2020-08-12T09:47:10-05:00 2019-12-31 411656121 SCHLENNER WENNER & CO CPA'S PA 630 ROOSEVELT RD STE 201 ST CLOUD MN 56301 990 2019-01-01 410911403 MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MORR 3206324007 PO BOX 239 LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 CAMILLE WARZECHA PRESIDENT 3206324007 2020-07-23 1 ANDREA L MILLER P01600427 3202510286 2020-07-23 64.88.174.3 2020-07-23 15:46:00 CD P EA99DB46E22BDBD4F254B91F618D3FBB8344415A 0BE1A853EC51D43274D96B4A8A58A928CCD7E573 2019 2020-09-22 18:59:49Z CAMILLE WARZECHA PO BOX 239 LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 227787 0 X WWW.MORRISONCOUNTYHISTORY.ORG X 1945 MN THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION AND SHARING OF MORRISON COUNTY HISTORY. 9 9 4 16 0 0 150033 222969 5713 3664 33 65 5891 -1160 161670 225538 0 0 0 0 99002 117019 0 0 0 53827 114474 152829 231493 8841 -5955 227424 221581 3383 3495 224041 218086 X THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION AND SHARING OF MORRISON COUNTY HISTORY. 0 0 221073 2504 THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND SHARING MORRISON COUNTY HISTORY. IT OWNS AND OPERATES THE CHARLES A. WEYERHAEUSER MEMORIAL MUSEUM. IN MEETING ITS MISSION IN 2019, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: RECEIVED AN ARTS & CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND (LEGACY) GRANT OF $86,000 TO INSTALL MOBILE SHELVING IN THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM'S ARCHIVES. MCHS MATCHED THIS GRANT WITH AN ESTIMATED $10,000 IN LABOR AND ARCHIVAL SUPPLIES. THIS PROJECT MEANT COMPLETELY EMPTYING THE ARCHIVES, REPAINTING, HAVING THE SHELVING INSTALLED, AND REPLACING ALL ARCHIVAL MATERIALS. PART OF THE PROJECT WAS DEDICATED TO HIRING AN ARCHIVAL CONTRACTOR TO SORT AND REHOUSE EIGHT LARGE COLLECTION OF MATERIAL.LAUNCHED A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE MUSEUM'S CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM BUILDING AND THE MUSEUM'S GROUNDS. STORM WINDOWS AT THE MUSEUM WERE REGLAZED AND REPAINTED. FURTHER RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED ON REPAIRING OR REPLACING EXTERIOR DOORS.MCHS TOOK PART IN THE COUNCIL OF MINNESOTA ARCHAEOLOGY CONFERENCE AT ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY, DURING WHICH THE LIFE AND WORK OF MINNESOTA ARCHAEOLOGIST DOUG BIRK WAS CELEBRATED AND MCHS WAS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH SCSU ON THE LITTLE ELK HERITAGE PRESERVE (LEHP) COLLECTION. DURING THE CONFERENCE, JAN WARNER, FORMER MCHS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GAVE A PRESENTATION. THE PERMANENT LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN MCHS AND SCSU IN REGARDS TO THE LEHP COLLECTION WAS FORMALIZED IN 2019.MCHS CREATED A NEW SERIES OF EVENT CALLED "EXPLORING HISTORY & CULTURE IN CENTERAL MINNESOTA" THAT BRINGS TOGETHER FOUR CENTRAL MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, MORRISON, BENTON, SHERBURNE, AND STERNS, TO COLLABORATE ON PROGRAMMING RELATED TO SPECIFIC CULTURES WITHIN THE REGION AND STATE. THE 2019 SERIES BROUGHT PROGRAMMING FROM THE SOMALI MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA TO THE FOUR HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS IN FEBRUARY.CREATED THE EXHIBIT "THE STORY BEHIND THE TAT: TATTOO ART IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA," A YEAR-LONG EVENT THAT FEATURED IMAGES OF THE CONTRIBUTORS" TATTOO ALONG WITH THE STORIES BEHIND EACH OF THESE TATTOO. THE EXHIBIT ALSO FEATURED INFORMATION ON NUMEROUS TATTOO ARTISTS AND SHOPS WITHIN CENTRAL MINNESOTA. VIDEOS WERE MADE OF SOME OF THE INTERVIEWS OF TATTOO ARTISTS AND POSTED TO YOUTUBE.MCHS ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH RETHOS: PLACES REIMAGINED (FORMERLY PRESERVATION ALLIANCE OF AMERICA) TO SERVE AS THEIR CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATION COORDINATOR, WHICH INVOVES ARRANGING CLASSES TO TEACH HISTORIC PRESERVATION SKILLS WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF MORRISON, SHERBURNE, STEARNS, AND BENTON.THE BECKWITH ORGAN THAT WAS DONATED TO THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM WAS RESTORED, MAKING THE INSTRUMENT ONCE AGAIN OPERATIONAL.PUBLISHED FOUR NEWSLETTERS, FEATURING ARTICLES SUCH WAS "THOSE AREN'T OUR TOWNSHIPS!" "NEW DEAL-ERA PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS, LONG-LASTING OR NOT?" "THE SENPAI-KOHAI OF TATTOO APPRENTICESHIPS," "WHAT CAN A PHOTO ALBUM TELL US?" "CENSUS 2020-BE COUNTED!" "MAKING JUDGEMENTS," " THE STORY BEHIND THE TAT-STORIES FROM THE EXHIBIT" "MAPS WE DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD" "STRANDS OF REMEMBRANCE: HAIRWORK AND VICTORIAN SENTIMENTALISM AND "RETHOS-OUR NEW GIG (BUT NOT TOTALLY NEW)"PUBLISHED AN EXHIBIT GUIDE FOR "THE STORY BEHIND THE TAT: TATTOO ART IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA."IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHARLES A. LINDBERGH HOUSE & MUSEUM AND CHARLES A. LINDBERGH STATE PARK, MCHS HOSTED THE ANNUAL CANGLELIGHT HIKE ON JANUARY 5, 2019. THERE WERE 649 VISITORS AT THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM FOR THIS EVENT.HOSTED A NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENTS, INCLUDING "TATTOO AS A CALL TO ANCESTORS" DISCUSSION, PLANT SALE, WALKING TOUR OF HTE LITTLE FALLS RAVINE, "PAINTING AT THE MUSEUM" CLASS, SMUDA ZOO EXHIBIT AT THE MORRISON COUNTY FAIR, PRESENTATION BY DENIS GARDNER OF THE STATE HISORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER AND THE RENOVATION OF THE STATE CAPITOL, BOOK TALK ON THE HISTORY OF THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF LITTLE FALLS BY SR. ELISE SAGGAU, AN ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM AT THE MORRISON COUNTY COURTHOUSE FEATURING MITCH BENDER DISCUSSING THE HISTORY OF TATTOO, A VOTER REGISTRATION EVENT, AND NOVEMBER NEW MEMBER MONTH.CONTINUED WORK ON IMPROVING MUSEUM SYSTEM AND PROCESSES, INCLUDING UPDATING THE ORGANIZATION'S PERSONNEL POLICY GUIDELINES AND ADOPTING AN EMPLOYEE SCHEDULING APP.MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE ONLINE PRESENCE VIA OUR BLOG/WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE.GREW THE MCHS COLLECTIONS THROUGH DONATIONS FROM MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.ASSISTED VISITORS WITH COUNTY HISTORY RESEARCH AND TAKING SELF-GUIDED TOURS OF THE MUSEUM.PROVIDED GUIDED TOURS TO VARIOUS GROUPS, INCLUDING REGIONAL SCHOOL CHILDRENMARY WARNER, MCHS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WAS ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE STATE REVIEW BOARD FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. SHE WAS APPOINTED TO THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY'S (MPCA) SUSTAINABLE BUILDING GROUP TO FIND WAYS TO REDUCE CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION MATERIALS IN LANDFILLS. SHE PRESENTED A SESSION ON SUCCESSFUL PLANNING AT THE MISSESOTA ALLIANCE OF LOCAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE.ANN MARIE JOHNSON, MCHS PRESEVATIONIST, LED THE ORGANIZATION AND LOGISTICS OF THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONFERENCE HELD IN ST. CLOUD IN SEPTEMBER 2019. SHE IS SERVING ON A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE MPCA'S SUSTAINABLE BUILDING GROUP.CAMILLE WARZECHA, MCHS BOARD PRESIDENT, IS SERVING ON A COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF LITTLE FALLS TO PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE IN THE CITY.NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN 2019: 363NUMBER OF COLLECTIONS DONORS: 32NUMBER OF RESEARCHERS: 160NUMBER OF VISITORS WHO SIGNED GUEST BOOK: 3,306NUMBER OF WEBSITE VISITORS: 69,500 221073 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 1 0 1 4 1 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 MARY WARNER 3206324007 2151 S LINDBERGH DRIVE LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 CAMILLE WARZECHA PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 RON JONES SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY POSER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN LAUER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 PETER ECKSTROM TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA QUINN VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 GWEN GRUBER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE BUKER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY ADAMEK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MAVIS BUKER FORMER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 STAN WIELINSKI FORMER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TIM HOULE FORMER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARY WARNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 32.00 X 45354 0 0 45354 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6805 216164 222969 PROJECTS AND EVENTS 712100 3068 3068 RESEARCH 712100 596 596 3664 65 65 1089 2249 -1160 -1160 225538 2504 0 65 45354 43086 2268 59923 56927 2996 1759 1671 88 9983 9484 499 1170 585 585 2074 2074 1984 926 1058 30941 30029 912 12197 10977 1220 7941 7147 794 EXHIBIT AND PROGRAM SUP 53449 53449 PROJECTS AND EVENTS 3398 3398 MISCELLANEOUS 1320 1320 231493 221073 10420 0 51957 60561 24408 22158 954428 815566 151059 138862 227424 221581 3383 3495 3383 3495 X 224041 218086 224041 218086 227424 221581 -5955 0 X 0 0 0 X 119693 127149 134188 156502 222969 760501 119693 127149 134188 156502 222969 760501 760501 350 59 35 33 65 542 761043 25045 0.99930 0.99920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 12600 12600 422511 420581 1930 478050 354538 123512 27458 27458 0 13809 12989 820 138862 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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS & KEY EMPLOYEES SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM UPON JOINING THE ORGANIZATION IN ONE OF THESE ROLES. 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.