RE: financial help?

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Monroe County Local History Room (mclhr@centurytel.net)
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From: "Monroe County Local History Room" <mclhr@centurytel.net>
Subject: RE: financial help?
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:06:38 -0500
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The Monroe County Local History Room (a county museum and research library) was established by County Board Resolution back in 1976 after the Bicentennial Committee convinced the county board to provide funding for one full time position and a room in which to house the county’s museum and archives. We have always been responsible for raising our operating costs through fundraising activities, earned income, etc. Back then it was about 95% county to 5% fund raising.

 

34 years later, the county still generously provides funding to cover 1.25 positions (me and our Saturday guy) and some maintenance costs for our building (we’re no longer just a room). There have been several years during the past decade when we have had to fight hard to keep our county funding from being drastically cut. Today the county still provides 75-80% of our budget, for which we are all grateful.

 

From my understanding, the Monroe County Local History Room is very fortunate for this arrangement considering we have a population of 45K.

 

Jarrod M. Roll

Director - County Historian

Monroe County Local History Room & Museum

200 West Main St.

Sparta, WI 54656

608-269-8680

MCLHR@centurytel.net

www.MCLHR.org

 

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From: localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu
[mailto:localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of Heritage Center Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 12:40 PM To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu Subject: RE: financial help?

 

Heritage Center in New Richmond, is funded partially through the onsite flea market that is open on the weekends. People drop off their donations on scheduled days and we have volunteers manning the flea market on the drop off days to sort and price. Then on Saturday and Sunday those same volunteers sell to people from around the area who come shopping, for just about anything. Towards the end of October we ‘ have a big sale’ and clear out merchandise. In December we move our flea market to another building for
“Christmas market’ and enjoy the fruits of the season.

 

This operation has been very successful and people from both the community and the surrounding area are very supportive of our activities, the flea market has been operating for many years and has become a great source of funding-

 

Rachél

 

 

From: localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu
[mailto:localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of Bev Brayton Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 3:18 PM To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu Subject: Re: financial help?

 

The Price County Historical Society receives $1,000 from the county and
$200 from the of Fifield where the museum, one room school house, and office building are located. The town also cuts the grass on our property and shovels the sidewalks. This past spring the town did a major job by removing brush and hauling fill and top soil that had been donated by a neighbor and member. At one time there had been a water main leak on the property and that was repaired by the town at no charge to the society.

Needless to say, we have had some great cooperation from the town crew and members of the board. We feel especially appreciative to all of them as they support our cause.

 

Bev

Price County Historical Society

Fifield, WI

----- Original Message -----

From: Sylvia <mailto:cen73683@centurytel.net>

To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu

Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 9:24 AM

Subject: financial help?

 

I am looking for information from the other Local History Societies regarding financial support that you get from your local government entities. Does your township, town, county government support your organization? financially? other ways?

Thanks for any info that you can send to me.

Sylvia

Knox Creek Heritage Center

Brantwood

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