- 2026:
- May 2026
- Agenda items: https://bearhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-05-meeting-prep-notes.pdf
- Agenda >> WITH ADDED ITEMS AND NOTES: https://bearhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-meeting-prep-notes-after-meeting.docx
- AI Summary: https://bearhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BHPI-Meeting-May-2026-REVISED.pdf
- Audio recording: https://bearhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-09-monthly-meeting-M4A.m4a
- Audio Transcript: https://bearhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-o5-09-monthly-meeting-transcript.vtt
- April 2026 — ANNUAL MEETING — BOARD ONLY
- AI Summary : https://bearhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ANNUAL-BHPI-Board-meeting-2026.pdf
- Audio recording : https://bearhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GMT20260411-164720_Recording.m4a
- Audio Transcript : https://bearhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Audio-transcript-April-2026-Annual-Board-only-meeting.txt
- Proposed topics:
- Finances:
- Current balance: about $14K
- PJ to submit major expenses, Alejandro to review
- Money received for second (December 2025) Beer bust, from SF Eagle. $589.75 , correct to the penny.
- More beerbusts? We have two dates planned for late 2026, SF Eagle. See dedicated page on our website: https://bearhistory.org/sf-eagle-beverage-benefits-2025/
- Dates for 2026 known?
- Original BHP archives: see: https://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMM07656.html
- Report from second visit to Bear History Archives, Nick and Les? Nick’s grant money used for these visits
- Third trip planned, April 2026? Dates? Goals?
- “Bears” documentary that’s under development, Andy Langdon
- SF viewing, Lonestar Saloon, home of the worldwide bear movement!
- Meeting: Andy, Phil, Mel
- Viewing in SF in October 2026?
- Reaching out to other geographic areas:
- non-us – Les, Nick, Hunter?
- Portland, OR – Phil
- Washington, DC – Phil
- Officers and Board members
- Terms of service (one year for Officers, two for Board members)
- Anyone want to swap roles or step down?
- Board: https://bearhistory.org/board/
- Change software for video capture and editing?
- Now using: Descript
- www.Descript.com
- $70/month for two seats?
- Good capabilities, good base features, somewhat steep learning curve
- Help is primarily in form of on-line YouTube videos, occasional webinars, in-app help
- Switch to Riverside?
- https://riverside.com/
- (Hunter is proposing)
- “Free” (looks like we need at the least the base $29 – $24/month level: https://riverside.com/pricing )
- Now using: Descript
- Elections: April 2026? May?
- Next meeting: 14 March 2026
- ALSO: Les met with SFGLHS archivist in February
- Finances:
- 17 January 2026 (SKIPPED)
- Proposed topics:
- Original archives:
- 2nd and 3rd visits planned for original archives at Cornell
- If you want to visit: group rules of the University
- Digitizing additional content
- 2 2025 SF Eagle Beer Busts. Final money count? See our dedicated page: https://bearhistory.org/sf-eagle-beverage-benefits-2025/
- Archives, other group(s)
- 2 remaining visits to the original archives at Cornell , digitizing?
- Met with GLBT Historical Society, plan a joint event in 2026? Pop-up display? Archive works?
- Upcoming elections (April 2026)
- Board office-holders continuing for their second year, unless anyone steps down. 6 Board positions.
- Officers are one-year positions. All will continue?
- President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer (currently: all Officers are also Board members, this is not required.)
- Lots of other opportunities!
- How to get involved
- Other topics?
- BHPI-adjacent: reading at Books Passage, January 2026, success!
- Next meeting: planned for: 14 February, 2026, 10 AM Pacific time (usual time and day)
- Original archives:
- Proposed topics:
- 14 February 2026
- May 2026
- 2025:
- 13 December 2025:
- 13 December 2025, usual 10 AM Pacific time. Zoom link is a Featured post in our Facebook group.
- Topics:
- Upcoming 14 December 2025 Beverage Benefit, SF Eagle, see our dedicated page for details. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! (About 9 total.)
- Food: Alejandro is finalizing. Similar to the November Beer Bust.
- This time: wings? Tater tots?
- Results from 23 November 2025 Beer Bust. See dedicated page for some pics
- Food: Alejandro is finalizing. Similar to the November Beer Bust.
- Planning for October 2026? Joint presentation of Andy Langdon’s under-development movie: “Bears.”
- This is being planned with the GLBTHS ?
- Maybe a panel discussion instead?
- Pins, other merchandise. See our Merchandise page.
- Donations!
- Interviews!
- Website updates, mis-steps… (alert me to missing images, I need to reconnect placeholders)
- Upcoming 14 December 2025 Beverage Benefit, SF Eagle, see our dedicated page for details. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! (About 9 total.)
- Next meeting, one week later, 17 Jan 2026.
- Copy of Agenda, meeting recording files (transcript, audio, video) https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/crghqg6ok32eiz85gi09u/AN1ah6UuAH-UeucKIXjCz50?rlkey=a5danydrw25llvml83qvnsbwf&st=ksmp79nw&dl=0 )
- 8 November 2025: topic:
- Planned for: Saturday, 8 November 2025. 10 AM Pacific
- Topics:
- A) Upcoming Beverage Benefits, at the SF Eagle, final planning: see also our dedicated page
- 23 November 2025
- 14 December 2025
- Payments:
- Cash
- (Phil is working on: )
Chase Quick-accept (QR code, or link to Zelle- and PayPal-like donations) — setting up at various donation levels, plus various Beer Bust payment levels — once we determine those levels. Plus 2-4 Jello-shot levels?Zelle
- Costs to patrons for the bust (food + beverage, just food) : Beverage + Food: $15? Food only: $5?
- Pizza, cookies? Who is picking up?
- November: pulled pork sliders, meatballs. Chips
- Signage, business cards
- Giant vertical poster!
- Virtual signage: see: our dedicated page
- Who is speaking
- Merchandise: https://bearhistory.org/bhpi-merchandise/
- direct people to our online store: https://www.cafepress.com/shop/bhpi/products?designId=136116998
- pins for sale from a Board member: $10 (we can ship) https://bearhistory.org/bhpi-merchandise/
- B) February 2026 combo event with SF GLHS in SF?
- Planning
- Attend a planning meeting: Les, Mel, Phil
- Press
- When to hold the event? Where?
- C) Visits to Cornell:
- Jan and April 2026 : archives: https://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMM07656.html
- January: Nick and Les
- April: Nick, Les, Phil (dates hot yet set)
- Next meeting: 13 December 2025
- A) Upcoming Beverage Benefits, at the SF Eagle, final planning: see also our dedicated page
- October 2025: Beverage Benefits, Contributing, SFGLHS event in 2026?
- Topics:
- 1) BHPI Monthly meeting — Upcoming SF Eagle Beverage Benefits Nov and Dec. ALEJANDRO (23 November 2025, 14 December 2025.) See: www.BearHistory.org .
- 2) Possible co-sponsor event in February 2026? BHPI and SF GLHS? LES See: www.glbthistory.org
- 3) Resurrected Go-Fund-Me and Contribute page:
- 4) Jan 2026: Visit 2 of 3 to BHP (our parent org) archives at Cornell, by three of the Board members: Nick , Les , Phil . See: www.BearHistory.org/some-essential-links
- 5) New! Public-facing DropBox folder, with past meeting recordings, transcripts. So far: July – September 2025. More content coming soon. Or: start at: www.BearHistory.org/bhpi-meetings .
- Proposed agenda (see above)
- Zoom meeting summary
- Meeting transcript (VTT file*)
- Video archive: (see the DropBox file: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kdd4uh1gwp32nckqmyx5u/GMT20251011-165330_Recording_640x360.mp4?rlkey=mxod99opqv51yhusb5r9y15gb&st=9b99i2hd&dl=0 )
- Topics:
- September 2025: Global Archives. Saturday, 13 September, 2025
- Proposed agenda (see items below)
- Zoom meeting summary (A.I.)
- Meeting transcript (PDF format)
- Resources: list (coming soon)
- Bear Symposium
- Symposium Google Group (BEARNET) – see Bear Symposium page
- BHPI — items here at the Bear History Project International
- Some Essential Links page, Bear-Sona section
- Bibliography page
- Archived interviews (available to researchers, soon!)
- Cornell holding (need to enhance our page with access instructions. @nick has the content)
- Cornell deep dive (current/future project, led by Nick McGlynn )
- In Memory page
- SF GLBT Historical Society
- Leather Archives & Museum (see our Contribute page, @les and @phil are working on that page)
- others:
- Norwegian Queer Archives, see our BHPI interview
- (see John’s Earhart Highlight Reel: https://youtu.be/-rEbIy4_xtE)
- and: https://skeivtarkiv.no/en
- Other business:
- New GoFundMe launched:
- See Contribute page: https://bearhistory.org/contribute/
- Direct URL: https://gofund.me/905be376e or : https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-document-the-diverse-bear-community
- Interviews: see our page to participate:
- Full Interviews coming soon, starting with our International Mr. Leather! Highlight Reel coming soon as well. Inuagural interview by our Secretary, @hunter
- Some 45 or so Highlight Reels are there now, on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BHPI-b5q
- Next meeting: 11 October 2025
- New GoFundMe launched:
- Norwegian Queer Archives, see our BHPI interview
- Video archive of meeting: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/zgnqg21bc4wyfghoj2i10/AHo9_g5_fAUJ5hP5pE9fS5E?rlkey=a5l8oawoqn9a70r9ivxh60iar&st=de8e3ctr&dl=0
- August 2025: our website. Saturday, 16 August, 2025.
- Proposed agenda
- Zoom meeting summary (A.I.)
- Meeting transcript (VTT text file)*
- Our website:
- Some key pages and areas: (see Agenda, above)
- SF GLBT Historical Society event/exhibit?
- Interviews: upcoming changes!
- Video archive of meeting: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/olrj8a4lku9zvhzp23n9o/AHmjl6zd-08ebfh10SDQgLw?rlkey=esgim0ftncevi7f5sbuc96fwv&st=2lvg8ze6&dl=0
- July 2025: INTERVIEWS
- In July, we’re focusing on Interviews, since this is the heart of BHPI activities, at this time.
- Mini-agenda
- Meeting video: on our YouTube page: https://youtu.be/2rdtSIwY3MM
- Meeting transcript (VTT text file)*
- How’s the process work? Where’s the process described and what are the questions?
- What are people agreeing to? See Waiver forms, described/linked below.
- What happens to the interview materials? (video, audio, transcript, collected links to resources.)
- Why are people asked to sign a Waiver?
- How soon is “product” finished?
- What does the group need help with?
- What are the criteria for signing up for an interview? Are you looking for “A-Bears” only???
- 12 July 2025.
- Waivers, in two formats: PDF, Word
- Some notes about the interview, and Descript, the software we use
- Stats: most viewed Highlight Reels, most referring places, 1 year
- Video archive of meeting: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/1ffhsfsojx3ifa1nejkpz/AKrNkJdAB2h_PzOBFQhwUHY?rlkey=d33ggofa039w11zstjjoa8bse&st=sx1w4rve&dl=0
- May/June 2025 ANNUAL BOARD MEETING:
- Agenda (PDF)
- Working spreadsheet: accomplishments, plans (PDF , Excel)
- By Laws (version 4 of the document)
- Zoom AI recap of meeting
- Transcript from the meeting (VTT text file)*
- April 2025:
- 13 December 2025:
- 2024
- December 2024:
- Proposed Agenda (PDF file)
- Meeting transcript*
- November 2024:
- Proposed Agenda (PDF file) (October 2024 meeting agenda and notes)
- Agenda transcript*
- Notes taken
- October 2024:
- Proposed Agenda (PDF file)
- Meeting transcript*
- (Agenda and Notes taken)
- September 2024:
- Proposed Agenda (PDF file)
- Meeting transcript*
- August 2024:
- July 2024:
- Proposed Agenda
Meeting transcriptno meeting held
- June 2024:
- May 2024:
- April 2024:
- March 2024:
- Feb. 2024:
- Jan 2024:
- December 2024:
*(Currently: Loading unedited text file of transcripts of the meetings, file type “VTT.” Should open in any text editor. We also have: audio-only, and audio/video, and chat history, usually.)