The board of trustees of the Allen County Historical Society meets in 1958. Bertha Beam is third from the left. To Beam’s left are Mrs. C.A. Baker and James MacDonell, while to her left are Mrs. E.A. Siferd, Mrs. Harry Longsworth, John Davison, John Carnes, Hope Strong, Seward Folsom (behind Strong), Homer Hughes and O.J. Neuman. Beam was a member of the board from 1937 until 1971.