MHGS needs a couple of volunteers, please. We need a Secretary and a Treasurer, which are both voting board positions. Please contact Ann Boll at president@mhgswichita.org if you are interested.

Secretary’s Tasks:

• keep a record of all proceedings of the society.
• attend the monthly Executive Board meetings, record the minutes, and distribute copies of the minutes to each member of the board.
• notify surviving family when a book is purchased for the library in memory of a deceased member.
• send greeting and thank-you cards to members as requested.
• act as the recording officer of the society and the custodian of all records except those specifically assigned to others.

Treasurer’s Tasks:

• will be the custodian of all funds of MHGS and deposit them in insured financial institutions or invest them pursuant to the instructions of the Board.
• will make authorized disbursements on behalf of MHGS.
• ensure that all papers, documents, forms and fees necessary to conform to the laws of Sedgwick County, State of Kansas, and Federal government are prepared and submitted in a timely fashion.
• prepare and present an income statement at each monthly Board meeting and at the general membership meeting.
• will attend the monthly Executive Board meetings.

We need your help!  We have some openings on our volunteer team — maybe one is calling your name?

Newsletter Editor:  We publish the Alert newsletter 11 times a year.  It’s (usually) four pages long and contains news about our society activities.  The newsletter editor assembles content from the Librarian and other board members, gets the mailing list from the membership chairperson, and oversees the printing, folding and mailing of the newsletter with help from the library volunteers. The editor needs some computer skills, but nothing exotic; Vince has promised to provide as much technical assistance as required.

Publicity Coordinator: We publicize our society events in several local publications and newsletters.  The publicity coordinator assembles content from the board and writes and distributes publicity notices, mostly via email.  This person also contributes to our Facebook page and website.  Again, this position needs only basic computer skills, mostly email.

Building and Grounds Chairperson: We need someone to manage the maintenance on our property.  Although it helps to be handy, this person doesn’t necessarily need to actually do the maintenance — we need someone to identify issues, call suppliers for estimates on repairs, brief the board and get a decision, and supervise the work.  We can also use members who are able to help with the minor maintenance tasks like cleaning up the garden beds and replacing light bulbs.

All three of these positions are considered board members; the board meets each month on the second Saturday morning at 10:30.

Interested?  Contact Rex at president@mhgswichita.org or drop by the library.

We had a great turnout for the 2016 annual meeting!

We elected two board members — Rex Riley is the new President and Jim Scharnhorst is remaining as Treasurer.  We also have a new Vice President, Jozel Smith Eckels.  Here’s the 2016-2017 Board and committee chairs:
Continue reading 2016 Annual Meeting →

Please renew your membership by April 1st!  There will be a form in the March Alert.

Remember — your membership fee helps maintain our library, publish the Register and this website, and support our projects, like the White Chapel cemetery documentation project.  Please help keep MHGS going strong!

The MHGS Annual Meeting will be March 28 at 11am at the library. We will be voting on a new mission statement and electing new members of the Board of Directors. There may be snacks. If you are a society member, please attend!

We’re still finalizing the wording of the mission statement. If you have thoughts, please email Elaine at president@mhgswichita.org. We’ll distribute a proposed statement well before the meeting.

Ann Boll, past MHGS President, current editor of the Register, and all around great MHGS volunteer was featured in the Wichita Eagle’s volunteer spotlight series this week!  Do you recognize our library?

Please renew your membership by April 1st!  There will be a form in the February Alert.

Remember — your membership fee helps maintain our library, publish the Register and this website, and support our projects, like the White Chapel cemetery documentation project.  Please help keep MHGS going strong!