Niagara Historical Society & Museum
What do we do for the community? • Promote, store, exhibit & preserve Niagara-on-the- Lake’s unique material culture (incl. 30,000 Town documents) • Provide heritage information to Town Staff and assist with public research requests • Offer free admission to the community on special days and all of February • Provide educational programs & events for local residents & tourists – average of 80 per year • Increase accessibility to our resources through digitization – over 3,500 items on online database with more added annually, plus a large number of research documents available through www.niagarahistorical.museum
Representation on Town Committees • War of 1812 Bicentennial Committee • Landscape of Nations Memorial • Café Wall Mural- Historical Timeline • Canada’s 150 Committee • Municipal Heritage Committee • Voices of Freedom Park and Education Committee • Assistance with Communities in Bloom & UNESCO Committees
Funding Sources • Municipality of Niagara-on-the-Lake • Provincial Community Museum Operating Grant (CMOG) • Donations • Admissions, research fees, tours • HST Refunds • Federal and Regional Government, Foundations (project based) • Society Transfers
Camp Kosciuszko Exhibition Neighbourhood Walks Series Plaques in Rye Park
NOTL Pop-Up Exhibits Google Arts & Culture
Niagara Polo • Over 1,500 people • Over $40,000 raised • 20 sponsors, both local and from the region • Town staff worked tirelessly on the field
2019 Programming • Monthly Lecture Series focuses on Art & Fashion • Monthly Biography Discussion Group: Famous & Infamous • Walking Tours: June- September on Saturdays and Sundays at 11 am, starting in Queen’s Royal Park • Neighbourhood Walks: Queen Street Estates and Irish Town/Rye Park – Fridays in June at 6 pm • Past is Present Heritage Festival: Historic demos, food, live music, treasures sale and more – August 5th, 11 am – 4 pm • Kid Curators Summer Camp: One week in July, one week in August • Participation in community events: Canada Day, Peach Festival, St. Davids Heritage Day
Voices of Freedom Education Committee • Walking Tour App – launch on July 9, 2019 • School outreach programming • Funding from Ontario Trillium Foundation, Town of NOTL and the Niagara Community Foundation
Per capita support: $/person $20.00 $16.00 $12.00 $8.00 $4.00 Port Colborne Niagara Falls St. Catharines Welland Niagara-on-the- Total/average Lake • In 2016, NOTL’S Per Capita Support to the Museum was $5.62; the average was $11.46
2019 Budget Request 2017 2018 2019 2020 Annual municipal $154,645 $158,535 $209,790 $264,936 support With an annual increase to follow after the phase-in period to compensate for CPI and to coincide with the Town Levy %.
What For? • General operation & maintenance of the Museum and our heritage buildings • Staffing- to maintain the collection and to provide better, local heritage, community programming for ALL Niagara-on-the-Lake communities • Non-discretionary expenses continually increase, resulting in more strain on fundraising needs. • Benchmark funding- to bring us to the average set by other Municipalities in Niagara
Future Plans – The Tiny Museum • Tiny Museum project is a mobile museum which goes to schools and community events • Currently spent $10,000 on trailer and building plans; $20,000 additional donations received; Trillium grant pending for $125,000
Future Plans - Expansion • Museum expansion – currently in architectural drawing phase for a new build behind Memorial Hall • Municipal Heritage Committee has seen draft drawings and is supportive • New space will increase storage space, have an area for programs, lectures, etc, and more exhibition space
THANK YOU
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