2011 Fall Newsletter

Our Volunteers

BettyOre

Marketing and Promotion

Betty Bendorf VeraDakin Jim Bousman Phil Reaka Roger Shipman Nina Gerkin Hannes Poetter Luanne Debrick Junior Ayers Elsie Cordle Iris Kluber Joan Mueller Pat Erickson Colleen Ewan Joan Curran Bernice Chitwood

Raised membership by over three times in the last quarter Management of over 50,000 genealogy records Management of over 12,000 museum artifacts Historical Research and Volunteer / Front Desk

Historical Research

Redesign and development of Museum Quarterly

Treasurer / Volunteer Worker Website/Facebook Management

Volunteer / Front Desk Facility Management Volunteer Researcher Volunteer Researcher

Volunteer / Past Perfect data entry Volunteer / Front Desk Volunteer / Front Desk Volunteer / Artifact tracking Volunteer / Past Perfect data entry

Elisabeth Zacharais Belinda Wolf Whitaker Wayne Johnson Darlene Sutherland Eleanor Richardson

Volunteer Worker Volunteer Worker

Volunteer / Artifact tracking

Volunteer Worker

Carl Buchman Darrell Williams Larry Lybarger Shelley Erickson

Facility Electrical Maintenance

Volunteer Worker Historical Research

Baehr Charitable Foundation Trust Grant Approved We have been approved to receive $10,675 in a grant to complete the second phases of Talking Head Displays XIJDI XJMM EFQJDU .JBNJ $PVOUZ T 6OJRVF )JTUPSZ GSPN UP ć JT OFYU QIBTF PG UIF FYIJCJU XJMM DPOTJTU of approximately 40 additional 30”x 20” photos that will depict the history of Miami County and its residents during the industrial age. Also this period witnessed the rise of new towns within Miami County. ć F ĕ STU QI BTF PG PVS QI PUP EJTQMBZ XI JDI I BT CFFO PO FYI JCJU TJODF . BZ UI PG UI JT ZFBS I BT ESBXO BCPVU visitors as well as reporters from local papers and the Kansas City Star. We have also continually on a daily basis received raved reviews from the local public and museum visitors about the large photos. We currently have an additional $12,000 in outstanding grants that we have applied for and should know the status of all of these grants by October 28th. As long as we maintain this pattern of grants received, we should be able to build a fantastic museum for all to be proud of and want to visit. Volunteer Worker ć F NVTFVN JT BMXBZT JO OFFE PG NPSF IFMQ TUPQ CZ BOE TFF XIBU ZPV DBO EP UP JNQSPWF UIJT XPOEFSGVM FTUBC lishment by volunteering your time and talent.

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