By Connie Maupin

The Cedar County Historical Society met Monday Sept. 30, at the museum in Stockton.  Those present were President Judy Nichols, Vice President Judith Cain, Secretary Connie Maupin, Assistant Treasurer Anna Hopkins, Luella Phipps, Sharyl Henry, Ladeana Bough,  Joe B. Phillips, Chris Barber, Bob Phillips and visitor, Venetia Copeland.

The Society was pleased to have 70 members of Christa Price’s Stockton 3rd grade class tour the museum before the Walnut Festival.  Society President Judy Nichols conducted the tour.

Due to shortage of time, Judy Nichols retyped and updated the 2nd edition of the El Dorado Springs Lyceum book, added the school history, more photos and self-published a dozen copies.  She also updated and corrected the Jerico Springs Lyceum book with information provided by John Beydler and Charles Skaggs.

Black Walnut Festival raffle winners were Bob Phillips who won the Wonders of Wildlife tickets and Miriam Williams who won the quilt.

A tour of the Dam is still planed, although the date has been moved to November.  No exact day has been set as yet.  The tour will be for Society members and one guest each.  Anyone taking the tour must be able to climb several very steep flights of metal stairs.

The Society donated enough 1888 jail stones to complete a wall to support the Vietnam War Memorial to be constructed on the west end of the Stockton City Park.  No further update from the planning committee as to whether they still want the old jail stones.

When Leon Dwerlkottee  was in office there was discussion of the Society donating a few stones for a small monument in front of the new County Jail in memory of the 1888 jail.  The idea is being re-addressed by way of the County Court and the present sheriff, James McCrary, is in favor but hasn’t had time to check on how many stones would be needed.

Treasurer Glenda Pate reports that the Newsletter will be out shortly.

The Shady Hill Club has asked to have their November meeting at the museum which would include lunch and a tour.  Society members voted in favor.

Bob Phillips gave a short talk about and showed members a photo of Nell Mitchell who was a traveling Methodist Evangelist and held revival meetings in the Stockton area.  It was reported that former Stockton Sheriff Alfred Oldham was saved at one of these revival meetings.

Chris Barber donated a vintage sisal rope bottom chair and two dress forms to the museum,  He also is loaning the museum a small 1996 Roadmaster tricycle and a cannon ball from Vernon County.  President Judy Nichols donated the Wing family “Owl” annual book on the Wing Family of America.  Two photos from the Gordon one room school in 1944 and a scrap book from Lawrence County were donated by Cheryl Marcum.  Bob Phillips donated year books from Stockton School for the years 1980, 1981, and 1983.

The museum will be open Oct. 5 and 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  These will be the last dates the museum will be open until April, 2020.  It will still be open during monthly meetings held on the last Monday of each month from 1 to 4 p.m.  Admission to the museum is free, however the Historical Society and museum are not tax funded and operate on donations from the public.  The next meeting will be Oct. 28, in the museum located at 106 West Davis Street in Stockton.  Meetings are open to the public and free coffee is provided.  The museum is wheel chair accessible.  For information, appointments or to purchase publications, call 417-276-1142.  Contact the Society by email at cedarcomohistsoc@gmail.com, visit our Facebook page at “Cedar County Mo Historical Society” or by mail at P.O. Box 111, Stockton, MO 65785.

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