2017-004-Kittitas Co Historical Society

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•Moments to Remember:This event starts on the day after Thanksgiving and marks the beginning of the holiday season.The museum provides an annual "Remember When...?" exhibit which focuses on historical aspects that may invoke reminiscences of times past. •Barn Quilts of Kittitas County:A unique,year-round event that celebrates the rich agricultural history of Kittitas County.The museum is proud to be a partner of the BQKC and supplies historical information about agriculture,including historic photographs,information and more.We also provide this information to visitors seeking additional knowledge on local agricultural history as they visit the barn quilt trail. •Early Iron Club Annual Threshing Bee and Antique Equipment Show:A yearly weekend festival celebrating the agricultural history of Kittitas County at the Olmstead Place State Park.The museum helps to co-sponsor this event,and has done so since before 2000. We provide an annual allocation for sponsorship of the event in our annual budget well as create and produce their promotional materials.We provide additional agricultural exhibits, history,and support for the ongoing program. •Puget Sound Energy Wild Horse Wind Farm Renewable Energy Center:A year-round event that celebrates renewable energy,primarily in solar and electrical energy.The museum annually loans artifacts for display,as well as partners with PSE and the Ellensburg Rodeo Parade to showcase a 1905 Columbia Electric car in cooperation with a 2008 Tesla Roadster from Seattle. •Haunting Ellensburg:An annual haunted house event at the Kittitas County Fairgrounds, put on by Kron,Inc.The museum provides historical research about unusual happenings, events,and activities in the Kittitas County area.We also serve a location for tickets to be picked up for the event,as well as a meeting place for volunteers of the event. We have also developed a list of partners for the downtown walking tours including volunteers like David Wheeler and Carolyn Honeycutt,and organizations such as the Ellensburg Arts Commission, the Ellensburg Landmarks and Design Commission,Gallery One Visual Arts Center,the Ellensburg Downtown Association,Haunting Ellensburg,and have identified a number of potential partnerships. We also expect to partner with more events in and around Kittitas County next year. We also partner with other organizations through our exhibits and programming,such as the Roslyn Museum,the Northern Kittitas County Historical Society (Carpenter House Museum and Cle Elum Telephone Museum),Thorp Mill,the Cascade Association of Museums and History,and other local and regional events.Our annual Lecture Series is made possible through collaboration with the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau and potential partnerships with a number of local and regional groups,such as Central Washington University,the Mountains to Sound Greenway,and more. 6 Please explain what plans exist to allow this project to become self-sustaining. Include any plans for ticket sales,event sponsors,and other cost-recovery models. The Kittitas County Historical Museum has plans to make this program self-sustaining.Due to the current success of the advertising,the Museum's Board of Directors has become educated about the rate of return of the advertising investment.The current budget line has increased from previous years to be a consistent amount of $2,500. While the museum has a membership program in which the fees go towards funding of events, activities,and programs,we will be rolling out a corporate and business sponsorship plan in 2016.In Page |15