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2015 FiNANcIAL GROWTH <br /> Memberships and Annual Appeal <br /> Individual and business memberships declined slightly to 433 in 2015,but are <br /> consistent with past fluctuations in ACHS's membership numbers.Members receive six <br /> newsletters throughout the year,either by postal mail or their email inbox,which <br /> contain articles about local history,the collections at ACHS, <br /> current projects and upcoming events. <br /> 433 MEMBERSHIPS <br /> Despite this dip in membership we held a record TRANSLATE TO <br /> breaking annual appeal,which raised$6,737.This 521 MEMBERS <br /> effort afforded us the ability to begin the exhibit hall <br /> transformation into an on-going discussion of how <br /> Suburbanization affected the county in both obvious and subtle ways. <br /> The newsletter is really the only <br /> tool to reach me.I read through <br /> the whole[newsletter] to see if 500 Memberships Last 5 vears <br /> anything is of interest to me, or <br /> my friends.And then I tell them <br /> Ica— <br /> about it.Ilike to keep up with <br /> what you are doing, especially 440 <br /> if an upcoming project might ♦o <br /> relate to my own family history. <br /> Like the Suburbanization 3'5 <br /> exhibit, my family grew up in "Si! <br /> Coon Rapids and have a lot of 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 <br /> history related to that. <br /> Rita Warpeha,Member <br /> Ox Cart Trail Grant <br /> The history of the Ox Cart Trail through Minnesota brings to life a tradition of <br /> commerce based on the transportation of goods and cooperation between the Native and <br /> settler peoples.With the exception of a few notables like Pierre Bottineau,the Metis <br /> culture has gone relatively uncelebrated.This project worked with scholar Jennifer <br /> Stampe and Mississippi River expert Reggie McLeod to research and determine <br /> important sites along the bike trail from Minneapolis to Anoka that could correspond <br /> with photos,stories,and information on a mobile application for people to enjoy. <br /> Shared Services Grant <br /> This project created the opportunity for nine nonprofit organizations to determine <br /> whether reductions in staff time and resources could be accomplished by sharing <br /> administrative costs and services.Led by consultant Brian McMahon,the partners <br /> compared needs and expenses,determining the priorities of small museums and history <br /> organizations while also identifying the challenges of meeting those needs <br /> collaboratively. <br /> 15 <br />