Annual Membership Meeting

Miz Jane Clemens

Jane Lambton Clemens
Jane Clemens is the subject of this year’s annual meeting MoHiP Theatre performance.

October 31

Tiger Hotel
23 South 8th St.
Columbia
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Bring a friend to this year’s annual meeting, to include preservation and exhibit workshops, a MoHiP Theatre performance with music, recognition of recent Missouri history research and scholarship, a silent auction, and midday meal in the beautiful Tiger Hotel ballroom.

Reservations will be taken online, or by calling (800) 747–6366 until October 28.

Due to space limitations and high demand, the workshop registration is closed.

No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after October 23.

Morning Workshop

  • 8:30 — Claudia Powell, document conservation specialist at WHMC-Columbia, will open with “Preservation 101,” teaching techniques basic to the care of paper: humidification, dry cleaning, repair, deacidification, and encapsulation.
  • 9:30 — Linda Eikmeier Endersby, assistant director of the Missouri State Museum and Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, will follow with “Collections Preservation” to train participants to assess storage conditions of three-dimensional objects, learn safe-handling instructions, and understand and address agents of deterioration.
  • 10:30 — Greig Thompson, the Society’s chief museum preparator, will present “In Storage and On Display” to define acceptable and optimal conditions and housing materials for works on paper and artwork. He will also offer design and display techniques; demonstrating how to make the most of limited exhibit funds.

Meeting and Luncheon

  • 11:30 — Executive Director Gary R. Kremer will deliver the annual report, highlighting 2008-09 projects and accomplishments and defining future opportunities. Special guests, contributors, and supporters will be acknowledged, and President Doug Crews and Dr. Kremer will present the Society’s annual thesis and dissertation prizes and article and book awards.
  • 12:30 — The luncheon will be served, with the presentation of the Distinguished Service Award immediately following.

Entertainment

  • 1:00 p.m. — Miz Jane, a one-woman play about the life of Jane Lampton Clemens – a flirt, dancer, fine horsewoman, storyteller, and mother of Samuel, aka Mark Twain. Talented Missouri artists Jane Accurso and Dierik Leonhard will provide music of the era.

New to this year’s annual meeting will be a silent auction and wine raffle with bidding and ticket purchases open early in the day. Winners will be announced prior to the entertainment. Of note, an original work by artist Frank Stack and a framed original Thomas Hart Benton print will be included.

The annual meeting, luncheon, and entertainment fee for members is $30 and $35 for nonmembers. The workshop (in whole or part) is priced at $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers.  JOIN

Reservations will be taken online, or by calling (800) 747–6366 until October 28.

No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after October 23.

Due to space limitations and high demand, the workshop registration is closed.

Free parking (except in permit-only or reserved spaces) is available in the Cherry Street Garage across from the Tiger Hotel. The hotel is handicap accessible. (map)