It’s the Year of the Cowboy at the Geary County Historical Society, and this year will wrap up with a cowboy themed annual meeting on November 14th.

Geary County Historical Society Executive Director Katie Goerl said that the annual meeting is all about transparency for the community.

“It’s kind of an opportunity for members of our historical society and also the public to get to come in and see how our meetings run, how our board works, and it’s kind of about transparency,” said Goerl.

Keeping with the cowboy theme, this year’s meeting will feature a special cowboy presentation and dinner.

“We’re also having a program from Jim Hoye, who is a professor over at Emporia State University, and he’ll talk to us about cowboy legends and folklore/cowboy poetry – that kind of thing…the program is free to attend, and we’re having also a nice meal of roast beef, baked beans, potatoes, cornbread – a real cowboy affair,” said Goerl.

The annual meeting and the program from the ESU professor are free to attend, the dinner however is $14.

The meeting is Monday, November 14th.

For more information contact the Historical Society at 238-1666.