DuBois Area Historical Society Constitution

DuBois Area Historical Society Constitution. To promote the study, preservation, and appreciation of history, especially of the local area. , The DuBois Area Historical Society Inc., traces its origins to February 8, 1982, when Evo G. Facchine, president of the DuBois Chamber of Commerce (and future DuBois Area Historical Society president), made an announcement at a Chamber event proposing the founding of a historical society., The Dubois Area Historical Society's first contact with the public came during an inaugural banquet, Thursday, Sept. 10, 1982, at the DuBois Country Club. The banquet was held as one of the events during the third Tom Mix Festival. A committee of Dr. John Furlow, DuBois Campus of Penn State University; Dr. Louis Barsi, DuBois Campus of Penn State University, Marilyn Scherer, DuBois Mansion Society; and Facchine were the leaders of the organization drive., A week later, an organizational meeting was held at the DuBois Chamber of Commerce office. This meeting led to the election of Furlow as president, Sam King as vice president, Lois Pegg as secretary (no photo available), and Facchine as treasurer., The Society's constitution established its service area as the same as that of the DuBois Area School District. Hampered by the lack of a building, the Society collected items, many of which were stored for several years under the swimming pool at DuBois Area High School or in member homes. Furlow and the Society's second president, Dr. George Nye, started regular meetings and activities., During the three years served by the Society's third president Shirley Clark, a first home was found. The Society moved into a large third floor room above Joe's Tux Shop on West Long Avenue. Display cases were purchased and for the first time the Society could display its collection and had a place to hold meetings. The Society also started its genealogy component under the leadership of Clark. Eventually, the rent became unaffordable and the collection was boxed again and moved to a storage room on Brady Street., . At the 1993 annual dinner, Society President E. D. Reitz announced that S and T Bank had accepted the Society's bid to purchase the building at 30 W. Long Ave. This property was also previously used by Matthew's Book Store. The building was occupied in July 1994 with official opening in September 1994., . The property at 28 W. Long Ave. was acquired several years later. It was being used for storage [a]t that time. The building was previously Lowe's Music Store and the inside back wall of the building had survived the Great Fire of 1888., . In 1999, 34 W. Long Ave. was purchased by the Society. The property for many years was Shively Jewelry Store and it became the Society's genealogical research library. The three properties became one with the cutting of doorways through the brick walls that separated them., . The entire museum complex was named the E. D. Reitz Museum with the adjoining buildings known as the George Nye Annex. The Evo G. Facchine Veteran's Room honors Facchine who proposed the room and completed the early work to establish it., About that logo... , The logo of the DuBois Area Historical Society was designed in 1983 by Thomas Hanzely, a seventh-grade student at DuBois Area Junior High School. His was the winning entry in a contest sponsored by the DuBois Area Historical Society to design a logo. The logo features DuBois first three industries - lumbering, coal mining, and railroads - with the lasso recalling movie cowboy Tom Mix, who grew up in DuBois. A Tom Mix Festival was held in DuBois from 1980-89 and 1999., [Photo captions, left to right, read] , Dr. John Furlow, Sam King, E. D. Reitz, Evo Facchine, Dr. George Nye