Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Seymour, Tetzlaff, Kaschinska
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 11/18/2015
Clark County Historical Society (Meets - 2015)
Clark County Historical Society holds fall business meeting
Janet Seymour (center) presents a certificate to president Charlotte Tetzlaff (l) recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Clark County Historical Society and an award of recognition to Lee Kaschinska in recognition of his service to the Local History Council. (Contributed Photo)
The Clark County Historical Society (CCHS) held its fall business meeting Nov. 7 to elect officers and to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The meeting was hosted by the Thorp Area Historical Society and held at the Thorp Public Library.
Members representing Stanley, Colby, Neillsville, Owen and Spencer viewed the original 1965 charter from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Council for Local History. A timeline showed the decades of CCHS activity and its accomplishments, particularly the development of the 1897 Clark County Jail and Sheriff’s Residence and the Colby Rural Arts Museum.
After a delicious potluck lunch provided by the Thorp group and individual members, Janet Seymour, field representative for the Wisconsin Council for Local History, shared tips on encouraging youth participation in history. Individual members also added ideas they have used. Seymour presented the president Charlotte Tetzlaff with a framed certificate recognizing the 50th anniversary and Lee Kaschinska with an individual award in recognition of his service to the Local History Council.
Each member group of CCHS has different resources and experience to share with the others. Some have physical collections in museum buildings, some have extensively digitized their photos and documents, some have more events and activities, but all meet to share their information.
