From: "Monroe County Local History Room" <mclhr@centurytel.net> Subject: RE: Question for Town & City Historical Societies Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:28:09 -0500 Message-ID: <002601c8f65f$d99e85f0$2b01a8c0@Library>
If I understand your situation correctly, this is the first time you would
be approaching them for money to support you. I would suggest being very
prepared to justify why you need the money and what you will be using if
for. Basically, in a time when county and state budgets are being cut, you
will need to convince them why they should support you. Try to give
concrete numbers (or projected) in terms of potential residents served,
potential tourism dollars gained, etc. See if the State Historical Society
has a fact sheet they can provide you on the monetary value of cultural
heritage and tourism and throw that at your boards. Is there a specific
project you could ask funding for? Boards like concrete things to fund (a
special event, program, project, building, acquisition, etc.). Will your
research library also become a repository of county and township records?
If so, that might be a hook to get funding as they would be supporting
efforts to produce "their own" records.
Just some ideas.
Jarrod M. Roll
Director - County Historian
Monroe County Local History Room & Museum
200 West Main St.
Sparta, WI 54656
608-269-8680
www.MCLHR.org
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From: localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu
[mailto:localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of Bev Brayton
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 12:39 PM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Subject: Re: Question for Town & City Historical Societies
The Price County Historical society located in northern Wisconsin receives
$1,000 from the county AND $200 from the Town of Fifield where the museum is
located.
Simply put your request in writing to each of these municipalities at the
time that their budgeting is on the agenda and ask that they include your
historical society in their budget.
Bev Brayton
Price County Historical Society
Board of Directors
Newsletter Editor
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris <mailto:marsicano@charter.net> & Patti Marsicano
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 12:45 PM
Subject: Question for Town & City Historical Societies
Have any of you asked your local municipalities to have money put in the
budget for your historical society?
What steps did you take to do this?
How much did you ask for and how much do you receive?
We are planning on asking our Town and City governments for some money and
are wondering the best steps to take. Since we have no building or location
at this time, we are hoping to get the cash needed to offset some costs of
renting (or have donated) space to begin a research library.
Thanks!
Patti Marsicano
President, Delavan Historical Society
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