1. Art and Diseño

The Valley Enterprise
Founded 1967
Greater Milford Area Historical Society Newsletter
February 2015
Happy New Year
Inside this issue:
A Few Updates
Page 2 &3
Events
Page 4
Hope everyone is keeping up with your
New Year’s resolution(s). I am a bit late
getting the first edition of The Valley
Enterprise to press but hopefully I will
catch up quickly. The GMAHS Board of
Trustees wants to wish all a very happy
and healthy new year. We look forward
to an exciting 2015.
Election of Officers for 2015 was held at
the January 14, 2015 meeting.
President: Nancy Meyer
V. President: Jo Ann Weigel
Secretary: Ken Waeber
Treasurer: Dick Nordloh
As most of you know, Nancy Meyer is
part owner of Row House Gallery and
brings a wealth of new ideas to the
table. We look forward to working with
her, and I know the entire membership
will support her efforts to keep GMAHS
growing into the future.
Membership
As of December 31, 2014 our membership
stands at 164. This is the highest Donna
Amann can remember it being. She thanks
all involved with soliciting friends and
neighbors to join. A Welcome New
Members Tea will be hosted at Promont on
February 8th to welcome our newest
members. We are excited about meeting
these new members and look forward to
working with them in the future.
REMINDER: 2015 dues for January and
February are now due. You should be have
received your reminder. If by some chance
you did not, please contact Donna at
513/248-0324.
Raffle Winner
An original artwork entitled Promont
Deer was raffled on December 20th,
and the winner was Brian Wikoff. Brian
and his wife, Karen, recently purchased
their new home and are great
supporters of the GMAHS.
Nancy Meyer, Row House Gallery was
responsible for obtaining the beautiful
colored pencil drawing from artist Margi
Hopkins and the GMAHS is $900 richer.
SIGN UP at Kroger!
Kroger Co. is offering a rewards
program. Go to:
kroger.com/communityrewards
and use the number 41195. A portion
of your spending will be donated to
GMAHS. An easy way to help!
A new activity for GMAHS is the formation
of the Clermont
County Historic
Quilt Registry. For a small fee, a
quilt rendered by a Clermont County
resident (or their ancestors) or a quilt
brought to Clermont County prior to 1900
can be entered in the registry. Each quilt is
photographed and will receive a certificate
of registration and a small patch to pin on
the quilt. The wonderful crazy quilt owned
by GMAHS will have the honor of being #1
in the registry.
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The Valley Enterprise
2014 Tea Report
Administrator:
We are happy to report that the teas
have again done well. Total for 2014
was $11,602. The GMAHS owes a
huge thank you to all the following
volunteers who made these events
happen.
Donna Amann
2015 Trustees
Mary Ann Benoski
Charles Board
Scott Dunn
Tim Jeffries
Nancy Meyer
Art Affaire on the Move
We’re excited to announce that Art Affaire is
moving to Main Street in historic Milford.
Held annually the fourth Saturday in
September, this year’s Art Affaire will
celebrate a new location and a 10-year
milestone anniversary on September 26,
2015.
Jo Ann Weigel
“Art Affaire has been growing each year”,
commented GMAHS administrator, Donna
Amann. “The grounds at Promont were no
longer suitable for the number of artists and
visitors. Moving to Main Street will allow us to
expand as the event continues to accelerate
in popularity within the local, and regional,
communities.”
Website:
www.milfordhistory.net
The primary goal of Art Affaire has been (and
continues to be) to raise money for the
Greater Milford Area Historical Society
(GMAHS) and it ongoing community
programming. In addition, GMAHS provides a
venue for artists to display their work and
offers the community a well-loved cultural
event.
Dick Nordloh
Ken Waeber
Gwen Walden
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Go to the website and
link to our FB page.
Phone:
513-248-0324
Email:
[email protected]
“We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to
actively work with the City and the Main Street
business district to bring a fresh dimension to
Art Affaire,” continued Amann.
GMAHS invites you to follow Art Affaire on
Facebook—www.facebook.com/artaffaire;
and, we welcome your comments via email to
[email protected]
Jennifer Johnson
Libby Rost
Tammy Good
Sue Grone
Sue Bradford
Marti Kleinfelter
Barbara Burke
Linda Nitzchke
Jo Ann Kirby
Ray Schumacher
Bette Ziegler
Marge Petersen
Marsha Torbit
Linda Dale
Jean Shaw
Virginia Critchell
Diana Kuhnell
Linda Wasson
Nancy Storch.
These ladies and gentleman have
given time, talents and treasure to
keep these events running
smoothly.
We are continually encouraged by
compliments such as this published
on teamap.com:
“What an enjoyable, relaxing day
spent having tea at the Promont
House yesterday. Being with friends
in such a classic, beautifully
decorated home where history
surrounded you made the Christmas
season very special.
Can’t think of one thing to complain
about and will certainly recommend
this experience to others”. ~Aurilea
Dec 6th ‘14
Submitted by:
Mary Ann Benoski, tea coordinator
The GMAHS Board would like to
thank Mary Ann Benoski for her
devoted service as tea coordinator.
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Founded 1967
Donations Made
During 2014, GMAHS received
many nice donations from
families linked to Promont.
Among them, late 1800
Victorian toys that were
produced in Cincinnati. Suzanne
Zesch found the name of these
toys in Aleathia Pattison’s
diaries.
Two beautiful paintings by
Edward Fern, Milford artist, were
donated by Vera Hodges. They
are portraits of Ralph and Harry
Hodges in their WWII military
uniforms.
Other donations include:
A mourning umbrella
Eyeglasses
Sock and glove stretchers
Linens to be used during our
teas
Spool cabinet used in Wund’s
Dept. Store (16 Main St.) prior to
WWII up until the 1950s.
Small writing box and other
small items.
New Speakers
Bureau
Diana Kuhnell and Donna
Amann will be kicking off our
new Speakers Bureau with talks
in March, April and June.
Proceeds benefit GMAHS. Diana
will do a presentation on Quilts,
and Donna will talk on buttons
and the trees of Promont.
Do you have a collection or story
you would like to share. We
would love to add you to our
growing list of topics available
for clubs or other groups
needing a speaker. Call Donna
at 248-0324 if interested.
Tenth Night
Party
At Promont
The Ohio River Valley Chapter of the
Victorian Society of America visited
Promont on January 4, 2015 for a
Dickens of a Good Time. After touring
Promont, the group (62 plus committee)
had a brief discourse led by Professor
Stuart Blersch in appropriate 1840’s
attire. Discussion was “Fact and Fiction:
The Twelve Days of Christmas.” The
group also enjoyed fabulous
refreshments provided by the Victorian
Society planning committee.
Girl Scout Manners/
Etiquette Tea
January 10, 2015, we had the pleasure
of serving 50 fine young ladies for a Girl
Scout Tea event. The girls were very well
behaved and really enjoyed their special
tea party.
The girls represented several troops in
the West Clermont Service Council.
We hope to make this a regular event at
Promont. Again thanks to the great staff
of “tea ladies.”
2014 Preservation
Awards
The 2014 GMAHS Preservation
Awards were presented to Valley
View Foundation (accepted by
Vanessa Hannah) and the City of
Milford (accepted by Charlene
Hinners) at our annual Christmas
Dinner held on December 4,
2014.
Valley View Foundation
purchased the Gatch property
known as “Arrowhead Farm”.
This property is currently the
home of Milford Pottery, and it
adjoins the existing Valley View
Property. GMAHS is looking
forward to working with Valley
View as it develops plans for this
site development.
Jeff Wright, Milford city manager,
commented, “We are very proud
of Valley View’s latest grant and
its purchase of Arrowhead Farm.
Valley View now offers the
community 190 acres of publicly
accessible and historically
preserved green space. Kudos to
them.”
We will feature the City’s
preservation award in our next
newsletter.
Recent Passings
It is with heavy hearts that we
say goodbye to some very
wonderful patrons who passed
in 2014.
Robert Achor
Louise Curlis
Joanne Fley
Peggy Rietman
May they Rest in Peace.
Events January-March 2015
Date & Time
January
Event
Details
January 1, 6:30PM
New Year’s Day
CLOSED
January 6, 6:30PM
History Readers
“Warbrides”
January 14, 6:30PM
Promont
January 19
GMAHS Board of Trustees Meeting
Martin Luther King Day
February
Black History Month
February 3
History Readers
“A Paris Wife”
February 8
New Members Welcome Tea
Intro to GMAHS
February 11,
6:30PM
March
GMAHS Board of Trustees
Meeting
No Meeting
March 3, 6:30PM
History Readers Book Club
Title TBA
March 5, 6:30PM
GMAHS monthly meeting
March 11, 6:30PM
GMAHS Bd of Trustees Mtg
Kathleen Niemer DAR
Sibcy Kline office at Mulberry Square
Promont
March 19, Noon-1PM
Brown Bag Lunch
Federal Holiday
Black Churches of Milford-Karen McKitrick
Ebeneezer Baptist Church
Save These Dates for 2015!
Third Thursday March thru August Noon—1 Brown Bag Lunch series. More info coming soon!
(T) May—Cemetery Walk in Union Cemetery Miami Township 6PM $5 per person
(T) May—Spring Home Tour Locations TBA
June 11, 2015—GMAHS Annual Picnic at Promont
August 8, 2015—Return of Shakespeare in the Park presented by the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company at Community
Park in Miami Township. This will be a free community presentation.
August 22, 2015—Fourth Annual Quilt Show & Sale at Promont.
September 26, 2015—10th Annual Art Affaire on Main Street in Historic Milford.
(T) October 18—Cemetery Walk through Historic Greenlawn Cemetery
December 3, 2015—GMAHS Annual Christmas Party