KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE BLIND

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

VIA VIRTUAL ZOOM LINE

Monday, May 16, 2022

2:00 PM

President Gary Mudd called to order the board meeting of the Kentucky Historical Society ( the Blind at 2:01 PM on Monday, May 16, 2022 via virtual Zoom Line.

Those in attendance were: Micheal Hudson; Kenny Jones; Gary Mudd; Paula Penrod; Adam Ruschival; Carla Ruschival; Janell Turner.

MINUTES:

Janell moved, and Carla seconded, that the March 14, 2022 minutes be approved and the motion passed.

TREASURER's REPORT:

Carla said that she and Gary had gotten the PNC Bank account opened and that the checks for the account had already arrived. The account was opened with $1,000 out of the $10,000 granted by the Kentucky School for the Blind Alumni Association. Then another $3,500 donated by the Louisville Downtown Lions Club (LDLC) was added today (March 16, arbjbb). Adam moved, and Paula seconded, that the treasurer's report be accepted and the motion passed.

COLLECTION COMMITTEE:

Kenny reported that he, Gary, Paula, and Adam had met at the Richard McDowell House on Haldeman Avenue to review materials there not taken by micheal and APH. Many items were discarded such as outdated braille textbooks, old cardboard boxes and miscellaneous items. Micheal said that items not taken by APH had been examined but not needed. It was suggested that some items might be sold on the Internet with the proceeds being used for the KHSB. The committee will met again to inventory the remaining materials.

POLICIES:

Micheal explained that there was a difference between a collection policy and a collecting policy. The first determines how you administer a collection. The latter is how you evaluate what you have and then what you add to improve a collection. Carla said that we should know about individuals and organizations and how they are intertwined. Gary asked Kenny to continue to head the McDowell House collection committee; Carla, Barbara and Micheal to work on the two policies for collection and collecting; and Paula, Adam and Ricky Ricks to make a list of organizations that have existed in Kentucky that deal with blindness.

BYLAWS: 

Kenny moved, and Paula seconded, that the bylaws be approved and the motion passed.

TWO PROJECTS: 

Micheal said that the Louisville Downtown Lions Club had donated $2,500 to have the Kentucky Colonel KSB student magazine (published for 50 years) digitized and $1,000 to obtain boxes for proper storage of braille materials.

MEETING SCHEDULE: 

Gary asked if the KHSB should meet only once every quarter or if meetings should continue every two months as they have been so far. Carla said that the bylaws required that the KHSB meet "at least" quarterly but that more frequent meetings can be held. The board agreed by consensus that it would meet on the third Monday of July, September and November at 2:00 PM.

NEXT MEETING: 

The next meeting was scheduled for Monday, July 18, 2022 at 2:00 PM.

Adjournment: 

At 3:04 PM the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,

Adam Ruschival, Secretary