Shanes Crossing Chronicle & Meeting Minutes

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  • Shanes Crossing Historical Society News – March 2024

    March 22, 2024 SHANES CROSSING HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING MINUTES                   3/18/2024 Norm opened the meeting with the ‘bell ringing’.   — And started the meeting with the Shanes Crossing History Society History.    The Society started in 1995 and has 2 previous Presidents.  After Norm retired from Parkway School, the society thought he would make a good President and he’s been at it ...
  • Tribute to Norm VanTilburg

    March 21, 2024 SALUTE TO NORM VANTILBURG                                                 3/18/2024 FOR 25 YEARS THE PRESIDENT WAS HE, OF ROCKFORD’S SHANES CROSSING HISTORICAL SOCIETY. HIS COMMITMENT TO HISTORY WAS HIS MAIN QUEST, BUT HIS SHARING THAT KNOWLEDGE IS WHAT MADE HIM BEST. HIS PASSION TO PRESERVE THE THINGS OF THE PAST, SO MEMORIES NE’ER BE FORGOTTEN AND FOREVER WILL LAST. NORM HAS BEEN A FIXTURE AT THE ...
  • Norm VanTilburg – 25 years Proclamation

    March 21, 2024 WHEREAS, we are here today to express special recognition to Norm VanTilburg and to honor him for his 25 years of distinguished service as President of the Shanes Crossing Historical Society; and WHEREAS, Norm and his wife Deanne are charter members since March of 1995, which was the beginning of the Historical Society, each have contributed to the ...
  • Shanes Crossing Chronicle, December 2018

    December 16, 2018 NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT Once again this has been a busy year for the museum as we had six meetings that were well attended. We are always receiving donations as area people downsize or parents pass on and the heirs go through much memorabilia. We appreciate area people for thinking of us before throwing something into the garbage. We also ...
  • BICENTENNIAL PLANNING MEETING – JANUARY 19, 2015

    January 20, 2015BICENTENNIAL PLANNING MEETING VILLAGE OF ROCKFORD January 19, 2015   Present was Norm VanTilburg, Dee VanTilburg, Roy Thompson, Mona Thompson, Twyla Hayes, Marie Miller, Mike Schumm,  Barb Pedroza, Greg Pontsler, Marty Lentz, Lowell Beougher, Curt Beougher, Beougher and Jeff Long. Norm led the meeting and reviewed the October 20, 2015 meeting. Twyla reported the RADC would be involved in the mural. ...
  • Shanes Crossing Chronicle, December 2014

    December 24, 2014NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT As most of you know, our town will be celebrating their bicentennial in just five years. Our society has had a couple of meetings of community members to discuss ideas we each have on ways to celebrate this great event. At our next meeting, to be held on January 19, we will ...