Why

A key part of our mission as a historical museum is to share history with our community. We do so by exhibiting the stories represented by our collection of artifacts. We also often borrow artifacts and already-curated exhibits from neighboring institutions to enrich our display, and loan out our own artifacts for others to see and learn from.

What

In order to create informative and captivating exhibits, we rely on researchers, curators, and volunteers. Exhibits also require supplies for mounting artifacts and Exhibit supplies Insurance Freight for loaned items

When

Who

How to Help

3. A generous individual donation of $2000 was made specifically towards this project. Additional funds would allow us to get expert staff time to support the project. In particular, prioritizing the location, cataloging and indexing of Monta Vista specific papers.

   

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4. However, this project cannot stand alone by itself. It needs other CHSM projects to move forward so that it has all the necessary historical information. Support for the following additional projects would strongly help the Monta Vista Walking Guide get completed:

   • The Oral History Program which provide us the infrastructure to conduct oral history interviews
   • The Collections Management Program which digitizes and organizes all the archives so we can find all the little gems of Monta Vista history tucked away in all those papers
   • The Sharing History Program which allows anybody to see the contents of the archives so that by reading and studying the thousands of pages in the archive they can help us discover new facts and stories about Monta Vista

Describe the planned new and improved exhibits for the museum.

• Labels for the Victorian Stepping Out Exhibit
• Painless Parker
• Georgous George

Ask for funds for exhibit supplies and for the insurance & freight for any additional object to be borrowed from other collections.