LINDEN MILLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM

       CURRENT SOCIETY NEWS       

 

  

 

 

 MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS

 TO ALL OF YOU FROM YOUR WEBMASTER, KATHY! 

 I'M GLAD THAT YOU ENJOY THE WEBSITE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR NICE COMMENTS & SUPPORT .

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 2009 CHRISTMAS DINNER!!!!!!!!!!       

     

The annual Society Christmas dinner was held on December 8th at

Spring Meadows Country Club in Linden. It was a festive evening with 44 members in attendance!  Our speakers for the evening were President, Nettie Holtslander, Curator Barbara Kincaid and Secretary, Kathy Metivier.  Delicious meals, good fellowship, 2009 Society highlights, and a fun doorprize program were all part of this year's dinner. Members and Officers were thanked for their efforts in 2009, by President Nettie Holstlander, and the Society's achievements were mentioned as well. 

 Five of our founding members, who were in attendance,

were acknowledged and thanked:

  

Keith Wenger

Marlene Costello

 Audrey Hyde

Claude & Verna Cranston

 

 (a big thank you to Marge Kimble and Nettie Holtslander for donating some of the doorprizes and another big thank you to Jayne Larion for being such a good "elf" and selling our 50/50 raffle tickets)   

 

PLEASE ENJOY THE FOLLOWING PICTURES FROM THE DINNER!!

(President Nettie Holtslander)

 

 

(Curator Barbara Kincaid)

  

(Secretary, Kathy Metivier)

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of our doorprizes!!

 (poinsettia's from the tables were also given away and a gift certificte for dinner at the Linden Hotel)

 

 

Jayne Larion selling Barbara Kincaid 50/50 tickets!  Great job, Jayne!!

 

 

Nettie and Kathy drawing names!!

 

   

 

Nettie and Audrey Hyde, our lucky winner of the 50/50 drawing!

Congratultions Audrey!

 

 

(Amanda Whitney & Peg Morton choosing their doorprizes)

 

 

 

 

(Pete Maas heading towards the doorprize table) 

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HOLIDAY HAPPENING AT THE MUSEUM!!!

Once again, the museum had very successful record-breaking attendance numbers, during the Holiday Happening!! 302 visitors toured the museum on Friday night, Dec. 4th and 152 on Saturday, the 5th., which makes a grand total of 454.  The museum was aglow with Christmas lights, decorations, & festive music as hundreds of curious guests strolled through the historic Mill Building and viewed our treasures!!  Members, Pete Maas, Barb Maas, Kathy Klee & Nettie Holtslander helped our younger members make crafts on the 2nd floor of the museum and Terry Wright, Jane Davis, Ruth Hamilton, Millie Eby, and Dave & Barbara Kincaid greeted visitors and hosted the first floor.  Kathy Metivier braved the elements and manned the front porch of the museum, welcoming our guests and handing out candy. 

 

Speaking of braving the elements, members Terry Wright, Claude Cranston, & Pete Maas represented the Society by riding in a 1920 Willy's Overland Touring car, driven by owner Cole Grandy of Argentine, in the Holiday Happening Parade.  Thank you Mr. Grandy for letting us use your vehicle in the parade!!  It was a spectacular sight and the guys looked great....and, so did the car!! 

 

 A HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers, as YOU are what makes this event such a big success...year after year!!  This is a large event to put on, and we couldn't do it, without all of you!!  

 

 

(Kathy Metivier ringing her bell welcoming guests - Brrrrr!!!) 

 

        

(Barbara & Dave Kincaid ready to greet guests on Saturday!

 

 

(Dave Kincaid talking to guests) 

 

(Pete Maas, Kathy Klee, & Barb Maas at the craft table)

 

 

(local children enjoying the museum)

 

Some of our Saturday workers, on the first floor!

(Millie Eby, Barbara & David Kincaid, Pete Maas, Ruth Hamilton, & Jane Davis)

 

 

(Dave Kincaid, Kathy Metivier, & Pete Maas by the historic buggy)

 

 

 

(Happy guest & Frosty, on the 2nd floor) 

 

(Terry Wright visits with guests)

 

 

(local family visits vintage kitchen)

 

(visitors admiring old toys)

 

 

(1st floor guests milling about in front of General Store)

 

(learning about Linden's history from the picture boards)

 

(member, Marge Kimble tours the museum on Friday night)

 

 

PARADE PICS!!!! 

Thanks for holding the sign, Terry!

Great job, guys!!!

(Pete & Claude in the back and Cole & Grandy in the front) 

 

 

 

 

(Our Society President, Nettie Holtslander, was voted Citizen of the Year,

 by the City of Linden and was honored in the parade!!) 

Congrats, Nettie...you look so good in that car!

 

 

(special thanks to Gary Childs & Pete Maas for submitting the parade photos)   

 

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MUSEUM IS DECORATED FOR HOLIDAY HAPPENING!! 

 

A big THANK YOU to our members who helped decorate the museum on November 30th, for the Holiday Happening.  Barbara & David Kincaid, Pete Maas, Nettie Holtslander, Gary Childs, Kathy Metivier, Jayne Larion & Jane Davis were on hand to work their magic and transform the museum into a Christmas wonderland!!  Your participation is greatly appreciated!!

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PRAYER CONCERNS

 

 

 Former member, Calvin (Bud) Wardie passed away on December 9th. Bud's daughter, Gayle, was the Society's Treasurer for many years  Our deepest sympathy to Gayle, Bud's wife, Marion, and to the other members of the Wardie family.   

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NOVEMBER 10TH MEETING 

 

Meeting was held at Shiawassee Shores Clubhouse. We had 26 attendees, which included one visitor.  Member, Edis Wade gave a program regarding Linden, during World War II days.  Treats were furnished by Marge Kimble & Terry Wright.

(no photos available)

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OCTOBER 13TH MEETING

Dave Kincaid, Barbara Kincaid, Kathy Metivier, Nettie Holtslander, Amanda Whitney)

(Officers' photo taken by Jill Maxwell)

 

Our meeting was held on October 13th, at clubhouse #1 in the Shiawassee Shores Retirement Park in Linden!  We had 30 attendees, including 3 visitors.   

 

 Meeting Highlights - Business Portion

 

***Curator, Barbara Kincaid informed members that the Society received notice from the IRS that the Society NOW has 501C (3) non-profit organization status! 

 

***City of Linden, officials toured the museum on Sept. 28th.  Various other groups will be touring the museum in Oct., as well. (Kiwanis, Boy Scout Troop)

 

***Video interviews of long-time Linden residents have been started in the museum, by the Linden High School's video department.  Claude Cranston, Marilyn Keck, and Nettie Holtslander have shared some of their Linden history, so far.  More will be done, in the future.  A sign-up sheet was available for other members, who wish to be interviewed.  

 

***Many donations have been made to the museum.  Audrey Hyde and her daughter, Cindy Shane, have donated bronze mailbox covers from the old Linden Post Office, a box made by Claude Polley, and an entire set of Tea Leaf dishes.   A silk wedding dress from 1914-1918, which belonged to Jane Davis' aunt, Pauline Little, has been delivered to the museum; it was donated to the Society in 2003 by Carey Green, Pauline's grand daughter. 

 

***Board Members have approved David Kincaid's Linden Fairview Cemetery Tour that he has proposed for July 11th of next year.  Society members will volunteer to stand by grave sites of notable Linden people and tell their history.  This will be a fundraiser for the Society/Museum.  A sign-up sheet was available for volunteers.

 

***A copy of the Linden Fairview cemetery directory has been put onto a DVD and transfered into another program to all for changes to be made to the directory.  At a later date, Volume II will be made starting with 1999.  All proceeds from these directories will go to the museum!

 

***The Linden 2nd graders visit to the museum on Oct. 9th, was canclled due to inclement weather.

 

***Two more meetings have been held in regards to the sign that will be placed in Linden near the river, in conjunction with the Shiawassee River Heritage Water Trail.  A preliminary sketch of the sign, has been made by U of M - Flint, for members to look at.  Final adjustments will be made to the sketch on Oct. 15th.

 

***Christmas dinner is being planned for December 8th at Spring Meadows Country Club, in Linden.  

 

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          MEETING HIGHLIGHTS - PROGRAM PORTION   

 

  

Our very own Barbara Selden gave a talk about her family, homesteading in Canada. It was an interesting, and enjoyable program! Thank you, Barbara! 

 

 

 

 

 

(Kathy Metivier & Jill Maxwell supplied the Fall treats)

 

 

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GREAT LONG-AWAITED NEWS!!!!

 

IT'S OFFICIAL!! 

 THE LINDEN MILLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY NOW HAS 501C (3) IRS NON-PROFIT STATUS.  CURATOR, BARBARA KINCAID, STARTED THIS DAUNTING TASK MANY MONTHS AGO AND ENLISTED HER HUSBAND/OUR VICE-PRESIDENT, DAVID KINCAID, FOR HIS EXPERTISE AND HELP.  THE APPLICATION PROCESS WAS LONG AND ARDUOUS AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE DAVID AND BARBARA'S PERSERVERANCE AND DEDICATION TO THIS PROJECT.  MANY THANKS TO DAVID & BARBARA AND ALSO TO MEMBER/FORMER TREASURER, GAYLE WARDIE, WHO SPENT MANY HOURS GATHERING FINANCIAL DATA, FOR THE APPLICATION.  THESE COMBINED EFFORTS WERE TRULY SUCCESSFUL AND MADE OUR 501C (3) STATUS, A REALITY!  THE SOCIETY WILL BENEFIT GREATLY FROM THIS! 

 A JOB WELL DONE!!

 

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HISTORIC 1902 LINDEN OPERA HOUSE RESTORATION 

Michael Richards, of Linden, and Jeff Vadasz, of Byron, are in the process of purchasing the historic Linden Opera House building and have plans to restore it to its original splendor!!   The project is in preliminary review stages.  All plans must be approved by the City's Historical Commission. Luxury apartments are planned for the 2nd level of the building.  Michael and Jeff have opened an insurance agency, in the lower level.  Old paint from the building's facade will be removed and the brick will be redone to appear as it did, in 1902.  Original wood floors, which came from the Linden Mill, will be kept and refinished.  Basketball games and tournaments were held in the opera house, as well as many community events, operas and traveling skits.  In 1927, it became a weekend movie theater.  We salute Michael and Jeff for their efforts to keep one of Linden's treasured historic buildings alive!!

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REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR SPARTAN RECEIPTS!!!  

 

Please save your VG's & Alpine receipts when you shop, and turn them in at our monthly meetings.  The Society has already received checks from VG's & Alpine Marketplace, from your receipts that member, Anne Morton has turned in!  Thank you, Anne, for taking on this fundraiser for us. If you are unable to attend our meetings, but have receipts to turn in, please call Nettie (735-7607) or Anne (735-5444) and we will get the receipts from you. 

(PLEASE CONTINUE TO SAVE YOUR RECIEPTS OVER THE WINTER AND TURN THEM IN TO ANNE, IN THE SPRING)

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  BIRTHDAYS !!!!

 

    DECEMBER

 

Janice Bigelow - 5th, Sharon Wright - 10th, Marguerite Plumb - 10th, 

Nettie Holtslander - 12th, Donna Gardiner - 15th, Dick Young 19th,

Barbara Selden - 25th    

 

 

                                    HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEMBERS!!!