Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY (OHS) CELEBRATES, PRESERVES, AND STUDIES THE PIPE ORGAN IN AMERICA IN ALL ITS HISTORIC STYLES THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND MUSIC.
CELEBRATE, PRESERVE & STUDY THE PIPE ORGAN IN AMERICA THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY & MUSIC
OHS WAS QUITE ACTIVE IN 2019. IN ADDITION TO THE QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF OUR JOURNAL, THE TRACKER, THE OHS LAUNCHED A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER CALLED OH!, WHICH IS SENT VIRTUALLY TO ALL 2,100+ MEMBERS. OF CRITICAL SIGNIFICANCE WAS THE 2019 ANNUAL OHS CONVENTION HELD IN DALLAS, TX IN JULY. MORE THAN 20 INSTRUMENTS WERE DEMONSTRATED IN RECITAL OVER THE FIVE DAY EVENT, WITH ANOTHER FOUR PIPE ORGAN DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE FORT WORTH AREA ON THE EXTRA DAY. FOR THE FIRST TIME, A THREE-DAY SYMPOSIUM TOOK PLACE AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE OHS IN VILLANOVA, PA. OVER 100 ATTENDEES LISTENED TO LECTURES, RECITALS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS REGARDING THE AEOLIAN-SKINNER INSTRUMENT.
THE TRACKER, THE SOCIETY'S QUARTERLY JOURNAL, ALONG WITH OTHER ONLINE AND PRINT PUBLICATIONS, PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH INFORMATION ON CURRENT EVENTS AND ARTICLES OF INTEREST IN THE HISTORIC ORGAN FIELD. THE PUBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS AND ATTENDEES OF THE ANNUAL CONVENTION.
CONSIDERED THE CROWN JEWEL OF THE SOCIETY, THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES OF THE ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS NOW HOUSED AT THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN VILLANOVA, PA WITH AUXILIARY MATERIAL KEPT IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND WAREHOUSE NEARBY. PROUDLY, THE OHS MAINTAINS A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 15,000 BOOKS, PERIODICALS, AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO ORGAN BUILDING AND PRESERVATION. THESE MATERIALS COMPRISE THE LARGEST ORGAN RESEARCH COLLECTION IN THE WORLD.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| W Edward Mccall | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $82,154 |
| Patrick J Summers | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| Craig Cramer | SECRETARY TO AUG 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| William F Czelusniak | VICE CHAIR TO AUG 2019 | 2 | $0 |
| Anne Laver | DIR., VICE CHAIR BEG. AUG 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Quimby | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Carole Terry | DIRECTOR BEG. AUG 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Lynn Dobson | DIRECTOR BEG. AUG 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Gregory Crowell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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