PHSC President Clint Hryhorijiw
Toronto. It’s hard to imagine, but September is here already. Exec meeting #61 via ZOOM was held this past Wednesday, September 3rd.
Treasurer, John Morden, sent out his report before the meeting reporting that the Trunk Sale was as good as last year in spite of the rain we had. Also, both tax forms and the forms to claim our annual HST rebate were submitted to the CRA.
Jeri Danyleyko as financial controller stated the Meridian issues were nearing completion.
Lilianne provided a membership report by email. She will tackle updating MailChimp and member tags this fall, taking charge of the function by year end.
And for those choosing to buy or renew a membership, please remember our journal is now in ‘pdf format’ only, so an email address is essential. A MailChimp notification is sent to all member emails when each journal pdf is produced and uploaded.
If you are a member but HAVE NOT seen any notification for Photographic Canadiana since you registered or renewed, please email Lilianne at member@phsc.ca.
Celio reported both the fall and 2026 programmes are well underway. We will no longer be using Eventbrite. This will simplify joining a month presentation. A trial will get underway shortly to use a ZOOM feature. Celio also introduced a new ZOOM display feature to present his report (well done, Celio).
Newsletter editor Patrick Gunn also sent in his written report before the meeting. The July newsletter has been issued. The August newsletter will be fewer pages (13) as the summer has been quiet. (It was published shortly after the meeting). Patrick reported that he plans to issue a mainly Daguerreotype issue this fall.
Clint reported that our fall auction will be hosted on Sunday, November 9, 2025. This will be an Estate auction.
The RESEARCH menu item has been modified to remove the password from the Garrett Library and add an homage to Mr Garrett. The link to the free pdf version of Mr Garrett’s index to Canadian Daguerreotypists is now available.
John Morden has created and issued a clever poster for the fall fair and will do a similar poster for the fall estate auction.
David and Louise report that the journal issue 51-1 is well underway.
Our social media editor, Ms Markovic provided a report for instagram which shows a growing interest in this media.
A monthly web report was issued before the meeting and highlights were reviewed at the meeting.
