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This interesting history nugget is from the book That Great Heart: The Life of I.A. O’Shaughnessy Oilman & Philanthropist by Doug Hennes. “In 1931, the McPherson Chamber of Commerce approached I.A. O’Shaugnessy about building a refinery in the central Kansas town. It proved to be...
The McPherson Advertising Council (M.A.C.) was a promotion tool for McPherson, mentioned as far back as 1967/1968. MAC was originally comprised of a 15-member board with 6 committees. “Whereas, retailers, wholesalers, service firms and individuals, are interested in creating a better market center for their trade...
The McPherson Chamber of Commerce Leadership Advisory Committee is excited to announce the Leadership McPherson Class of 2021: • Kaila Bell (Ferguson Production) • Jason Cummins (McPherson Police Department) • Abigayle Morgan (McPherson College) • Tammy Welch (The Cedars) • Karolyn Moore (McPherson Housing Coalition) • Erica Rivera (The Cedars) • Hannah...
The McPherson Chamber of Commerce strives to be an important energizing force in our community. The exact wording of our mission statement has varied through the years, but the overall intent is very much the same as it was 100 years ago when the McPherson...
7:00 am. Agriculture committee meeting to finalize details and volunteers for the upcoming Rural Appreciation Picnic on July 23. Stop to welcome a new business to town, arrive at the Chamber office to address emails, which sometime require some investigation to have an accurate answer....
“Beginning June 4, Weekly Coffees Planned” This was the headline in the June 4, 2003, newspaper and referred to the weekly coffees first organized by the “Membership Services, Hospitality and Legislative Committee” of the Chamber. Back in 2003 the coffees were held on Wednesday mornings...
Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. (PRMI) is located at 801 N. Main. When you are ready to get a home loan, apply for a renovation loan, maybe see about a reverse mortgage, or look into a VA, FHA, or USDA (RD) loan - then Primary Residential...
This is the earliest McPherson Chamber of Commerce Logo that we are aware of. It was the letterhead of early board minutes in the 1950’s. Maybe commercial logos were not as common in 1921 when the McPherson Chamber was chartered? ____________________________________________________________________ The second logo was a significant...
Check out this great picture of the 18th Rural Appreciation Picnic in 1989. The caption reads “About 1000 friends were served at the annual Rural Appreciation Picnic on August 1st in coordination with the McPherson County 4-H Fair. More than 75 volunteers helped cook hamburgers...
Files of monthly Chamber publications dating back to 1989 provide a thorough picture of the Chamber programs and initiatives for the last 32+ years. These monthly publications were distributed to Chamber members by direct mail until 2005. The publications were known by various names including...