Officers and Directors

Brian Keller                President
Linda Potter               Vice-President
Dorothy Falk              Secretary
Maurice Hesse           Treasurer
William Peach             Director (2010)
Mary Wiechert            Director (2011)
Gerald Worms            Director (2012)
Museum Volunteer Staff
Jim Ettling
Dorothy Falk
Edith Hock
Ralph Keller
Linda Potter
LaDoris Sturman
Fred Wiechert
Mary Wiechert
Pamela Wier
Gerald Worms

Newsletter Editor
Andree Swanson
                                                  2007

Oct 16, 2007
Nov 20, 2007  Pat Swinger from O'Fallon, MO Historical Society
Dec 18, 2007  Christmas Party

                                                  2008

Jan 15, 2008    History of soda bottling in O'Fallon by Gerald Worms
Feb 19, 2008    Gustave Koerner--his house & Lincoln connection by Jim Ettling
Mar 18, 2008    China Painting by Connie Murphy of Illinois Porcelain Painters         
                            Guild
Apr 15, 2008    William Holden 90th Birthday Party
May 20, 2008    20th Anniversary Celebration
Jun 17, 2008    Tour of Kenneth Joseph Farm
Jul 15, 2008      Inventorying Civil War Soldier Gravesites by Greg Zelinske
Aug 19, 2008    Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis (burial place of John O'Fallon,  
                            John Mason Peck) by Richard Lay & Connie Nisinger
Sep 16, 2008    Slide show of John O'Fallon's birthplace in Louisville and historic  
                            sites around O'Fallon by Brian Keller
Oct 21, 2008     Local Archaeology and Preservation by Dr John Kelly
Nov 18, 2008    Heirloom Recipes
Dec 16, 2008    Christmas Party

                                                  2009

Jan 20, 2009     Show & Tell
Feb 17, 2009     Celebrating Lincoln's Bicentennial
Mar 17, 2009     St Patrick's Day and Irish in O'Fallon
Apr 21, 2009     Then & Now: My, Oh, My How Things Have Changed -- members
                          and guests should bring items 100 years old to talk about
May 19, 2009    Show & Tell of items obtained from Ebay for the museum
Jun 16, 2009     Potluck on Joseph Farm
Jul  21, 2009     Andree Swanson talks about her 1st novel, A Family to Die For
Aug 18, 2009    William D Wilson talks about Elizabeth Grotts and her ties to
                         Rock Spring
Sep 15, 2009   Matthew Swanson, Andree's husband, talks about 9/11.  He was in
                        the Pentagon the day of the attack
Oct 20, 2009    Historical Halloween--sharing memories and items of Halloweens
                         past
Nov 17, 2009   Audiovisual presentation on Bernie Fuchs
Dec 15, 2009   Christmas party

                                                   2010

Jan 19, 2010    Show & Tell -- items with "O'Fallon" imprinted on them
Feb 16, 2010    Weddings -- bring photos and tales of weddings past
Mar 16, 2010    Videos of dirigibles and balloons at Scott Field
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