Every year, our members come together at the SCHS Annual Meeting to share their love of local history, and to help move SCHS forward. This year, we’re doing things a little differently.

We hope you’ll join us for our virtual Annual Meeting, hosted on Google Meet on Tuesday, July 21 at 7pm. To take part, all you need to do is click this link the day of the meeting: meet.google.com/sxq-qjrr-ycx.

The 2020 slate of nominees  who will be voted on at the Annual Meeting include:

New Trustees:

David Trestick: 2020-2023
David is a Senior Accountant in the Office of the New York State Comptroller with ten years experience in tax, accounting, and finance. A lifelong resident of Schenectady County, David is particularly interested in antique maps. An avid hiker, David is an Adirondack 46er, a Catskills 35er, and a trip leader for the Adirondack Mountain Club. Additionally, his photography work has been featured in local galleries.

David J. LeBlanc: 2020-2023
David, a lifelong resident of Schenectady County, traces his career in history back to a summer internship at Mabee Farm. Since then, he has worked as an educator for Mohonasen Central and Albany City School Districts. Currently, David is the 7th/8th grade chair for history at KIPP Tech Valley Charter School, where he also coaches middle school boys basketball. 

Returning Trustees:

Marianne Blanchard: 2020-2023
Thomas Dunn: 2020-2023
Robert Sullivan: 2020-2023
Dale Wade-Keszey: 2020-2023
John Woodward: 2020-2023

It is important for us to have at least 10% membership attendance, or proxies from 10% of the membership at the annual meeting in order for us to elect these trustees. If you will not be able to attend virtually, we ask that you email your proxy vote to Mary Treanor at office@schenectadyhistorical.org or by using the button above, prior to July 21, 2020. You can use the following language in your email. If you have a Family or higher membership and there are two adults in the household, both adults may return a proxy using the following language:

I, ______________ (your name), a member of the Schenectady County Historical Society and being entitled to vote, appoint the Secretary of SCHS or _______________ (a person of your choice) as my proxy to attend the meeting as my duly authorized representative and to vote for me at the annual meeting to be held on July 21, 2020.

Regards, _______________ (your name).