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COMMITTEE CHARTERS
Publications
Committee
The
Publications Committee is responsible for publishing materials with a
primary focus on Tuolumne County history including CHISPA, a
quarterly, and books. Founded in 1961, the Tuolumne
County Historical Society’s quarterly contains unique and valuable
information on a wide variety of topics germane to Tuolumne County
history and found nowhere else. The literary tradition of this
publication merits continuation of a policy in place for many years:
“Well researched articles concerning local history are welcome.”
The
committee has produced over a dozen books since the founding of the
Tuolumne County Historical Society in 1956. Most of these books are
re-publications of classic Tuolumne County historical accounts that
were out of print and virtually unobtainable by the general public.
The committee encourages new authors and contributors to submit
original material for publication and welcomes articles and books
for publication that will enrich the public’s knowledge of Tuolumne
County, its place in California and world history, and will appeal
to the history enthusiast as well as the academic.
Landmarks Committee
Tuolumne
County has a rich historical background comprised of a variety of
architectural designed buildings and structures, as well as natural
landscape and archeological cultural resources. Many of these
historic assets may disappear over time unless preservation plans
are developed and implemented by the State, County and City of
Sonora. The Landmarks Committee serves as a resource on
preservation and cultural resource matters for the Tuolumne County
Historical Society.
The
committee acts as an advisory agency to the Community Development
Departments of Tuolumne County and the City of Sonora, providing
comments on cultural resources and historic design review requiring
oversight by California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA.) Committee
representatives regularly attend public Planning Commission
meetings, commenting when necessary.
The
Landmarks Committee has two award programs in which buildings are
selected, researched and submitted as candidates for approval by the
Tuolumne County Historical Society’s Board of Directors. The first
award program presents bronze plaques to deserving buildings at a
public dedication. The Tuolumne County Historical Society’s
Lamplight Dinner is the venue for the second award program.
Recipients receive a certificate for either a Gold Nugget award for
public/business buildings or a Heritage Home award for private
homes. The criteria for selection: The building must be 50 years
or older, well-maintained or preserved, recently restored, or
rehabilitated for alternate use.
The
committee supports local heritage tourism by providing walking and
driving tour brochures. These brochures can be purchased at the
Tuolumne County Museum and the Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau.
Scholarship Committee
Each year
the Tuolumne County Historical Society’s Scholarship Committee
coordinates with local high schools to award two scholarships to
seniors who will be attending college. All Tuolumne County high
school seniors may apply. The winners are chosen based on their
academic record, student activities, financial need, and are
required to write a short statement why history is important to
them.
Writer’s
Award Committee
The
Tuolumne County Historical Society provides a variety of community
involvements: the outreach to young students, high school and
post-high school individuals. The Writer’s Award Committee
facilitates the program, making recommendations to the Society’s
Board of Directors. Awards are given for writing papers about local
history of events, places and personal recollections which serves to
stimulate interest and participation in capturing our local
heritage. There may be up to four classifications of competitions
and awards: New Historian (4th graders), Student
Historian 5-8 (5th – 8th graders), Student
Historian 9 – 12 (9th – 12th graders), and
Historical Scholar (post-high school). Writers need not be members
of the Society to enter papers in the competition.
Wheelhorse Awards Committee
The
Wheelhorse Awards Committee selects individual(s) usually each year
to be inducted into the Order of the Wheelhorse. The recipient must
be a member of the Tuolumne County Historical Society, needs to have
shown extraordinary dedication to the goals of the organization and
to have worked in any one or more program areas such as the Museum
and History Center and Society committees. Years of service on the
boards of the Tuolumne County Historical Society or Museum Board of
Governors are taken into consideration along with an individual’s
contribution of items to the Tuolumne County History Collection or
donations benefiting the organization. Recipients are awarded at
the annual Lamplight Dinner with a gold pin with an embossed horse’s
head symbolizing the wheeler, or wheelhorse, as the strongest member
of the team.
Finance
Committee
The
Finance Committee includes the Tuolumne County Historical Society’s
Treasurer and at least four other members of the Society appointed
annually by the President; one or more are members of the Museum
Board of Governors. The committee is responsible for review and
recommendations to the Society Board of Directors regarding all
financial procedures and controls and prepares the annual budget for
approval by Society members at the annual meeting.
Nomination Committee
The
Nomination Committee consists of five members of the Tuolumne County
Historical Society appointed by the President and reports to the
Society Board of Directors. The committee reports on an incoming
slate of Officers and Directors of the Tuolumne County Historical
Society.
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