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Bridge to the Future Fund: a $1-Million campaign to raise endowment for Wheeler/Stallard Museum galleries, funding for exhibits, collections analysis and acquisition, educational outreach and AHS's video and oral history project. Call us at 970-925-3721 for further information.
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Web Site: updates, design changes and additional features to our web site at www.aspenhistory.org. —$4,000 | ||||
| Newsletters: project includes design, printing, processing and mailing 8,000 newsletters to our Supporters and others. This publication is proving to be an essential source for generating interest in AHS and fund raising. —$2,000 | |||||
| Independence Research Internship: This project involves researching the history of the ghost town of Independence. Funds would cover expenses for housing, room and board, research materials, final report and assessments. If you can provide housing let us know. —$3-5,000 (depending on housing availability) | |||||
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Hands-on Ranching Trunk: Our traveling trunks are designed in cooperation with the Roaring Fork Valley School System They are designed for 12–13 year olds, but can be modified for all age groups. This would be the 4th in a selection of AHS Hands-on History Trunks. It would focus on the history of ranching in the Roaring Fork Valley, a time frame which includes the post silver boom and the "quiet years." —$8,000 | ||||
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Exhibitions:
Interpretive Signage at Lift-1 — $10,000 Ashcroft Interpretive/Environmental Signage — $2,500 | Completed thanks to the Environmental Foundation, founded by employees of the Aspen Skiing Company. Ashcroft Education Center — $10,000 Independence Signage — $4,000 | Completed thanks to the Environmental Foundation, Founded by the Employees of the Aspen Skiing Co. Holden/Marolt Interpretive Signage — $7,500 Traveling Exhibits — $10,000 Wheeler/Stallard Museum, Spirit of Aspen exhibits—$250,000 Partially completed thanks to the Betty Anne McMannus |
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| Marketing & Public Relations: Video History of Aspen — $6,000 Supporter/Marketing Brochure — $12,000 Newsletters (Spring and Fall) — $2,000/each |
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| Internship Program: 1 Collections Intern — $2,700 4 for Historic Sites — $10,800 Housing Costs — $2,000 |
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| Community Awareness Events: Annual Egg Hunt — $2,500 |
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| Education Initiatives: Development of Self-guided Walking Tour — $2,500 | Completed thanks to Aspen Drug, The Crystal Palace and Walnut House Films, Ranching Trunk — $8,000 | Completed thanks to the Iselin Foundation Archeology Trunk — $8,000 Architecture Trunk — $8,000 Playing with the Past — $2,500 Winter Speaker Series — $4,500 Completed for 2001 thanks to Alpine Bank Aspen, Aspen Highlands Village, The Aspen Institute, The Aspen Times, Boomerang Lodge, City of Aspen Community Lecture Series, Community Banks of Aspen, The Gant, The Iselin Foundation, Lone Pine Construction, The Mountain Chalet, Obermeyer Asset Management, Orthopaedic Associates of Aspen and Glenwood Springs, Reese Henry & Co., The Snowmass Lodge and Club, Town of Snowmass Village, Walnut House Films and Vectra Bank. Ashcroft Touring Program — $10,000 Summer Brown Bag Lecture Series — $2,500 |
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| Collections: Franz Berko Photography Collection Project — TBD Video Histories — $15,000 Film and Video Preservation — $25,000 Photo Preservation — $10,000 Collections Cataloging and Documentation — $20,000 |
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| Operations: Phone System upgrade for Museum and Offices — $12,000 |
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| Capital Initiatives: Wheeler/Stallard Renovation Wheeler/Stallard Grounds Wheeler/Stallard Attic Upgrade/Classroom Workshop and Meeting Place These capital initiatives are to be evaluated further in our strategic planning. If you are interested in getting involved contact us by e-mail or call 970-925-3721 | join |
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