After a tasty pot luck meal, the monthly "Historic Show & Tell" program included several interesting items.
In addition to some antique green glass items, and an antique pliers/wrench combo tool, James Bauman displayed a 1940's map of Alaska.
The map was made at the beginning of WWII, prior to the construction of the Alcan Highway. James & his wife Nina taught school on an island off the north coast of Alaska for several years before they retired back in Johnston County. James also presented the society a quaint little 1928 book entitled Etiquette Of Personal Correspondence.
Mary Jo Davis read an 1893 letter from her great-great-grand father G.F. Dykes, who was in Rome, Georgia, to her great-grand-father C.F. Dykes. The letter was detailing the growth of different types of transportation and commerce in that part of the county. Price of corn was 50 cents a bushel, they were building a new furnace to produce a new type of light weight metal "aluminum"...and tracks were being laid for an electric trolley.
Bobby Payne had a book with some wonderful old stories and pictures about Boggy Depot, and a home there built in 1860, that had coincidentally been the birth place of Letha Channell Clark's father, Floyd.
Letha Clark explained that an antique hall tree now on display in the tea room was her grandmother's, brought from Arkansas.
Mary Jane Nelson had a small jewelry box with various antique pieces belonging to her great-grandmother Mrs. D.D. Jones and grandmother, Nolen Bennett.
New Officers elected for 2010-2012 were: Mary Jane Nelson, President; James Bauman, Vice President; Mary Jo Massey, Secretary; Donna Pope, Treasurer.
The society has received a donation of 3 books listing WWII veterans.
Janis Stewart invited the society to prepare a Tishomingo community display for the Chamber Banquet this coming weekend.
Other members present were: Janice Fairchild, Sherrie Adams, Tammie Howard, and Joe Clark.
After a discussion of possible fund raising projects for the future, the meeting adjourned.
Next meeting will be May 10.
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