The Society’s Records

Jack Meharg

← People of the Society · on record 1975–2003

Everything the Society’s own records say of Jack Meharg — the offices held, the standings conferred, and the awards won — gathered on one page. Where the records are silent, so is this one.

In memoriam · September 2004

A Past President of the Society and a beloved member of the Toronto Branch; the Jack Meharg Award for the best belt is named for him. A contemporary account (newsletter 2004-fall p2) remembers him as a member, demonstrator and mentor of the Toronto Branch who had faithfully attended CSCL Annuals since 1975; the September 2004 Executive meeting closed as he would have, "I move to adjourn."

From Autumn 2004, page 2.

Also recorded as J. Meharg

Standing

Toronto Branch Member 1979 · Society Member 1988–1997

Branch

Toronto · listed as a member in 1979

A member of the Society for whom the Jack Meharg Award, for the best belt at the Biennial, is named. He showed three pieces in the Society's exhibition at the Craft Gallery and Resource Centre of the Ontario Crafts Council, 346 Dundas Street West, Toronto, 2-28 March 1976; four pieces at Leather '82, the Society's exhibition at the City of Brampton Library and Art Gallery, Bramalea, 3 July to 1 August 1982; and one piece in the Society's exhibition at the Etobicoke Art Gallery, 4-29 September 1992.

From Agenda CSCL 74th Annual Meeting, page 3; Agenda CSCL 75th Annual Meeting, page 2; 31st Annual Meeting 1981 — programme, Beacon Motor Inn, Jordan Station (Vineland), page 1; Exhibition catalogue 1976 — Craft Gallery of the Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, page 6; Leather ’82 — exhibition catalogue, Brampton Public Library and Art Gallery, page 5; and Etobicoke Art Gallery exhibition 1992 — catalogue, page 13.

Served the Society as

President 1982–85; 1982–1985
Past President 1986
1st Vice-President 1980–1995
2nd Vice-President 1978–2002
25th Annual Demonstrator 1975
27th Annual Demonstrator 1977
Council 1977
Toronto Branch Vice-President 1979
Vice-President 1979–1982
Vice-Pres. 1982
International Federation of Leather Guilds Show attendee 1990
Director 1995–2003
Director (Toronto) 1997

Honours

Ontario Volunteer Service Award
Named on the Society's roll of Ontario Volunteer Service Award recipients.
Past President's Pin 1985
Presented by Hope Drysdale at the 35th Annual Meeting, in appreciation of his service as President; ill health had prevented him completing his full term (Madeleine Mitchell had taken the chair from him in September 1984).
Ontario Volunteer Service Award 2003
One of six named at the 53rd Annual General Meeting, Toronto Branch; biographies read by members called on by Dorothy McPherson. The date of the official presentation had not yet been announced on this page.

Awards

Anne Hook Memorial Award 1982
Bramalea Ribbon, Leather '82 1982
Craftsman Ribbon 1979–2002
Leather '82 Honourable Mention 1982
Michigan Leather Artisans Award 1982
Salon Ribbon 1987–2001

Demonstrations given

Nature Tan Leather 1975
25th Annual
From Summer 1975, page 2.
Belts, Nature Tan etc. 1979
29th Annual
From 29th Annual Meeting 1979 — programme, The Continental Inn, Barrie.
Belts 1981
31st Annual
From 31st Annual Meeting 1981 — programme, Beacon Motor Inn, Jordan Station (Vineland).
Belts (a workshop, October) 1982
Belleville Branch meetings, 1981-82 season
From Spring 1982, page 10.
Holster construction 1990
40th Anniversary Annual
From Spring 1990, page 3.
Sunday morning session, subject unannounced on the programme (“Surprise — bring your own tools”) 1993
43rd Annual
From 43rd Annual Meeting 1993 — programme, Royal Resort, Fenelon Falls, page 1.
Belt and Holster Tips (workshop demonstration) 2000
50th Anniversary Annual
From Spring & Summer 2000, page 5.

Where this comes from

This name in the index of people →