CALL FOR MEMBERS
Dear Neighbors,
I am pleased to be a part of a new group of interested residents who are in the process of organizing the Historical Society of West Hollywood and am inviting anyone interested in being a founding member of the society to contact the organizer, Larry Jackson, by April 30. Those responding will be kept informed as to the progress of the society and the data, time, and place of the organizing meeting to be held in early May.
The new society is seeking those interested in serving as a member of the Board, Chair of a Standing Committee, or one of the senior volunteers which could include the CFO, CIO, Historian, Librarian, Director of Membership and Volunteers and Director of Education.
For more information, please contact organizer Larry Jackson at tkeah720@verizon.net
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Prang, Mayor Pro Tem
Nominate Great Hall / Long Hall and Fiesta Hall, both landmark West Hollywood treasures in Plummer Park that are owned by the City as “West Hollywood Cultural Resources” to protect them from destruction. Better to preserve our historic buildings than simply recount their history with stories and a few plaques and pictures. Perhaps you can lend your support, Mayor Pro Tem Prang, by spearheading this significant preservation of our history.
Or will the City just ignore this new effort the same way they ignore the public voices, even large groups of people making their opposition known?
Background:I moved West Hollywood in late March. I noticed that West Hollywood did not seem to have an active Historical Society. I thought that it might be a good time to start one and Jeffrey offered to post an announcement. The organization does not yet exist although an organizing meeting will be convened early next month. We will exist as an Independent 501(C). The missions is the promotion of life-long learning; the study and dissemination of scholarly information in general history, West Hollywood history and the history of the diverse cultural and social communities of which West Hollywood is comprised; the preservation of historic documents and artifacts related to the history of West Hollywood so that they are available to scholars and the general public for the purpose of research and education; and the promotion of history education programs in local schools. I hope to create an enjoyable environment for those interested in the subject while doing the good work of cataloging, indexing and research using available documents. While effort will be made to document the historic architecture the organization will not be directly involved in the preservation of sites since the city and some other organizations are already involved in this type of work.