TULSA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
2445 South Peoria Avenue, Tulsa, OK 741141326 tulsahistory.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The mission of Tulsa Historical Society & Museum is to illuminate the past, enrich the present, and inspire future generations by collecting, preserving and presenting Tulsa's history.

To collect, protect and present Tulsa's History

It is an honor and certainly a privilege to serve as the Executive Director of the Tulsa Historical Society & Museum. I have been employed by THSM for almost 19 years and have definitely seen growth and change. I am grateful for our board, our members, our volunteers and especially a professional staff. Our community is in a much better place because of their commitment to telling all of Tulsas stories. I.2019 Highlights 1.Museum Numbers A.15,000 museum visitors (double last year's). B.1,168 off-site historical presentations. C.Michelle spoke to appx 3,000. D.THSM hosted 50 special events book signings, lectures ALL FREE of CHARGE. E.Our website had 382,550 views, FB 17,140, Twitter 8,889 and Instagram 1,138. 2.Hosted Chautauqua for the fourth year with attendance of 1,750. 3.Hall of Fame was one of the highest gross and net revenue generator in its history. 4.The Kiosk generated net revenues over budget 5.Exhibits A.THSM presented 12 exhibits in 2019, including 7 new exhibitions. B.2019 Exhibit Awards: C. National Award from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Leadership in History Award of Excellence for the Transmitting Tulsa: On-Screen & Over the Airwaves exhibit on the history of radio and television in Tulsa. The Transmitting Tulsa exhibit also won an Honorable Mention from the Oklahoma Museums Association. D. The museum received three additional awards from the Oklahoma Museums. Association:Honorable Mention for the 2019 Curator's Circle Brochure (in the promotional piece category),Honorable Mention for the new THSM website (in the technology & media category). E. And an award for the documentary Ldor Vdor: Generation to Generation. 6. Spirit of Greenwood Pop Up Exhibit. A. 4,985 students have seen that exhibit. B. Received a grant Five additional exhibit copies for placement in northeastern Oklahoma libraries. Potential for 20 library sites. We expect that upwards of 15,000 students will have the opportunity to view pop up exhibit. 7. In 2019, we partnered with Tulsa Community College. 8.Oral Histories A.More than 60 histories were recorded in 2019. B.We now have 140 oral histories recorded. C.Thank you to our Guardians who are shouldering most of that work. 9.Archival A.3,040 artifacts and images were added to our digital collection. B.260 research requests average of 33 per month (in office and online). C.25 researchers came to THSM and utilized our materials. D. Total number of digital images available on line, free of charge is 34,901. 10.Website A.Long dreamed of project B.Launched in early January 2019 11.Museum Assessment Program (MAP) A. Evaluation by the American Alliance of Museum B.Convinced us that we can apply for accreditation 12.Ldor Vdor A.Three year project B.56 oral histories averaging two hours each now preserved C.Premiered Circle Cinema and Jewish Campus 300 attending both screenings D.Contract is signed for public television E.Film Festivals F.Other Jewish Museums G.Just filed the application for an Emmy 13.Guardians A.47 Active members in 2019 B.Provided 5,500 hours at $24.96 = $137,280 14. 2020 Projects A. New exhibits 1. That Damn Art Woman - panel discussion 2. Janis Updike Walker 3. Women's Suffrage a. Women's March February 22, 2020 b. Carrie Chapman Catt - Chautauqua scholar c. Exhibit 4. Natural gas with technology 5. Route 66

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