The backside of MENC's new marker in Keokuk, Iowa, which lists
the original 69 music educators who met at this spot in 1907.
On April 12, 1907, 69 dedicated musicians met
in Keokuk, Iowa.
This meeting resulted in the formation of MENC: The National
Association for Music Education.
On June 1, 2007, MENC dedicated a marker at the location of that first meeting in Keokuk in 1907.
The backside of MENC's new marker in Keokuk, Iowa, which
lists
the original 69 music educators
who met at this spot in 1907.
The front of MENC's new marker in Keokuk, Iowa.
The Iowa Music Educators Association placed a marker at the location years ago.
NMEA Executive Director and MENC North
Central President, Joyce Patch, standing at the corner of 7th & Blondeau
Streets in Keokuk, Iowa where the music educators met in 1907 to form MENC.
Joyce is standing by the new MENC marker.
The grey stone on the ground on the left side of the photo
is the marker
previously set by Iowa Music Educators Association.