2022-06-13T11:21:12-05:00 2021-12-31 411656121 SCHLENNER WENNER & CO CPA'S PA 630 ROOSEVELT RD STE 201 ST CLOUD MN 56301 990 2021-01-01 410911403 MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MORR 3206324007 PO BOX 239 LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 GARY POSER PRESIDENT 3206324007 2022-05-25 1 GARY POSER 999009999 SYDNEY C WITTNEBEL P02168441 3202510286 2022-05-25 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z GARY POSER PO BOX 239 LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 219609 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 5 15 0 0 172250 197238 8102 22082 48 127 25158 -378 205558 219069 0 0 0 0 123547 125743 0 0 0 62505 61158 186052 186901 19506 32168 241319 383135 3727 113375 237592 269760 X THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND SHARING OF MORRISON COUNTY'S HISTORY. 0 0 176230 21704 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. THE MUSEUM WAS OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY IN FEBRUARY 2021, AFTER BEING CLOSED THROUGH JANUARY DUE TO GOVERNOR TIM WALZ'S PANDEMIC GUIDELINES FOR NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES. DURING THAT TIME, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARY WARNER RE-WROTE THE MUSEUM'S ARTICLES AND BYLAWS TO FIT CURRENT NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE AMENDED ARTICLES AND BYLAWS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR MUSEUM WEBSITE. DURING THE FEBRUARY SHUTDOWN, 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 MINNESOTA AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY, WITH LECTURES HELD OVER ZOOM. THE LONG PROCESS OF REPLACING THE MUSEUM'S OLD HVAC (HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING) SYSTEM ALSO BEGAN IN FEBRUARY WITH A CHECK FOR ASBESTOS IN THE OLD SYSTEM, AND THANKFULLY NONE WAS FOUND. THE EMPTY FUEL OIL TANK BURIED ON MUSEUM GROUNDS WAS REMOVED BY BURSKI EXCAVATING. REPLACED ANOTHER EXTERIOR DOOR, IN ADDITION TO THE TWO INSTALLED IN 2020. ONCE AGAIN, THE DOOR WAS SPECIALLY MADE AND INSTALLED BY KAMPMANN SASH & DOOR IN BRAINERD, MN. SECTIONS OF THE MUSEUM WERE PAINTED BY VOLUNTEERS. MARY WARNER AND PRESERVATIONIST ANN MARIE JOHNSON MET WITH ROB MANN AT ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY IN APRIL TO TOUR THE PROGRESS ON ORGANIZING THE DOUG BIRK COLLECTION, INCLUDING MCHS'S ARTIFACTS FROM THE LITTLE ELK HERITAGE PRESERVE. DISCUSSIONS OF A PERMANENT LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS BEGAN. THE MUSEUM REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON JUNE 3, AT THE TIME FOLLOWING THE CDC GUIDELINE THAT ANY UNVACCINATED VISITOR STILL HAD TO WEAR A MASK. RECEIVED MUSSER GRANT TO ALLOW FOR THE TEMPORARY HIRING OF A COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT TO HELP WITH ACCESSIONING THE BACKLOG OF MUSEUM ARTIFACTS. AMY MANN WAS HIRED FOR THIS ROLE AND BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER. THE MUSEUM CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC IN OCTOBER IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW HVAC SYSTEM BY MCDOWALL COMPANY. INSTALLATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 4TH AND FINISHED EARLY NOVEMBER. CREATED AN EXHIBIT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LITTLE FALLS SUMMER MUSICAL ON THE UNSOLVED 1905 MURDER OF DARLING RESIDENT ANNIE KINTOP, FOR THEIR PLAY "DARLING." HOSTED IN-PERSON EVENTS INCLUDING A BEADMAKING WORKSHOP, WHICH INCLUDED LIVE MUSIC BY DENNIS WARNER, AND THE MCHS ANNUAL MEETING, WHICH INCLUDED THE PROGRAM "MORRISON COUNTY ARCHAEOLOGY & THE DOUGLAS BIRK COLLECTION" BY ROB MANN, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY AT ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY. HELD AN ONLINE CLASS ON HOW TO USE ZOOM. MCHS CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH RETHOS: PLACES REIMAGINED (FORMERLY PRESERVATION ALLIANCE OF MINNESOTA) TO SERVE AS THEIR CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATION COORDINATOR, ARRANGING VARIOUS CLASSES TO TEACH HISTORIC PRESERVATION SKILLS WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF MORRISON, SHERBURNE, STEARNS, AND BENTON. CLASSES AND EVENTS INCLUDED "BRICK BY BRICK: BUILDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH HISTORY," "BUILDING PERMITS PRIMER," "DOOR AND WINDOW REPAIR WORKSHOP," "KEEPING THE WEATHER OUT: HOMEOWNER HOW-TOS, AND "GINGERBREAD ARCHITECTURE: THE SWEET ELEMENTS OF DESIGN." PUBLISHED 4 NEWSLETTERS, FEATURING ARTICLES SUCH AS THE CONCLUDING TWO PARTS OF "THE SEARCH FOR RACHEL CAREW," "LINDQUIST FAMILY ICE SKATES," "AUTOGRAPH ALBUM," "COLLEEN: AN IRISH LOVE SONG," "HANDKERCHIEF FROM LIK-NU CLEANERS OF LITTLE FALLS," "VERNON PICK: TWI RIVERS MILL TO DELTA URANIUM MINE," "25 YEARS AT MCHS," "TINTYPES," "ANNIE KINTOP EXHIBIT," "GHOSTS AND FRAUDS: SPIRITUALISM IN MORRISON COUNTY, AND "COLLECTIONS IN WAITING."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 2021: 386NUMBER OF COLLECTIONS DONORS: 30NUMBER OF RESEARCHERS: 139NUMBER OF VISITORS: 561NUMBER OF WEBSITE VISITORS: 62,648 176230 1 1 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 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 GARY POSER PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE WORCESTER 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 DAVE BUKER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 GWEN GRUBER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN LAUER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTINE ERICKSON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CAMILLE WARZECHA FORMER PRESIDENT 5.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA QUINN FORMER VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARY WARNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 32.00 X 44086 0 0 44086 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6265 77182 113791 197238 PROJECTS AND EVENTS 712100 19487 19487 SPONSORSHIP 712100 1500 1500 RESEARCH 712100 1095 1095 22082 127 127 162 540 -378 -378 219069 21704 0 127 44086 41882 2204 70300 66785 3515 2600 2470 130 8757 8319 438 1850 925 925 2804 1968 836 30911 29818 1093 19 19 1 1 7892 7103 789 7409 6668 741 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 6390 6390 PROJECTS AND EVENTS EXP 1902 1902 PRINTING EXPENSE 1619 1619 EXHIBIT AND PROGRAM SUP 361 361 186901 176230 10671 0 62329 208212 23581 23041 984215 832333 155409 151882 241319 383135 3727 3986 109389 3727 113375 X 237592 269760 237592 269760 241319 383135 32168 0 X 0 0 0 X 134188 156502 222969 172250 197238 883147 134188 156502 222969 172250 197238 883147 883147 35 33 65 48 127 308 195 162 357 883812 48279 0.99920 0.99950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 12600 12600 422511 422129 382 499825 368753 131072 29749 27993 1756 19530 13458 6072 151882 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 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 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES SURE ALL OF IT'S 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 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.