| About Us | ||
| About the Historical Society The Polo Historical Society is a not-for-profit "privately owned" organization founded in 1981. The society is dedicated to the preservation of memorabilia; oral, photographic, and written histories; and structures and property of significance to the development of Polo, Bufflao Grove, and their surrounding area. The Historical Society currently owns the following properties: Aplington House, Burns House, Campbell Law Offices, Henry School south of Polo, and the Lime Kiln west of Polo. |
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| Membership
Information Annual Dues $25.00. |
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| Current
Project(s) Restoration of the Henry School. |
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| Governance The organization is run by a Board of Directors and officers are elected annually. |
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| Current Board of Directors | ||
| John Kessinger | Kenneth Obendorf | |
| Mike Faivre | Donna Peugh | |
| Paul Fossler | Betty Rogers | |
| Bob Karrow | Ken Scaggs | |
| Ed Olsen | Bill Wragg | |
| Betty Obendorf | ||
| Current
Officers President: John Kessinger Secretary: Betty Rogers Treasurer: Ed Olsen |
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| Fund
Raising Activities The organization periodically conducts fund raisers to help support their on-going projects. Some of the past fund raising activities have included: house walks of historic homes, sales of Aplington House mugs, homemade prairie Christmas tree decorations, and calendars with annotated historic pictures of Polo. |
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Last Updated 04/03/08