Western Trail Historical Society Board members from left, Kathy Hale, President, Dennis Vernon, and Program Chair, Jennie Buchanan are making the final preparations for the Holiday Reception to be held at the Museum of the Western Prairie from 5 to 7 p.m., on Monday, Dec. 7. Approximately 1,600 photographs from the museum’s archives were reviewed for possible inclusion in the 2010 calendar titled “When Greer County Was Old.” The final historical photos selected, along with the stories they reveal, will be featured at this reception. In addition to the photographs, this calendar features a timeline of significant historical events that occurred during the settlement of Old Greer County. The content provides a detailed chronology of the development of this area. The cover is a full color reproduction of a painting of the Woodrow Wilson III home, south of Mangum, by local artist Loweta Chesser. Eddie Wilcoxen, KWHW radio personality and poet, has contributed two poems to the calendar. The calendar is a fundraiser for the museum. Local sponsors and the Western Trail Historical Society have fully funded the production costs of the calendar. Every dollar raised from sales will go directly to support the Museum of the Western Prairie.This Holiday Reception is the first opportunity to see the current condition of the museum, which has been closed since mid-2007 for an asbestos abatement procedure. This will also be an opportunity to help The Western Trail Historical Society to assist in the restoration. Calendars will be on sale during the reception. Everyone is invited and refreshments will be served.