The North Mountain Historical Society

Meeting: October 2001

October 15, 2001

The History Buffs met at the Brass Pelican on Monday, Oct. 15 at 8:30. Jim Vance chaired the meeting and we opened by going around the group and having each one introduce themselves and tell where they were from. There were 33 people present.

This was the day we had planned to go to New York to visit Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Following the terrorist attack on the World Trade center Phil Malhoyt decided to cancel the trip. As it turned out this was a wise decision as the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are both closed to visitors at this time.
Jim apologized for not arranging to have a speaker for the day. He had thought Mrs. Vinadee Hippenstiel would speak but she could not do it at this time. She will finish her discussion on the McHenry Family at a later date.

Mrs. Shoemaker suggested that we tell of our own family history and she started us off by giving us a brief history other family.
Donald Rabb followed with a story of his father and mother moving to Benton and buying a drug store. Their business was aided by a huge snowstorm that prevented people from getting far from home to do their Christmas shopping so they did their shopping at Rabbi's drug store in Benton.

Jim then opened the meeting for suggestions for future meetings. Betty Victory suggested that perhaps the next meeting could be "Show and Tell". She said she had some vintage clothing and other articles she would bring. Anyone else who has anything of interest is urged to bring it and share with us.

The next meeting will be the third Monday, Nov. 19 at the Brass Pelican.