Illiana Garden Railway Society December 2011 Meeting Minutes The December Meeting and Holiday Party were held on Saturday the 17th at Taltree Station in Valparaiso Indiana. There were 24 members present. Dave Ransom called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Everyone was welcomed to the Holiday Party and December Meeting. Dave Ransom Reported: Thank [...]
Illiana Garden Railway Society November 2011 Meeting Minutes The November Meeting was held on Tuesday the 22nd at the home of Max & Fran Samuelson in Valparaiso Indiana. There were 17 members present. Dave Ransom called the meeting to order at 7:07 PM. Everyone was welcomed to the November Meeting. Dave Ransom Reported: Thank you [...]
Illiana Garden Railway Society October 2011 Meeting Minutes The October Meeting was held on Tuesday the 25th at the home of Max & Fran Samuelson in Valparaiso Indiana. There were 17 members present. Dave Ransom called the meeting to order at 7:14 PM. Everyone was welcomed to the October Meeting. Dave Ransom Reported: A thank [...]
Illiana Garden Railway Society September 2011 Meeting Minutes The September Meeting was held on Wednesday the 28th at Riley’s Railhouse in Chesterton Indiana. There were 26 members and guests present. Dave Ransom called the meeting to order at 7:07 PM. Everyone was welcomed to the September Meeting. What a beautiful evening and what beautiful surroundings [...]
Illiana Garden Railway Society August 2011 Meeting Minutes The August Meeting and IGRS Annual Picnic were held on Sunday the 21st at Samuelson’s Garden Center. There were 31 members and guests present. Dave Ransom called the meeting to order at 1:04 PM. Everyone was welcomed to the Annual IGRS Picnic! We were blessed with a [...]
Illiana Garden Railway Society July 2011 Meeting Minutes The July Meeting was held on Tuesday the 26th at Samuelson’s Garden Center. There were 16 members and guests present. Dave Ransom called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Everyone was welcomed to the July Meeting. Dave Ransom Reported: Thanks to Samuelson’s and Tom & Dorothy [...]
Illiana Garden Railway Society June 2011 Meeting Minutes The June Meeting was held on Tuesday the 28th Samuelson’s Garden Center. There were 17 members present. Dave Ransom called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Everyone was welcomed to the June Meeting. Dave Ransom Reported: Thank you to Samuelson’s and the IGRS Board for hosting the June [...]
Illiana Garden Railway Society May 2011 Meeting Minutes The May Meeting was held on Sunday the 22nd at the home of Phil and Karen Bachman near Hebron Indiana. There were 19 members present. Dave Ransom called the meeting to order at 1:18 PM. Everyone was welcomed to the May Meeting. Dave Ransom Reported: • A great big [...]
Illiana Garden Railway Society April 2011 Meeting Minutes The April Meeting was held on Tuesday the 26th at the home of Arv and Marilyn Gossman in St. John Indiana. There were 18 members and guests present. Dave Ransom called the meeting to order at 7:15 PM. Everyone was welcomed to the April Meeting. Dave Ransom Reported: [...]
Illiana Garden Railway Society March 2011 Meeting Minutes The March Meeting was held on Monday the 21st at the Valparaiso Library in Room B. There were 12 IGRS members in attendance. Dave Ransom called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Dave welcomed the members to the March Meeting and announced that Rex Appel was [...]
Illiana Garden Railway Society - December 2010 Meeting Minutes The December Meeting and Holiday Gathering were held on Saturday the 18th at the Taltree Depot in Valparaiso Indiana. There were 32 members and guests present. Dave Ransom called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Dave Ransom Reported: A big [...]
Illiana Garden Railway Society – November 2010 Meeting Minutes The November Meeting was held on Tuesday the 23th at the home of Max & Fran Samuelson’s in Valparaiso Indiana. There were 20 members and guests present. Betty & Jack Trickler were also in attendance. Dave Ransom called the meeting to order at 7:15 PM. Everyone was [...]
Illiana Garden Railway Society - October 2010 Meeting Minutes The October Meeting was held on Tuesday the 26th at Samuelson’s Garden Center in Valparaiso Indiana. There were 18 members and guests present. Dave Ransom called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM. Everyone was welcomed to the October Meeting. Dave Ransom Reported: Thanks to the IGRS Board and Samuelson’s [...]

















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