Granite Falls Historical Society

HISTORICAL MUSEUM - GATHER AND PRESERVE ARTIFACTS, PICTURES, AND DOCUMENTS DESCRIBING THE HISTORY OF GRANITE FALLS WA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, PROVIDING PHYSICAL AND ONLINE ACCESS TO ALL.

MUSEUM OPERATION - OUR MAJOR EXPENSE IS THE OPERATION OF THE PHYSICAL MUSEUM. OCCUPANCY, DEPRECIATION, AND EQUIPMENT TOP THE LIST. WHILE ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM IS FREE, WE RECEIVED SOME DONATIONS AND GRANTS SPECIFICALLY FOR MUSEUM EXPANSION AND EQUIPMENT, AND THOSE ARE LISTED AS REVENUE HERE BECAUSE THEIR USE WAS RESTRICTED SOLELY TO PHYSICAL MUSEUM IMPROVEMENT. THE MUSEUM BUILDING EXPANSION PROJECT STARTED IN 2020 WAS COMPLETED IN 2021. CONSTRUCTION COSTS DURING THE YEAR WERE $131,110 AND EQUIPMENT EXPENSES WERE $6040, BOTH AMOUNTS NOW PART OF THE COST BASIS FOR THE MUSEUM. WE REMAINED OPEN THROUGHOUT 2021, HOSTING VISITORS EVERY WEEK, AND OPENING OVER 20 TIMES FOR OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS WHO PHONED IN TO ARRANGE WEEKDAY VISITS.

HERITAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT - OUR SECOND LARGEST EXPENSE IS TYPICALLY OUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE COUNTY'S HERITAGE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY IN PROVIDING ONLINE RESOURCES USEFUL FOR RESEARCH AND/OR HISTORIC TOURISM. COVID REDUCED PROGRAM EXPENSES IN 2021, BUT ALL FACETS OF THE PROGRAM ARE STILL ACTIVE, INCLUDING ONLINE MAPS, RURAL HISTORIC CYBER-TOURS, AND COUNTY-WIDE ONLINE MUSEUM TOURS. MANY OF THE EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSABLE BY A HISTORIC FUND AND ARE SHOWN AS REVENUE. TIMING OF REIMBURSEMENTS CAUSE YEARLY VARIATIONS. IN 2021, WE COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF MULTIPLE "BARN QUILT SQUARES" ON AREA HISTORIC BARNS, UPDATED AND EXPANDED THE COUNTY-WIDE ONLINE MUSEUMS TOUR, PROVIDED HISTORIC MAPPING CAPABILITY TO A NEW NATIVE AMERICAN MUSEUM, AND CREATED AN HISTORIC WALKING TOUR FOR OUR COUNTY FAIR. WE PROVIDED HISTORICAL ORIENTATION PRESENTATIONS FOR SEVERAL ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE TOURING CLUBS. WE ALSO PROVIDED TECHNICAL ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS TO SEVERAL OTHER COUNTY MUSEUMS WHO WERE STRUGGLING TO IMPROVE THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SKILLS.

EDUCATION: WE MAINTAIN A STRONG ONLINE PRESENCE, COUPLED WITH A BROADLY-DISTRIBUTED NEWSLETTER. SINCE WE ARE AN ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION, OUR OFFICE AND IT EXPENSES ARE FOCUSED ON CONTINUAL EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS OF, AND ACCESS TO, OUR COLLECTION. WHILE SCHOOL CLASS VISITS WERE DOWN DUE TO COVID IN 2021, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE CREATION OF A UNIQUE HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK THAT FEATURED PICTURES AND STORIES FROM THE HISTORY OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS. WE ALSO PROVIDED PICTURES AND INFORMATION FOR SCOUTING PROJECTS DEDICATED TO HIKING TRAIL SIGNAGE AND SCHOOL NEWSLETTERS. A NUMBER OF PRINTED PICTURES AND DOCUMENTS WERE PROVIDED TO LOCAL AND ONLINE RESEARCHERS, PRINTING FEES SHOWN AS REVENUE.

SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX, AASLH MEMBERSHIP, STATE NON-PROFIT RENEWAL CHARGES