Historical Societies


Historical Society of The United Methodist Church

Board of Directors
President: Daniel Swinson 223 North Emerson Street, Mt. Prospect, IL 60056-2509
Email: djswinson@wowway.com  
Vice-Pres.: Jim W. Morris, 1103 Joshua Avenue, Creston, IA 50801-8129
641-782-2715; E-mail: mjmorris_jm@hotmail.com
Secretary: Barbara Essen, PO Box 655, Pomeroy, WA 99347
509-843-1212; E-mail: bessen@peoplepc.com
Treasurer: Charles Yrigoyen, Jr., 950 Willow Valley Lakes Drive, Apt #I-106, Willow Street, PA 17584
717-464-3276; E-mail: jyrigoyen@cs.com
Representative, General Commission: Jim Morris
General Secretary, General Commission: Robert J. Williams
Editor, Historian's Digest: Patricia Thompson, P.O. Box 538, Morrisville, VT 05661
802-888-2185 (h); E-mail: pajt8817@aol.com

Program Committee (under leadership of Vice-President, Jim Morris):
Robert W. Sledge, 3141 Chimney Circle, Abilene, TX 79606
E-mail: sledger@mcmurryadm.mcm.edu
Carol Roszell, Texas Wesleyan University, Eunice & James L. West Library, 1201 Wesleyan Street, Fort Worth, TX 76105
E-mail: croszell@txwes.edu
Linda Schram, 244 South Elk Street, Sandusky, MI 48471-1358
E-mail: lars@greatlakes.net
Chris Shoemaker, 206 N. College Street, Sparks, GA 31647
E-mail: brothershoe@zebra.net
Membership Secretary: Phil Lawton
Membership: 700
Webmaster: Dan Smith
Website: http://www.historicalsocietyunitedmethodistchurch.org/
Membership: 700
Publication: Historian's Digest, published four times a year
Editor: Patricia Thompson, P.O. Box 538, Morrisville, VT 05661
802-888-2185 (h); E-mail: pajt8817@aol.com

Jurisdictional Historical Societies

Southeastern
President: W. Arthur Warren, Jr., P.O. Box 392, Murfreesboro, NC 27855
252-398-4556; E-mail: awarren@nccumc.org
Vice-Pres.: Chris Shoemaker, 206 N. College Street, Sparks, GA 31647
229-848-3264 (b); 229-549-8550 (h); E-mail: brothershoe@zebra.net
Secretary: Nancy Andersen, 111 Birdie Court, Mooresville, NC 28117
704-664-2499; E-mail: meanka@earthlink.net
Treasurer: Franklin Buie, 209 Jabay Drive, Columbia, SC 29229
803-865-2121 (h); E-mail: fbbuie@sc.rr.com
Publication: SEJ/HS Notes
Editor: Kerri Shoemaker, 206 N. College Street, Sparks, GA 31647
229-549-8550; E-mail: Kerrishoe@zebra.net

State or Episcopal Area Historical Societies

Arkansas United Methodist Historical Society
President: Kathy Cooper
Vice-Pres.: Donald Nolly
Secretary: Donna Bell
Treasurer: Sue Osment Jones, 2210 Maplewood Drive, Conway, AR 72032
Membership: 160
Publication: Occasional Papers, published twice a year
Editor: Ronald B. Clark, c/o 1510 Kent Road, North Little Rock, AR 72116
E-mail: rbclark2089@sbcglobal.net

Michigan Area United Methodist Historical Society
President: John Park, Dixboro Church, 5521 Church Rd., Ann Arbor MI 48105
734-665-5632; E-mail: jgpark@aol.com
Vice-Pres: TBA
Secretary: Jennifer Thomas, Stockwell-Mudd Library, 602 E. Cass St., Albion MI 49224
517-629-0487; E-mail: jthomas@albion.edu
Treasurer: Diana Spitnale Miller, 1148 Cadmus Dr., Troy MI 48085-1273
248-828-9920; E-mail: diana@ddmiller.net
Website: http://maumchs.wordpress.com/
Membership: 17
Publication: West Michigan Legacies, once or twice a year.


United Methodist Historical Society of Ohio
President: Lowell Peterson, 1490 Autumnwoods Drive, Fremont, OH 43420
419-334-6930; E-mail: lepeterson1@juno.com
Vice-Pres.: Bill Drown, 7384 North County Rd, Bellevue, OH 44811
419-483-8994; E-mail: bdrown@woh.rr.com
Secretary: Don Trigg, 760 Brentwood Drive, Galion, OH 44833
419-462-1689; E-mail: DLT419@aol.com
Membership Secretary: Joe Newberry, 1216 21st St., Portsmouth, OH 45662
740-354-6736; E-mail: newberry.joe1@verizon.net
Treasurer: Gerald L. Hegel, 3941 Orchard View Place, Powell, OH 43065
614-764-4772; E-mail: geraldhegel@yahoo.com
Membership: 121
Website: www.umhso.org
Webmaster: Carol Holliger, Archivist, Archives of Ohio United Methodism, Ohio Wesleyan University, Beeghly Library, 43 Rowland Avenue, Delaware, OH 43015
740-368-3285; E-mail: aoum@owu.edu
Publication: United Methodist Historical Society of Ohio Historian's Newsletter, Biannually
Editor: Carol Holliger, Archivist, Archives of Ohio United Methodism, Ohio Wesleyan University, Beeghly Library, 43 Rowland Avenue, Delaware, OH 43015
740-368-3285; E-mail: aoum@owu.edu 

Texas United Methodist Historical Society
President: William C. Hardt, 10375 New Wehdem Road, Brenham, TX 77833
979-830-0136; 979-830-5210; E-mail: wchardt@gmail.com
Vice-Pres.:  Robert W. Sledge, 3141 Chimney Circle, Abilene, TX 79606
915-691-6272 (b); E-mail: sledger@mcmurryadm.mcm.edu
Secretary: Louis Sherwood, 421 Seaman Street, Ft. Worth, TX 76111
817-468-8170 (b)
Treasurers: Jim & Mary Plumlee, 6215 Waggoner Drive, Dallas, TX 75230
214-363-1811 (h)
Kate Warnick Awards for Local Church Histories:
Dr. William J. Bryan, III, P.O. Box 750133, Dallas, TX 75275
Publication: Texas Methodist Historical News, 2-3 issues a year
Editor: Bill Hedges, 610 Tamy Street, Quitman, TX 75783

Annual Conference Historical Societies

Alabama-West Florida
President: Robert H. Couch,1007 Felton Lane, Auburn, AL 36830
334-887-7348; E-mail: rcouchauburn@charter.net
Exec. Vice-Pres.: Claud Brown, P.O. Box 909, Opelika, AL 36803
334-745-4567; E-mail: cbrownx2@bellsouth.net 
Secretary: Sharon Tucker, Methodist Archives Center, Huntingdon College Library, 1500
E. Fairview Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36106-6201
334-833-4413 (b); E-mail: stucker@huntingdon.edu
Treasurer: Barbara Fowler

Baltimore-Washington
President: Emora Brannan, 5407 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210
410-433-6650 (b); 410-323-8286; FAX: 412-532-7919; E-mail: emora.brannan@verizon.net  
Vice-Chair: Gabrielle Patrick, 8809 Keewatin Road, Lanham, MD 20706
703-607-3337 (b); 301-577-2947 (h); E-mail: gabrielle.patrick@dfas.net
Secretary: Peggy Rhorer, 118 Summit Hill Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-869-9434 (h); E-mail: prhorer@starpower.net
Treasurer: Paul Nichols, 16529 Sioux Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
301-869-0543 (h); E-mail: plnichols@comcast.net
Website: www.lovelylanemuseum.com
Membership: 250+
Publication: Third Century Methodism, published quarterly
Editor: James Reaves, 2200 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
The Historical Society is affiliated with the Strawbridge Shrine Association, 2650 Strawbridge Lane, New Windsor, MD 21776.

California-Nevada
President: Sargent Wright, 6220 Summerset Lane, Citrus Heights, CA 95621
916-729-7079; E-mail: sarge6220@comcast.net
Secretary: Larry Staley, 272 Sandpiper Court, Foster City, CA 94404
650-245-2900; E-mail: larrystaley@earthlink.net
Treasurer: Joanne Iritani, 400 Munroe St. #26, Sacramento, CA 95825
916-488-8821; E-mail: fjiritani@comcast.net
Membership: 21
Publication: Nuggets, published twice a year
Editor: TBA

Central Pennsylvania
President: Brand Eaton, 228 Bridge Street, New Cumberland, PA 17070-2126
717-774-5877 (h); 717-774-2005 (b); E-mail: brandeaton@cpcpastors.org
Vice-Pres.: Fern Boyer, 2821 Fishing Creek Valley Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17112
717-599-5146 (b)
Secretary: Arthur Oplinger, 5009 Chestnut Grove Road, Spring Grove, PA 17362-7909
717-229-2119 (h); E-mail: tonioplinger@juno.com
Membership: 92
Publication: The Chronicle, published annually
Editor: Milton W. Loyer, 917 Emily Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

Dakotas
President: James Cissell, P.O. Box 183, Murdo, SD 57559
605-669-2501 (b); 605-669-2848 (h); E-mail: crjames49@hotmail.com
Vice-Pres.:  Darwin Kopfmann, P.O. Box 38, Streeter, ND 58483
701-424-3619 (b); 701-424-3320 (h); E-mail: ddkopf@daktel.com
Secretary: Betty Taylor, 41117 - 159th St, Conde, SD 57434
605-897-6687; E-mail: ktaylor@nvc.net
Treasurer: Jacki Keck, 703 West 7th Street, Williston, ND 58801-4908
701-572-7829 (h); E-mail: jkeck@dia.net
Membership: Approximately 100
Publication: News and Notes, four times a year.
Editor: Jacki Keck, 703 West 7th Street, Williston, ND 58801-4908
701-572-7829; E-mail: jkeck@dia.net

Desert Southwest
President: TBA
Secretary: Nancy Kern, 9855 E. Irvington Rd. #199, Tucson, AZ 85730
520-886-8056; E-mail: nancykern@cox.net
Treasurer: Randy Bowman, 1550 East Meadowbrook Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85040-4040
Membership: 10
Publication: Tapestry, two times a year.
Editor: Lyle Johnston, 8919 E. Navajo Ct., Prescott Valley, AZ 86314-8313
E-mail: revmrsjohnston@gmail.com 

Detroit (Friends of the Archives)

President: Jeanne Thomas, 3409 Elmwood Drive, Clio, MI 48420-2903
E-mail: jim_jeanne2000@hotmail.com
Vice-Pres.: James A. Dodd, 4771 Devonshire Hooks Mill, Adrian, MI 49221-9409
Secretary/Treasurer: Sharon Scott, 214 E. Michigan Ave., Clinton, MI 49236
517-456-7198; E-mail: sascott2@comcast.net
Membership: 58
Publication: The Historical Messenger, published twice a year
Editor: Matthew May, Shipman Library, Adrian College, 110 S. Madison, Adrian MI 49221
E-mail: matthewtmay@yahoo.com

Eastern Pennsylvania
President: Joseph DiPaolo, 1178 Rossiter Lane, Radnor, PA 19087
610-688-5650 (b); 610-989-9779 (h)
Treasurer: Robert Powell, 235 N. Fourth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Membership: 68
Publication: The Historical Advocate
Editor: EPA Historical Society, St. George’s UMC, 326 New Street, Philadelphia, PA
19106

Florida
President: Ivan Corbin, 13502 Town Loop Blvd., Orlando, FL 32837
407-438-8947; E-mail: ivan.corbin@flumc.org
Vice-Pres.: Daphne Johnson, 942 South Blvd., Lakeland, FL 33803
863-682-8191; E-mail: daphne.johnson@flumc.org
Secretary: Lawrence J. Loveday, 4012 Greenwood Drive, Ft. Pierce, FL 34982-6151
772-464-3455; E-mail: lawrenceloveday@hotmail.com
Membership: 85

Greater New Jersey
President: Steven D. Elliott, 330 Union Avenue, Delanco, NJ 08075
856-461-0058; E-mail: revsde@comcast.net 
Vice-Pres.: Robert Ralph, 18 Lake Dr., Woodbury, NJ 08096-2702
856-845-1627 (b); 856-845-1029 (h); E-mail: Robertralph@earthlink.net
Secretary: Timothy Griscom, 30 Perdicaris Pl., Trenton, NJ 08618-5602
609-633-9819 (b); 856-234-1042 (h); E-mail: Tgriscom@verizon.net
Treasurer: Doreen Dyer, PO Box 138, Newfield, NJ 08344
609-697-3387
Membership: 75

Holston

President: Roy L. Howard, 1317 Blocker Lane, Chattanooga, TN 37412-1457
423-867-3775 (h); E-mail: RLH2HOLS@aol.com
Co-Vice-Pres.:
Jerry Catron, P.O. Box 96, Saltville, VA 24370
540-496-4496 (h); E-mail: histrymn@yahoo.com
Jim Douthat, P.O. Box 400, Signal Mountain, TN 37377
423-886-6369 ; E-mail: jimd@mountainpress.com
Co-Secretary:
Betty Neeley, P. O. Box 145, Jonesborough, TN 37659
423-753-8876 (h)
Mark S. Womack, 3229 Westonia Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37412
423-624-6948 (h)
Treasurer: Robert L. George, P. O. Box 2424, Cleveland, TN 37320
423-476-2921 (h); E-mail: georgecpa@juno.com
Membership: 75
Publication: Holston Historical Heritage, yearly
Editor: Bradley Scott, P.O. Box 115, Jonesborough, TN 37659
423-753-8097

Illinois Great Rivers
President: The Rev. John H. Woodruff, 20 Brompton Ct., Bloomington, IL 61704
309-663-2596 (h)
Historian: Richard Chrisman, 2104 Timberview, Bloomington, IL 61701
309-827-3629 (h); E-mail: rachrisman@aol.com
Membership: 150
Publication: Historical Messenger, quarterly
Editor: Richard Chrisman, 2104 Timberview, Bloomington, IL 61701
309-827-3629 (h); E-mail: rachrisman@aol.com

Indiana
President: Doug Davies, P.O. Box 275, Gas City, IN 46933
765-674-3583 (b); 765-674-1759 (h); FAX: 765-674-5127; E-mail: pastordoug@gascityfirst.org
Vice-Pres.: Nancy Richmond, 226 Foster Ave, Attica, IN 47318
E-mail: revnanr@gmail.com  
Secretary: Phil Williams, 2931 East Berwyn Street, Indianapolis, IN 46203-5506
317-787-7110; E-mail: Phnwms@aol.com
Treasurer: Lois Shelton, 4189 Troy Rd., Washington, IN 47501
812-254-1834; E-mail: gandmal@rtccom.net
Website: http://depauw.edu/library/archives/historicalsociety/index2.htm
Membership: 88
Publication: Indiana Conference United Methodist Historical Society Newsletter
Editor: Phil Williams, 2931 E. Berwyn Street, Indianapolis, IN 46203
317-787-7110 (h); E-mail: Phnwms@aol.com

Louisiana
President: Tim Hebert, 314 Richard Drive, Houma, LA 70364
Vice-Pres: Fern Christensen, 1017 Oma Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457
318-352-8206
Secretary/Treasurer: Ray Holt, 123 Chester Lane, Natchitoches, LA 71457
318-356-9325

Little Rock

President: John Walker
Treasurer: Nancy Britton, 215 North 8th, Batesville, AR 72501
Publication: Occassional Papers, twice a year.

Minnesota
President: Charles Nelson, 6028 West 94th Street, Bloomington, MN 55438
952-896-1142; E-mail: NelsonC2M@aol.com 
Secretary: David Laechel, 806 Church Avenue South, St. Charles, MN 55972
507-932-4931 (h); E-mail: dlaechel@hbci.com 
Treasurer: Audrey Benjamin, 491 Cretin Avenue South, St. Paul, MN 55116
651-698-3034 (h); E-mail: grandma_b@msn.com
Membership: 60
Publication: Heritage, published twice a year; occasional newsletter.
Editor: David Laechel, 806 Church Ave, St. Charles, MN 55972
507-932-4931; Email: dlaechel@hbci.com (Heritage)
Thelma Boeder, Boeder,122 West Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404
E-mail: tboeder@visi.com (newsletter)

Mississippi

President: James Sam Price, 145 Roseland Drive, Vicksburg, MS 39180
601-638-2676
Membership: 100
Publication: Methodist Historian
Editor: Ray Daniel, Jr.

Missouri
President: Joy Dodson Flanders, Central Methodist University, 411 Central Methodist Square, Fayette, MO 65248
660-248-6279
Vice-Pres: John Finley, Missouri United Methodist Archives, 411 Central Methodist Square, Fayette, MO 65248
660-248-6240 (b); 573-635-8466 (h); E-mail: jfinley@centralmethodist.edu
Publication: Toward the Setting Sun, twice a year
Editor: John O. Gooch, 1756 Wynbrick Drive, Liberty, MO 64068
817-415-0480; E-mail: jogooch@aol.com

New England
President: Margaret Bickford, 420 Old Route 25, Rumney, NH 03266
603-786-2475 (b); E-mail: webmbkfd@emailmv.com
Vice-Pres.: David O. White, 35 Laurel Ridge Road, Tolland, CT 06084
860-872-2787 (h); E-mail: dolcwhite@aol.com
Secretary: Nancy Noble, 58 Garfield, Long Island, ME 04050
207-766-5993 (h); E-mail: nnoble@mainehistory.org
Treasurer: Everett Simpson, 88 Pleasant Vale Road, Corrina, ME 04928
207-278-3542

New Mexico
President: Judith Wooderson, P.O. Box 309, Bloomfield, NM 87413
505-632-8756; E-mail: Landjwooderson@msn.com 
Vice-Pres.: Blanche Wagoner
E-mail: bwagoner1227@msn.com
Secretary: Ione Wood, 909 Harvard, Clovis, NM 88101
505-762-4673; E-mail: woodic@3lefties.com
Publication: Bulletin of the New Mexico Conference Historical Society
Editor:Judith Wooderson, P.O. Box 309, Bloomfield, NM 87413
505-632-8756; E-mail: Landjwooderson@msn.com

North Alabama
President: John "Pete" West, 26 Wilson Drive, Childersburg, AL 35044
256-404-5547; E-mail: jpx8832@bellsouth.net  
Vice-Pres.: Caroline Thompson, 5824 Stonearbor Place, Pinson, AL 35126
205-680-3301 (h); E-mail: carop328@aol.com
Secretary: Norma Jo Walton, 401 Curtis Drive S.E., Huntsville, AL 35803-1035
256-882-6654 (h); E-mail: joandharold@knology.net
Treasurer: Margaret Sulzby, 400 University Park Drive, #G-17, Homewood, AL 35209
205-823-5484 (h); E-mail: msulzby@bellsouth.net
Publication: Semiannual newsletter
Editor: Kenneth Johnson, 2815 Alexander Drive, Florence, AL 35633
256-766-7521 (h); E-mail: krjohn@hiwaay.net
Membership: 125

North Carolina
President: Para Drake, Newbegun UMC, 129 Terrilyn Way, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
E-mail: pdrake@nccumc.org
Vice-Pres.: Donald Hayman, 1038 Highland Woods, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919-967-3381 (h); E-mail: haymanrota@aol.com
Secretary/Treasurer: John Mitchell, 622 Wimbleton Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609
919-787-3311; E-mail: John_C_Mitchell@msn.com
Membership: 169
Publication: Saddlebags Newsletter, published March and September.
Editor: Ann V. Davis, P.O. Box 353, Zebulon, NC 27962
919-269-5691; E-mail: annveazeydavis@msn.com

North Georgia
Contact: Nancy Watkins, 2121 LaVista Circle, Hapeville, GA 30354
404-768-6026 (h); E-mail: llibnhw@bellsouth.net

Northern Illinois
Co-President: David A. Eichelberger, 558 Edgewood Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126
708-833-7723 (b)
Co-President: Beth Patten, 806 Panorama Drive, #2A, Palatine, IL 60067
708-359-3068
Secretary/Treasurer: Mark Jacobs, 200 S. 4th Street, Oregon, IL 61061
815-732-2994

Oklahoma
President: Charles Watson, 1525 West Mississippi, Chickasha, OK 73019
405-222-1637
Vice-Pres.: Joy Ansley, 11000 Blue Stem Back Road, Oklahoma City, OK 73162
405-721-0575
Secretary/Treasurer: Margaret Ruth Ritter, 3116 Camino, Ponca City, OK 74604
Membership: 35+

Pacific Northwest
President: Barbara Essen, P.O. Box 655, Pomeroy, WA 99347
509-843-3821 (b); 509-843-1212 (h); Fax: 509-843-2427; E-mail: bessen@peoplepc.com
Vice-Pres.: Peg McCormack, 10416 Forty-Seventh Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98146-1045
206-937-2511 (h); E-mail: pegkmcc@earthlink.net
Secretary/Treasurer: Arlene Beale, P.O. Box 7, Pomeroy, WA 99347
509-843-3559 (b); E-mail: abeale51136@msn.com
Membership: 40
Publication: PNWHS News
Editor: Peg McCormack, 10416 Forty-Seventh Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98146-1045
206-937-2511 (h); E-mail: pegkmcc@earthlink.net

Peninsula-Deleware
President: Jim Morris, 1220 Johnson Road, Salisbury, MD 21804
410-742-4059; E-mail: jgmorris@comcast.net  
Vice Pres.:  Jessie Smith, 7971 Bowlend Road, Pocomoke, MD 21851
410-957-3320; E-mail: SMITHjhtims@aol.com
Secretary: Earle Baker, 20 N. Church Street, Milford, DE 19963
302-422-8111 (b); 302-422-5714 (h); FAX: 302-422-4078; E-mail: enbaker@verizon.net
Treasurer: Bill Westbrook, 139 North State Street, Dover, DE 19901
302-674-2626 (b); FAX: 302-674-1573; E-mail: wwestbrook@pen-del.org
Membership: 59
Publication: Peninsula-Delaware Conference Historical Society Newsletter, published semi-annually
Editor: Tom Blakelock, c/o The Commission on Archives & History, 6362 Bay Rd., Frederica, DE 19946

Rocky Mountain
President: Merlene Barner, Niwot UM Church, 7405 Lookout Road, Longmont, CO 80503-8631
303-530-0241 (b); E-mail: mbarner@niwotumc.org
Vice-Pres.: Marietta Moore, 1609 68th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634
970-346-8049 (h); E-mail: mvaem@comcast.net
Secretary: Sally Anduss, 724 Duke Square, Fort Collins, CO 80525
970-484-1646; E-mail: salanduss@comcast.net
Treasurer: Nancy Mead, 1450 S. Pierce Street, Lakewood, CO 80232 
303-934-5549 (b); E-mail: nancmead@juno.com
Membership: 25

South Carolina
President: Franklin Buie, 209 Jabay Drive, Columbia, SC 29229
803-865-2121 (h); E-mail: fbbuie@sc.rr.com
Vice-Pres.: Ann A. Mullis, 1325Mullis Road, Blythewood, SC 29016
803-754-0399; E-mail: jmullis1949@msn.com
Secretary/Treasurer: Roger M. Gramling, P.O. Box 21305, Columbia, SC 29221-1305
803-771-9125 (b); 803-781-7754 (h); FAX: 803-771-9135; E-mail: scumf@bellsouth.net
Membership: 99
Publication: The Mark, published three times a year
Editor: A.V. Huff, Jr., 30 Glenrose Ave., Greenville, SC 29609
864-834-9726 (h)

South Georgia
President: Chris Shoemaker, 206 N. College Street, Sparks, GA 31647
229-848-3264 (b); 229-549-8550 (h); E-mail: brothershoe@zebra.net
Vice-Pres.: Susan Mays, 1803 Ross Street, Perry, GA 31069
478-934-6952
Secretary: Jeannette Brooks, 920 Wesleyan Dr., Macon, GA 31210
Treasurer: Danny E. Treadway, 728 East 55th St., Savannah, GA 31405
Membership: 256
Publication: Historical Highlights
Editor: Marynell Waite, 102 George T. Morris Cr., St. Simons Island, GA 31522

Tennessee
Treasurer: Linda Collier, P.O. Box 322, Smyrna, TN 37167
615-449-1942
Publication: Journal published quarterly

Troy
President: Pat Thompson, PO Box 538, Morrisville, VT 05661
802-888-2185

Virginia
President: Stephen Mansfield, 5204 Windsor Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23464
757-233-8776 (b); 757-424-1759 (h); E-mail: smansfield@vwc.edu
Vice-Pres: T. Harold Crowder, Jr., 1303 N. Main St., South Boston, VA 24592
434-572-4001 (h); E-mail: Harold@GCRonline.com
Secretary: Ann Shappell, 1428 Huntington Crescent, Norfolk, VA 23509
757-622-0231 (h)
; E-mail: apshappell@vwc.edu
Membership: By charter limited to 48 trustees.
Publication: Heritage, published twice a year.
Editor: L. Boyd Lucas, P.O. Box 1719, Glen Allen, VA 23060
E-mail: LBoydLucasHeritage@gmail.com

West Virginia
President: Betty Shields, 2048 Maple Acres Road, Princeton, WV 24740
304-327-6494; E-mail: rcsbjs1@frontiernet.net
Vice-Pres.: Joseph Geiger, Jr., 821 First Street, Huntington, WV 25701
304-525-1487; E-mail: joegeiger61@wvculture.org
Secretary/Treasurer: Kathy Hanko, 425 Park Street, Morgantown, WV 26501 
304-292-3840; E-mail: hanko@labs.net
Membership: 58
Publication: Newsletter, published twice a year
Editor: Amelia Anderson, 764 Cleveland Road, Cleveland, WV 26215
304-493-6532

Western North Carolina
President: Russell Ford, 9630 Watergate Road, Charlotte, NC 28270
704-847-3302 (h); E-mail: russford@windstream.net
Vice Pres: Randy H. Tarlton, 416 White Store Road, Wadesboro, NC 28170
704-694-3448 (h)
Secretary: Arthur W. Swarthout, P.O. Box 268, Lake Junaluska, NC 28745-0268
828-452-2881, ext. 781 (b)
Treasurer: Nancy Keever Andersen, P.O. Box 18005, Charlotte, NC 28218
704-535-2260 (b); 704-664-2499 (h); FAX: 704-567-6117; E-mail: meanka@earthlink.net
Membership: 48
Publication: The Western North Carolina Methodist Historian
Editor: Arthur W. Swarthout, P.O. Box 268, Lake Junaluska, NC 28745-0268

Western Pennsylvania
President: TBA
Secretary: David Grinnell, 807 East St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-321-4963; 412-454-6367

Wisconsin
President: TBA
Publication: Flashbacks, published 3 times/year
Editor: Lois Olsen, 1840 North Prospect Avenue, #722, Milwaukee, WI 53202-1964
 
Wyoming
President: Joyce Ellis, 2308 Glenwood Rd., Vestal, NY 13850
607-785-5148
Vice-President: Bob Baker, 112 Saddle Lake Rd., Tunkhannock, PA 18657
570-836-4919
Secretary:  Marjorie J. Summers, 201 Evergreen Sreet, 4-3F, Vestal, NY 13850
607-770-7314 (h)
Treasurer: Ken Summers, 201 Evergreen Sreet, 4-3F, Vestal, NY 13850
607-770-7314 (h)
Membership: 40
Publication: The Wyoming Conference Historical Society News, 3 issues yearly.
Editor: Robert W. Harris, RR1, Box 39 BB, Susquehanna, PA 18847
E-mail: (Annual Conference) wyomconf@spectra.net

European United Methodist Historical Society

Chair for the Historical Society of the German speaking area (Austria, Germany & Switzerland):
Ulrike Schuler, Pahlkestr. 46a, DE-42115 Wuppertal GERMANY
Phone: +202-71 1123; Fax: +202-2712337; E-mail: ulrike.schuler@emk.de
Advisory Members:
Rev. Ulrich Ziegler, Gugelstrasse 142, D-90459 Nürnberg GERMANY
E-mail: ulrich.ziegler@emk.de
Rev. Friedhelm Kober, Plauener Str. 27, D-08491 Netzschkau GERMANY
E-mail: friedhelm.kober@emk.de
Rev. Dr. Manfred Marquardt, Morikestr. 18, D-72762 Reutlingen GERMANY
E-mail: Manfred.Marquardt@emk.de
Rev. Prof. Helmut Nausner, Landgutgasse 39/8, A-1100 Wien AUSTRIA (for Austria)
E-mail: helmut.nausner@netway.at
Dr. Christoph Raedel, Hagstr. 2, D-72762 Reutlingen GERMANY
Email: raedel@mtd-net.de
Dorothea Sackmann, Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 36, D-72762 Reutlingen GERMANY (for Central German Archive)
E-mail: D-Sackmann@t-online.de
Esther Baier

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