Attention All Members!

The Annual Meeting of the Anthracite Heritage Museum and Scranton Iron Furnaces Associates will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Museum.

Meeting Agenda

• MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 2018 MEETING
• ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS, slate below
• BYLAWS REVISION
• REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT, Jacquelyn Schulte
• REPORT FROM THE SITE ADMINISTRATOR, Dr. Bode Morin

The Board Development Committee recommends the following new board member:

• Clifton Prokop, Scranton, PA           1st 3-Year Term

These members are recommended for a second term.

• Mark Barbernitz, 2nd 3-Year Term
• Joe McCormack, 2nd 3-Year Term
• Jeffrey Kiefer, 2nd 3-Year Term

If you are unable to attend, you may e-mail your vote to ahmuseum@verizon.net

BYLAWS REVISION
The Governance Committee and the Board of Directors under the guidance of the PHMC and PANO have been working on revisions to our Bylaws. The bulk of the changes are organizational in nature, i.e. moving all matters regarding membership under one article, all matters regarding board of directors under one article, etc.

Content changes include:

• Replacing volunteer memberships with memberships granted by the Board.
• Adding e-mail as a possible method of contact for announcement of meetings.
• Amending Board Officer Election procedure
• Establishing framework for an e-mail board vote for emergency matters / decisions.
• Establishing an Executive Committee framework for emergency matters / decisions.

To view the revised document, please visit this link. If you would like a hard copy of the revisions, please contact the museum at 570-963-4804. Hard copies will also be available for review before the meeting on November 23.

PROGRAM  2:30 PM
Bill Lewis is one of our PHMC Commissioners. The PHMC is the official history agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Created in 1945, they are responsible for the collection, conservation, and interpretation of Pennsylvania’s historic heritage. Bill will share information about the PHMC and will present on some projects on which he has been working.

Ken Lee, a new docent and volunteer tour guide at the Anthracite Heritage Museum, will speak about his experience in those roles.