Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE STEARNS HISTORY MUSEUM CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE POWER OF HISTORY AND CULTURE BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND INTERPRETING OUR HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES. THE STEARNS HISTORY MUSEUM WILL BE A PLACE WHERE CITIZENS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA CAN HONOR THEIR DIVERSE HISTORY AND RECOGNIZE THAT THE PAST IS WHAT BUILT THE PRESENT AND IS A ROAD MAP TO THE FUTURE. IN 2019 PROGRAMS SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECTED FOUR KEY AREAS THAT RELATE DIRECTLY TO THE MUSEUM'S MISSION.A.) EDUCATIONAL SERVICESB.) MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONSC.) ARCHIVAL AND RESEARCH SERVICESD.) MUSEUM OPERATIONS
THE STEARNS HISTORY MUSEUM CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE POWER OF HISTORY AND CULTURE BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND INTERPRETING ITS HISTORICAL AND CULUTRAL REOSOURCES.
EXHIBITS:- LONG TERM EXHIBITS: -ON SOLID GROUND: NEWLY RENOVATED EXHIBIT THAT TELLS THE STORY OF THE GRANITE INDUSTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE GROWTH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. -PAN MOTOR COMPANY: SAM PANDOLFO'S AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING COMPANY DESIGNED AND BUILT AN AUTOMOBILE IN THE ST. CLOUD COMMUNITY IN 1917 - 1919. HIS STORY IS ONE OF SUCCESS AND FAILURE. ON EXHIBIT IS A RARE 1919 PAN AUTOMOBILE, ONE OF ONLY TEN IN EXISTENCE. -FLOWING THROUGH TIME: STEARNS COUNTY IN 1855 WAS A PRISTINE WILDERNESS WITH MULTIPLE ECOSYSTEMS. AS SETTLERS CAME RESOURCES WERE NEEDED TO SUSTAIN THE GROWING POPULATION. TODAY CITIZENS ARE MAKING DIFFICULT CHOICES TO ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THOSE RESOURCES AND THEY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT FOR CITIZENS OF THE FUTURE. - TEMPORARY EXHIBITS: -"AUF WIEDENSHEN, BUT NOT GOODBYE: STEARNS COUNTY AND WWI": THIS EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE TUMUITOUS TIME THROUGH ARTIFACTS AND IMAGES AND DRAWS HEAVILY FROM THE WORDS OF STEARNS COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES IN WWI. -"NAVIGATING THE 70'S": PAIRED WITH A TRAVELING EXHIBIT FROM THE SMITHONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITS DEPARTMENT, "SEARCHING FOR THE 70'S," THE EXHIBIT LOOKS AT STEARNS COUNTY DURING THE 70'S. CLOTHING, MEMORABILIA, TOYS, MUSIC, AND FURNITURE ARE THE CORNERSTONES OF THE EXHIBIT.
MUSUEM OPERATIONS: THE MUSEUM WORKED WITH THE LOCAL STEARNS COUNTY HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND EXPERTISE IN COLLECTIONS CARE, EXHIBIT DESIGN, ARCHIVAL CARE, AND MANAGEMENT. THOSE MUSEUMS ARE COLD SPRING AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, KIMBALL AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MELROSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, PAYNESVILLE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, HAEHN MUSEUM, SAUK CENTER AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, SINCLAIR LEWIS FOUNDATION, AND ST. JOSEPH AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.- THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO BE A POLLING SITE FOR NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS. - 35 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 2,691 HOURS TO THE MUSEUM IN 2019.
ARCHIVAL AND RESEARCH SERVICES: RESEARCH, PUBLICATION, AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PUBLIC PROGRAMMING THAT ENCOURAGES AN UNDERSTANDING OF AND APPRECIATION FOR LOCAL AND STATE HISTORY. OVER 48,000 BIOGRAPHICAL/SUBJECT FILES, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES, ARCHIVES/MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS, LIBRARY BOOKS, AND ORAL HISTORIES ARE LISTED ON THE MUSEUM'S LIBRARY CATALOG, WHICH IS ACCESSED ON ITS WEBSITE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Carie Essig | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $76,000 |
| Chuck Rau | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Peterson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Palmer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| George Rindelaub | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Reisinger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dorraine Larison | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Bodette | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Tideman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barb Carlson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Phillip Terry | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Webber | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Skalbeck | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Annette Atkins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Sakry | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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