Ox Cart Trails Historical Society held its annual meeting July 18 at H G Johnson Memorial Hall with 14 members present.

The siding and windows of the museum were discussed. It was decided to contact local contractors for bids to reside the west side where needed and replace some boards on the rest of the building. A special meeting will be called to make this decision. A preservative will be put on the oxcart and the deck.

Documenting the collections at the museum has been the main project this summer. To avoid time-consuming documentation work in the future, members were encouraged to gather as much information about an item as possible at the time the item is accessioned. It is almost impossible to document this information later on. Many of the collections have now been numbered, but more information is needed on almost every item, and it’s information those who accessioned the items in the first place will recall. Members are encouraged to go through the accession book to add information where needed. Work is being done on the centennial plat. Any grants available will be considered.

Some possible future activities discussed were: displays though the State Historical Society, a family history project for our young people to work on genealogy in their own families, putting a scrapbook together for the Society, making videos of Drayton “now” and “then”, a spaghetti meal for the public in October in conjunction with Fright Knight, Couch Potato Sale in February or March, an old fashioned dance around Valentine’s Day. No decisions were made on these projects. The Society will package the Santa bags for Old Fashioned Christmas.

The public should check out the web site of the Society. Pictures of the award winning float from Riverfest, information and pictures of some of our previous projects, and membership information is posted there.

Memberships are for the year of August 1 though July 31. Single membership is $10, family $15, life time $300. You may mail your membership dues to PO Box 213, Drayton, ND 58225.

Officers for the coming year are Marlys Boll, president; Saralee Hoselton, vice president; Earlene Lasch, treasurer, and Shirley Raney, secretary. Should you have any artifacts or records of interest for the Society, you may contact these officers or any of the members.

Come and help us keep the Ox Cart rolling! Work continues on Wednesday evenings to finish the painting project and work on the collections. The museum is open upon request by calling one of the officers. We will be happy to show off our displays of interesting photos, histories, and memorabilia from the Drayton area.

Let's keep
the Ox Cart Rolling!

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