Agenda of the Annual Meeting of the Membership

of the

Nevada Judicial Historical Society

September 20, 2013

Sassafras Eclectic Food Joint
318 N. Carson St.
Carson City, Nevada

Noon – 2:00 p.m.

Lunch from the menu, $9-$15.00

I.  Call to Order – Michael Fondi, Chairman

II.  Approval of Minutes of Annual Meeting of September 14, 2012 – Susan Southwick, Secretary

III. Treasurer’s Report – Janette Bloom, Treasurer

IV. Reports:

a. 2013 Annual report – Michael Fondi

b. Joint Oral History Project – Southwick for Patricia Cooper-Smith, editor

c. Justice Horatio M. McClean Jones plaque – Southwick forPeter Smith

d. “Ten Cases” Exhibit upgrades – Jeff Kintop

e. Justices’ memorials on-line – Jeff Kintop

V. Set date for 2014 annual meeting

VI. New Business

VII. Adjournment

Meeting of the Board of Trustees

I. Call to Order – Michael Fondi, Chairman

II. Approve minutes of Annual Board Meeting, September 14, 2012 and Meeting of March 15, 2013 – Susan Southwick, Secretary

III. Discuss donating funds towards restoration of old Nye County Courthouse, Belmont, options – Susan Southwick

IV. Discuss options for publishing and distributing completed oral histories; grant monies available, binding options, printing and mailing costs – Susan Southwick

V. Set date for March, 2014 meeting.

VI. New Business

VII. Adjournment

Nevada Judicial Historical Society

Annual Report

2013

Memberships:   Paid memberships dropped from 10 in 2012 to 9, with 1 paying at an enhanced level, for a dues total of $250.00

Treasury:  Treasurer Janette Bloom reported an August 31 balance of $5,815.50.  This does not include any 2014 dues.

Projects:

Joint Oral History Project:  Patricia Cooper-Smith was hired to work under Alicia Barber of the UNR Oral History Program to edit the outstanding transcripts and to provide introductions to them.  Nine were completed and added to the Program’s oral history data base, which is now maintained by the Special Collections Department of the University Library. Print copies were produced and provided to all participants in the Joint Project, as well as to the narrators or their families. Several remain unpublished, either because no release could be obtained or because the final text was still under review by the narrator. Now on-line are histories for Cameron Batjer, Peter Breen, Proctor Hug, Howard McKibben, Bruce Thompson, Harry Claiborne, Al Gunderson and attorneys Frank Daykin and Herb Jones.  They can be read or downloaded at http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/digital projects. Then click on Oral History Program and use the search boxes available.  Print versions will also be distributed to libraries as funds permit.

Silver Medallions:  No medallions were sold and no “excess” medallions were sold for face value, as the price of silver never reached the threshold of $50/oz.

Books and CDs:   Two books and no CDs were sold in 2013.

Courthouse  Plaques:  A plaque honoring Territorial Justice Horatio M. Jones was prepared for presentation in Lyon County in November, 2013.

Web site and Blog:   The blog can be accessed from a link on the web page or directly at http://nevada-jhs.blogspot.com.  Improvement in design and additional links will be on-going.

Elections:   There were no elections in 2013, as all officers and trustees are in mid-term.

Respectfully submitted:

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Michael E. Fondi, Chariman