Establishing the Parkville Historic Society

Dean Katerndahl has been mayor of Parkville for a little over 4 years. Prior to that he was chair of the Parkville Planning Commission for about 14 years. Prior to retirement he worked for the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) working with city and county managers on cooperative projects throughout the region. Dean and his wife, Marcia, have lived in Parkville on Main St since 2005. They have a son, Casey, who is a cancer research scientist at the Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis.

 

About a year ago Dean and Professor Tim Westcott of Park University, invited a number of individuals and organizations to meet to explore establishing a Parkville Historic Society. They are still in the formative stage, but have developed a website (parkvillehistory.org) and are slowly working on several initiatives, including becoming a more formal organization. Dean will bring us up to date on their work and introduce us to the website.