Friends General Membership Meeting, Friends Feast,
Ghost Herder Signing, & NPS Feed
June 24-25, 2011
Friends Renews MOA For Five Years!
photo by Kay Hunsaker
All photos © Bob Reece, Scott Burgan, Helen
Keremedjiev, Kay Hunsaker, Stefani Herridge, and Joanne Blair as noted.
On this page of our website, we will provide photos of these events. It was a
busy but fun weekend for Friends members and volunteers. If any of our members
have photos they'd like to share, please email them to Mike Semenock or
Bob Reece.
"Ghost Herder" Signing
June 24, 4:00 - 5:00 PM, visitor
center
"Ghost Herder" Managing Editor: Bob Reece
Senior Editor: Neil Mangum
Asst Editors: Mike Semenock and Ryan Trainor
Authors: Kingsley Bray, Mike Donahue, Jerome
Greene, Dr. Douglas Scott, and Neil Mangum
All of the editorial staff and authors were present
for the signing except Kingsley Bray and Dr. Scott. And, all had a blast. We had
one hour for the event and then Donahue had to rush to present one of his famous
battle talks. In that hour, we must have signed about 50 copies. If you don't
have yours yet, go here to order a
copy or two of "Ghost Herder".
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Father Vince Heier gets his GH signed. L-to-R: Trainor, Reece, Donahue, Mangum, Greene, Semenock. Photo JB
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Mike Donahue (L), Neil Mangum (R) -- photo SB
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Jerry Greene - photo KH
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Mike Semenock - photo SB
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Mike and Neil -- photo SB
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Reece and Donahue -- photo SB
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Scott Burgan gets his GH signed. Friends new member Jan Reed holds up sign she made to promote the event. Photo KH
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Over Ryan’s right shoulder is where Custer fell. Photo KH
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Kay Hunsaker takes her turn holding the promotion sign. Photo JB
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We always have a lot of fun during the Friends anniversary weekend. Photo JB
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General Membership Meeting & Friends Feast
Saturday, June 25
6:00 -- 8:30 PM,
Administration Bldg.
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We hold the Feast and general membership meeting behind the Admin Bldg on the battlefield. Photo BR
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The original Friends logo design on a shield. Photo BR
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L-R: In deep conversation are Jerry Jasmer, Brian Duggan, and Helen Keremedjiev. Photo BR
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Feasting on outstanding Indian Tacos provided by Julie Elkshoulder. Photo BR
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Bob Reece welcomes everybody to the Friends Feast and general membership meeting. Photo SB
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Acting Superintendent Barbara Johnson providing a battlefield update. Photo BR
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Johnson providing battlefield update. Photo SB
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NPS Admin Sandy Harris. Photo SB
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Friends Treasurer Kay Hansaker. Photo SB
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Park Ranger Jerry Jasmer. Photo SB
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Acting Superintendent Barbara Johnson. Photo SB
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L-R: John O'Connell, descendent of Pvt David O'Connell, Company L, Killed with Custer battalion. Ryan Trainor Friends board member. Photo SB
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Valerie Zeeb and Friends board member Mike Semenock. Photo SB
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Great People: Chief Curator Sharon Small, Gary and Joy Gilbert. Photo SB
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Trainor. Just got back from getting books in the visitor center. Photo SB
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L-R: Bob Reece, Joanne Blair, baby Miles, and Mom (Supt) Kate Hammond. Photo BR
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Long time volunteer and loyal Friends member Dave Depperman. Photo BR
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Hank Pangione is always a blast. Another long-time trail volunteer and Friends loyal supporter. Photo BR
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Joanne and Julie Elkshoulder and her son. Photo BR
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Joanne, Miles, and Kate. Photo BR
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Babies are fun. Miles handled all the attention amazingly well. Photo BR
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Gary Gilbert and Neil Mangum. Photo BR
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Friends members: Christine Martin and granddaughter Jordan. Photo BR
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Mother Marisa Ruder and daughter Jordan. Photo BR
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Two Supts of Little Bighorn: Neil Mangum (former and current Friends board member) and Kate Hammond (current). I love this photo. Photo BR
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At end of meeting Reece & Hammond signed the renewed MOA between Friends and NPS while Kendra watched over Kate's shoulder. Photo SH
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Kate signs the MOA. Friends member James Thorn in front. Photo SH
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Reece signs the MOA. Photo SH
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The MOA renewal is for five years. That is a huge accomplishment and one we can all be proud. Photo KH
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NPS Public Feed
June 25, 2011
Visitor Center
Patio
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Crowds were smaller this year. Mike Donahue in foreground. Photo JB
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Donahue managed the soda line. Photo BR
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Friends board member and treasurer Kay Hunsaker works the food line. Photo BR
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Friends member Jan Reed works the food line. Photo BR
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Music provided by local drum group. Photo BR
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Friends members Ruth Rohde and Joanne Blair at the public feed. Photo BR
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More of our Friends
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Friends board members Mike Semenock, Bob Reece, Kay Hunsaker. Photo KH
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Tim Bernardis, Jolene Peterson & her grandkids Jordan and Marshall. Photo BR
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Mike Semenock holds the Friends logo shield. Photo KH
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Reece and Hunsaker. Photo KH
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Neil Mangum, Jerry Greene, Jan Reed. Photo KH
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Pearl Harbor Chief Historian Danny Martinez, Reece, & Mangum. Photo KH
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Mike Semenock and Ruth Rohde work on the volunteer schedule. Photo BR
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L-R: J. Greene, Rodney Bridgers, M. Semenock, and Tim Bernardis discuss the battle and just how tall Weir Point really is. Photo BR
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L to R: Dona Tomita and Joanne Blair find a quiet moment to get to know each other. Photo BR
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A few more landscape photos
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The newly rebuilt Deep Ravine Trail. It was badly damaged from water erosion brought on by heavy spring rains. Photo BR
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The new Deep Ravine Trail. Photo SB
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A rare photo of an empty visitor center patio. Photo BR
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Custer National Cemetery and visitor center. Photo BR
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Crowds were smaller this summer. Photo BR
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Last Stand Hill seen from Calhoun Hill at sunset. Photo BR
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The bluffs overlooking Medicine Tail Ford. Photo BR
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Squaw Peak (hill with trees on top). Some think it was from SP that Curley turned around for one final look upon the Custer Battalion. Photo BR
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