Lincoln Highway Association California
Lincoln Highway Association
California

Quarterly Chapter Meeting Minutes – Saturday, April 5, 2025

MacKenzie’s Sports Bar and Grille
at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex
Sacramento, California

  1. Meeting called to order at 10:12 am
    1. Mark Maurer: Director of food and beverages gave us a welcoming introduction of the facilities and what is available for groups and family gatherings.
  2. Introductions/Attendance Sign-in Sheet Count
    1. 14 people were present at the meeting.
    2. Doug G: This is his second meeting. He has been a member for about a year. He is excited to be working with Neil Rodrigues to introduce his car clubs to the Lincoln Highway.
  3. Approval of Meeting Minutes
    1. Paul Gilger moved to approve the minutes. Myrna Johnston seconded. Minutes were approved without changes.
  4. Officer, Staff, & Committee Reports
    1. Neil Rodrigues: State Director
      1. There was a telephone conference meeting of the national directors. Neil missed it but shared information.
        1. May 8 is the deadline for signing up for conference in Ogallala, Nebraska.
      2. Neil found an amazing deal on The Lincoln Highway coffee table books available at Kohl’s. They were $3 each. He bought several, but he will not give any to us because we already know about the Lincoln Highway. He is handing them out to people who do not know about the Lincoln Highway. Myrna Johnston was able to purchase one from Neil.
    2. Joel Windmiller: President
      1. Mo Mohanna: Joel made a visit to Mo Mohanna’s property. Mr. Mohnana says that he is planning on preserving everything Lincoln Highway on his property. He wants to keep the roads available for walking and bicyclists. There are about five sections of the road that need to be repaired and repatched, but most of the original road is still there to enjoy.
      2. Brochures: If we have the California brochure printed, it will cost our club around $1,000. We could pay out of our money or find a benefactor who is history oriented who might want to fund our brochure. If we want the basic LH brochure, we can have those for free. Neil mentioned that Trey might have some California brochures.
        1. Neil motioned to invest in money for the California brochures. The amount will be decided later. Paul seconded the motion. The motion was approved.
      3. Digital scanning: We want our historical material to be digitally scanned. Kendra Stoll (Caltrans librarian at our meeting) shared that the state library funds California Revealed, which scans items for non profits for free. It was also shared that the Internet Archive has two collections of oral history that they digitized for free. Kendra can send the information for online. After some discussion, it was decided that these are the first steps for this process. Kendra said she would be willing to work with Joel to help us move forward on this activity.
        1. Step 1: Go through the boxes collection and prioritize what we want to digitized first.
        2. Step 2: Create an inventory and a spreadsheet of materials.
        3. Side note: Neil will be creating a Dropbox folder for materials to be accessed by members.
      4. Joel created a document with a wishlist for our LH chapter.
      5. Discussion about meetings for the future:
        1. At the last meeting, there was discussion about four meetings per year. Did we want to keep all four or come up with another format for meetings?
        2. After some discussion, a motion was made to change our meetings beginning January 2026: January (online via Zoom), April (in person), and October (in person). In July we would have a car tour with a quick meeting where we have lunch. Paulette Johnston seconded. Motion was approved.
    3. Trey Pitsenberger: Vice President/Signage/Traveler/Historian
      1. Not able to attend.
      2. He is working with Andy Saunders about signage. He was sorry he was unable to attend and misses us, and we miss him too. Hoping he and Monica are continuing to heal.
    4. Andy Saunders: California Lincoln Highway Signage Project Coordinator: Sacramento Region
      1. Andy will be checking in to the printing costs of brochures with his sign people.
      2. Future Signage Orangevale/Citrus Heights:
        1. Moving toward Greenback
          1. A map was passed around with the visual details.
          2. Andy gave a presentation at Citrus Heights Rotary: He worked with Al Fox and a sign has been approved for the San Juan High School on Greenback.
        2. Roseville: He had a meeting with the downtown merchants. The meeting was positive, but they do not have the money to pay for signs. They are willing to put them up if the LH will pay for them.
        3. Andy had a meeting at Carnegie Library. He is going to meet with some people to select some points of interests and get more signs up.
        4. Orangevale: History Museum says they are on board for approving putting up signs at the Connor House as well as at Greenback and Main.
        5. Andy was at an estate sale in Citrus Heights and came acroos a 1975 Lincoln Highway book with the actual signature of Frank Seiberling, president of Goodyear and board member of the original Lincoln Highway Association. Seiberling also gave money for the road to be built across Utah.
        6. HathiTrust Digital Library is an organization that scans large university collections. You have to be a member to download, but you can read online. Someone may have found the book downloadable online.
    5. Grant Gassman: Treasurer’s Report
      1. Disbursements
        1. P.O. box and printing for meeting: $310
      2. One deposit
        1. $177 from National
      3. Balance: available upon request
    6. Paulette Johnston: Secretary — No report submitted.
    7. Mark Hoffman: Tours
      1. Sports Leisure Travel
        1. Lincoln Highway Trip: this summer, June 5&ndash9, 2025
      2. Route 66 Centennial: When anyone calls attention to one highway, this is a great time to call attention to all highways that are out there to travel, including LH. We should do something to promote the Lincoln Highway on the back of the Route 66 celebrations.
    8. Jimmy Lin: Website Update
      1. Unable to attend. No report.
    9. Paul Gilger:
      1. BIG TOUR: 2025 Lincoln Highway Tour
        1. 1928 Route
        2. Middle Tour: The tour starts in Joliet on June 17. Car tour begins June 28 and on ends June 25 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
        3. April 30: last day to sign up for the tour
  5. Old Business
    1. Included in officer reports
  6. New Business
    1. El Dorado Museum in Placerville is closed.
      1. Joel will be keeping an eye on this situation due to the original Lincoln Highway markers that are in front of the museum. Joel will communicate with the board and the Chamber of Commerce on the importance of the markers.
    2. Sisley Road will be paved over.
      1. Please feel free to contact Penryn to voice your opinion about this original historic road.
  7. Meeting Adjourned
    1. Paulette Johnston motioned to adjourn the meeting.
    2. Greg Gassman seconded.
    3. Meeting adjourned at 12:02 p.m.
  8. Next Meeting: July 12, 2025

Discussion about the next meeting locations: Richmond/Vallejo ferry trip with a possible tailgate.

Respectfully submitted by
Paulette Johnston, Secretary

Edited by President Joel Windmiller and Website editor Jimmy Lin

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