From: Ann Marie Ott <ottannmarie@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:39:22 -0500 Message-ID: <CALCTh6uvpzD1kxpN5=KgZwKfn4iyyAPXBh7jMhxjNJ+XczVpUQ@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Museum store sales
Good morning,
The New Glarus Historical Society operating the Swiss Historical Village
Museum has had a gift shop in our entrance building for quite a number of
years.
We sell single serving snacks, soda, water, cheese, chocolate, jams and
jellies, honey and some other Swiss/German food items. Here's the link to
the WI DATCP information about food sales if you are not already familiar
with it:
https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/WIFoodProcessingFoodSalesRequirements.pdf
<https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/WIFoodProcessingFoodSalesRequirements.pdf>
We also sell local history books, a museum cookbook, some mugs and cooking
utensils specific to Swiss/German foods, handmade crafts such as Swiss
style doll dresses, Xmas ornaments, knit and crochet items, quilted items,
aprons. We had T-shirts made but found that we did not get a return on our
initial investment for several years. We sell a few small children's toys
and games suitable for travel. We learned in 2019 that as a non-profit with
limited sales revenue we were not required to collect sales tax; review
this Wisconsin DOR reference, if you're not already familiar with it:
https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/faqs/pcs-n-profit.aspx
Ann Marie Ott
Former Board of Directors Member/Treasurer,New Glarus Historical Society
On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 9:10 AM Grant County Historical Society WI <
historicalsociety@tds.net> wrote:
>
> Hello listserve-
>
> This is my first interaction here, so I apologize if this topic has been
> beaten to death.
>
> At Grant County Historical Society we are just beginning to develop our
> museum store. It will necessarily be small to begin.
> What items or types of items sell well at your museum store?
> Do people still like locally-made, hand-made things? Or T-shirts and mugs?
> Books? Items for children?
> Please advise!
> Thank you,
> Tracey
>
> Tracey Lee Roberts, MA
> Executive Director- Grant County Historical Society
> Historian and Museum Specialist
> Phone 608 723-4925
> email: historicalsociety@tds.net
>
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