The Edwardsburg Area Historical Museum has a new chairman.

Milton Township’s Sally Dalrymple was elected chairman of the museum’s board of trustees filling the void created by the death of museum founder Jo-Ann Boepple March 9.

Dalrymple was a teacher and a guidance counselor for Edwardsburg Public Schools for more than 30 years until her retirement.

She is an Edwardsburg alum, who earned a bachelor of arts degree from Western Michigan University and a master of arts from Andrews University.

She and her husband John have been active members of the museum since 2014, and Sally was instrumental in streamlining and detailing the museum’s extensive collection of documents and photographs.

Dalrymple grew up on Eagle Lake and moved to the Village of Edwardsburg after marrying John. She served at village clerk in the 1970s.

The Dalrymples have two daughters, Sherry Smith and Jill Anderson, along with three grandchildren.