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Newsletter # 5
Minco Historical Society
PO Box 624, Minco, OK 73059 December 1, 2007
1. THE MUSEUM IS OPEN! After a summer and fall of hard work, the
museum proudly opened with a dedication ceremony on October 20th. The
museum is now open for business with regular hours. Hours are Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, hours 10 AM to 3 PM. We will also open by
appointment. Photos of the dedication event are on the reverse side. We
thank all who have had any part in making this museum a reality.
2. CONSTRUCTION STATUS. The interior is complete except for minor
details. We are now working on the front sidewalk where your
personalized brick pavers will be laid. The city has removed the
concrete and a sand support base spread. We also have a large metal sign
in front with the name “Minco History Center”.
NOTE: The first order of personalized brick pavers has been
submitted. Orders are now being taken for a second production run. Call
for an order form, or see the historical society web site for guidance
and to print an order form.
3. EXHIBITS: We now have the space to accept historical artifacts
representing Minco’s history. If you have items to donate, please let us
know or bring them by during business hours. In addition, photos and
stories of Minco and its people are needed. While donated originals are
nice, merely allowing us to make a digital copy of your photos are all
that is needed. They can be brought by for copying when Marvin Woodworth
is at the museum, or if one doesn’t want the photos out the home, then
Woodworth can copy the photo on your kitchen table using computer
equipment. Or very high resolution copies in digital form can be
e-mailed to museum personnel.
4. MUSEUM ACQUISITIONS: Some of the more recent photo and book
acquisitions, including the Homer Halverson photos and stories and the J
B Pope picture collection, has been a copy of Sadie Mae (Hume) Brady’s
copy of the unpublished book about C. B. Campbell, Minco’s founder, and
an unpublished book from Jeanne Stepp about her aunt Meta (Chestnutt)
Sager, the remarkable president of Minco’s El Meta Bond College. Both
copies were acquired almost by accident. We don’t have the copyright,
however, and can only provide them for reading.
5. FUNDING: Before the museum was built, there was concern about making
the museum a lasting Minco institution. There is no question that this
museum will remain in existence during the lifetimes of its present
board of directors; however, the survival rates of other small museums
has not been good. Our goal is to establish a healthy perpetual fund,
similar to Minco’s cemetery, that will ensure that the museum remains
supported throughout the ages despite lags in an annually paying
membership. To this end, we will have periodic fund raisers and
membership drives to ensure we stay well in the black. In addition to
annual and lifetime memberships, and donations, we would also like to
plant the idea that supporters can remember the museum with legacy
contributions, which would help reduce inheritance taxes. Or donate
appreciated stocks to avoid taxes. All such funds would go strictly to
the museum itself and no staff, as the staff is volunteer only per
bylaws. Donations are tax deductible as the museum and historical
society is IRS 501(c)3 tax exempt. Tax number is available on request.
6. WEB SITE: See
http:/www.minco-ok.com
PREPARED BY: Marvin Woodworth, Secretary
Minco Historical Society, PO Box 624, Minco, OK 73059
e-mail: mwoodworth@cox.net
PH 405-732-0527 |
