MS 598 - Country Posey Garden Club (Flatrock Township, Henry County, Ohio)

Title	MS 598 - Country Posey Garden Club (Flatrock Township, Henry County, Ohio)
Introduction	The collection was donated to the Center for Archival Collections through the cooperation of Berneda Foreman of Napoleon, Ohio starting in the spring of 1991 with the final donation on September 12, 1997 at the time the club disbanded. No restrictions exist on the use of this collection. Duplication is permitted for the purposes of preservation and research. The register was compiled by Marilyn Levinson, Curator of Manuscripts in 1997 and revised in April 2004.
Agency History	Part of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, District 1, the Country Posey Garden Club was one of a group of clubs in Henry County including groups in Liberty Center, Holgate, and Florida, which formed the Henry County Unit of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs. The Spade and Trowel Garden Club in Florida was the first established in 1938. Country Posey Garden Club was the second established group, founded in 1947 and affiliated with the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs in 1948. Due to a decline in membership, the Country Posey Garden Club was disbanded in the fall of 1997.
Scope and Content	The records of the Country Posey Garden Club document the history and activities of the Henry County women's group from 1947 to 1997 when the club disbanded. The records include a full series of minutes, which include membership and financial information, scattered correspondence which illustrates the variety of projects in the community through thank-you notes as well as the network of cooperation between other garden clubs in Henry County. There is also a series of correspondence and other communications with the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, of which Country Posey was a member in District 1. In addition, the collection includes a series of the annual program booklets of the club, and a couple of scrapbooks with photographs and clippings, all of which illustrate the scope of activities and friendships shared in the club.
Series Description	PROCEEDINGS MINUTES 1947-1997 Arranged chronologically Bound volumes of Secretary's books, including meeting minutes, membership lists, financial information, and constitution/by-laws CORRESPONDENCE CORRESPONDENCE. 1960-1996, n.d. Arranged chronologically Miscellaneous loose notes and letters, dealing with club activities and in recognition of or thanks for donations and projects of members CORRESPONDENCE - OAGC GENERAL 1976-1996 Arranged chronologically Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, District 1 meeting notices, circulars and correspondence CORRESPONDENCE - OAGC ROSTERS 1980-1995 Arranged chronologically Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, District 1 club and officer rosters CORRESPONDENCE - OAGC PROGRAM BOOKLETS 1985-1991 Arranged chronologically Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, District 1 certificates and correspondence related to scoring given club program booklets LITERARY DOCUMENTS HISTORICAL SKETCH n.d. Typed draft history of the Country Posey Garden Club ESSAYS n.d. Essays, possibly written as presentations during club programs, "Flowers and Trees of the Bible", and "Ten Reasons Why I Like to Garden" SCRAPBOOKS AND SCRAPBOOK MATERIALS. COUNTRY POSEY PROGRAMS/YEARBOOKS. 1947-1995. Arranged chronologically (some missing) Program booklets with dates, topics and hostess for meeting; also includes list of chapter members with addresses. Some missing programs may be found in the scrapbooks HENRY COUNTY GARDEN CLUBS PROGRAMS 1949-1990 (scattered) Program booklets from flower shows jointly sponsored by the Henry County Garden Clubs, of which Country Posey is a member, as well as a copy of the constitution and bylaws MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS/YEARBOOKS. 1946, 1952, 1953, 1969. Arranged chronologically Program booklets from other Henry County garden clubs SCRAPBOOKS 1947-1973. Arranged chronologically Scrapbooks of clippings, photographs, programs, and other memorabilia. Oversize wrapped PRINTED MATERIAL CLIPPINGS. 1983-1992, n.d. Newspaper articles and clippings related to Garden Club activities BOOKLETS. 1952-1996. Scattered issues of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs publication, The Garden Path, and various issues of Pause for Living, and Living with Flowers, complimentary publications related to flowers PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS 1981-1982, n.d. Photographs of club activities at various picnics, luncheons, and other celebrations ARTIFACTS RIBBONS 1963, 1965, 1976, n.d. Selected award ribbons for floral displays entered in competition at the Henry County Fair
Inventory	Box 1 Folder Minute book, Apr 1947-Sept 1963 Minute book, Oct 1963-Sept 1982 Minute book, Oct 1982-Sept 1997 Correspondence, 1960-1980 Correspondence, 1981-1989 Correspondence, 1990-1996 Correspondence, n.d. Box 2 Folder Correspondence - OCGC, Dist. 1 General, 1976-1996 Correspondence - OAGC, Dist. 1 - Rosters, 1980-1995 Correspondence - OAGC, Program Scores, 1985-1991 Country Posey Yearbooks, 1947-1952, 1954-1958 Country Posey Yearbooks, 1960-1962, 1964-1958, 1967-1968, 1973, 1977-1980 Country Posey Yearbooks, 1981-1989 Club Historical Sketch, n.d. Box 3 Folder Country Posey Yearbooks, 1990-1995 Henry County Garden Clubs programs, 1953-1969, 1992 Other club yearbooks, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1969, 1982-1983 Clippings, 1983-1992, n.d. Booklets, 1952-1996 Photographs, 1981-1984, 1995 Ribbons, 1963, 1965, 1976, n.d. Wrapped (Oversize) Scrapbook, 1947-1962 Scrapbook, 1962-1973