Collinwood Nottingham Historical Society - Reflections Newsletter

The Collinwood Nottingham Historical Society held its first meeting in early 2009, and has published the first edition of its newsletter Reflections for Fall 2009. You can download the newsletter PDF here. Future newsletters can be downloaded from Clevevland Slovenian by visiting the Groups page.

The following is a letter from Collinwood Nottingham Historical Society president Mary Louise Jesek Daley:

Dear Friends:

     Happy Holidays!!  I would like to welcome you to the first issue of ReCollections, the newsletter of the Collinwood Nottingham Historical Society.  I hope you enjoy it as much as we have putting it together.

     I am proud of what we have accomplished in such a short period of time. After our work as the Collinwood School Fire Centennial Commemoration Committee had ended, we realized that we wanted to continue to preserve and share the unique history of Collinwood amongst ourselves and with others. Quite frankly, we enjoyed just sitting down and talking history amongst friends and enthusiasts. Thus, the historical society was created. Our first meeting was held on February 19, 2009 and we have been off and running ever since.  It is hard to believe that we are already getting ready to plan our 1st Annual meeting, which, by the way, will be held on Friday, February 19th, 2010.  Look for further details.

     At first we had to get bylaws and other mundane chores out of the way in order to proceed. We set our goals and now it is working to fulfill those goals. We have many ideas about what a historical society should be and what activities we would like to see happen. We are continuing to find new opportunities for our officers and members. We encourage all history enthusiasts to come and have fun with us, too.

The Historical Society is a recognized entity and will soon be recognized by the State as well. More importantly we will be joining other large and small Ohio historical societies as a member of the Ohio Historical Society’s sponsored organization geared for local history called the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums (OASHM). This will give us a boost when going after funding, which we hope to do in the near future.

     Elsewhere in this newsletter you will read what we have been up to and what some of the special plans we have for the future. Feel free to get in touch with us either via email at CollNottHistory@aol.com or via the phone at (216) 486-1298 (it is my answering machine).