For the most part we are up-to-date on copies of the minutes, but in the early years we don’t have minutes for every meeting. We have searched computer files, old binders, etc. and posted what we could find. So, there are a few random minutes missing, but the ones posted will at least give you somewhat of an idea of the state of affairs with the organization at that time.
2020
President: Ken Miller – Secretary: Pam Phelps
2020 – December 14 meeting – ZOOM
2020 – November 9 meeting – ZOOM
2020 – October 12 meeting – ZOOM
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/MINUTES-2020-10-Oct-12.pdf
2020 – September 14 meeting – ZOOM
2020 – August 10 meeting – ZOOM
2020 – April-May-June-July: COVID – No meetings held, but necessary motions were made in emails to board.
2020 – March 9 meeting
2020 – February 10 meeting
2020 – January 13 meeting
2019
President: Bryce Tanner – Secretary: Ken Miller
2019 – December 9 meeting
2019 – December 9 meetinghttps://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/minutes-of-dec-9-2019/
2019 – November 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MINUTES-2019-November-11.pdf
2019 – October 14 meeting
2019 – September 9 meeting
2019 – August 12 meeting
2019 – July 8 meeting
2019 – June 10 meeting
2019 – May 13 meeting
2019 – April 8 meeting
2019 – March 11 meeting
2019 – February 11 meeting
2019 – January 14 meeting
2018
President: Ken Miller – Secretary: Carol Dunkel
2018 – December 10 meeting
2018 – November 12 meeting
2018 – October 8 meeting
2018 – September 13 meeting
2018 – August 13 meeting
2018 – July 9 meeting
2018 – June 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/June-11-EGHS-Board-Meeting.pdf
2018 – May 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/May-14-EGHS-Board-Meeting.pdf
2018 – April 9 meeting
2018 – March – NO COPIES FOUND
2018 – February – NO COPIES FOUND
2018 – January 8 meeting
2017
President: Ken Miller – Secretary: Carol Dunkel
2017 – December 11 meeting
2017 – November 13 meeting
2017 – October 9 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Oct.-9-EGHS-Board-Meeting.pdf
2017 – September 11 meeting
2017 – August 14 meeting
2017 – July 10 meeting
2017 – June 12 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/June.pdf
2017 – May 8 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/May-8-Board-Meeting.pdf
2017 – April 10 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/April-10-Board-Meeting-Minutes.pdf
2017 – March 13 meeting
2017 – February 13 meeting
2017 – January 9 meeting
2016
President: Brookelea Lutton – Secretary: Diane Borden
2016 – December 12 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Dec-12-2016.pdf
2016 – November 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Nov.14-2016.pdf
2016 – October 10 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Oct-10-2016.pdf
2016 – September 12 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Sept-12-2016.pdf
2016 – August 20 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-August-8-2016.pdf
2016 – July 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-July-11-2016.pdf
2016 – June 13 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-June-13-2016.pdf
2016 – May 9 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-May-9-2016.pdf
2016 – April 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-April-11-2016.pdf
2016 – March 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-March-14-2016.pdf
2016 – February 8 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Feb-8-2016.p
2016 – January 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Jan-11-2016.pdf
2015
President: Brookelea Lutton – Secretary: Diane Borden
2015 – December 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-December-14-2015.pdf
2015 – November 9, meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-November-9-2015.pdf
2015 – October 12 meeting
2015 – September 14 meeting
2015 – August 10 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-August-10-2015.pdf
2015 – July 13 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-July-2015.pdf
2015 – June 8 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-June-2015.pdf
2015 – May 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-May-2015.pdf
2015 – April 13 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-April-2015.pdf
2015 – March 9 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-March-2015.pdf
2015 – February 9 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Feb-2015.pdf
2015 – January 12 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Jan-2015.pdf
2014
President: Barbara Claire – Secretary: Diane Borden
2014 – December 8 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Dec-2014.pdf
2014 – November 10 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2014-Minutes-Nov-10.pdf
2014 – October 13 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Oct-2014.pdf
2014 – September 8 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Sept-2014.pdf
2014 – August 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2014-Minutes-Aug-11.pdf
2014 – July 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-July-2014.pdf
2014 – June 9 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-June-2014-final.pdf
2014 – May 12 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-May-2014.pdf
2014 – April 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-April-2014.pdf
2014 – March 10 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-March-2014.pdf
2014 – February 10 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Feb-2014.pdf
2014 – January 13 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Jan-2014.pdf
2013
President: Barbara Claire – Secretary: Diane Borden
2013 – December 9 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Dec-2013.pdf
2013 – November 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Nov-2013.pdf
2013 – October 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Oct-2013.pdf
2013 – September 9 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Sept-2013.pdf
2013 – August 12 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-August-2013.pdf
2013 – July 8 meeting – CANCELLED
2013 – June 10 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-June-2013_bc.pdf
2013 – May 13 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-May-2013-bc.pdf
2013 – April 8 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-April-2013.pdf
2013 – March 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Mar-2013.pdf
2013 – February 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Feb-2013-bc-edit.pdf
2013 – January 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-Minutes-Jan-2013-bc-edit.pdf
2012
President: Norm Franklin – Secretary: Diane Borden
2012 – December 10 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2012-Minutes-Dec-10.pdf
2012 – November 12 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nov-12-EGHS-Minutes-Nov-2012.pdf
2012 – October 8 meeting
2012 – September 10 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Sept-10-EGHS-Minutes-Sept-2012.pdf
2012 – August 13 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2012-Minutes-Aug-13.pdf
2012 – July 9 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EGHS-minutes-July-9-2012.pdf
2012 – June 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2012-Minutes-June-11.pdf
2012 – May 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/May-14-2012-BOARD-MEETING.pdf
2012 – April 9 meeting
2012 – March 12 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2012-Minutes-March-12.pdf
2012 – February 13 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/February-13-2012.pdf
2012 – January 9 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/JAN-9-2012.pdf
2011
President: Norm Franklin – Secretary: Sue Richter
2011 – November 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2011-Mnutes-Nov-14.pdf
2011 – October 10 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/October-10-2011.pdf
2011 – August 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2011-Minutes-Aug-11.pdf
2011 – May 9 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/May-9-2011-Minutes.pdf
2011 – April 11 meeting
2010
President: Jim Entrican – Secretary: Sue Richter
2010 – December 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/December-14-2010-minutes.pdf
2010 – November 8 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2010-Nov-8.pdf
2010 – January 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/January-11-2010-Min-utes-.pdf
2009
President: Jim Entrican – Secretary: Sue Richter
2009 – December 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2009-Dec-14.pdf
2009 – November 9 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2009-Nov-9.pdf
2009 – October 7 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2009-Oct-12.pdf
2009 – September 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2009-june-8-.pdf
2009 – August – NO MEETING HELD
2009 – July – NO MEETING HELD
2009 – June 8 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2009-June-8.pdf
2009 – May – NO MEETING HELD
2009 – April 27 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2009-April-27.pdf
2009 – March 23 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/March-23-2009-minutes.pdf
2009 – February 16 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Feb-16-2009-minutes.pdf
2009 – January 26 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Jan-26-2009-Board-Meeting.pdf
2008
President: Anita Peters – Secretary: Joyce Amundson
2008 – December – NO COPIES FOUND
2008 -November 17 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/November-17-2008-Minutes.pdf
2008 – October 27 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/October-27-2008-minutes.pdf
2008 – September 22 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2008-Minutes-Sept-22.pdf
2008 – August 25 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2008-Minutes-Aug-25.pdf
2008 – July meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2008-Minutes-July.pdf
2008 – June meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2008-Minutes-June.pdf
2008 – May meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2008-Minutes-May-26.pdf
2008 – April 28 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2008-Minutes-Apr-28.pdf
2008 – March – NO COPIES FOUND
2008 – February 25 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2008-Minutes-Feb-25.pdf
2008 – January 28 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2008-Minutes-Jan-28.pdf
2007
President: Anita Peters – Secretary: Sandy Hampton
2007 – September 24 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2007-Sept-24.pdf
2007 – August 27 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2007-Aug-27.pdf
2007 – July 23 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2007-July-23.pdf
2007 – June 18 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2007-June-18.pdf
2007 – May 7 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2007-May-7.pdf
2007 – January 22 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2007-Jan-22.pdf
2006
President: Anita Peters – Secretary: Vera Botelho
2006 – October 25 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2006-Oct-25.pdf
2006 – August 28 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2006-Aug-28.pdf
2005
President: Tom Russell – Secretary: Sandi Russell
2005 – December meeting – No Copies Found
2005 – November 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2005-Minutes-Nov-14.pdf
2005 – October 10 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2005-Minutes-Oct-10.pdf
2005 – September 12 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2005-Minutes-Sept-12.pdf
2005 – August 15 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2005-Minutes-Aug-15.pdf
2005 – July meeting – No Copies Found
2005 – June meeting – No Copies Found
2005 – May 9 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2005-Minutes-May-9.pdf
2005 – April 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2005-Minutes-Apr-11.pdf
2005 – March 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2005-Minutes-Mar-14.pdf
2005 – February 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2005-Minutes-Feb-14.pdf
2005 – January 10 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2005-Minutes-Jan-10.pdf
2004
President: Milt Webb – Secretary: Joyce Amundson
2004 – December 6 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2004-Minutes-Dec-6.pdf
2004 – November 8 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2004-Minutes-Nov-8.pdf
2004 – October 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2004-Minutes-Oct-11.pdf
2004 – September 13 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2004-Minutes-Sept-13.pdf
2004 – August meeting – No Copies Found
2004 – July meeting – No Copies Found
2004 – June 7 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2004-Mionutes-June-7.pdf
2004 – May 17 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2004-Minutes-May-17.pdf
2004 – April 19 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2004-Minutes-Apr-19.pdf
2004 – March 15 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2004-Minutes-Mar-15.pdf
2004 – February 16 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2004-Minutes-Feb-16.pdf
2004 – January 19 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2004-Minutes-Jan-19.pdf
2003
President: Tom Russell – Secretary: Sandi Russell
2003 – December meeting – Not held this month
2003 – November 17 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2003-Minutes-Nov-17.pdf
2003 – October 20 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2003-Minutes-Oct-23.pdf
2003 – September 15 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2003-Minutes-Sept-15.pdf
2003 – August 18 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2003-Minutes-Aug-18.pdf
2003 – July meeting – No Copies Found
2003 – June 4 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2003-Minutes-June-4.pdf
2003 – May 19 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2003-Minutes-May-19.pdf
2003 – April 21 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2003-Minutes-Apr-21.pdf
2003 – March 17 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2003-Minutes-Mar-17.pdf
2003 – February 17 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2003-Minutes-Feb-17.p
2003 – January 27 & 6 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2003-Minutes-Jan-6-27.pdf
2002
President: Tom Russell – Secretary: Sandi Russell
2002 – November 13 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2002-Minutes-Nov-11.pdf
2002 – September 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2002-Minutes-Sept-11.pdf
2002 – June 3 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2002-Minutes-June-3.pdf
2002 April 1 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2002-Minutes-Apr-1.pdf
2002 – March 18 & 2 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2002-Minutes-Mar-2.pdf
2002 – February 4 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2002-Minutes-Feb-4.pdf
2001
President: Elliott Mulberg – Secretary: Iris Zimbelman
No Minutes can be found
2000
President: Elliott Mulberg – Secretary: Lucille Christensen
No Minutes can be found
1999
President: Dorothy Hrepich/Jeanette Lawson – Secretary: Donna Wolff
1999 -December meeting – No copies found
1999 – November meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1999-Minutes-November.pdf
1999 – October 25 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1999-Minutes-Oct-25.pdf
1999 – September 27 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1999-Minutes-Sept-27.pdf
1999 – August meeting – No copies found
1999 – July meeting – No copies found
1999 – June meeting – No copies found
1999 – May 24 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1999-Minutes-May-24.pdf
1999 – April meeting – No copies found
1999 – March meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1999-Minutes-March.pdf
1999 – February 21 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1999-Minutes-Feb-21.pdf
1999 – January 25 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1999-Minutes-Jan-25.pdf
1998
President: Sandi Russell – Secretary: Jane Morse
1998 – Dec 16 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1989-Minutes-April-3.pdf
1997
President: Sandi Russell – Secretary: Jane Morse
1996
President: Bob Dayton – Secretary: Joyce Amundson/Sandi Russell
1995
President: Merwin Rose – Secretary: Susan Gordon
1995 – December meeting – No copies found
1995 – November 27 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1995-Minutes-Nov-27.pdf
1995 – October 30 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1995-Minutes-Oct-30.pdf
1995 – September 25 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1995-Minutes-Sept-11-25.pdf
1995 – August – No copies found
1995 – July meeting- No copies found
1995 – June 26 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1995-Minutes-June-26.pdf
1995 – May 15 & 29 meetings
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1995-Minutes-May-15-29.pdf
1995 – April meeting – No copies found
1995 – March meeting – No copies found
1995 – February 13 & 27 meetings
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1995-Minutes-Feb-13-27.pdf
1995 – January – No copies found
1994
President: Elaine Wright – Secretary: Sharon O’Hara
1994 – May 9 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1994-Minutes-May-9.pdf
1994 – February 23 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1994-Minutes-Feb-23.pdf
1994 – January 26 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1994-Minutes-January-26.pdf
1993
President: Dorothy Hrepich, Secretary: Sharon Derr
No Minutes can be found
1992
President: Ed Frutchey/Dorothy Hrepich – Secretary: Marilyn Flemmer/ Sharon Derr
No Minutes can be found
1991
President: Peggy Forseth-Andrews – Secretary: Carmel Silva
No Minutes can be found
1990
President: Peggy Forseth-Andrews – Secretary: Sue Earls
No Minutes can be found
1989
President: Ed Frutchy – Secretary: Ric Windmiller
1989 – April 3 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1989-Minutes-April-3.pdf
1988
President: Pat Braziel – Secretary: Cheryl Griess
1988 – February 8 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1988-Minutes-Feb-8.pdf
1987
President: Pat Braziel – Secretary: Cheryl Griess
1987 – December 14 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1987-Minutes-Dec-14.pdf
1987 – November 16 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1987-Minutes-Nov-16.pdf
1987 – October meeting – No Copies Found
1987 – September 21 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1987-Minutes-Sept-21.pdf
1987 – August 25 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1987-Minutes-Aug-25.pdf
1987 – July 13 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1987-Minutes-July-13.pdf
1987 – June 8 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1987-Minutes-June-8.pdf
1987 – May 11 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1987-Minutes-May-11.pdf
1987 – April 13 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1987-Minutes-Apr-13.pdf
1987 – March 10 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1987-Minutes-Mar-10.pdf
1987 – February 23 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1987-Minutes-Feb-23.pdf
1987 – January 12 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1987-Minutes-Jan-12.pdf
1986
President: Pat Braziel – Secretary: Cheryl Griess
1986 – December 22 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1986-Minutes-Dec-22.pdf
1986 – November 24 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1986-Minutes-Nov-24.pdf
1986 – October 17 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1986-Minutes-Oct-17.pdf
1986 – September 24 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1986-Minutes-Sept-24.pdf
1986 – August 24 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1986-Minutes-Aug-24.pdf
1986 – July meeting – No copies found
1986 – June 29 meeting
https://elkgrovehistoricalsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1986-Minutes-June.pdf
1986 – May meeting – No copied found
1986 – April meeting – No copies found
1986 – March 17 meeting
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1986 – February 24 meeting
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1986 – January 20 meeting
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1985
President: Sterling Kloss – Secretary: Versie Ellis
No Minutes can be found
1984
President: Dennis Buscher – Secretary: Versie Ellis
No Minutes can be found
1983
President: Dennis Buscher – Secretary: Pat Brazeil
No Minutes can be found
1982
President: Elizabeth Pinkerton – Secretary: Louise Waterman
No Minutes can be found
1981
President: Bud Long – Secretary: Louise Waterman
No Minutes can be found
1980
President: Lois Toquer/ Bud Long – Secretary Louise Waterman
No Minutes can be found
The Elk Grove Historical Society was certified as as an organization on
November 5, 1979
Compiled by Helen Mahon-Reynolds from Pioneer of Elk Grove Documents in the file “historical documents” she writes,
“Anabel Gage became interested in the history of Elk Grove, helping to arrange the first meeting of the Elk Grove Historical society in the mid 1950’s. The meeting was held in the home of Helen Mahon-Reynolds, Edna Batey, a native of Elk Grove, and Norine Wackman, who married Howard Wackman, a native of Elk Grove, helped fashion the plans of preserving the history of Elk Grove.”
“Anabel spent many hours with her camera, developing the picture of Elk Grove. She even placed Ada Beattie in her car and drove around to various cemeteries to record history of the old timers of Elk Grove. Much credit should be given to Anabel Brady Gage for the knowledge and pictures that we now have.”
In the Elk Grove Citizen Progress Edition in January 1979, it was written about the Elk Grove Historical Society:
The first forerunner of the present Elk Grove Historical Society was the Ernestine Smith Memorial Room Community Committee.
It was organized on April 15, 1971 by interested community residents and teachers at Joseph Kerr Junior High School to commemorate a gift of $10,000 given by the late Ernestine Springstead Smith Library at the school.
She was the daughter of early day Elk Grove pioneers and a descendent of the Henry and Harvey Kerr families who originally owned the property on which Elk Grove is located.
A room in the Kerr library was established in her memory and members brought various items of local history interest for display to perpetuate the history of the Elk Grove area.
Members were Bob Fite, Kerr librarian Ruth Cagle, Anabel Gage, Beth Enos, Marion Mix, Alvin Bartholomew, Phylis Krull, and Lucille Hodo, most of whom who were members of the current Historical Society.
The displays were rotated and proved quite popular. However, due to shortage of classrooms, the room was needed for this purpose, so it was necessary to close the room. Mrs. Smith’s bequest was used to purchase library books and equipment.
This was followed by the Elk Grove Bicentennial Committee which was formed in June 1975. It was during this time that the century-old Rhoads School on Sloughhouse Road, closed and abandoned for many years, was taken as a Bi-centennial project by the Bicentennial Committee, headed by Carl Amundson of Short Road, Elk Grove.
It was moved to the site of the old Elk Grove Pavilion and was renovated and refurbished to its originality, almost entirely by community efforts including students of the Joseph Kerr Junior High School.
When the the Bicentennial ended in 1976, members decided to perpetuate the ideals of the Bicentennial with its emphasis on American history, and so the current Elk Grove Historical Society came in to being.
It received its charter on the 11th of November 1977. It had 68 paid members, most of them charter members………..
The following was compiled from the files, documents, and information found in the Elk Grove Historical Society archives:
President Ronald Reagan challenged communities throughout the United State to start a history project of some kind for the Bicentennial in 1976. Some long-time active residents of the Elk Grove community decided to relocate the 1872 one-room Rhoads Schoolhouse from its rundown setting in Sloughhouse to the Elk Grove Park, and they did. The citizens of Elk Grove jumped on board. For the next year elementary classes, high schools students, parents, organizations, and many other volunteers and construction workers restored the building to its original glory and on July 4th, 1977 it was dedicated and opened. It was a unifying event, wonderful achievement, and proud moment for the Elk Grove community. Over the years, it has evolved into monthly tours and the Rhoads School Living History Program providing about 80 classes a year introducing children to what school life was like in 1890.
Those forward thinking organizers became the forefathers of the Elk Grove Historical Society. A year after the dedication a non-profit was organized and incorporation papers were drawn up and made part of the bylaws on December 8, 1978 and signed by Milt Webb, Anabel Gage, Margit Kloss, Lois Toquero, Gertrude Hogaboom, Edie McDonald, and Carl Amundson. On November 5th, 1979 The Elk Grove Historical Society was officially certified as an organization by the State of California.
Later, on July 31th 1982 there was a ceremony to break ground on the land formerly owned by Marion Brown, for the new Elk Grove Hotel & Stage Stop Museum of 1850 organized by project manager Carl Amundson. On hand were Hal Bartholomew, Don Nance, Toby Johnson, Henry Kloss, and Elizabeth Pinkerton. Meanwhile, during the years of construction, in 1983, in the heart of Old Town Elk Grove, Chuck Argentine has chosen to have his place of business in one of the most historic buildings in Elk Grove, the IOOF Building. Argentine has filled offices with artifacts and items of historic interest and has opened part of his building to the Elk Grove Historical Society to use as a mini-museum.
About the Minutes of the Historical Society
Very little was written down or survived in those transition years, or at least we were unable to find anything. Organized writings didn’t start to appear until 1980. We have random minutes and newsletters then that begin to give us an idea of the early years. We have scanned what we could find and wish we had a better history, but it is what it is.
We have noticed that it wasn’t unusual to find minutes randomly missing in some type of configuration during the summer months (June, July, and August) and it was thought that perhaps they took summer breaks. And the same occasionally for December to celebrate the holidays. In those days, due to a lack of a facility or offical meeting place, they would meet at someone’s house or place of business. Also, we found occasionally, they held more than one meeting per month. It seemed as if this was during big events or construction projects.
The society has changed over the years and we can only guess at those decisions.