OSLHP Newsletter - February 2005
President's Message
Everything is going well with our organization. A new Volunteer Handbook is in the works. I hope to have the next draft in early February for members to review.
In April, the Executive Council will be having a planning retreat to work on 2005-2006 budgets and events. If you have items or ideas you would like to have considered please contact Ken Knott or Amy Whitlatch directly.
General Meeting
February 9, 2005, 7 pm, at the OSLHP center.
Executive Council Meeting
March 5, 2005, 7 pm. Members are invited to attend to observe and comment.
Parking Permits
You do not need to renew your parking permit this quarter. It has been changed to a 6-month permit, so you will not need to renew until the end of March 2005.
ONGOING EVENTS
Walking Tours
Reserve America will be taking reservations for school tours, Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 1 through November 30.
Monthly Encampment
Sacramento's premier militia company is conducting monthly Close Order Drills in Waterfront Park at 10 am the last Sunday of every month. The militia company plans to talk history, practice marching, practice the manual of arms, and maybe end the drill with the firing of a volley.
The goals for this event are practicing living history, promoting OSLHP, and educating visitors about our city’s rich history. As with most events extra help is always needed.
Links to the Past
If you have a web site you would like to share please send its address and a brief description about why it is useful. Information can be sent to Richard Sneed at rsneed5820@aol.com
COMING EVENTS
Free Museum Day
February 5, 2005. Let's have a table for the OSLHP to recruit new members. Please sign up with Amy.
Evening at the Crocker
Volunteers are needed to perform meet-and-greet functions at the Crocker Art Museum mixer, February 26, 2005, 6 to 10pm, food and beverage included. This is for the annual Gifted and Talented Education meeting of educators in California. This is sure to be a fun event and great way to promote Old Sacramento and our walking tours. Sign up with Amy-264-8142.
Women's History Day
March 5, 2005 We will need the usual people to read poetry, give speeches and march around Old Sacramento. New this year will be an Afternoon Tea and presentation.
The afternoon tea and presentation will be aboard the Delta King. There will only be 100 tickets available to this event. For members the first 2 tickets can be purchased in advance for $15 other advance tickets will be $25 and at the door $30. Members need to come in costume.
For the afternoon tea, OSLHP will need 5 volunteers to host and serve food from the buffet. These volunteers will attend the event free.
The presenter is author and re-enactor Chris Enss. Chris is currently on a book tour for her latest book, The Cowboy And The Senorita, A biography Of Roy Rogers And Dale Evans. Her other books include: With Great Hope, Women And The California Gold Rush; She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, Women Soldiers And Patriots Of The Western Frontier and Love Untamed, Romances Of The Old West.
2005 Living History Workshops
Plans are shaping together for the Old Sacramento Living History Program new member classes this spring. We decided to call the classes "Workshops," as it sounds less intimidating and more fun.
Talking about fun, this year's sessions will really be a lot of fun! I have been revising last year's program, and the plans are ongoing at this point in time. The Training Class Committee will be meeting to evaluate the classes from last year and make suggestions on how to improve. That meeting will take place before this edition of the newsletters hits the newsstands, but stay tuned for more exciting news in next month's newsletter.
UPDATE: The Living History Workshops will begin March 12, 1to 3pm with an Open House and Orientation..
In the meanwhile, if you have any flashes of inspiration, you can send them to me at: timetraveler49@comcast.net, and I will try to incorporate them into the workshops. - Ken Knott, Vice President, Training Coordinator
Bonnet Promenade
Please start bringing in your extra trims to be used to decorate Easter eggs. We need trim, glitter, sequins and such but also yogurt containers or other small plastic tubs to hold trims.
Gold Rush Days
The first meeting for Gold Rush Days is being held February 17 at 7pm at the Living History Center.
Santa Parade 2005
A contest is being held for the theme of the 2005 Santa Parade Float. All entries should be made by Feb. 20 so that a vote can be cast in March. Entries can be submitted either in writing or at the February general meeting.
Web Sites of Interest
Acanthus Books- Facsimile reproductions and non-facsimile reprints of antiquarian culinary works, as well as scholarly works on food and culinary history. www.acanthus-books.com
AzRA Historical Resources -www.ushist.com
Beaver Buckets Reproductions wooden buckets, washtubs, butter churns, and other wooden containers. www.beaverbuckets.com
The Graceful Lady - historical dressmaking business specializing in women's clothing from the Civil War era but will customize for an 1850s “Gold Rush appropriate” look. www.thegracefullady.com
ReproductionFabrics.com is a source of cotton reproduction fabrics for costumers and quilters. Fabrics of time periods 1775-1950, as well as natural indigo-dyed prints. www.reproductionfabrics.com
Reenactment Eyewear - Don Griffin is a PA optician and reenactor who can supply competitively priced prescription glasses for periods from the 1500s to the 1920s. www.reenactmenteyewear.com
Texas Sutler - Early 19th Century wares. www.texassutler.com