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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Meeting - March 20

Dorothy Beauchamp is our speaker for the March 20 meeting. She will be presenting information and artifacts she has collected about the Secession and the compilation of our 2011 calendar! Attending the presentation will be Patty Stephens Buck, the daughter of Jim Stephens. Jim was the Militia leader for the Territory in 1961. Patty will be displaying one of the guns made by the Militia specifically for use during the uprising. Our meeting will be at the "NEW" courthouse at 2:00 p.m. Come join us for the fun!
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  1. AnonymousMarch 9, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    What a wonderful thing the Historic Society is doing. Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see the Old Courthouse a well known Museum.

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  2. RayleneMarch 13, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Thanks for the comment! It's alway great to hear that folks are supportive and watching! Come join us at the meeting next Sunday, March 20! We'll have lots of information to share.

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  3. RayleneMarch 13, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    We have located some newspaper articles from Neosho and learned we had great support from our parent county when we seceeded! Come to the meeting March 20 to learn more!

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