Salem Area Historical Society

Salem Area Historical Society Meeting 

Jan. Business Meeting
Wednesday, Jan. 27 -- 7:30 PM
at Salem Township Hall

SAHS Annual Dinner/Auction Saturday, Feb. 13 -- 6 PM
at Fox Hills Golf Clubhouse 
Tickets are $30/person
Contact Terry at Salem_Area_HS@yahoo.com for tickets
or file use this form:
SAHS Dinner/Auction Order Form

NEWS
38 Memebers and Friends of SAHS attended the Plymouth Whalers Hockey Game on Saturday, Jan. 16th, which was a 3-0 victory for the Whalers over the Niagara Ice Dogs.  SAHS ran the Chuck-A-Puck contest at the game and netted $270 for its general fund.

SAHS Annual Christmas Party was held at the home of  Wally and Marlene Donoghue on December 6th.  The members in attendance enjoyed the many dishes and drinks provided by Wally and Marlene as well as those that were brought by members.  The event included the presentation of SAHS 2009 Honoree Award to Billy Kruse for his many years as a SAHS member, his years of service of maintaining the grounds around the Jarvis-Stone School and his many financial donations to SAHS.  The presentation was followed by an impromptu talk and demonstration by Wally on the history of music boxes using some from his extensive collection.  It was a great afternoon of friendship.

SAHS held a special presentation on Wednesday, Nov 4th, at the Salem Township Hall by Bob Tagatz, Resident Historian of Grand Hotel.  His entertaining 1 3/4 hour talk about the History of Grand Hotel was enjoyed by the 35 attendees.

SAHS held its October meeting on Wednesday, the 28th, at the Jarvis Stone School.  After a brief meeting, the 34 attendees viewed the 111 minute DVD titled "The Salem Train Wreck of 1907" by Al Smitley & Fred Shadko.

SAHS held its annual  Country Fair and Flea Market at the Jarvis-Stone School site on September 19th.  There were more vendors and customers than at our first. The weather was ideal and it was a successful fundraiser and has a September date on the SAHS calendar for 2010.  THANK YOU to the Fair Committee (Sue DiMilia, Pat Hatala, JoAnn Heyl & Marcia Van Fossen) and all of the volunteers and donors. 

Thank yous for our Barn Dance success on Friday, Sept 11, 2009 go to:
  - All of the SAHS volunteers
  - All of the 200+ who attended
  - Our sponsors
        Karl's Cabin Restaurant & Bar
        Fox Hill Golf & Banquet Center
        Wally & Marlene Donoghue
        Marcia Van Fossen
        Sherry & Gary Whittaker
        Corner General Store
  - Three Cedars Farm
  - Picks 'N' Sticks

The SAHS Annual Barn Dance was held at the Three Cedars Farm on September 11th.  A crowd of over 200 enjoyed the square dancing music and calling by the Picks 'N' Sticks.  Go to our Annual Barn Dance Page for more information including photos.

Stephen Walega has completed his Eagle Scout Project, which was the construction of a split-rail fence for the Dickerson Barn.  See details on our Eagle Scout Project Web Page. 

SAHS held its Annual Potluck Dinner / Election on Wednesday, March 25th.  The following were elected to SAHS offices:

• Terry Cwik - President
• Marcia Van Fossen - Vice President
• Mike Brautigan - Treasurer
• Pat Hatala - Secretary
• Gilbert Terry - At-Large