February 14, 2018
The Lawrence Co. Tourism Committee met for the regular meeting Monday (Feb. 12, 2018) at 5:30pm in the second floor of the Vinson Memorial Building.
Local Tourism Committee members were excited to hear from their neighbors, Martin County Historical Society members Victor Slone, Dwayne Sweeney and Charlotte Anderson, who presented their current project, The Himler House, HIMLERVILLE COAL CAMP, Beauty, Ky. to the group.
The home of 1930’s coal baron Martin Himler has been chosen to preserve the coal camp Magyar (Hungarian) immigrant culture of Himlerville and Appalachia. The group explained that the house would be preserved and will be placed on the National Historical Register.
“It will cost approximately $800,000 to renovate,” Victor Slone said. “It will be the only Hungarian Culture National Landmark in the USA.”
There will be a benefit concert March 1, 2018 at the MAC at Prestonsburg for this project complete with a Hungarian Band and much more.
John H. Preston ( farmer, author and playwright) from Nebo Hill in Lawrence Co. then presented to the committee a play that he had written and is soon to be performed.
The business portion of the meeting included:
* Motion to approve minutes from January, Chris Jobe, second by Catrina Vargo. All approved.
* Motion to approve treasurer report by Susie Chambers, second by Brenda Hardwick. All approved.
The next event on the Tourism Committee schedule is a ‘Victorian Tea Party’ on April 28, 2018.
