Friday, November 3, 1989
To shop to pick up 35 bud base arrangements for tables at Colonel Crawford Inn for dinner tonight and lunch tomorrow- yellow daisy poms, and bittersweet I provided from Terradise. Unloaded them and checked in at Days Inn then to Ohio History Center. Everything on schedule- name tags great and printed badges indicating rolls. I had president and speaker.
About 150 in auditorium for opening session. Introduced Marilyn Tomasi, head of Ohio Travel and Tourism Department. Theme of meeting tourism and history. Visited gift shop management station. Skipped 5:30 reception for a little rest and change dress for dinner. Atwe with Jim and Jenny Warner and Bill Nolan.
Introduced Mike Smith, president of AASLH from Davenport, Iowa, keynote speaker. Norm Vogt, Charlie Evers, Jack Telfer and Dick West from MCHS there. Dick taking pictures.
Barbara Shepherd my usual roommate. She talks so I just listen.