To Members and Friends of NBHS,
Welcome to another issue of the NBHS Newsflash. It is hard to believe we are almost through five months of the year. We hope you are all doing well. In the event this wound up in your spam folder, make sure you allow emails from titusvillehistory@gmail.com.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
2024 is passing by quickly and we desperatelyneed your help. First and foremost we need a Treasurer. This is a volunteer position. You would be responsible for banking, maintaining financial records and filing all required tax records. You would be an Officer and Member of the Board of Directors. You would be required to provide monthly financial statements to the Board of Directors. You would be fully trained and a lot of the work can be handled from home. The amount of hours necessary will depend on your personal needs and organizational skills. We are very flexible and will work with you and your availability. Temporarily I will be handling both President and Treasurer duties...however this is not ideal in any organization. If you are interested or know of anyone who would be interested, please let us know.
Secondly, this is an election year for the Officers and Board of Directors. We need an Election Coordinator to handle the election process. This is fairly simple and involves collecting nominations, sending out ballots, collecting and counting votes and providing the results. This will mostly be done electronically and we will provide you with all materials and means necessary to do this. You will mainly be the repository for all nominations and votes. If you are interested in doing this, please let us know.
Thirdly, we need Docents. Due to attrition, we are looking for volunteers who can spare one day a month, working a four hour shift welcoming our visitors to our museum. You do not have to be a long time Titusville or North Brevard resident nor do you have to be knowledgeable on our history. You just have to enjoy talking to people. We will train you to ensure you have the information you need to succeed.
Interested? Let us know and we'll get you started.
Finally, I would like to thank you all for your support. Over the past few months I have had an opportunity to meet some of you at our presentations, and I deeply appreciate your comments about the changes we have instituted over the past year and a half, and your passion for history. We are trying our best to make this a better organization for all, but as you can see from above, we need your help. Unfortunately we, your Officers and Board of Directors, can't do it all. This is YOUR society and YOUR Museum and we need your involvement for us to succeed.
Pierre Alix
NEW ADDITION!!!!
We have a new addition to our museum. Colonel Titus' Desk. Ed and June Titus (Ed is the great-grandson of Col. Titus) of Thomasville, GA contacted the museum and said they would like to donate the desk to us. With much excitement, we took a road trip to retrieve the donation. Arriving safe and sound back at the museum, we are now proudly displaying his desk along with a picture provided by Ed and Joan. They were also kind enough to give us a family history that dates back to 780. It is not totally complete, but is very interesting to see their history. As you can see from the picture below, it is in pristine condition (it should be noted that the desk did have to be refurbished after suffering through a hurricane in South Florida a few years ago). Stop by and see one of our prized artifacts!!!
NEW BUSINESS SPONSORSHIPS
We have sent out letters to some of our local businesses asking for their support for the museum and North Brevard history. An Annual Business Sponsorship of $100 includes the business featured in our newsletters, on our website and in the museum identifying them as a supporter of the North Brevard Historical Museum. A LIfetime Business Sponsorship of $1000 includes a listing in our newsletters, on our website, in the museum plus a listing on our plaque of Lifetime Members. If you work for a business, or know of a business that might like to support us, please refer them to our website for further information and enrollment. And also, please support our business sponsors when you can.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Keep an eye on your email and our website (www.northbrevardhistoricalmuseum.org) for upcoming events. Ideas we are looking at are get-togethers at the museum (game nights/presentations/social meetings), a possible historical homes tour, a craft fair, and others. We will be having our annual business meeting in November where our new or returning Officers and Board of Directors are announced and installed, along with an overview of 2024 and coming 2025. As our plans are finalized, we will inform you of the where, hows and whens.
PRESENTATIONS
On March 20th we held our first member event at the museum where we presented our "Tales of Titusville" slide show. We had an excellent turnout and the feedback was fantastic! Thank you to all who attended and we are glad you enjoyed the show. Since that time we have been in demand for this presentation. On April 12th we presented the show at Addington Place for their residents. On April 16th we did the presentation at the Titusville Public Library for the general public and had a much larger crowd than expected...much to our glee. Lastly, we just finished a presentation at the Brevard Room for our Brevard County Clerk of Court supervisors. All of these presentations were met with enthusiastic applause and kudos by the attendees. If you are a member of a group or organization that would like to have us conduct this presentation at a meeting or event, please let us know. Also, if you are interested in seeing this, and couldn't attend the member presentation or the one at the library, let us know. If we have enough interest, we will schedule another event at the museum.
If "Tales of Titusville" isn't enough, we have a new presentation titled "Who Came Down That Road". Dr. Debbie Coughlin, our Vice-President and educational guru, put together this presentation that focuses on Titusville's early history from prehistoric times to our town's founding. It is geared to children ages 5 to 15 (but is very interesting for adults as well) as part of our History Explorer program. This educational program will keep our youth occupied throughout the summer to become a History Explorer. See below for the dates of our presentations.
BY-LAWS
The Officers and Board of Directors have completed a revision of our by-laws which govern the operation of our organization. When by-laws are changed, they must be approved by our membership. Keep an eye out for an email from us that will have two attachments. One is our current by-laws and the other is our new proposed by-laws. We would very much appreciate it if when you receive these you peruse them at your leisure and then respond to the email with a YES I APPROVE or a NO I DO NOT APPROVE and the reason{s} you don't approve. These should be sent out within the next couple of weeks. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.
WEBSITE
Be sure to regularly check our website,www.northbrevardhistoricalmuseum.org,to keep abreast of our events, workshops, volunteer opportunities and other museum information.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS
The Board of Directors meet monthly, typically on the third Monday of the month, starting at 10am. Visitors are welcome to attend these meetings. We only ask that you let us know ahead of time if you would like to attend. Meeting space is limited and this way we can ensure there is room for you. Contact us through the website or our email if you would like to attend.
That is it for this issue of NBHS Newsflash. If you have any questions or concerns, contact us through our website or email us at titusvillehistory@gmail.comand we will respond as soon as we can.
Thank you again for all of your support. It is deeply appreciated.
TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'VE BEEN
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR BUSINESS SPONSORS:
To Members and Friends of NBHS,
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! We hope you had a great holiday season and welcome to the first edition of the NBHS Newsflash for 2024. In the event this wound up in your spam folder, make sure you allow emails from titusvillehistory@gmail.com.
2023 END OF YEAR STATISTICS
2023 was our "rebuilding year". We made a lot of changes to our museum and business. We designed a new logo to better reflect the museum of today. We changed our days and hours of operation. We are now open on Wednesdays thru Saturdays from 12 noon to 4pm. This has paid off for us as we had over 2200 visitors at our museum! We upgraded to LED lighting for a brighter operation with greater efficiency. We developed a new website, www.northbrevardhistoricalmuseum.org, that received over 3000 hits! We refined our membership database to keep better track of our members and their memberships. We have gone to a digital communications format to provide faster communications with our members and resulted in a tremendous cost savings (in time, labor & materials) from printing and mailing. We relocated and enlarged our gift shop, adding special items featuring our new logo. We enhanced our memberships with membership cards and coupons for a gift shop item. We developed a presentation called "The Tales of Titusville" which is a 30 minute slideshow about the history of North Brevard and the museum. We had our successful fundraiser, the Indoor Sidewalk Sale, which was followed by a Garage Sale. All this was accomplished by a group of ten individuals, affectionately known as your Board of Directors, who tirelessly devote their precious time to ensure that history, the museum and your membership will endure forever. THANK YOU ALL TO A JOB WELL DONE!!!!
MEMBERSHIP
2023 ended with 130 Active Memberships (26 Lifetime, 1 Business Sponsorship, 43 Family, 60 Individual). We had 19 new memberships and we had 6 non-renewals. HOWEVER, it should be noted that we are waiting on renewals from 33 memberships that expired at the end of December 2023. Please check your membership cards to see if you are one of the memberships that expired in December 2023. After February 1st, you will be listed as Inactive and will no longer receive communications from the museum. You can renew online at our website, www.northbrevardhistoricalmuseum.org, you can print the membership form at the website, or you can stop in at the museum and pay for your renewal. We would love to have you continue your relationship with the museum and support the history of our area.
BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP
We have changed our Business Sponsorship membership. An Annual Business Sponsorship will now be $100. This membership will include the business name and logo (if provided) in our newsletters, on our website and in the museum identifying your business as a supporter of the North Brevard Historical Museum. We have added a LIfetime Business Sponsorship for $1000. This will include a listing in our newsletters, on our website, in the museum plus a listing on our plaque of our Lifetime Members. If you work for a business, or know of a business that might like to support us, please refer them to our website for further information and enrollment.
UPCOMING EVENTS
We will be participating in Pioneer Days on Saturday February 10. This is a great annual family event held at the Sam's House/Pine Island Conservation Area. Admission is free. Be sure to stop by our exhibit and say hi.
Keep an eye out for an email from us next month announcing our first member event for 2024. Preliminary planning looks like we will be showing our "Tales of Titusville" presentation with a special game to test your "historical skills" and memory. We will conduct these events a few times during the month of March with various days and times to try to accomodate our diverse membership. Final details will be in the email invitation you will receive next month.
PRESENTATION
Last year we received some requests from the community for the Historical Society to come to their meetings and do a presentation on the history of the area and the museum. We really did not have any formal presentation in place and decided that it was important for us to develop something formal to accommodate these requests. So Dr. Debbie Coughlin, Vice-President, Lynda Siems, Secretary and Directors Katie McQuade, Michael Knight and Herman Wattwood got together and developed a Powerpoint slideshow titled "Tales of Titusville". This is a 30 minute presentation about the development of North Brevard and Titusville from the beginning to modern times. It is not an all-inclusive presentation, as that would involve too much time to cover, but hits on the major highlights that brought us to where we are today. We even included a bit of the history of the North Brevard Historical Society & Museum. It is a fascinating story that describes events that put "Titusville on the map". The great thing about this presentation is that it is fluid...we can make changes as needed to accommodate different audiences. If you know of any groups or organizations that would be interested in having us give a presentation, please let us know. A BIG KUDOS to Debbie, Lynda, Katie, Michael and Herman for a job well done. It is even more exciting to know that they are working on more presentations for the future. We'll keep you posted.
ELECTIONS
Like the rest of the country, this is an election year for the Historical Society too. Our Officers and Board of Directors are all up for reelection. Because they should not be involved in the election process, we need a volunteer(s) to coordinate this process. It would involve soliciting interested candidates, putting together the ballot and distributing it to our membership, tallying the votes and announcing the winners at our membership meeting in November. We will help you throughout the process to make sure you have all the means necessary to accomplish this task. If you are interested, please let us know.
DOCENT APPRECIATION
On January 9, 2024 we had a Docent Appreciation Luncheon to give thanks to our docents for all of their hard work throughout 2023. The luncheon was held at the Blue Heron Restaurant at The Great Outdoors. Besides some great food and camaraderie, they were given many thanks and a talk by Pierre Alix, President, on a wrap-up of 2023 and what's coming in 2024. Following that they were shown the slideshow "Tales of Titusville" and received a small token of our appreciation for their service. When you visit our museum, please be sure to thank our volunteer docents for their time.
WORKSHOPS
Dr. Debbie Coughlin, our Vice-President, is a retired educator who is conducting HiSTORY Workshops for kids at the museum. These are very fun educational workshops covering different themes. The feedback from these have been outstanding! If you have a child between the ages of 5-9, check out our workshops section of our website to see what is available.
OPENINGS FOR VOLUNTEERS
Do you like to volunteer? Are you interested in helping to support history and our museum? Can you spare some of your precious time to help us grow? We are always looking for volunteers to work with us. Go to our website, www.northbrevardhistoricalmuseum.org, click on the volunteer tab and see what opportunities are available and how you can be of help.
WEBSITE
Be sure to regularly check our website,www.northbrevardhistoricalmuseum.org,to keep abreast of our events, workshops, volunteer opportunities and other museum information.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS
The Board of Directors meet monthly, typically on the third Monday of the month, starting at 10am. Visitors are welcome to attend these meetings. We only ask that you let us know ahead of time if you would like to attend. Meeting space is limited and this way we can ensure there is room for you. Contact us through the website or our email if you would like to attend.
That is it for this issue of NBHS Newsflash. If you have any questions or concerns, contact us through our website or email us at titusvillehistory@gmail.com and we will respond as soon as we can.
Thank you again for all of your support. It is deeply appreciated. Let's look forward to a great, fun 2024!!
TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'VE BEEN
To Members and Friends of NBHS,
We hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving and welcome to the fourth edition of the NBHS Newsflash. It has been four months since we last "flashed" and your Board of Directors have been working very hard to build up the museum, your membership and our future. PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THIS NEWSFLASH AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT MEMBER INFORMATION. In the event this wound up in your spam folder, make sure you allow emails from titusvillehistory@gmail.com.
INDOOR SIDEWALK SALE AND GARAGE SALE
On September 30th we had an Indoor Sidewalk Sale at the Museum. This was our only fundraising event this year and it was a success. Our deepest thanks to all of you who took the time to support us throughout this event with your donations and purchases. Special thanks to Dr. Clark for his generous donation of his woodworkings to the event and also to Maureen Phillips for the lovely gift baskets she put together and donated for our raffle. Since we had some nice items left over from our Indoor Sidewalk Sale, we decided to have a Garage Sale on November 17th & 18th. Mother Nature did not cooperate with us on the 17th, however she gave us a break on the 18th and we were able to raise some more money for the museum on that day. Thank you again to all who supported us with your donations and purchases on that day. We can not leave this topic without giving a BIG SHOUT OUT to Susan Nelson for her unwavering dedication to the organization of both events. She went above and beyond to ensure that these events were well organized and successful.
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GIFT SHOP
Just in time for the holidays, we have a new addition to our gift shop. Be sure to stop by and get an NBHS Christmas Ornament designed and made by our very own Lynda Siems. And while you are here, be sure to look at our other items which can make great gifts and stocking stuffers. The best part is that your membership gets you special member pricing on most of our items and we accept cash, credit cards and Paypal.
WORKSHOPS
Dr. Debbie Coughlin, our Vice-President, is a retired educator who is conducting HiSTORY Workshops for kids at the museum. These are very fun educational workshops covering different themes. The feedback from these have been outstanding! If you have a child between the ages of 5-9, check out our workshops section of our website to see what is available.
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS AND DUES
The Museum has been able to keep its annual dues at the same level for quite a few years. However, as is the case with a lot of us and other businesses and organizations, expenses have increased. As the Board was reviewing our current annual operating expenses and our current level of memberships, it became clear that in order for us to insure the future of our organization--to be able to provide a viable operation, education for our youth and preservation of our history--we would need to increase our dues. We know this is not something people want to hear, especially this time of year, but it is a necessity. We wanted to keep the increase as small as we could, but we also didn't want it so small that we would have to keep increasing it every year. As you know, we are strictly funded by our membership dues, donations and fundraisers. As long as our membership base and donations retain their current level, or hopefully improve, and we have a couple of successful fundraisers during the year, we should be able to maintain our organization (providing operating expenses remain fairly steady). Therefore, the Board has approved the following new dues levels,effective January 1, 2024:
Single $30 per year
Family $40 per year
Business Sponsorship $60 per year
Single Lifetime $500
Family Lifetime $600
Now what does this mean for you? The majority of you will be renewing your memberships in December. You will be receiving your renewal notices by email or US mail in the first week of December. Please make sure that you get your renewal in by the end of December before the increase in dues takes effect. The easiest way to renew is through our website, www.northbrevardhistoricalmuseum.org. You can pay with credit card or Paypal. If you prefer cash or check, you can also print off the renewal form and send it to us through US mail. For those of you that receive your renewal in the mail, a form will be provided for you to complete and mail back to us with your payment.
For those of you who are not up for renewal until 2024, we have decided to give you the opportunity to renew in December at the current dues level. If you choose to do so, we will extend your membership one year from the expiration date that is shown on your membership card (i..e. into 2025). Please note that you will not be receiving any notice of renewal in December. Check your membership card for your expiration date, and if it is in 2024, and you want to renew now, please go to our website to process your renewal prior to January 1st.
We value your support and hope that the dues increase of less than $1 per month does not dissuade you from continuing your support. Besides supporting the preservation of history, we are in the process of planning events for 2024 that should be educational and fun and give you more for your membership.
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2024--WE NEED YOUR HELP
The Board of Directors is responsible for the management of the North Brevard Historical Society & Museum. We have done a lot in 2023--our "Year of Rebuilding"--and are now working on projects for 2024. However we are "stretched pretty thin" with all we are trying to accomplish for the museum, let alone our personal lives. We really need your help for us to be successful. That help can be in a variety of different forms--working as a docent, helping out at events, being on a committee. Your time commitment is totally up to you. We want 2024 to be a fun year for our members and in order to do that your help is critical . Review the next section--VOLUNTEERS--and see what might interest you. You can express your interest by replying to this email (MAKE SURE YOU HIT REPLY AND NOT REPLY ALL), contacting us through our website, www.northbrevardhistoricalmuseum.org,, or sending a message to our email, titusvillehistory@gmail.com.
VOLUNTEERS
Events Committee
Thank you to those of you who responded with some excellent feedback on events you would like to see the museum put on next year. This is one of our top priorities and where we currently need the most help. We need people who are willing to help us plan and organize a variety of events for our members. Our goal is one "major" event per quarter with possibly a few smaller events in between.
Docents
This is a fun job. If you love history, like talking with people and are willing to work one four hour shift per month then this is for you.
Treasurer
We don't want to use the term "desperate",yet, but we are really in need of someone who would be interested in becoming our Treasurer. You would be an Officer on the Board of Directors involved in the leadership of this organization. You would be responsible for the safe-keeping of the Society funds and financial records. You would deposit all monies received and disburse all funds that are owed. You would attend monthly Board of Directors meetings and present the latest financial statements. You would process and complete all financial and tax reporting forms. This job is not as daunting as it sounds and a lot of the work can be done from home. You will be fully trained by the current Treasurer. If you have an interest, know of someone who might be interested, or want further information, please contact us through our website.
Artifacts Committee
One of our goals for 2024 is to begin a "refresh" of the museum. This involves fixing and updating signage of our artifacts, updating our displays, adding new displays, and other tasks as needed. Members of this committee would be responsible for completing these tasks throughout the year.
WEBSITE
Be sure to regularly check our website,www.northbrevardhistoricalmuseum.org,to keep abreast of our events, workshops, volunteer opportunities and other museum information.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS
The Board of Directors meet monthly, typically on the third Monday of the month, starting at 10am. Visitors are welcome to attend these meetings. We only ask that you let us know ahead of time if you would like to attend. Meeting space is limited and this way we can ensure there is room for you. Contact us through the website or our email if you would like to attend.
That is it for this issue of NBHS Newsflash. If you have any questions or concerns, contact us through our website or email us at titusvillehistory@gmail.comand we will respond as soon as we can.
Thank you again for all of your support. It is deeply appreciated. Since this is the final Newsflash for 2023, we wish all of you a Happy Holiday Season!
TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'VE BEEN
To Members and Friends of NBHS,
Hope you had an enjoyable July 4th and welcome to our third edition of the NBHS Newsflash. It has been four months since we last "flashed" and your Board of Directors have been working very hard to build up the museum, your membership and our future. In the event this wound up in your spam folder, make sure you allow emails from titusvillehistory@gmail.com.
2023-THE YEAR OF REBUILDING
You, our members, are very important to us and we want to assure you that you have not been forgotten or taken for granted. We know you haven't seen much in museum activities for our members, however rest assured we are working on this. This is the "Year of Rebuilding". Our focus the past six months has been the enhancement of our facilities (new lighting, new gift shop, new hours of operation), efficiency of communications (new logo, new website, rebuilding our social media, electronic vs. printed communications) and enhancing our membership (electronic vs. printed, new perks). The second half of the year we will focus on planning for 2024. Events and activities take time to plan and we hope to have a number of these available to you throughout the next year. We appreciate your patience and understanding on this and look forward to providing you an exciting 2024.
MEDIA
Our new website at www.northbrevardhistoricalmuseum.org has been a big success. We have had a lot of views. Our visitors and members have used it to keep abreast of museum news and like the ease of using the website to sign up/renew a membership, make a donation or to contact us.. The ability to make your membership payments and donations at our website using your credit card or PayPal is fast and easy. We are looking to add Apple Pay in the fall and will keep you apprised if and when this becomes available. We would love to hear feedback on your likes, dislikes, and items you would like to see on this site. Visit often to keep abreast of what is happening at the museum.
We have a new volunteer who will be presenting a social media campaign to the Board of Directors at our July meeting. We are excited to see what she has planned and look forward to venturing into the social media world. We will keep you abreast as things develop.
Did you all have a chance to see us featured on the new electronic sign at Titusville City Hall? It was pretty cool!
GIFT SHOP
A big THANK YOU to all our volunteers who helped "reorganize" the museum so that we could set up our new Gift Shop. And a special thanks to Lynda Siems for managing our Gift Shop and using her creative genius to make a very professional presentation. Along with books, posters, ornaments, cups, dvds and other items, we have added very sharp looking polo shirts and tshirts adorned with our new logo. New items will be arriving soon. Be sure to stop by and see what we have to offer. The best part is that your membership gets you special member pricing on most of our items and we accept cash, credit cards and Paypal.
WORKSHOPS
Dr. Debbie Coughlin, our Vice-President, is a retired educator who is conducting HiSTORY Workshops for kids at the museum. These are very fun educational workshops covering different themes. The feedback from these have been outstanding! If you have a child between the ages of 5-9, check out our workshops section of our website to see what is available.
MEMBERSHIP
We appreciate our members and the support you give us. Over the past few months we have been discussing ways to enhance your membership to give you some "bang for your buck" besides the joy of supporting a worthwhile organization. We have put together the following perks for our members (some of it is old, some is new).
INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY/BUSINESS MEMBERS
Membership card--emailed as a .pdf file, one for each member, contains your membership information (type & expiration date), used to recognize your support/membership and to avail yourself of the Special Member Pricing at our Gift Shop
Museum Decal--a coupon will be emailed as a .pdf file which you can exchange at the museum for a 4X4 decal bearing our logo. One per membership.
Special Member Events--will take place throughout the year, current ideas under consideration are field trips, guest speakers, game day/night. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.
Newsflash/Newsletters throughout the year to keep you abreast of museum news.
LIFETIME MEMBERS
Membership card--laminated card for each member, used to recognize your support/membership and to avail yourself of the Special Member Pricing at our Gift Shop.
One Museum Decal, One NBHS Museum T-Shirt, One NBHS Museum Keychain-- a coupon will be mailed, along with the membership card(s), to redeem at the museum for these items.
Name(s) on a plaque at the museum recognizing our Lifetime Members.
Special Member Events--will take place throughout the year, current ideas under consideration are field trips, guest speakers, game day/night. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.
Newsflash/Newsletters throughout the year to keep you abreast of museum news.
We are planning to send you your membership cards and coupons towards the end of July or the beginning of August. We hope you like them.
We have gone to a full twelve month rolling membership versus a calendar year membership. We did the best we could with the records we found to determine what month and year you joined the museum. Because the records were not very detailed the majority of you will be up for renewal at the end of December. However, some of you will have different renewal dates. Be sure to look at your membership cards when you receive them to see what month you will be up for renewal. If you think it is wrong, let us know. You will be informed of renewal time, by email or letter, during your last month of membership.
NEW LOGO
In our last Newsflash we mentioned our new logo. Here it is for your viewing pleasure.
FUNDRAISER !!!
We have decided on our one fundraiser for 2023 and we need your help and support. In September (date still to be determined) we are going to have an "Inside Sidewalk Sale". We have accumulated a lot of items throughout the years and due to space limitations, duplications, needing to make room for other items, we thought we would put these up for sale and use the proceeds to support our future growth. Now comes your part. Do you have any items that you could donate to the museum for us to sell? It is an easy way to support us and get rid of those items that seem to be taking up space. The only caveats we have are they must be in working order and we will not accept any clothing. So search through your house, see if you have anything to donate and let us know. As we get closer to the date, we will provide you with more information. As always, thank you for your help in this matter.
VOLUNTEERS
We are still looking for Docents. If you love history and are willing to work one four hour shift per month, please contact us through our website and let us know of your interest.
Sadly we were informed by our Treasurer that she needs to "retire" from her position with us. We are looking for someone who would be interested in becoming our Treasurer. You would be an Officer on the Board of Directors involved in the leadership of this organization. You would be responsible for the safe-keeping of the Society funds and financial records. You would deposit all monies received and disburse all funds that are owed. You would attend monthly Board of Directors meetings and present the latest financial statements. You would process and complete all financial and tax reporting forms. If you have an interest, know of someone who might be interested, or want further information, please contact us through our website.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS
The Board of Directors meet monthly, typically on the third Monday of the month, starting at 10am. Visitors are welcome to attend these meetings. We only ask that you let us know ahead of time that you would like to attend. Meeting space is limited and this way we can ensure there is room for you. Contact us through the website or our email if you would like to attend.
WHEW!! That is it for this issue of NBHS Newsflash. We hope we haven't overwhelmed you with all the information. If you have any questions or concerns, contact us through our website or email us at titusvillehistory@gmail.com and we will respond as soon as we can.
Thank you again for all of your support. It is deeply appreciated. We hope to see you soon.
TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'VE BEEN
To Members and Friends of NBHS,
Welcome to our second edition of the NBHS Newsflash. Your Board of Directors have been very busy the past couple of months enhancing our communications and our museum. In the event this wound up in your spam folder, make sure you allow emails from titusvillehistory@gmail.com.
WE ARE LIVE!!!!!!!!
Effective today, March 1st, our new website is live. A big thank you to Kathy Alix who spent a lot of time creating this. Please visit www.northbrevardhistoricalmuseum.org and see what we have for you. You can now view our location and hours, upcoming and past events and workshops, complete/renew your membership, make donations, see new volunteer opportunities and have an easy way to contact us with any questions or issues you may have. You will now be able to make your membership payments and donations at our website using your credit card or PayPal. You can also still do it by check or cash by simply printing off the forms and mailing it to us. We've tried to make this a simple, easy to use website that provides you important information. We would love to hear feedback on your likes, dislikes, and items you would like to see on this site. Visit often to keep abreast of what is happening at the museum.
NEW HOURS
Effective today, March 1st, our hours of operation are changing to Wednesday thru Saturday from 12 noon to 4pm. We will be closed on Sunday thru Tuesday.
THANK YOU
A big THANK YOU to all of you who brought "presents" for Colonel Titus on his 200th birthday. We are well stocked for another year. For those who are unaware of what we are talking about, to honor our founding father, we have an annual tradition at the Museum of asking for gifts in the form of a donation of paper products to help support the operation of our facility. We always have a need for toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, copy paper, white card stock and other paper products. Of course, after all of this, we have found conflicting reports of when his birthday actually is...it must have been a confusing time way back then.
WORKSHOPS
Dr. Debbie Coughlin, our Vice-President, is a retired educator who is conducting HiSTORY Workshops for kids at the museum. These are very fun educational workshops covering different themes. The feedback from these have been outstanding! If you have a child between the ages of 5-9, check out our workshops section of our website to see what is available.
LIGHTING
We are in the process of having all of our overhead lights replaced with new fixtures and LED bulbs. Hopefully this will be completed sometime during the month of March. This will definitely brighten up your experience when you visit.
NEW LOGO
The Board of Directors decided on a new logo to represent the NBHS Museum. The creative Lynda Siems did an excellent job in tweaking and refining a design we were interested in. Even though we deal with history, we felt a more modern design was needed to reflect us moving forward. We wanted something simple that represents us appropriately. We came up with a building by the river, surrounded by our name and location. You can view this on our new website. We hope you like it.
VOLUNTEERS
We have the following volunteer opportunities available: Museum Docent, Secretary, Back-up Treasurer, Artifacts Chairperson and Committee Members and Social Media Coordinator. If you have an interest in these opportunities and would like further information, see our Volunteer tab on our website. It is a fun, rewarding experience to be involved in our organization and we would love to have you join us.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS
The Board of Directors meet monthly, typically on the third Monday of the month, starting at 10am. Visitors are welcome to attend these meetings. We only ask that you let us know ahead of time that you would like to attend. Meeting space is limited and this way we can ensure there is room for you. Our March meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 20th beginning at 10am at the museum. Contact us through the website or our email if you would like to attend.
That is it for this issue of NBHS Newsflash. We hope we have enlightened you a little about the museum and have piqued your interest to visit. If you have any questions or concerns, contact us through our website or email us at titusvillehistory@gmail.com and we will respond as soon as we can.
Thank you again for all of your support. It is deeply appreciated.
TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'VE BEEN
To Members and Friends of NBHS,
Happy New Year and welcome to 2023! This is the first of numerous NBHS Newsflash emails we plan on sending throughout the year to keep you abreast of changes, events and other newsworthy items happening in our organization. In the event this wound up in your spam folder, make sure you allow emails from titusvillehistory@gmail.com.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
We feel it is important that you know who the Board of Directors are for the North Brevard Historical Society.
OFFICERS: President--PIerre Alix (newly elected for 2023-2024)
Vice-President--Debbie Coughlin
Secretary--Lynda Siems
Treasurer--Linda Siano
Past President--Bill Baldwin
DIRECTORS: Kathy Alix, Michael Knight, Katie McQuade, Susan Nelson, Herman Wattwood
These volunteers are donating their time to ensure that our organization thrives and provides all of you with a worthwhile experience with your visits, membership and events.
A special thank you to Bill Baldwin for serving the past ten years as President. We appreciate all you have done for our organization.
COMMUNICATIONS
As you can see, we are moving into the electronic age with our communications. The majority of our correspondence and our newsletters will be electronic so it will be important for you to ensure you allow your email to accept emails from titusvillehistory@gmail.com. We have email addresses on most of our members, however if you know of any members that did not receive this, please have them contact us with their email address. If you do not want to receive correspondence from us, please reply to this email and we will remove you from our mailing list.
We are in the process of developing our own webpage at northbrevardhistoricalmuseum.org which is scheduled to go live on March 1st. Here you will be able to get information about the museum, see upcoming events, make donations and renew your membership. It will always be a work in progress to keep you up-to-date on museum and society happenings. We will let you know when it is live.
HOURS
Effective March 1st, our hours of operation are changing to Wednesday thru Saturday from 12 noon to 4pm. We will be closed on Sunday thru Tuesday.
EVENTS
We will be having an exhibit at Pioneer Days on February 11th. Come visit us and enjoy the event. It is a fun family event. Click on this link to see more information about the event:
During the month of February, we celebrate the birth of Colonel Henry Theodore Titus who was born on February 13, 1823. On October 16, 1873 after being named the Postmaster of Sand Point, he changed the name of the town to Titusville. To honor our founding father, we have an annual tradition at the Museum of asking for gifts in the form of a donation of paper products to help support the operation of our facility. We always have a need for toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, copy paper, white card stock and other paper products. Please stop by during the month and drop off your gifts for Colonel Titus. We would deeply appreciate it.
WORKSHOPS
Debbie Coughlin, our Vice-President, is a retired educator who is conducting HiSTORY Workshops for kids at the museum. These are very fun educational workshops covering different themes. The feedback from these have been outstanding! We have attached a flyer describing the upcoming workshops through May. Please contact Debbie at historyworkshop22@gmail.com for further information.
That is it for our first Newsflash. We hope we have enlightened you a little about the museum and have piqued your interest to visit. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reply to this email (PLEASE ONLY HIT THE REPLY BUTTON--NOT THE REPLY ALL BUTTON) or email us at titusvillehistory@gmail.com and we will respond as soon as we can.
Thank you again for all of your support. It is deeply appreciated.
TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'VE BEEN
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