has been paid from the "general fund." The "general fund" is simply all the money we have received that has not been earmarked for a specific project.

The monthly expenses are only those things that are required - no fluff in this budget! This is figured to be approximately $218 per month or $2,616 per year.

At the present time, we have approximately $1,500 on hand.

I am working very hard to get the baseboard and gravel donated. If they are not donated, I believe we will be given a very good price on these items.

So as you can see, we have accomplished so very much in the span of two years. In fact, the building has only been up for one year! If we can raise the money for the above listed items in a short period of time, our building will be completed for the July 20 grand opening.

This is a hard time to be asking for more money. Our Executive Committee talked long and hard about the difficulty in sending a letter that asked for more contributions. We understand how gas prices and food prices have affected everyone.

But we are almost there!

So many of you located throughout Missouri and the United States have responded to this Society because you care about our past, our present and our future. And those of you in this area have responded by donating your time and energy to the completion of this building.

We knew at the beginning that we would have expenses, and we committed to meeting them. It was clear two years ago in May 2006 that we were committed to the concept of investing our money with a winner! So we can't stop now.

Will you consider contributing, once again, to the Historical Society? You can make your contribution in memory of a loved one or special friend. I just gave money in honor of two friends for their birthdays. I believe I probably saved money by doing so - no presents, no dinners and no gas for the celebrations!

We have worked very hard to get special donations for the Society. Without mentioning names in this letter, you can simply refer to the spread sheet and see who so graciously made substantial contributions. And most did so without even being asked! They believed in what we were doing and wanted to help.

I am enclosing a return envelope. If you decide you want to help with the monthly expenses we must meet or contribute to the general fund, we would greatly appreciate your generosity. Remember, you can make a contribution to the society in lieu of flowers for a funeral, in memory of a special person or for a special occasion.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Of course, I am unable to "enclose a return address envelope" in this e-mail, so if you choose to help, please simply address it to NBAHS, P. O. Box 132, New Bloomfield, MO 65063!

Thank you for all you have done. Whether you're able to attend meetings or not, you have continued to support this society during the past two years. Please consider helping us continue this success!

Most sincerely,
Gracia Yancey Backer, President

P.S. PLEASE SEE OTHER ENCLOSURES FOR IMPORTANT DATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS!

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR TWO VERY IMPORTANT EVENTS!

"CELEBRATE AMERICA"
Saturday, June 28
Parade 4:00 p.m.
New Bloomfield Area Civic Association

Mutton/pork steak dinner 5:00 - ? sponsored by the New Bloomfield Lions Club
Cake and ice cream sponsored by the
New Bloomfield Area Historical Society
Recognition of our veterans 5:30 p.m.
Live music by Rose Spencer and "Posse" 6:00 p.m.

All veterans should meet at the Lions Club Field at 3:30. Trailers for the parade will be provided.

Members of the historical society are asked to donate cakes for the cake walk and ice cream social. Please contact joyce ausfahl (642-6005) if you are willing to make a cake!

GRAND OPENING OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY!
SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2008, 12:30 P.M.

A carry-in dinner will be held on Sunday, July 20, at 12:30 p.m. at the historical society. Meat, drinks and dinnerware will be provided. Please plan on attending this great celebration. A speaker has not been confirmed as of this date, but we will have a great one! If you can, please bring a folding chair. We will have to bring tables and chairs from surrounding churches for the dinner, but we may need more than are available! More information will follow in the July newsletter! Mark your calendar!

We hope to make some money when we sell cake and ice cream at the event sponsored by the Civic Association. The Lions Club has graciously allowed us to use their facilities and we will serve ice cream and cake after folks eat their delicious NB Lions Club mutton and pork steaks!

We also plan to have a cake walk. If we have enough cakes donated, we will have 20 people at $1.00 per person walk for a cake. We need a lot of cakes!

Joyce Ausfahl is chair of this project. Please call her and let her know if you can help. She has worked very hard to contact as many people as possible, but sometimes that is a project all in itself! She would appreciate your help!

Hopefully we will also have a float in the parade! We haven't gotten that far yet in our plans, but look for us at 3:30 at the Lions Field.

The parade will begin and end at the same place so that everyone will stay that participated in the parade!

Surely it won't rain that day!

SEE PICTURES OF THE BUILDING'S PROGRESS! (Click Here)

E-MAIL INFORMATION

If you are getting this by US mail and have an e-mail address which you access often, please consider sharing it with us. Postage is expensive but certainly necessary to keep in touch with all our great members. If you have e-mail, please send it to me at ltgovbacker@aol.com (Gracia).

CONTRIBUTIONS

We are very pleased to report that contributions to the building fund continue to be received. We have also received contributions as memorials for family members and friends who have recently passed away. This is a wonderful way to remember them and will be noted in our Memorial Book which has been ordered.

PLEASE (Click here) FOR MORE INFORMATION

MEETING NOTICE
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Check current calendar. (Click here)

MEETING NOTICE
NEW BLOOMFIELD AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2008
NB AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING!

The annual meeting is going to be on SUNDAY, JULY 20 rather than our usual Thursday date. We're having a carry-in dinner at 12:30 p.m. so that folks can come right after church.

There is currently not a program yet but plans are currently being made. Another announcement will be sent out to the membership and interested parties prior to that time. It will also be election of officers, President's Report and a formal ribbon cutting.

At the present time there are no set hours of operation. NBAHS is in a building construction phase and is working toward gradual completion of the interior of the building. The building committee does not anticipate being operational with reasonable completion of the interior of the building to begin scheduling normal hours for conduct of NBAHS business until some time in early Spring of 2008. Additional announcements regarding hours of operation will appear here.

Article III, Section 3. "Memberships dues will be invoiced by August 31st of each year and collected by September 30 of the same year. Membership will be suspended/cancelled if dues are not submitted by October 31."

Regular membership is $25 per person and corporate membership is $100 per business.

At your request, we would gladly mail you a membership card with your name and address. One card is for you and the other card should be returned to the Society with your membership dues. The cards have been perforated for your convenience.

On this site, we have provided a discussion board similar to those found on large genealogy related websites like Ancestry.com or Genealogy.com. It may not be quite a slick; but it functions reasonably well for an experimental addition to this site.

The intent of this discussion board is to provide a forum to discuss happenings related to the New Bloomfield Area Historical Society and to discuss historical and genealogical topics related to the New Bloomfield and surrounding communities area. Please feel free to use it for these purposes; but please limit your discussions to these general guidelines.

As you enter the discussion board page, you will see that there are a number of discussion topics at the main level and nested below them are responses at various levels to that one discussion topic. All of these nested responses below the main topic are referred to as a thread. As you click on a link to a particular discussion topic you will find that the subordinate links to that topic are provided on that new page so that you might follow the thread of discussion without having to return to the main discussion board page. If you wish to depart from the discussion thread, you may click on the [WWWBoard Version 2.0 Test] link near the top center of the page and you will be returned to the main discussion board page. By clicking on the "Return to Site" button on the main page you will be returned to the Home Page of the website. If you have made an addition to the contents of the Discussion Board, it will probably be necessary for you to Refresh the Main Page by clicking on the Refresh button on your browser toolbar or by clicking on one of the two Refresh links provided on the main page of the Discussion Board. Don't forget!

If you are interested in starting a discussion on a new topic, click on the "Post Message" link available near the top center of the main page and fill out the online form available at the bottom of that page. If you have finished reading a discussion on a topic and are interested in responding to that topic, click on the "Post Followup" link near the top center of that discussion page. These discussions form at various levels so please respond to the most relevant item within the topic to maintain continuity of train of thought in the discussion (called a thread). If your response is not related to the current thread; please be considerate and start a new thread.

2007-2008 New Bloomfield Historical Society Officers

Gracia Yancey Backer,  President

Jane Yows Hurtt,  First Vice President

John Finley,  Second Vice President (Membership)

Dawn Lawson Glick,  Secretary

David West,  Treasurer

Name                                         Type
New Bloomfield Area Historical Society       Legal

Non-Profit Corporation - Domestic-Information
  
Charter Number: N00716072 
Status: Good Standing   
Entity Creation Date: 2/9/2006 
State of Business.: MO 
Expiration Date:  Perpetual 
Last Annual Report Filed Date:  
Last Annual Report Filed: 0 

Registered Agent
Agent Name: Backer , Gracia  
Office Address: 2885 State Rd. TT
New Bloomfield MO 65063  
Mailing Address: 

IRS Status:  501(c)(3) Non-profit corporation

New Bloomfield Area Historical Society Corporate Entity

At this time the NBAHS is not prepared to accept accessions. Our new building is simply the outer shell at this point in time with very much work to be done to finish the interior. We are simply unable to complete the work on the interior with these items in the way. We are comfortable with the fact that if you feel that your items are valuable enough to donate to NBAHS for future preservation, that you would be willing to store them for us until such time as we complete the interior of the building and set up guidelines as to what accessions we wish to accept and how we will handle them.

Thank you for bearing with us. We do value your contributions.

A gift of James Fleming.