Friday, May 27, 1988
Planned to go with Charlie Evers at 10:00 to see Mel Koehler of Marion Development Office at Jerry Ballinger’s insistence to get City to buy post office. But found the meeting in Columbus to interview Richard Francoviglia for head of Local History office was at 11:00 not 12:00. Took material to Charlie and told him he was on his own and headed for Columbus. Jim Strider, John Briley and Pat Dugan also there. When I found he teaches a course Reading the Landscape I saw him as more than just a preservationist. Lunch on Ohio Historical Society at Colonel Crawford Inn. Saw Gary Ness in parking lot and he suggested I would be welcome at committee meetings of Ohio Historical Society Board. Stopped at Harters on way home with royal catchfly.