Murphysburg Herald

Historic Murphysburg Preservation, Inc.

HMP BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Fall 2012
Joplin, Missouri 64802

Post Office Box 1332

Third Annual Mark Williams President markwilliams@joplinlofts.com Bob Morton Vice-President bongollc@sbcglobal.net Mary Anne Phillips Secretary mphillip@joplinmo.org Gaye Pate Treasurer gpate@joplin.com Mary Ann Neff Director neffmaryann@att.net Paula Callihan Director paulacallihan@gmail.com David Pommert Director Joplin74@lycos.com

DickensFest
A Holiday Destination in Joplin

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

December 7, 8 and 9, 2012 6 to 8:30 PM First United Methodist Church, 501 West 4th Street
Moffet Avenue from 3 r d Street to 4 t h Street will be blocked off each night Centered around

Volunteers Needed for DickensFest:

Parking Attendants * Greeters * Rebuilding, Painting & Decorating the Sets * Recruiting Sponsors, and much more. Contact Paula at 483-3116 or paulacallihan@gmail.com to find out what you can do to make DickensFest a success and welcome visitors to our historic neighborhood!
Complimentary Admission will Feature Twinkling Luminaries * Live Nativity Nightly Indoor Concerts * Face Painting * Father Christmas * Petting Zoo Costumed Dickens Characters * Olde English Village * Childrens Train Ride Indoor Fine Art Show and Sale * Indoor Art/Craft/Food Vendors Local Winery * Horse Drawn Carriage Rides PLEDGES NEEDED for DECK THE LIGHT POLES! If you havent donated this year, the board encourages you to send a check to the HMP post office box at your earliest convenience. Professionals will be hired to hang the lighted holiday wreaths on Moffet and Sergeant Avenues around Thanksgiving.

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Mark Your Calendar

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Friday, November 2 ~ 6:00 PM Hosted by Ann Leach & Karl Lipscomb at The Creative Cottage 523 South Sergeant Avenue
The Gustav Kleinkauf House ~ Circa 1905

LiveSmart participants

AGENDA: Complimentary Refreshments;

Short Meeting; Election of Directors; Presentation by local attorney and author, Lisa Livingston-Martin featuring her book, Haunted Joplin. Lisa graduated from Missouri State University with a B.S. in Political Science, and a J.D. from Washington University Law School in St. Louis. She has practiced law in southwest Missouri for more than 20 years. Lisa is also a co-team leader of Paranormal Science Lab, which focuses on paranormal research at historic sites. She also authored Civil War Ghosts of Southwest Missouri and will soon release Missouris Wicked Route 66. Dont miss this unique opportunity! BRING A FRIEND, SPOUSE OR NEIGHBOR ! Call Paula Callihan at 483-3116 or 623-6291 for additional information.

Celebrating Historic Preservation Month, Paula Callihan & Nancy Morton acted as docents while guiding 60 LiveSmart walkers past historic homes on Sergeant and Moffet Avenues. Event was in conjunction with the May Third Thursday Joplin Downtown Alliance.

The City of Joplin and the Citys Historic Preservation Commission undertook a historic architectural survey of houses between West First Street, South Pearl Avenue, South Sergeant Avenue, and West Seventh Street. The next step is to secure the funding needed to nominate the area to the National Register of Historic Places. If you have any questions, contact Matthew Wright (City of Joplin) at 624-0820 Ext. 511.

HMP is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation governed by a volunteer board. Our organization is dedicated to the preservation of historic homes in Joplins Murphysburg Residential Historic District. Our mission is to implement charitable and educational activities that promote and stimulate historic preservation throughout the neighborhood.