2023 Annual Meeting

4:00pm      WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

                            2023 Daffodil Queen Vivian Llorenz Hernandez,  

                                     Puyallup High School Princess, Alena Haynes,

                                     Rogers High School Princess, Hope Isom,

                                     Emerald Ridge High School Princess, Kaitlyn Cotton,

                                     Sumner High School Princess, Kiara Ramos-Carrillo,

                                     Bonney Lake High School Princess, Kiana Kniest, and

                                    Orting High School Princess, Anna Kuepker.

 

CURATOR’S REPORT | Holly O’Brien, Curator

• Exhibit Update

• Collections Update

 

VOLUNTEER REPORT | Barbara Egan, Volunteer Coordinator

• New recruitment processes in place

• Number of Volunteers and Hours for 2022

• Volunteer Schedule of Work and Accomplishments for 2022

 

HISTORIC PRESERVATION – Mission Alignment – Shelly Schlumpf, President

• Status of Balcony Bedroom renovation project

• Kitchen Restoration

• Minnich Property | Slate House | House of Tomorrow | Puyallup Armory

• Partnership with the City of Puyallup

• Public requests for research – GIS Story Map

• Holly and Shelly receive Awards from DAR for Historic Preservation

• May – Historic Preservation Media Posts

 

CULTURAL HERITAGE RESEARCH AND UPDATE – Belinda Moses, Board Member

• 2022 research for Black History Month and Women’s History Month

• DAR Award for Distinguished Citizen

• Washington DC Trip – Award Presentation | Visit to Library of Congress | Meeting with Museum and Tourism professionals | Visit to Nat’l Museum of African American History & Culture

• Current work on Native American History & Culture

 

EDUCATION TOURS – Shelly Schlumpf, President

• K-12, Post High School, ESL, Home School

• Passport Tours

• Oregon Trail Tours

 

FINANCIAL REPORTS – Helen Drasher, Treasurer

• 2022 Financial Summary

• State Grant update

                                                      

PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Shelly Schlumpf

• Cultural Heritage Center Update

• New Temporary Event Tent

• New software systems updated for finance, museum database, archive digitizing, volunteer calendar and scheduling and gift shop

• Meeker Family Reunion – June 16 & 17

• Partnerships | Local Rotary & Kiwanis | DAR – Starting new chapter | Local Alumni groups | Sumner Historical Society, Orting Historical Society, Edgewood Historical Society, So. Hill Historical Society | State Archives | State History Museum | Regional Arts & Culture Groups | Vintage Car Clubs | Daffodil Festival | Rainier Antique Tractor Club | Meeker Elementary & Daff Parade

• Ezra & Eliza Jane Take the Stage in “The Tacoma Method”    

 

GOOD OF THE ORDER

                          

5:00PM  ADJOURN

 

Upcoming Events:

• May 6th – Spiritualist Faire | 10:00am to 4:00pm

• May 13th – Mornings at the Mansion Cruise In | 9:00am – Noon (2nd Sat every month)

• June 16 & 17 – Meeker Family Reunion

• October 14th – Cider Squeeze & Oregon Trail Event

• November 25th – Christmas at the Mansion

Visit our website for more event information.