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On the Ohio………………….. The Ohio River Chapter Newsletter The Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation www.lewisandclark.org Vol.19 No.3 2018 “on the river where the journey began” President’s Message I certainly hope that everyone who is reading this issue of “On The Ohio” is planning to attend and help with the Chapter’s Fall Event, “Lewis and Clark-The Handshake”. The event is scheduled for October 20-21, 2018, at Clark’s Point at the Falls of the Ohio State Park. This will be an outdoor event with displays, demonstrations, games, food concessions, period re-enactors, and lots of fun. Some of the scheduled attractions include blacksmithing, silversmith art, weaving, spinning, calligraphy, proper use of bow and arrow, tomahawk throwing, colonial games and colonial medications. Meriwether Lewis, George Rogers Clark, William Clark and York will be well represented at this event. The boy scouts will be on hand to handle the food concessions and will be working to earn their Ohio River Chapter Boy Scout Patch onsite. There certainly should be something for everyone. Additionally, there are several local organizations that are partnering with the ORC and the FOSP for this Event. These groups will have booths displaying Lewis and Clark themed displays to help in telling each group’s role in the telling of the Lewis and Clark Story. Sandy Hennings will be sending each member a listing of all the groups and attractions that are associated with this year’s Handshake Event. The “Handshake” has grown from a concept into a really big event for the ORC. Although there are Chapter Members in place to supervise each booth, table, and activity, much more help will be needed to help in managing the visitors. I want each Chapter Member to plan on attending and helping with this event. Members do not have to be in period attire for this event; regular weekend attire will be just fine. Please contact Chuck Crase, [email protected], or Sandy Hennings, event coordinator, [email protected], to indicate that you plan to help with the Event. Work assignments and responsibilities will be discussed at the Friday evening dinner. The Chapter needs your help and support to make this a truly successful event that we can expand into the Chapter’s Annual Signature Event. I will be attending the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation’s Annual Meeting in Astoria, OR, in early October. I plan to take along fliers of the Handshake Event to distribute to Board members and attendees. I will also try to get five minutes of podium time to tell the attendees all about our upcoming event and encourage each of them to come and to spread the word. The ORC will have its Fall Business Meeting Saturday evening at about 5:00-5:30pm at the FOSP-Clark Cabin Site. I want everyone to bring ideas on how we can recruit new members, retain established members, and increase meeting attendance. We need to discuss this and create an action plan. I also would appreciate members bringing suggestions for future meeting sites and meeting activities. I want us to develop a long-range meeting plan which I think will help us all in planning and scheduling for future meetings and events. I am looking forward to seeing everyone in Clarksville for the Handshake Event. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dress Code for “the Handshake” Once again, there is no dress code for “the Handshake” event. Although some of our members will be in period attire during this event, it is not a requirement for others. Regular weekend attire will be just fine. Do not let period dress be the reason you do not attend. Lend a hand and have a fun weekend. See you in Clarksville. Chuck ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Book-Sale at the “Handshake” The ORC is planning a Book-Sale at the “HANDSHAKE” event. ORC members are asked to donate any Lewis and Clark related books, history books, or any other books to the Book-Sale. There will be a “Book-sale” table at the Boy Scout booth where you can drop off the books. Each book should have a suggested price indicated. All sales will be cash and carry and the proceeds will go to the Chapter. This could develop into a regular event at the “Handshake” event, and be a boost to the Chapter’s finances. Thanks for your support, Chuck ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Minutes-ORC-8/24/2018 Greendale, IN MEMBERS PRESENT;: Chuck Crase, President, Jerry Wilson, Vice-President, Skip Jackson, Treasurer, Janice Wilson Lorna Hainesworth and Julia Teuschler ADDITIONAL MEMBERS ATTENDING FRIDAY TOUR :Llinda Robertson, Jerry Robertson, Jim Keith, Ken Jutzi and Jim Holmberg OPENING CEREMONY: Opening Ceremony suspended due to time considerations. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: President; Chuck gave a brief update on the planning for “The Handshake”. He encouraged everyone to come early to help with set up. He indicated that Sandy and her team were to be commended for their hard work on this project. Janice reported that Jerry Robertson had some books to donate to the ORC to sell at the event. He suggested a silent auction table to display and sell the books. After discussion and some confusion, Janice volunteered to contact Jerry to seek further clarification on this project, more later. It would be nice to have an ongoing fundraiser for this event. Chuck again mentioned his concern about the dwindling membership and meeting attendance but delayed a discussion until our next meeting. Vice-President; Jerry indicated that this was his last meeting as VP. Treasurer; Skip gave an oral summary and indicated he would email a detailed report the the officers later. He reported that the ORC remains in a positive financial position. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES: LCTHF Wellness Challenge Sponsored by the ORC Jerry indicated that 12 participating 4-member teams completed this year’s competition on June 30. Results will be announced at the LCTHF Annual Meeting in Astoria. Facebook Page Committee; Terri Purcell, committee chair, has retired and is relocating “Out West” to be near family. She is resigning her committee post and her chapter membership. A congratulatory email with best wishes for her retirement was sent on behalf of the chapter. We will now look for a replacement. UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND ONGOING PROGRAMS: ORC-BSA Patch Program; Jerry has 200 patches for “The Handshake” in stock. They will be $3.00 each. Eastern Legacy Extension Act, H.R. 3045; Chuck pointed out that Phyllis Yeager has sent out a very nice summary indicating the Eastern Legacy Bill has passed the House and has been sent to the Senate. She also indicated the Senate has read the bill and referred it to their Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Lindy has also indicated that the bill is moving through the Senate and is nearing a vote. Jerry pointed out that Senators Todd Young and Joe Donnelley are the key sponsors for this bill. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lorna related having journeyed to Bristol, TN to attend the organizational meeting of the proposed Cumberland Gap Chapter. She indicated that not very many people showed up. She did bring a L&C display for the group. Chuck pointed out that the Meriwether Lewis Chapter in Hohenwald, TN held a birthday party on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Grinder’s Stand in honor of the Captain’s birthday. Chuck also reported that the re-organized chapter is under strong leadership, already has a large membership, and should be a successful. Submitted by Chuck Crase, President-ORC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the Journals From “ the Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition” Gary E. Moulton, University of Nebraska Press SUMMER 2018 ORC MEETING The summer 2018 Ohio River Chapter meeting and field trips were held August 23-25 in the Cincinnati, Ohio and Big Bone Lick, Kentucky areas. We had a small group of chapter members attending, but all agreed they learned much and were glad they spent the time and energy doing so. My idea was to enhance the knowledge of the Expedition in the above mentioned areas and to help the increase of knowing the importance of Ohio River connections. In my opinion Cincinnati is often overlooked, but is a location that Ohio River Chapter members and other trail enthusiasts should appreciate. The programs began Thursday evening with a trip to the Boone County Library in Union, Kentucky where the Friends of Big Bone (of which I am a member) presented their second annual Lewis and Clark Expedition program featuring Meriwether Lewis (Skip Jackson). Presentations were made by Skip, Jerry and Paul Simpson of the Big Bone Lick State Historic Park. The room was full with some ORC members, FOBB members, but mostly local patrons. After the program time was set aside for viewing L & C items and for questions. The programs continued on Friday with trips to several historic sites in Cincinnati. We first stopped at the Betts Museum House built in 1804 (one year after the Lewis visit). We were led on a very fine tour of the home soaking in much of the early 1800's atmosphere. It is my contention that William Betts and Meriwether Lewis could have met each other in late September/early October of 1803. Since our main purpose for visiting Cincinnati was to view the Meriwether Lewis to James Findlay Letters we traveled to Findlay Market for lunch and sightseeing. At the Cincinnati Museum Center's Geier Research and Collections were honored with viewing and hearing the story of how the letters were “discovered” and how Jim Holmberg and others went through the process of making sure they were the real thing. What a thrill it was to view actual Lewis letters.