Copperheads -- Diane Gallagher

On 11/14/2017, Diane Gallagher presented concerning the Civil War 'Copperheads':

The Yankees considered Copperheads snakes, poisonous snakes. These Copperheads are the two-legged kind. They were the "fifth column" that infested the southwest Ohio Valley and southern Indiana.  

They were the Southern sympathizers that bedeviled Abe Lincoln and Secretary of War Stanton. These are very human and personal tales of the gallantry of John Hunt Morgan, the espionage and coolheadedness of the Moon sisters, the deceit and betrayal by Major George Rue, the trust of the Ursuline nuns, and the kindness and forgiveness shown by General Ambrose Burnside.  

Come learn some hidden history of the Civil War. Not only was the country divided,  but individual counties too. All of this action occurred North of the Mason Dixie Line. Why had you not heard of this before? The winners write the history.

Click here to read the complete presentation!

Frank Lloyd Wright -- Julie Schmidt

On October 10, 2017 Julie Schmidt presented her fascinating and timely (in light of the upcoming Open Land Trust’s Tour of Auldbrass) paper on Frank Lloyd Wright which was followed by a brief question and answer period. 

Click here to see the full presentation...

Meeting Minutes - October 10, 2017

Sage Society Minutes

October 10, 2017

(September 12^th meeting cancelled due to hurricane Irma)

OLLI Classroom 124 - USCB

MINUTES

Sage Members in Attendance:

                                                                                   

Stuart Heath, President

Jerry Stocks, Past President

Geni Flowers, Secretary/Treasurer/Historian

Claudia Cornett

Patsy Deer

Diane Gallagher

Barbara Hathaway

Nimmie Huber

Carol Lauvray

Carla Marsh

Julie Schmidt

Melba Thomas

Carolyn Witkosfsky

Larry Koolkin, Honorary Member

Members Absent:

Donna Armer, Vice President

Katherine Brown, Member-at-Large

Rebecca Davenport

Andrea Sisino

Martha Weeks

Stuart Heath called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm.

The minutes of the May 9^th meeting were approved.

Special guests, Grace Cordial (Geni) and Lex Bomar (Stuart) were introduced.

There was a brief discussion regarding changing the by-laws to reflect terms of two years for officers.

Martha Weeks, who was scheduled to present at the September meeting, which was cancelled, will be “on rotation” to fill in with her presentation on “Bondage” when needed. Diane Gallagher will give her presentation on “Copperheads” in November.

Julie Schmidt presented her fascinating and timely (in light of the upcoming Open Land Trust’s Tour of Auldbrass) paper on Frank Lloyd Wright which was followed by a brief question and answer period.

The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:15.

The next regular meeting of the Sage Society will be held on Tuesday, November 14th at 4:00 pm in the OLLI classroom (room 124 of the USCB Sandstone building.)  

Updated list of upcoming programs, presenters and topics:

November 14^th                    Diane Gallagher

TBD                            Martha Weeks                        Bondage

TBD                            Donna Armer                          Mosaics

2018

February 13^th                        Claudia Cornett

March 13^th                              Melba Thomas

April 10^th                    Barbara Hathaway                  Just What Is Social Media?

May 8^th                                       Patsy Deer

September 11^th            Nimmie Huber                        TBA

October 9^th                  Carla Marsh                            TBA

November 13^th            ** will be a new member 2019 or Carol Lauvray

The Sage Society blog can be found at: https://thesagesociety.blogspot.com/

Respectfully submitted by Geni Flowers, Sage Society Secretary

November 8, 2017

Newsletter - November 2017

The Sage Society                                 

November 2017  Newsletter

·       Our next Sage Society meeting is on Tuesday, November 14 at 4:00 in Room 124 of the Sandstone Building (the OLLI Room) at USCB.  Come early to socialize! 

  

·       We do not meet in December.   Claudia Cornett will present on February 13, 2018.

·       The next meeting will be on January 9 when we have our Annual Meeting. 

 

 1.  We will determine where we will donate our dues collected for 2019.

 2.  We will change the By-Laws to state:  two -year terms for the officers.

 3.  We will vote on new members.

·       At our  Tuesday meeting, Diane Gallagher will give her presentation on Copperheads. Copperheads are Northerners who were Southern sympathizers during the Civil War. This will be an interesting presentation. Can’t wait!

*Diane, please remember to give Geni a brief paragraph for the archives. She will share with Larry so that he can post on the Blog.

·       Everyone: Give Geni Flowers Bouquet, Secretary, names of potential new members at the November meeting and up to the end of December. Include a brief biographical paragraph.

1.    I will share these names and bios 10 days before the January meeting.

2.    You are encouraged to invite your potential new members to one or two meetings.

3.    Let the Secretary and President know who you will bring as a guest. Geni will prepare a name tag for them.

4.    All potential new members will be put on a waiting list and voted on at the annual meeting in January. The top “vote getters” will fill the open spots. The others will remain on the waiting list.

5.    We have three openings now. Filling those vacancies will bring us up to our “total” of 21 members.

·       I will share the October minutes. Please read and send any corrections to Geni. We will approve the minutes before our speaker is presented.

Stuart Heath                                          

          President, Sage Society                                    

          November 8, 2017                   

Newsletter - October 2017

The Sage Society                                     

October 2017 Newsletter

·       Our next Sage Society meeting is on Tuesday, October 10 at 4:00 in Room 124 of the Sandstone Building (the OLLI Room) at USCB.  Come early to socialize!  

·       Julie Schmidt will give her presentation on Frank Lloyd Wright.

·        

·       Since we had to cancel our meeting courtesy of the predicted Hurricane/Tropical Storm, Martha Weeks will hold her paper on Bondage and give it if we need a “fill-in” for one of our meetings. This plan will keep us on schedule.

·       Since our nominating process for new officers was interrupted, the current officers have been thinking. 

1.    Sage is still in the “development stage.”

2.     It has been suggested that we change the by-laws and elect our officers to serve a two-year term.

a.     The responsibilities for each office is minimal.

b.     Serving two-years will ensure consistency.

c.     The current officers are willing to stay on for a second term of office.

3.    The first item of business when we have our Annual Meeting in January can be to change the By-Law that states the term of office. We can change the term of office from one year to two years.

4.    If there are objections to this plan, please let one of the officers know.

·     

         Everyone: Please give Geni Flowers Bouquet, Secretary, names of potential new members at the November, and December meetings. Include a brief biographical paragraph.

1.    I will share these paragraphs before the January meeting.

2.    You are encouraged to invite your potential new members to one or two meetings.

3.    Let the Secretary and President know who you will bring as a guest. Geni will prepare a name tag for them.

4.    All potential new members will be put on a waiting list and voted on at the annual meeting in January. The top “vote getters” will fill the open spots. The others will remain on the waiting list.

5.    We have three openings now. Filling those vacancies will bring us up to our “total” of 21 members.

·       In the September newsletter, I shared the May minutes. Please read and send any corrections to Geni. We will approve the minutes before our speaker is presented.

·       I hope that everyone had a grand summer. I have missed seeing you.

Stuart Heath                                          

          President, Sage Society                                    

          September 5, 2017       

Newsletter - September 2017

The Sage Society                                     

September   Newsletter

·       Our next Sage Society meeting is on Tuesday, September 12 at 4:00 in Room 124 of the Sandstone Building (the OLLI Room) at USCB.  Come early to socialize!  

·       Martha Weeks will give her presentation on Bondage. 

*** I am reading Martha’s book, Tidewater Rip, and judging by her fabulous writing style, this should be a wonderful paper! Interesting topic!

·       Katherine Brown – Member -at-Large:

1.    You will need to call for volunteers for the Nominating Committee at this meeting. (Member-at Large plus 2-4 others – odd number)

2.    Your committee will meet  later  and determine the slate.

3.    You will present the slate of officers to the membership at the October meeting.

4.     After the slate is presented, I will send the slate out (by email) to the membership and ask if there are any objections.   *** If there are no objections, the slate will meet with the outgoing president (Stuart) in November to formulate plans for the next year.  The slate will be officially voted on and installed at the January Annual Meeting and the new President takes over then.

5.    Please be prepared to volunteer to be on the Nominating Committee. Thank you!

6.    Please be prepared to serve as an officer if asked. The duties are “minimal” and the responsibilities are spelled out on a monthly calendar. EASY!  The club is designed to be “very low key!”

·       Everyone: Please give Geni Flowers Bouquet, Secretary, names of potential new members at the October, November, and December meetings. Include a brief biographical paragraph.

1.    I will share these paragraphs before the January meeting.

2.    You are encouraged to invite your potential new members to one or two meetings.

3.    Let the Secretary and President know who you will bring as a guest. Geni will prepare a name tag for them.

4.    All potential new members will be put on a waiting list and voted on at the annual meeting in January. The top “vote getters” will fill the open spots. The others will remain on the waiting list.

5.    We have three openings now. Filling those vacancies will bring us up to our “total” of 21 members.

·       I am attaching the May minutes. Please read and send any corrections to Geni. We will approve the minutes before our speaker is presented.

·       I hope that everyone had a grand summer. I have missed seeing you.

Stuart Heath                                          Friends of the Library Book Sale                              

          President, Sage Society                                    September 22 -24

          September 5, 2017                                              Waterfront Park