Potomac Chapter National Railway Historical Society, Inc.
| Zoom video conference with participation by: | |
| Gordy Bjoraker, President John Sery, Vice President Bill Holdsworth, Secretary |
Chuck Greene, Director at Large Stephen Sery, Director at Large |
| Not participating: Jay Creswell, Treasurer | Doug Scott, National Representative |
Gordy called the meeting to order about 8:05 p.m.
Bill made minutes of previous meetings available.
Gordy and Bill reported that the recent broadcast email generated no volunteers for the position of treasurer in 2027. Bill offered to takeover the duties. He will contact Jay.
When Bill takes over as treasurer, he would like to be relieved of some other duties — perhaps his role as secretary or coordinator of Zoom and hybrid member meetings. John suggested that we develop a one-page document outlining the duties of secretary and treasurer. He thought the broadcast email regarding the treasurer position could serve as a good starting point.
Bill reported that he received 58 renewals for 2026, giving us 68 active members.
Directors discussed options for resuming distribution of a newsletter to chapter members. John will contact his preferred candidate for newsletter editor again. Directors agreed that is the best option.
Bill has gotten a technical contact for the the Council Office Building Lecture Hall. He plans to contact them in advance of the September membership meeting. We have had trouble in recent meeting with the HDMI ports. We would like to gain access to the wireless connection.
Stephen has been successful posting membership meeting programs to YouTube. He posted the July 21 program later that same night.
The next board meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m. November 10.
The meeting adjourned about 9:05 p.m.
| Zoom video conference with participation by: | |
| Gordy Bjoraker, President Bill Holdsworth, Secretary |
Jay Creswell, Treasurer Chuck Greene, Director at Large |
| Not participating: John Sery, Vice President | Stephen Sery, Director at Large Doug Scott, National Representative |
Gordy called the meeting to order about 8:05 p.m. He noted the lack of a quorum. So, no official actions were taken, but there was a discussion.
Bill made minutes of previous meetings available.
Bill reported that he has received 52 renewals for 2026, giving us 64 active members. Directors suggeted that Bill send another reminder reminder to those who haven't renewed. He won't send meeting notice postcards to those who haven't renewed.
Jay said that the chapter has about $25,000 in Truist and about $60,000 in total funds. Jay said that Truist has shut off his online access.
Jay suggested that we recruit somebody for him to train to assume Treasurer duties next year.
Bill and Gordy urged Jay to transfer funds out of the Treasury Direct account because he is the only one that has access to the account. Jay said he would explore transfering funds to TIAA.
Bill has reserved the Council Office Building Lecture Hall for the September membership meeting. He also reserved an additional hour of setup time for the June meeting. Bill won't be available to administer the July Zoom meeting. He will notify Stephen.
Attendees agreed to re-schedule the next board meeting for 8 p.m. July 28. Gordy will be travelling in August.
The meeting adjourned about 8:40 p.m.
| Zoom video conference with participation by: | |
| Gordy Bjoraker, President John Sery, Vice President Bill Holdsworth, Secretary |
Stephen Sery, Director at Large Chuck Greene, Director at Large Doug Scott, National Representative |
| Guest: Marc Laborde | |
| Not participating: Jay Creswell, Treasurer | |
Gordy called the meeting to order about 8:05 p.m.
Bill made minutes of previous meetings available.
Board members discussed possible recipients for small grants. They mentioned the National Capital Trolley Museum and Railway Mail Service Library.
Bill reported that he has received 50 renewals for 2026, giving us 61 active members. Bill plans to send reminders to those who haven't renewed.
Doug reported that arrangements for the 2026 haven't been finalized. He said that the processing is slow for renewals made via postal mail.
Directors agreed that the December holiday social on a Saturday afternoon was successful. We should repeat that format for 2026.
Marc Laborde briefed on the status of his work with the Flack slide collection.
Bill has reserved the Council Office Building Lecture Hall for the March and June membership meetings. Bill won't be available to administer the April Zoom meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
