LT-2018-024-Kittitas County Historical Society, INC.

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Response 3 C: C. What strategies will you use to assist in rrarketing all of Kittitas County as a tourist destination w ith your Measuring Results* event/projectfunding request? The Museum seeks funding to support advertising for general awareness of its exhibit rotation, the lecture series, and walking tours. The advertising links our projects to ongoing projects and events in the county in order to provide a wider audience. The exhibits connect with places, people, events and activities throughout the County. One event in 2018 is the 100 -year anniversary of the Cle Elum Fire of 1918. We are seeking to partner with the Northern Kittitas County Historical Society and the City of Cie Elum among other partners to present the history of the event. We are already discussing to have a presentation and book signing. We host exhibits and collaborate with others throughout Ellensburg and Kittitas County. We will be partnering with the City of Roslyn, Roslyn Museum, and the Roslyn- Rona ld-Cle Elum Heritage Club when we develop our living history cemetery event to provide a cross -county activity. We also try to include information in our exhibits about other displays in Kittitas County or other available information, including directing researchers and interested parties to other organizations. Our Lecture Series includes presentations on various aspects of Kittitas County history, such as geology, Native American history, and interesting tidbits of local lore and legend. Presenters encourage the participants to visit locations throughout the County. We also provide visitors and lecture attendees with brochures to visit other areas of the County. The Walking Tours also highlight community history. Often the tour guides discuss the surrounding communities, and we provide copies of self -guided walking tour maps for Cie Elum and Roslyn Cemetery for those who participate. We also correlate information in Ellensburg to that of its neighboring communities, such as our Haunted Legends discuss Thorp and Roslyn. We also share posts on social media, highlighting and promoting local exhibits, events, and activities. Through these activities, we help to further interest in and around Kittitas County, especially as a tourist destination. 2500 character lirrit Application Questions: Part 3 41 Collaboration If your organization collaborates or has created partnerships with other organizations, groups, or other events, how is this accomplished?