Nassau, Bahamas - On April 29th the Bahamas Historical Society held their annual general meeting and elected a new board of directors.
Jim Lawlor will again be serving as the Society's president.
All fees are due for the 2010/11 season.
The new board is as follows:
Officers of the Society elected for the year 2010 - 2011
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President: |
Jim Lawlor |
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1st Vice President: |
Stephen B. Aranha |
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2nd Vice President: |
Vernell Allen |
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Treasurer: |
David L. Cates |
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Recording Secretary: |
Vernita Johnson |
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Corresponding Secretary: |
Joan Clarke |
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Trustees: |
Gail Saunders 3 years
John Knowles 3 years
Clarice Granger 1 more year
Betty Cole 1 more year
Paul C. Aranha 2 more years
June Maura 2 more years |
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Management Committee: |
Virginia
Ballance
Anne Lawlor
Beryl Strachan
Dawn Davies
Jamaal Miller
Anthony Roberts
Andrea Major
Chantal Curtis
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Editors (Journal): |
Anne Lawlor
Jim Lawlor |
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Editorial Committee: |
Gail Saunders
Lorraine Lightbourn
Grace Turner
Vivienne Ferguson |
Next Meeting
Thursday 27th May at 6pm – Nicolette Bethel and Philip Burrows – History of Theatre in Bahamas
At our museum corner of Shirley Street and Elizabeth Avenue Parking at the ex Psilinakis carpark north of the museum on Elizabeth Ave. Entrance via First Caribbean Bank on Shirley Street.
The lunch/fashion show at the Yacht Club on 22nd April last was a grand event. A large thanks to Clarice Granger and Joan Clarke for the organization and to Beryl Strachan (pictured left) and her team including our BHS Volunteers for the modelling and to Donna Knowles and staff of Yacht Club for an excellent meal and service. Thanks also to Lorraine Lightbourn (announcing) and Dr Gail Saunders, June Maura and Dr Vernell Allen for door and raffle prizes. And thanks to all who supported the venture.
Including the raffle, the profit so far is $2381.
The Bahamas Historical Society (BHS)
is a non-profit organization dedicated to stimulating interest in Bahamian History and to the collection and preservation of material relating thereto. Its Headquarters, the former IODE Hall, was a gift from the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE). BHS is on Shirley Street and Elizabeth Avenue in Nassau.
www.bahamashistoricalsociety.
com
