Contact: Jeff Morgan, Jeff.Morgan@iowa.gov, (515) 281-3858

(DES MOINES) – The State Historical Society of Iowa board of trustees and staff will meet at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, at the Wartburg College Student Center, 100 Wartburg Blvd., in Waverly, Iowa.

Trustees and staff will arrive in Waverly Wednesday afternoon to visit the Bremer County Historical Society and tour Wartburg College’s Archives of Iowa Broadcasting. Following is the agenda for Thursday’s board meeting:

8 a.m.
Continental Breakfast, Ballroom at the Student Center, Wartburg College

 8:30 a.m.
Meeting convenes

Call to Order
Welcome Adam Feiges
Roll Call
Housekeeping
Approve Agenda
Approve Minutes

 New Business
Certified Local Government Grant Recommendations
Historic Site Preservation Grants
Call for Nominations to the Elected Position

Old Business
Iowa Studies Update
Combined Board Retreat

BREAK

Department of Cultural Affairs Planning and Advocacy

Reports
Chair’s Report
Director’s Report
Administrator’s Report
Historical Division Reports
Financial Report
Membership ReportIowa
Historical Foundation Report
Reports from Our Partners

Comments for the Good of the Order

Adjournment

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The State Historical Society of Iowa is a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and is a trustee of Iowa's historical legacy and an advocate for understanding Iowa's past. It identifies, records, collects, preserves, manages and provides access to Iowa's historical resources. Its dual mission of preservation and education serves Iowans of all ages, conducts and stimulates research, disseminates information, and encourages and supports historical preservation and education efforts of others throughout the state. Visit www.iowahistory.org or call 515-281-5111 for more information.

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