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Editorial
October 1, 1946
Veterans News
Seattle, King County, Washington
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C. J. Wilson urges VFW Post Commanders to maintain dedicated Post Historians without combining roles, listing key duties like recording meetings, collecting clippings, photos, military records, and stories to preserve Post history effectively.
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POST HISTORIANS SHOULD HOLD NO OTHER OFFICE
—Says C. J. Wilson
Throughout my visits to the various Posts in the Dept. of Washington, V.F.W., it is highly noticeable that a number of Post Commanders have either a non-functioning Post Historian, or they have combined the Post Historian and the Post Patriotic Instructor into one office.
That is a conclusive evidence, that the Post Commanders, having such a condition, do not realize the importance of a functioning Post Historian to the Post.
In order to remedy such a condition, wherever it may exist, I am enumerating some of the duties of a Post Historian, to wit:
1. A good Post Historian attends each and every Post meeting, observing and recording in the Post's history anything of any importance occurring at the meeting. (The same happening extracted from the Post minutes, does not provide the zest and zeal that is acquired by being a witness to it personally.)
2. Collect and preserve all news items clipped from your local papers, pertaining to the V.F.W.--either Post, Department or National activities.
3. An up-to-date Post Historian would acquire pictures of the present Post officers, either single or group, and working backwards, '45, '44, '43, do the same for those years up to the time when the Post was instituted. (The Posts lately instituted certainly have a cinch on those Posts instituted back in 1919.)
4. Each and every member of the Post has a military record, and the recording of these records creates a part of your Post's history.
5. Record for the Post's history any or all unusual stories told, for the stories of today will provide as much of a kick to the average person 50 years from now, as those that were told 50 years ago provide now.
A historian who complies only with the above enumerated items indicates that he is a live wire; also, that his Post is a real live Post, and incidentally, has no time to combine his duties with those of the Post Patriotic Instructor, for that is an important duty by itself. (The combining of those two offices is against the Constitution and By-Laws of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S.)
C. J. WILSON. Historian,
—Says C. J. Wilson
Throughout my visits to the various Posts in the Dept. of Washington, V.F.W., it is highly noticeable that a number of Post Commanders have either a non-functioning Post Historian, or they have combined the Post Historian and the Post Patriotic Instructor into one office.
That is a conclusive evidence, that the Post Commanders, having such a condition, do not realize the importance of a functioning Post Historian to the Post.
In order to remedy such a condition, wherever it may exist, I am enumerating some of the duties of a Post Historian, to wit:
1. A good Post Historian attends each and every Post meeting, observing and recording in the Post's history anything of any importance occurring at the meeting. (The same happening extracted from the Post minutes, does not provide the zest and zeal that is acquired by being a witness to it personally.)
2. Collect and preserve all news items clipped from your local papers, pertaining to the V.F.W.--either Post, Department or National activities.
3. An up-to-date Post Historian would acquire pictures of the present Post officers, either single or group, and working backwards, '45, '44, '43, do the same for those years up to the time when the Post was instituted. (The Posts lately instituted certainly have a cinch on those Posts instituted back in 1919.)
4. Each and every member of the Post has a military record, and the recording of these records creates a part of your Post's history.
5. Record for the Post's history any or all unusual stories told, for the stories of today will provide as much of a kick to the average person 50 years from now, as those that were told 50 years ago provide now.
A historian who complies only with the above enumerated items indicates that he is a live wire; also, that his Post is a real live Post, and incidentally, has no time to combine his duties with those of the Post Patriotic Instructor, for that is an important duty by itself. (The combining of those two offices is against the Constitution and By-Laws of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S.)
C. J. WILSON. Historian,
What sub-type of article is it?
Veterans Organization
Historical Duties
What keywords are associated?
Vfw
Post Historian
Duties
Veterans History
Organizational Roles
What entities or persons were involved?
C. J. Wilson
V.F.W. Post Commanders
Post Historians
Post Patriotic Instructors
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Importance Of Dedicated Vfw Post Historians
Stance / Tone
Advocacy For Separate Historian Role
Key Figures
C. J. Wilson
V.F.W. Post Commanders
Post Historians
Post Patriotic Instructors
Key Arguments
Post Historians Must Attend Meetings To Record Events Personally
Collect And Preserve News Clippings About Vfw Activities
Acquire Photos Of Past And Present Post Officers
Record Military Records Of Post Members
Document Unusual Stories For Future Interest
Combining Historian And Patriotic Instructor Roles Violates Vfw Constitution And By Laws