Officers and Directors

Brian Keller                 President
Linda Potter                Vice-President
Dorothy Falk               Secretary
Maurice Hesse           Treasurer
Gerald Worms            Director (2012)
William Peach            Director (2013)
Diane Zelinske           Director (2014)
Museum Volunteer Staff

Jim Ettling
Dorothy Falk
Maurice Hesse
Edith Hock
Joan Houston
Brian Keller
Ralph Keller
Linda Potter
LaDoris Sturman
Andree Swanson
Pamela Wier
Gerald Worms
Diane Zelinske
Greg Zelinske
Joyce Zimmerman

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
Apr 20, 2010     Women Fighting in the Civil War -- Diane Zelinske
May 18, 2010    Centennial of O'Fallon Woman's Club -- Margo Snyder
Jun 15, 2010    Potluck at Joseph Farm
Jul 20, 2010     Slide presentation featuring photos of old O'Fallon
Aug 17, 2010   Homecomings past
Sep 21, 2010    O'Fallon Progress digitization project
Oct 19, 2010    Digital slide show - Tiedemann Mill Fire in 1972
Nov 16, 2010   World War II Memorial Tour by Maurice Hesse
Dec 21, 2010   Christmas party

                                 2011

Jan 18, 2011    Show & Tell
Feb 15, 2011    Slide show of valentines from Oak Hill School, 1922-29
Mar 15, 2011    Slide Show - Do You Know Where/What/Who It Was?
Apr 19, 2011     Bill Wilson - War of 1812 Bicentennial in Illinois
May 17, 2011    Planning meeting
Jun 21, 2011     Potluck at Joseph Farm
Jul 19, 2011      Slideshow - O'Fallon in 1961
Aug 16, 2011    Show and Tell
Sep 20, 2011    I Remember When -- reminiscing about O'Fallon past
Oct 18, 2011     Halloween in O'Fallon Past
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