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The Board of Directors met on the following
dates:
January 23, February 27, April 24, June 19, August
21, October 16, and November 13. In the January
meeting, newly elected Board Members and Officers were installed. Committees
were appointed. Committee meetings were held during the year as needed to
accomplish the activities below.
General Meetings in 2002
We invite you to attend our meetings and support us with dues and
contributions to cover the costs of meetings, displays and postage. Meetings
have no admission fee, and are open to all. Please help us in continuing to
discover, reveal, and preserve local area history. Drop by our office on Third
Street and view exhibits at your leisure. If you would like to participate more
fully in any of our activities, please call Faye R. Doyle – (610) 932-2888. We
need help in all areas, especially in window displays, display case
arrangements, and publicity communications about meetings.
| March |
Preserving Old Photos by Pam Powell. Ware Presbyterian Village.
Exhibits of old photographs. Attendance – 35
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| April |
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| May |
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| September |
Russellville and Russellville Grange
History by Darrell Cook and Betsy Huber. This
was a joint meeting with the Upper Oxford Historic Commission.
Also attended by the Oxford Historic Commission. Attendance:
>100. Exhibits: Russellville and Upper Oxford Township
history.
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| November |
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Penn Township History by James Boyd.
Ware Presbyterian Village. Attendance: >100.
Exhibits: Penn Township history. Refreshments.
Second Annual OAHA Historical Preservation Achievement
Awards were presented.
Election
of Officers for 2003 by the Board: Faye Doyle (President), John
Bradley (Vice President), Malinda Alderman (Secreatry), Barbara
Hill (Treasurer). Board Members re-elected for 3 year term
were Faye Doyle, Kevin Collins, Fran Jackson, and John Ware IV;
newly elected, Nick
Yannucci. | |
Other Activities
Three newsletters were sent out during
the year. Several news items about OAHA activities appeared in local papers. All
General Meetings were advertised to the public. Notice was sent to board
members for all board meetings. By the end of November 2002, dues-paid
membership was 104 persons.
Frances Jackson has developed a line of historical area
pictures on refrigerator magnets, to sell for $1 as a fund rasing and
educational project. Each magnet is sold with a discussion of the history
of the item depicted, and reminiscence of times past. She maintains a
sizable photographic archive of such pictures, which she generously shares with
OAHA.
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Other fund
raising merchandise includes ”Traveling the Eastern Line”, an Underground
Railroad book.
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Our income
continues to be from dues, contributions, grants, and sales of small
historically related items.
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Meetings are
free, and open to all.
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April, repaid
$300 start up loan to Oxford Mainstreet, Inc.
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June, Oxford
Town Walk for White Clay Creek Preserve, Bradley and Doyle. Attendance
7, plus hosts.
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August,
program at White Clay Creek Preserve, on the Mason-Dixon Line, attended by 8
members. Historical literature on the MD-PA line
obtained.
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Early October -
Nottingham Park, Industrial Heritage Day. Bradley and students
attended.
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October - grant by W.L. Gore, Inc. for $200 received
Table
and Window Displays
There were 4 Table Displays and 4 Window Displays.
| February |
Window display, [Third Street office], Black
History Month |
| March |
Window display, Women’s history month |
| May |
Window display, antique sports equipment
and artifacts. |
| June |
Lawn Fete and Strawberry Festival, table display historical exhibits and magnet sales.
Income $129. |
| Late
July |
Summer Social Sidewalk festival, table
display, historical exhibits, historical magnet sales. Income $332.65. |
| August |
Window display,
Streets of Oxford, Old Oxford post cards. |
| September |
“Applefest”, table display, historical displays.
Plant bulb and magnet sales.
Income $203. |
| Early
October |
Ware Presbyterian
Village, Harvest Home, table displays of Oxford area
history. |
Acquisitions for 2002
Thanks to all the
contributors. If we have missed mentioning your gift, please remind us and
accept our thanks. We gladly accept small items, books, photos, and papers of
the local area, but no large items. To view or research these items, call Faye
Doyle at (610) 932-2888.
| Display case |
By Robert Adams, repaired and
rehabilitated by H. Swisher for our office
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| Oxford History Album |
Oxford High School
students |
| Box of local history
items |
Oxford Library |
| Traveling the Eastern Line [Underground railroad
history]
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Oxford High School student
authors |
| Just Over The Line [Underground railroad history]
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Chester County Historical
Society |
| Algebra book, 1913 |
Teri D'Ignazio |
| Pulp wood handling hook,
handmade, iron, stamped Oxford, obtained in Oxford, ME
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Eugene McDowell |
| Alexander McCormick photo
album |
Mary LeFevre |
| Brandywine County, A World War II novel as seen
by an Oxford teenage boy
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Harry Birchard
(author) |
| Sunset Park, 50th Anniversary
album |
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| Train Wrecks of Eastern PA by Adams and Siebold
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| a 1799 deed |
Marion Stoner |
| 1903 English rent receipt,
Beltrim Estate |
Mary L. Maule |
| Video tape, Moving the Ware
Mansion, 1931 |
John H. Ware IV |
| Back in Time video tape, interviews of Oxford area and Lancaster county
senior citizens. Produced by John H. Ramsey, Jr.
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| Covered Bridges of PA, video tape, produced by John H. Ramsey, Jr.
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| Old Oxford post cards exhibit by
Nelson Teel and some antique Oxford street signs
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On loan from Oxford Historic
Commission |
| Standards for Rehabilitation & Guidelines for
Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
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State of
Pennsylvania |
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