GENERAL HENRY KNOX MUSEUM
PO Box 326, Thomaston, ME 04861 www.knoxmuseum.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE GENERAL HENRY KNOX MUSEUM SERVES TO HONOR THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HENRY KNOX AND THE HERITAGE OF MONTPELIER.

AS PART OF ITS EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GENERAL HENRY KNOX, THE MUSEUM SPONSORS MANY EVENTS EACH YEAR.DURING 2018, THE MUSEUM PRESENTED A SERIES OF EVENTS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE ASPECTS OF 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY HISTORY AND CULTURE, AS WELL AS EVENTS DESIGNED TO HONOR GENERAL KNOXS LEGACY OF SERVICE, BOTH MILITARY AND PUBLIC, IN A CONTEMPORARY VEIN. OUR ANNUAL BOOTS ON THE GROUND COMMEMORATION FEATURED WINONA FRITZ, A RETIRED ARMY NURSE WITH EXTENSIVE POST-MILITARY EXPERIENCE WITH VETERANS. NUMEROUS LOCAL VETERAN AND OTHER GROUPS PARTICIPATED. WE ALSO SPONSORED A SERIES OF LECTURES BY LOCAL EXPERTS, AUTHORS, AND OTHERS TO ILLUMINATE TOPICS IN US HISTORY. THE MUSEUM WELCOMED HISTORY AT PLAY TO GIVE A PRESENTATION ON DEBORAH SAMPSON, A WOMAN WHO FOUGHT IN THE REVOLUTION AND RECEIVED A MILITARY PENSION AS A RESULT. THE MUSEUM WELCOMED ARCHITECT AND AUTHOR GIL SCHAFER, AN EXPERT ON THE INTERPRETATION OF TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE IN CURRENT TIMES.

THE MUSEUM CONTINUED ITS WORK TO PRESERVE MONTPELIER, A NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY, AS WELL AS THE CONSERVATION OF ITS SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF 18TH CENTURY OBJECTS. THE MUSEUM REVAMPED ITS COLLECTIONS RECORDS AND DATABASE THIS YEAR AND REDOCUMENTED THE COLLECTIONS IN UPGRADED SOFTWARE. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM REVIEWED ITS COLLECTIONS TO ENSURE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF EACH ITEM. WE ARE ALSO UNDERTAKING A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF THE CONSERVATION NEEDS OF OUR BUILDINGS AND DEVELOPING A PLAN TO ADDRESS DEFICIENCIES.

THE MUSEUM CONTINUED ITS ENERGETIC INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THIS YEAR AND ADDED A WINTER INTERN IN ADDITION TO THE SUMMER INTERNS. INTERNS ARE TYPICALLY COLLEGE STUDENTS MAJORING IN HISTORY, THE ARTS, OR MUSEUM STUDIES. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN THE BASICS OF MUSEUM ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS CONDUCT RESEARCH PROJECTS TO SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM GOALS OF THE MUSEUM.

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