2021-09-08T10:22:58-05:00 2020-12-31 411656121 SCHLENNER WENNER & CO CPA'S PA 630 ROOSEVELT RD STE 201 ST CLOUD MN 56301 990 2020-01-01 410911403 MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MORR 3206324007 PO BOX 239 LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 CAMILLE WARZECHA PRESIDENT 3206324007 2021-08-31 1 CAMILLE WARZECHA 999009999 ANDREA L MILLER P01600427 3202510286 2021-08-24 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CAMILLE WARZECHA PO BOX 239 LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 204195 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. 10 10 4 11 0 0 222969 172250 3664 8102 65 48 -1160 25158 225538 205558 0 0 0 0 117019 123547 0 0 0 114474 62505 231493 186052 -5955 19506 221581 241319 3495 3727 218086 237592 X THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND SHARING OF MORRISON COUNTY'S HISTORY. 0 0 176666 33260 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 YEAR 2020 WAS MARKED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THAT AFFECTED HOW MCHS MET ITS MISSION. IN ORDER TO CURB THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE, PEOPLE NEEDED TO WEAR MASKS AND STAY PHYSICALLY DISTANT FROM ONE ANOTHER. GOVERNOR TIM WALZ ALSO ORDERED VARIOUS BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING THE YEAR. ORGANIZATIONS HAD TO ADOPT PANDEMIC PROTOCOLS AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF CLOSINGS (MARCH - JUNE, 2020) IN ORDER TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THEIR BUILDINGS.MCHS CLOSED THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM TO THE PUBLIC ON MARCH 15 AND REMAINED CLOSED UNTIL JUNE 30. DURING THIS CLOSURE PERIOD, MUSEUM STAFF HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK FROM HOME WHILE SENDING ONE PERSON AT A TIME TO REGULARLY CHECK ON THE MUSEUM. WE HAD TO LEARN HOW TO USE REMOTE MEETING TOOLS (MOSTLY ZOOM) AND CREATE ONLINE EVENTS, CANCELLING OR ADJUSTING ALREADY-PLANNED PROGRAMS. WE INCREASED THE CONTENT ON OUR WEBSITE, INCLUDING TRACKING MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC. WE ALSO BEGAN COLLECTING LOCAL NEWS ITEMS AND ARTIFACTS RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC FOR MCHS'S COLLECTIONS.DURING THIS TIME, POLICE OFFICERS IN MINNEAPOLIS KILLED GEORGE FLOYD, AN UNARMED BLACK MAN, SETTING OFF BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS AROUND THE WORLD. NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS FROM CAMP RIPLEY IN MORRISON COUNTY WERE CALLED TO THE TWIN CITIES METRO TO KEEP THE PEACE.THROUGH THE SUMMER AND FALL, THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM WAS OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AS PART OF OUR PANDEMIC PROCEDURES TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING. THE GOVERNOR CLOSED MUSEUMS AND SIMILAR PUBLIC PLACES AGAIN AFTER THANKSGIVING AND THROUGH THE WINTER HOLIDAYS BASED ON A SPIKE IN CASES, ALLOWING FOR REOPENING IN MID-JANUARY 2021. THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM STAYED CLOSED UNTIL THE FIRST WEEK IN FEBRUARY 2021, REOPENING THAT WEEK BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.WITH THIS CONTEXT, FOLLOWING ARE MCHS'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2020.ON JANUARY 4, 2020, BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, MCHS, WITH ITS PARTNERS, THE CHARLES A. LINDBERGH HOUSE & MUSEUM AND CHARLES A. LINDBERGH STATE PARK, HOSTED THE ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT HIKE, WHICH BROUGHT AROUND 1,000 VISITORS TO THE THREE SITES. FOR 2021, THE PARTNERS REVAMPED THE ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT HIKE, TURNING IT FROM A ONE-EVENING EVENT INTO THE CANDLE-LESS HIKE AND SCAVENGER HUNT, A TEN-DAY, DAYTIME EVENT, IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BE OUTDOORS AND KEEPING A DISTANCE DURING THE PANDEMIC. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 150 ATTENDEES WHO TURNED IN SCAVENGER HUNT FORMS.PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC SHUT-DOWN, MCHS HELD THE SECOND OF ITS ANNUAL EVENT SERIES, "EXPLORING HISTORY & CULTURE IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA." 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. THE 2020 SERIES FEATURED PROGRAMMING BY THE MUSEUM OF RUSSIAN ART TO THE FOUR HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS IN FEBRUARY.COMPLETED THE ARTS & CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND (LEGACY) GRANT PROJECT TO INSTALL MOBILE SHELVING IN THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM'S ARCHIVES.RAISED FUNDS TOWARD THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM'S 45-YEAR-OLD HVAC (HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING) SYSTEM, PART OF OUR CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM BUILDING AND THE MUSEUM'S GROUNDS. WE ALSO REPLACED TWO EXTERIOR DOORS LEADING TO THE COURTYARD, HAVING THEM SPECIALLY MADE AND INSTALLED BY KAMPMANN SASH & DOOR IN BRAINERD, MN.CREATED THE EXHIBIT "BEAD," FEATURING A VARIETY OF BEADED ITEMS FROM MCHS COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING THREE OJIBWE BANDOLIER BAGS. THE PHYSICAL EXHIBIT WAS FINISHED JUST AS THE MUSEUM CLOSED IN MARCH, SO STAFF IMMEDIATELY SET ABOUT TURNING IT INTO AN ONLINE EXHIBIT AND MADE IT AVAILABLE ON MCHS'S WEBSITE (MORRISONCOUNTYHISTORY.ORG).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 REPAIRING & RESTORING OLD WINDOWS, EGRESS EDUCATION: A DOOR & WINDOW REPAIR WORKSHOP, SLAVEHOLDERS & REAL ESTATE IN MINNESOTA, WHY OLD IS GREEN: SUSTAINABILITY IN OLDER HOMES, LEAD, ASBESTOS & RADON, OH MY!, RIVERSIDE PARK DEMONSTRATION & TOUR, AND THINK BEFORE YOU KNOCK. PUBLISHED 4 NEWSLETTERS, FEATURING ARTICLES SUCH AS "ETHEL GOURD HALL'S BANDOLIER BAG," "CLARA FULLER & WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE," "ST. MARY'S RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH," "SIGNS OF COVID-19," "COUGHS & SNEEZES SPREAD DISEASES: THE SPANISH FLU IN MORRISON COUNTY, " "C-19 SYMBOLS: MAKING THE VICTIMS OF COVID-19 VISIBLE," "BEADED BAGS," "JIM CROW IN MORRISON COUNTY: ROSE WINCH'S EXPERIENCE," "UPSALA, MINNESOTA - SWEDBACK'S SETTLEMENT, AND "KEEP ME & NEVER GO BROKE," "BUILDING MATTRESSES, BUILDING CONNECTIONS," "THE SEARCH FOR RACHAEL CAREW - PART 1," "THE WINTER WONDERLAND OF LITTLE FALLS, THE LITTLE SWITZERLAND OF AMERICA," "NO TEARS FOR MRS. CLAUS, AND "PARTNERSHIP EVENT IN RIVERSIDE PARK." MCHS DEVELOPED OUR WRITING INTERN PROGRAM AND HOSTED OUR FIRST WRITING INTERN FROM ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY.HOSTED ONLINE EVENTS, INCLUDING EXPLORING OJIBWE GENEALOGY, THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF BEAR CEREMONIALISM, AND A FIREPLACE ZOOM CHAT WITH ST. NICHOLAS. MCHS ALSO HELD A PLANT SALE, VOTER REGISTRATION EVENT, AND NOVEMBER NEW MEMBER MONTH.MCHS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED PANDEMIC PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO SAFELY OPERATE THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.MCHS STAFF ASSISTED 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.MARY WARNER, MCHS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CONTINUED SERVING ON THE BOARD OF THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS AND THE STATE REVIEW BOARD FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. SHE COMPLETED HER TIME ON THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY'S (MPCA) SUSTAINABLE BUILDING GROUP.ANN MARIE JOHNSON, MCHS PRESERVATIONIST, COMPLETED HER TIME ON A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE MPCA'S SUSTAINABLE BUILDING GROUP.CAMILLE WARZECHA, MCHS BOARD PRESIDENT, IS SERVING ON THE LITTLE FALLS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION.NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN 2020: 353NUMBER OF COLLECTIONS DONORS: 26NUMBER OF RESEARCHERS: 85 NUMBER OF VISITORS: 1,077NUMBER OF WEBSITE VISITORS: 72,130 176666 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MN X MARY WARNER 3206324007 2151 S LINDBERGH DRIVE LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 MARY WARNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 32.00 X 45837 0 0 CAMILLE WARZECHA PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY POSER 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 MIKE WORCESTER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA QUINN FORMER VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X 0 0 0 45837 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7031 56499 108720 172250 PROJECTS AND EVENTS 712100 7532 7532 RESEARCH 712100 570 570 8102 48 48 195 -1363 1558 1558 PPP LOAN FORGIVENESS 900099 23600 23600 23600 205558 33260 0 48 45837 43545 2292 66467 63144 3323 2652 2519 133 8591 8161 430 1350 675 675 2175 2175 1830 1713 117 23110 22263 847 27 27 8875 7988 887 6820 6138 682 EXHIBIT AND PROGRAM SUP 16547 16547 PROJECTS AND EVENTS 960 960 MISCELLANEOUS 811 811 186052 176666 9386 0 60561 62329 22158 23581 979850 824441 138862 155409 221581 241319 3495 3727 3495 3727 X 218086 237592 218086 237592 221581 241319 19506 0 X 0 0 0 X 127149 134188 156502 222969 172250 813058 127149 134188 156502 222969 172250 813058 813058 59 35 33 65 48 240 195 195 813493 28807 0.99950 0.99930 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 12600 12600 422511 421355 1156 495460 362356 133104 29749 27535 2214 19530 13195 6335 155409 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. X 134 0 N/A X HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS 17 0 N/A 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): NO AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1G BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTION, AS ALLOWED UNDER FASB ASC 958-360-25. 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.