Chamber History Blog

Chamber History Blog / 07.19.2021

“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...

Chamber History Blog / 07.12.2021

      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...

Chamber History Blog / 06.14.2021

Leadership McPherson has been a professional development program of the McPherson Chamber since 1981 and is actually one of the oldest leadership programs in the state of Kansas. The first class graduated in 1982 having completed “4 one-day seminars studying area history, local and state government,...