National Historical Preservation Committee

The Libertarian Party Historical Preservation Committee (LPHPC or HPC) was formed in 2017. It is responsible for the collection, preservation, and sharing of historical records relating to the Libertarian Party, and for the management of LPedia.

The current members of the committee are Caryn Ann Harlos (chair), Joe Dehn, Ed Fochler, James Gholston, Andrew Martin Kolstee, Lisa Gansky, and Samuel Bohler.

• Meeting Schedule and Agenda

Related committees and projects:

• Libertarian Party of California Historical Preservation Committee

Creation

As Ad Hoc Committee

The Committee was officially created on January 24, 2017 through the following motion co-sponsored by LNC members Sam Goldstein, Caryn Ann Harlos, David Demarest, and Brett Bittner:

Motion: The LNC establishes a Historic Preservation Committee to help preserve and publish historical documents of the party and to manage LPedia. This committee is granted a budget of $5,000. Caryn Ann Harlos is appointed chair with authority to appoint up to 4 others. This committee will expire at the end of the LNC meeting preceding the 2018 LP National Convention.

Voting "aye": Bilyeu, Demarest, Goldstein, Hagan, Harlos, Hayes, Katz, Lark, Marsh, Mattson, McKnight, Moellman, Redpath, Starchild.

""Voting "nay":"" None.

Original application for Committee applicants.

As Permanent Committee

At the December 9-10, 2017 LNC Meeting, Committee Chair Harlos moved that the HPC be added to the Policy Manual which passed in the following language (as amended by Starchild:

Committee Name	Size	Member Selection	Chair Selection
Historical Preservation Committee	Five Members	Committee Chair selected by LNC Chair, remaining four members selected by the Committee Chair	Entire LNC

Along with:

The HPC shall be responsible for directing the preservation and publication of Party historical documents and the administration of LPedia.org.  A report of its decisions and activities shall be delivered at each LNC meeting.

Name Variation

The original motion originally named the Historic Preservation Committee but has been called the Historical Preservation Committee and Libertarian Party Historical Preservation Committee ever since.

Membership History

2017-2018

• Caryn Ann Harlos (chair)
• Joseph Buchman
• Joe Dehn
• Ed Fochler
• James Gholston

2018-2021

• Caryn Ann Harlos (chair)
• Joe Dehn
• Ed Fochler
• James Gholston
• Andrew Martin Kolstee

2021-2022

• Caryn Ann Harlos (chair)
• Joe Dehn
• Ed Fochler
• James Gholston
• Andrew Martin Kolstee
• Anna Mosashvili

2022

• Caryn Ann Harlos (chair)
• Joe Dehn
• Ed Fochler
• James Gholston
• Andrew Martin Kolstee

2022—present

since August 16, 2022

• Caryn Ann Harlos (chair)
• Joe Dehn
• Ed Fochler
• James Gholston
• Andrew Martin Kolstee
• Samuel Bohler
• Lisa Gansky

Fundraising by Libertarian Party

• Fundraising and Promotional Email Dated April 25, 2017
  
• Online crowd-funding effort
  
• Fundraising Email dated May 12, 2017
  
• Email with Key Projects to support including historical preservation dated June 8, 2017

Records Move

On April 29, 2017, D Nick Dunbar arrived in Parker Colorado after driving a U-Haul from the Party headquarters in Alexandria Virginia with the entirety of the Party archives for organization supervision by Committee Chair Caryn Ann Harlos. This move was authorized through the following motion started via email ballot on March 24, 2017 and co-sponsored by LNC members Caryn Ann Harlos, Daniel Hayes, Brett Bittner, and David Demarest:

""Motion:"" Move to budget an additional $5,000 (budget line 90) to relocate the historical records in the Duke Street basement and in the off-site storage facility to a location in Colorado to be determined by Historical Preservation Committee Chair. The facility will be paid by for and under the control of the LNC and will be obtained at a cost equal or less to the price paid for the similar facility in Virginia. The Executive Director will be directed to send out up to two fundraising emails to cover this expense and the prior budgeted Historical Committee expense (credit to budget line 25).

Voting "aye": Bilyeu, Bittner, Demarest, Hagan, Harlos, Hayes, Goldstein, Lark, Marsh, Sarwark, Starchild, Zohra.

""Voting "nay":"" Katz, Mattson.

""Express Abstention:"" Redpath.

• Email from Wes Benedict to Caryn Ann Harlos regarding records move

Public Exhibits

The HPC had a table in the vendor area of the 2018 National Convention in New Orleans. On display were a large number of historic buttons and bumper stickers, along with several photo albums and other items. Samples of old-format video tapes represented the committee's work in that area. Next to the table there was a large banner version of the Statement of Principles - the actual original draft of the Statement of Principles was also available to be seen at this convention, but not left on display for security reasons.

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  HPC booth at the 2018 National Convention

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  HPC Chair showing original Statement of Principles

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  Button display at the 2018 National Convention

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  Bumper sticker display at the 2018 National Convention

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  HPC table at the 2020 National Convention (Orlando)

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  HPC table at the 2022 National Convention (Sparks)

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  2022 convention - photo id activity

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  2022 convention - display panels

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  2024 convention (Friday)

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  2024 convention (Saturday)

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  2024 convention - framed items

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  2024 convention - room signs from office

Media Mentions and Press Releases

Washington Times mention

• New and Improved LPedia.org
• The Libertarian Party’s national archives now live in Colorado
• Colorado Becomes Host to Remarkable Libertarian Party Historic Preservation Project

Minutes

2017

• March 1, 2017 (info)
• March 16, 2017 (info)
• March 29, 2017 (info)
• April 19 2017 (info)
• May 10, 2017 (info)
• May 24, 2017 (info)
• June 7, 2017 (info)
• June 21, 2017 (info)
• June 25, 2017 (info)
• July 12, 2017 (info)
• July 26, 2017 (info)
• August 16, 2017 (info)
• September 6, 2017 (info)
• September 27, 2017 (info)
• October 11, 2017 (info)
• October 25, 2017 (info)
• November 8, 2017 (info)
• November 29, 2017 (info)
• December 20, 2017 (info)

2018

• 8 January 2018 (info)
• 24 January 2018 (info)
• 7 February 2018 (info)
• 28 February 2018 (info)
• 21 March 2018 (draft) (info)
• 4 April 2018 (draft) (info)
• 25 April 2018 (draft) (info)
• 9 May 2018 (info)
• 23 May 2018 (info)
• 6 June 2018 (info)
• 20 June 2018 (info)
• 18 July 2018 (info)
• 8 August 2018 (info)
• 22 August 2018 (info)
• 5 September 2018 (info)
• 19 September 2018 (info)
• 17 October 2018 (info)
• 7 November 2018 (info)
• 21 November 2018 (info)
• 5 December 2018 (info)
• 19 December 2018 (draft) (info)

2019

• 2 January 2019 (info)
• 16 January 2019 (info)
• 6 February 2019 (info)
• 20 February 2019 (info)
• 6 March 2019 (info)
• 20 March 2019 (info)
• 3 April 2019 (info)
• 17 April 2019 (info)
• 1 May 2019 (info)
• 15 May 2019 (info)
• 5 June 2019 (info)
• 19 June 2019 (info)
• 3 July 2019 (info)
• 17 July 2019 (info)
• 7 August 2019 (info)
• 21 August 2019 (info)
• 4 September 2019 (info)
• 18 September 2019 (info)
• 16 October 2019 (info)
• 13 November 2019 (info)
• 20 November 2019 (info)
• 4 December 2019 (info)
• 18 December 2019 (info)

2020

• 15 January 2020 (info)
• 5 February 2020 (info)
• 19 February 2020 (info)
• 4 March 2020 (info)
• 18 March 2020 (info)
• 1 April 2020 (info)
• 15 April 2020 (info)
• 6 May 2020 (info)
• 20 May 2020 (info)
• 3 June 2020 (info)
• 17 June 2020 (info)
• 1 July 2020 (info)
• 15 July 2020 (info)
• 5 August 2020 (info)
• 19 August 2020 (info)
• 2 September 2020 (info)
• 16 September 2020 (info)
• 7 October 2020 (info)
• 21 October 2020 (info)
• 4 November 2020 (info)
• 2 December 2020 (info)
• 16 December 2020 (info)

2021

• 6 January 2021 (info)
• 20 January 2021 (info)
• 3 February 2021 (info)
• 17 February 2021 (info)
• 3 March 2021 (info)
• 17 March 2021 (info)
• 7 April 2021 (info)
• 21 April 2021 (info)
• 5 May 2021 (info)
• 12 May 2021 (info)
• 19 May 2021 (info)
• 2 June 2021 (info)
• 16 June 2021 (info)
• 23 June 2021 (info)
• 7 July 2021 (info)
• 21 July 2021 (info)
• 4 August 2021 (info)
• 18 August 2021 (info)
• 15 September 2021 (info)
• 6 October 2021 (info)
• 20 October 2021 (info)
• 3 November 2021 (info)
• 23 November 2021 (info)
• 1 December 2021 (info)
• 20 December 2021 (info)

2022

• 1 January 2022 (info)
• 2 February 2022 (info)
• 21 February 2022 (info)
• 1 March 2022 (info)
• 21 March 2022 (info)
• 5 April 2022 (info)
• 18 April 2022 (info)
• 3 May 2022 (info)
• 16 May 2022 (info)
• 7 June 2022 (info)
• 20 June 2022 (info)
• 5 July 2022 (info)
• 19 July 2022 (info)
• 2 August 2022 (info)
• 16 August 2022 (info)
• 6 September 2022 (info)
• 20 September 2022 (info)
• 4 October 2022 (info)
• 18 October 2022 (info)
• 1 November 2022 (info)
• 6 December 2022 (info)
• 20 December 2022 (info)

2023

• 3 January 2023 (info)
• 7 February 2023 (info)
• 21 February 2023 (info)
• 7 March 2023 (info)
• 21 March 2023 (info)
• 4 April 2023 (info)
• 18 April 2023 (info)
• 2 May 2023 (info)
• 16 May 2023 (info)
• 6 June 2023 (info)
• 20 June 2023 (info)
• 18 July 2023 (info)
• 1 August 2023 (info)
• 5 September 2023 (info)
• 19 September 2023 (info)
• 3 October 2023 (info)
• 17 October 2023 (info)
• 21 November 2023 (info)
• 5 December 2023 (info)
• 19 December 2023 (info)

2024

• 2 January 2024 (info)
• 16 January 2024 (info)
• 6 Febrary 2024 (info)
• 20 February 2024 (info)
• 5 March 2024 (info)
• 19 March 2024 (info)
• 2 April 2024 (info)
• 16 April 2024 (info)
• 7 May 2024 (info)
• 18 June 2024 (info)
• 2 July 2024 (info)
• 16 July 2024 (info)
• 6 August 2024 (info)
• 20 August 2024 (info)
• 3 September 2024 (info)
• 17 September 2024 (info)
• 1 October 2024 (info)
• 15 October 2024 (info)
• 29 October 2024 (info)
• 19 November 2024 (info)
• 3 December 2024 (info)
• 17 December 2024 (info)

2025

• 7 January 2025 (info)

Reports

• April 15, 2017 (info)
• August 17, 2017 (info)
• December 9, 2017 (info)
• April 21, 2018 (info)
• September 29, 2018 (info)
• March 9, 2019 (info)
• July 28, 2019 (info)
• November 19, 2019 (info)
• July 8, 2020 (info)
• September 13, 2020 (info)
• December 5, 2020 (info)
• June 5, 2021 (info)
• December 4, 2021 (info)
• July 30, 2022 (info)
• November 5, 2022 (info)
• March 11, 2023 (info)
• August 19, 2023 (info)
• August 24, 2024 (info)

See Also

• Current LPHPC agenda