2024-05-14T12:26:27-05:00 2023-12-31 411656121 SCHLENNER WENNER & CO CPA'S PA 630 ROOSEVELT RD STE 201 ST CLOUD MN 56301 990 2023-01-01 410911403 MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MORR 3206324007 PO BOX 239 LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 CAMILLE WARZECHA PRESIDENT 3206324007 2024-05-13 1 CAMILLE WARZECHA 999009999 0 SHELLEY M GAETZ P00066049 3202510286 2024-05-13 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CAMILLE WARZECHA PO BOX 239 LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 211847 0 X WWW.MORRISONCOUNTYHISTORY.ORG X 1945 MN THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND SHARING OF MORRISON COUNTY'S HISTORY. 9 9 6 12 0 0 288452 198018 8527 13581 71 104 -686 143 296364 211846 0 0 0 0 125114 134890 0 0 0 85852 60734 210966 195624 85398 16222 461506 450540 106348 98074 355158 352466 X THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND SHARING OF MORRISON COUNTY'S HISTORY. 0 0 183860 13724 THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (MCHS) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND SHARING MORRISON COUNTY HISTORY. IT OWNS AND OPERATES THE CHARLES A. WEYERHAEUSER MEMORIAL MUSEUM IN LITTLE FALLS, MN.IN JANUARY OF 2023, WE HAD PUSH-BUTTON DOOR OPENERS INSTALLED ON OUR FRONT DOORS, MAKING THE MUSEUM MORE COMPLIANT WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THIS PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY THE ARTS & CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND (AKA LEGACY) GRANT PROGRAM, LITTLE FALLS AMERICAN LEGION POST 46, VFW POST 1112, PIERZ LIONS CLUB, AND A HANDFUL OF PRIVATE DONORS.IN FEBRUARY, THE MUSEUM HOSTED ITS ANNUAL EXPLORING HISTORY AND CULTURE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA FEBRUARY EVENTS SERIES. THE SERIES BRINGS TOGETHER FOUR CENTRAL MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, MORRISON, BENTON, SHERBURNE, AND STEARNS, TO COLLABORATE ON PROGRAMMING RELATED TO SPECIFIC CULTURES WITHIN THE REGION AND STATE. THIS YEAR FEATURED PROGRAMMING FROM THE HMONG CULTURAL CENTER OUT OF ST. PAUL.IN MAY, HISTORIC REENACTOR JOEL BROWN RETURNED TO MCHS TO GIVE AN UPDATED LECTURE ON THE BONGA FAMILY.TEMPORARY COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT SYLVIA CONCLUDED HER WORK WITH THE MUSEUM IN SEPTEMBER WITH THE EXHIBIT "THE FABULOUS FASHION OF MAUD MOON WEYERHAEUSER," WHICH WAS ON DISPLAY AT THE MUSEUM THROUGH THE END OF 2023. THE RECEPTION OF THE EXHIBIT BY BOTH WEYERHAEUSER DESCENDANTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ALIKE WAS OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE.THE MUSEUM CONDUCTED A PHASE 1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE SITE IN SEPTEMBER, HEADED BY MCFARLANE CONSULTING AND THE MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE. THIS IS PART OF A LARGER GOAL OF GETTING THE MUSEUM LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES WHEN IT BECOMES ELIGIBLE IN 2025. THIS PROJECT WAS ALSO FUNDED BY THE LEGACY GRANT PROGRAM.THE MORRISON COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MINNESOTA RESOURCES (LCCMR) WHEN IT WAS SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN THEIR ANNUAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE ON HOW TO ALLOCATE PROCEEDS FROM THE STATE'S ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND. THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY WAS INCLUDED ON THE LIST OF PROPERTIES, AND THIS FUNDING WILL BE ALLOCATED TO DEAL WITH THE MUSEUM'S PRESSING AND ON-GOING EROSION ISSUE.PLANS HAVE BEEN LAID OUT TO HANDLE OUR EROSION ISSUE BY ULTEIG, AND WILL BE EXECUTED IN 2024.ALSO IN SEPTEMBER WE HELD OUR ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING AT THE HISTORIC CASS GILBERT TRAIN DEPOT. OUR GUEST SPEAKER WAS STEVE GLISCHINSKI, A RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHER WHO DISCUSSED THE HISTORY OF RAILROADS IN MINNESOTA FROM THE POST-WORLD WAR II ERA TO MODERN TIMES. THE EVENT WAS WELL-ATTENDED AND RECEIVED POSITIVELY BY THE CROWD.IN COLLABORATION WITH THE POLISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA AND THE MORRISON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, IN OCTOBER MCHS HELD "TRACING YOUR POLISH HISTORY," A GENEALOGY SEMINAR HELD AT GREAT RIVER ARTS IN LITTLE FALLS.ALSO HOSTED LITTLE FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHTIME ON LOCATION IN OCTOBER, WITH A HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY LUNCH ATTENDED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES.IN DECEMBER, WE RECEIVED A DONATION OF ALL THE NUTCRACKERS THAT HAD FORMERLY BEEN HOUSED IN THE ROSENMEIER HOUSE FOR THE LITTLE FALLS CHRISTMAS SEASON. GOING FORWARD, THE MUSEUM WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE FESTIVITIES.PUBLISHED 4 NEWSLETTERS, FEATURING ARTICLES SUCH AS "LET'S ALL GO TO THE LOBBY!," "THE ROBERT HELD SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION," "THE FABULOUS FASHION OF MAUD MOON WEYERHAEUSER," "FROM SOO LINE TO SOO LINE," "EXECUTION SONG: ALBERT BULOW AND TRUE CRIME IN THE 1800S," "LEAVE NO PIN STANDING," "THE STRANGE CASE OF THE WISCONSIN WINDOW SMASHER," "KATHERINE ZULEGER'S VOLCANO MEATLOAF," "IT'S JUST A JUMP TO THE LEFT: POLKA IN MORRISON COUNTY," "WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON," "THE DANGERS OF WASHING CLOTHES IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, AND MUCH MORE!MCHS STAFF ASSISTED ON AND OFF-SITE RESEARCHERS IN ANSWERING THEIR RESEARCH QUESTIONS.MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE ONLINE PRESENCE VIA OUR BLOG/WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE.GREW THE MCHS COLLECTIONS THROUGH DONATIONS FROM MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN 2023: 165NUMBER OF COLLECTIONS DONORS: 17NUMBER OF RESEARCHERS: 152NUMBER OF VISITORS: 2236NUMBER OF WEBSITE VISITORS: 295,818 183860 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MN X GRACE DUXBURY 3206324007 2151 S LINDBERGH DRIVE LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 X MIKE WORCESTER FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 32.00 X 45851 0 0 CAMILLE WARZECHA BOARD PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN LAUER VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RON JONES SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER ECKSTROM TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHY ADAMEK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GWEN GRUBER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTINE ERICKSON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA QUINN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GARY POSER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 45851 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8760 61116 128142 198018 PROJECTS AND EVENTS 712100 13362 13362 RESEARCH 712100 219 219 13581 104 104 144 1 143 143 211846 13724 0 104 45851 43558 2293 79462 75489 3973 9577 9098 479 2450 1225 1225 2669 2002 667 20457 19314 1143 873 873 11416 10274 1142 8422 7580 842 EXHIBIT AND PROGRAM SUP 7603 7603 PROJECTS AND EVENTS EXP 3838 3838 PRINTING EXPENSE 2093 2093 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 913 913 195624 183860 11764 0 159709 118576 22074 3159 1133388 854832 279723 278556 0 50249 461506 450540 4292 3352 102056 94722 106348 98074 X 355158 352466 355158 352466 461506 450540 X 16222 -18914 X 0 0 0 X 222969 172250 197238 288452 198018 1078927 222969 172250 197238 288452 198018 1078927 3398 1075529 65 48 127 71 104 415 195 162 281 144 782 1080124 57044 0.99570 0.99910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 12600 12600 564434 429850 134584 499825 381764 118061 29750 28910 840 26779 14308 12471 278556 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 50249 50249 PART III, LINE 1A: THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS CONTAIN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS, MAPS, PHOTOS, BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, 3-DIMENSIONAL ARTIFACTS, AND ETC. THAT REVEAL THE HISTORY OF MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE USED FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITS AT THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM, AS WELL AS ONLINE THROUGH MCHS'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTPOSTS. THEY ARE ALSO USED IN PUBLICATIONS AND PROGRAMMING TO CONVEY COUNTY HISTORY TO THE PUBLIC. COLLECTIONS ITEMS ARE USED BY RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS TO STUDY FAMILY HISTORY, MORRISON COUNTY HISTORY, AND HOW COUNTY HISTORY FITS WITHIN THE LARGER CONTEXT OF MINNESOTA AND U.S. HISTORY. MCHS COLLECTS AND PRESERVES MORRISON COUNTY HISTORY THROUGH THESE MATERIALS NOT ONLY FOR TODAY'S RESEARCHERS AND VISITORS, BUT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF RESEARCHERS AND VISITORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS THAT PAY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW IN THE BOARD PACKET PRIOR TO THE MEETING WHERE THE FORM 990 IS FORMALLY REVIEWED. AFTER THE REVIEW IS COMPLETED, THE BOARD VOTES FOR APPROVAL AND FILING OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM UPON JOINING THE ORGANIZATION IN ONE OF THE ROLES AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH GUIDESTAR AS WELL AS ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON EQUIPMENT DISPOSAL -18,914.