2008 Annual Report - Historical Society of Frederick County

HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OF FREDERICK COUNTY
THE
ANNUAL APPEAL 2008 CAMPAIGN
($500 & up)
W. Bert Anderson
William H. Browning Jr.
Mrs. Frances A. Randall
Colleen M. Remsberg
Elizabeth Kemp Roszel
Karen & Michael Smith
Ms. Jane Wilson
($250‐499)
John & Claudia Allemang
Bettie & George Delaplaine Jr.
The Donald Mackenzie Charitable
Gift Fund
Dr. & Mrs. George E. Lewis Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred P. Shockley
($100‐249)
Anonymous
Dr. & Mrs. Edward S. Andochick
Earl Bartgis
BB&T Frederick Underwriters
Mr. & Mrs. Orley Bourland
G. Hunter Bowers III
David & Mary Burroughs
Beverly B. Byron ←
Sandra Carlson‐Lombard
Moses M. Coleman Jr.
Mrs. Helen H. Conte
Michael & Elizabeth Day
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Doggett
Mr. & Mrs. J. Wm. Drenning
Griff & Mary Garwood
R. Christopher Goodwin &
Associates
Gail & Joyce Guyton
Mary Anna Handley
Mary V. Harris
Frances Hartley
Carroll H. Hendrickson Jr.
Peggy & Chipper Hoff
Mr. & Mrs. J. Richard Hudson
Gregory & Elizabeth Ingram
Tom & Dianne Kincaid
Jeff & Deedee Luttrell
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hanson Michael
Mr. Clayton Minnick
Marylou Musser
Margaret E. Myers
OAO Mohn & Allen P.C.
Potomac Tile & Carpet
Mrs. Albert A. Radcliffe
Clarence & Jeanie Reeder
Sissy & Frank Rothwell
Celeste B. Schley
Dr. & Mrs. George I. Smith Jr.
Edward H. Smith
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Starr
Joseph B. Vallandingham Jr.
Judge & Mrs. William W. Wenner
Nancy Whitmore
Nicholas & Susan Wood
($50‐99)
Harvey & Cora Alter
Samuel M. Andrusko
Anonymous
Mary Ann Ashcraft
Nevin S. Baker
The Buyer’s Best Realtors
James T. Callear
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Carrera
June L. Cole
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin S. Cooper III
Lucille Davis
George & Daniele Du Bois
C. William & Christine Eyler
Doris Gaither
Mrs. Helen A. Gorman
Dean & Lois Hagerty
Wanda Barnes Hall
Dr. & Mrs. James B. Hammond
Hunt & Joan Hendrickson
Mrs. E. Mason Hendrickson
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd K. Hoover
Thomas W. Humm Sr., in memory
of Thomas W. & Helen Wiles
Humm
Dorothy Hutchinson
Mr. & Mrs. J. Dwight Hutchinson
David & Doris Ifert
Maureen & Bob Kallstrom
Frank & Nancy Lesure
Erin K.M. Long
Dan & Pat Lufkin
Ms. Theresa T. Michel
Mr. William J. Mohan
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas W. Price
Shirlee W. Price
Woody Price
Thomas P. Rhoades
Betty Rollins
Marlene M. Rollins
Bette Rupp
Mary Ann Schindel
Capt. John B. Schley USN (Ret.)
Jack & JoAnn Schrodel
Mrs. Eleanor P. Scouten
Thomas & Lynne Severn
Mrs. William J. Six
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Thompson
C.R. Wachter
Dr. David H. Wallace
Joan M. Whelihan
Dr. & Mrs. Donald J. Wolf
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Wolfe
(Other gifts)
Mrs. A.H. Baker
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Birzer
Mrs. Ida L. Brown
Robert Burck
Mrs. Serene Q. Collmus
Mrs. Joshua W. Dorsey
Doris Wiles Edwards
Eleanor W. Fisher
Mrs. Kathryn L. Green
Norine & Ted Haas
Ann C. Harris
Charles J. Harris
Mrs. James F. Hitselberger
Muriel B. Mac Kay
John M. Motter
Jane M. Rossig
Dorothy G. Storm
Thomas & Kay Whelan
All gifts received through 3/2008
← Arranged for matching gift
(From left) Preschoolers enjoy one of about two dozen free
hiSTORY Hour programs offered at the Museum of Frederick
County History in 2008; and nearly two thousand preschoolers
and students participated in museum tours, downtown walking
tours, student essay and art contests, reading programs, and
other activities last year. The temporary exhibition, The South
Bentz Street Neighborhood (facing page) opened at the
Historical Society’s Roger B. Taney House in April.
MEMBERS
In addition to those listed below,
our appreciation is extended to all
the Individual, Family, and Student
level members who supported the
Historical Society through its
membership program in 2008.
New Life Members in 2008
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Basford
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Hall
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Kuebbing
Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Trunk III
Silver Business Members
Everedy Square & Shab Row
The Kiplinger Washington Editors
PNC Bank
Bronze Business Members
BB&T Frederick Underwriters
Brewer’s Alley Restaurant
Frederick Air
Frederick County Bank
The Gazette
Heartfields Assisted Living
Hollerstown Hill Bed & Breakfast
Keeney & Basford Funeral Home
Linton Shafer Warfield & Garrett PA
MacRo Ltd. Real Estate Services
Potomac Tile & Carpet Inc.
Sandy Spring Bank
Tourism Council of Frederick
County
Warner Commercial
Benefactor Membership ($500)
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Day
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Simmons
Associate Memberships ($250)
Mr. Joseph I. Berman &
Ms. Johanna Zimmerly
Mr. & Mrs. C. Edward Bodmer
Mr. & Mrs. G. Hunter Bowers III
Mr. & Mrs. George Cowperthwaite
Dr. W. Edward Cushen
Mr. & Mrs. George B. Delaplaine Jr.
Mr. Scott R. Grove
Mr. & Mrs. W. Jerome Offutt
Mr. Thomas P. Rhoades
Patron Memberships ($100)
Mr. H.M. Alexander Jr.
Mrs. Betty Cutshall Allman
Judge & Mrs. Samuel W. Barrick
Mr. & Mrs. Dorsey Baumgardner
Mr. & Mrs. John Bowerman
Mrs. Margaret Burkett
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Burroughs
Mrs. Beverly B. Byron
Mr. & Mrs. James Callear
Ms. Sandra Carlson‐Lombard
Mr. Steven M. Champlin
Mr. & Mrs. Elbert Clark
Ms. Stacey L. Collins
Mr. John M. Culler III
Mr. Scott Deosaran
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Doggett
Ms. Mary V. Dove
Ms. Peggy Dufour
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry W. Elwood
Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Eyler
Mr. James Gangawere
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Gardner III
Mr. & Mrs. Griffith Garwood
Mr. Keith O. Gary
Mrs. Nancy Gates
Cmdr. Calvin S. George Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Gladhill
Mr. Robert Glosenger
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Graf
Mr. & Mrs. Gail T. Guyton
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice M. Hassett
Mr. John D. Hendrickson II
Mr. Carroll H. Hendrickson Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Hoff III
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jagemann
Mr. & Mrs. Don Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin R. Joy
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Keating
Mr. John Ellwood Keller II
Mr. Howard H. Kelly Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Kincaid
Ms. Kathryn M. Kuranda
Mrs. Helen V. Maiwald
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Minnick
Mr. & Mrs. William L. Moore
Mrs. Margaret N. Morgan
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murtagh
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Novotny
Mr. Louis B. O'Donoghue
Ms. Nancy E. Pearson
Col. & Mrs. Walter W. Plummer
Mrs. Nancy Pollak
Mrs. Elena Polyak
Mrs. Frederick K. Price
Mrs. Elizabeth Radcliffe
Mr. & Mrs. Myron W. Randall Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Reeder
Mr. Roger A. Rensberger
RSM McGladrey
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Rudinger
MEMBERSHIP STATS 2008
NEW MEMBERSHIPS: 122 • LIFE MEMBERS: 69
MEMBERS 50+ YRS.: 18 • MEMBERS 25+ YRS.: 75
TOTAL MEMBERSHIPS: 777
Ms. Ruth M. Schipper
Mrs. Eleanor Scouten
Dr. & Mrs. George I. Smith Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Stern
Mr. & Mrs. Michael M. Stup
Mr. & Mrs. James Talbott
Ms. Ruth H. Thomas
Ms. Adrienne Johnson Tomkins
Mr. & Mrs. James Trumble
Mr. Edgar C. Virts Jr.
Mr. Aldan T. Weinberg
Mr. & Mrs. William Wirts
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Wolfe
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Yewell
Ms. Melinda Yount
Contributor Memberships ($75)
Mr. & Mrs. M. Alexander
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Alter
Mr. Derien R. Andes
Mr. Nevin Baker
Mr. Earl Bartgis
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Berg Jr.
Mr. John D. Biggs
Ms. Diane Blust
Ms. Barbara A. Brand &
Mr. Michael K. O’Heeron
Mr. & Mrs. David Browning
Mr. & Mrs. Winslow Burhans Jr.
Mrs. Celine Beall Butler
Ms. Elaine Campagnoli
Miss Martha E. Church
Mr. William Cochran
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond L. Compton
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin S. Cooper III
Mr. Richard W. DeBlois
Ms. Jennifer H. DiGiovanna
Mr. & Mrs. John Ford
Mrs. Daphne Gabb
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond F. Gafney
Mrs. Marion D. Gannam
Mrs. Eugene R. Ganssle
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Garner
Mr. David A. Glunt
Dr. R. Christopher Goodwin
Ms. Katherine C. Grandine
Ms. Susan Schley Gristina
Ms. Marcia Hall
Mrs. Robert G. Harper
Ms. Mary V. Harris
Mr. & Mrs. D. Hunt Hendrickson
Mrs. E. Mason Hendrickson
Mr. Allan Heuerman
Historic Preservation Training
Center
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hobart
Ms. Barbara J. Holt
Mr. Gilmore W. House
Mr. H. Marc Howell
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Ingram
Mr. R. Walton Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. John Justice
Mr. & Mrs. John Kondig
Mrs. Eleanor Lambert
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Larkin
Mr. Carty S. Lawson
Ms. Mary Lawler
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Lesure
Miss Emily Mack
Mr. & Mrs. Wilson Mann
Dr. Michelle Mannering &
Dr. Robert Cornet
Mr. Sam W. Maples Jr.
Mr. Charles Markell III
Mrs. Lisa Maxson
Mr. Roger McArthur
Ms. Betty Ann McNeil,
Archives‐Daughters of Charity
Mrs. James McSherry
Mr. Robert W. Mellott Jr.
Mr. William J. Mohan
Mr. William Moore Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. F. Alden Murray
Mrs. Evalyn H. Nicodemus
Mrs. Norma Nottingham
Mr. David Parmerlee
Mr. & Mrs. Elliott B. Perrett
Ms. Lou Anne Rayburn
Ms. Terry Reimer
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Riser
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Roehl
Ms. Verena L. Rose
Mr. & Mrs. G.F. Rothwell
Mrs. Celeste B. Schley
Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Schrodel
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Severn
Mr. Wayne H. Shaner
Mr. Thomas G. Slater
Mrs. Joan A.D. Sorensen
Mr. & Mrs. George Stauffer
Ms. Mikele Stillman
MSgt. & Mrs. Matthew Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Trott Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Tucker
Mr. & Mrs. William Utt
Ms. Beverly Utz
Mrs. Walter H. Verdier
Ms. B. Elaine Webb
Judge & Mrs. William W. Wenner
Mrs. Marcella Whitmore
Mrs. Nancy F. Whitmore
Mr. Don Wiles
Ms. Jane Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Zentner
JAZZ IN THE GARDEN
Trumpet Level ($500)
Comcast
Frederick County Bank
Glade Valley Nursing Home &
Rehabilitation Center
The Law Office of Scott Alan
Morrison P.A.
Morgan‐Keller Construction
M.R. Smith & Company
Frances A. Randall
Colleen Remsberg
Sam’s Club
Travel Place of Frederick
Wastlers’ Barber Shop
Leah & Don Johnson
Keeney & Basford P.A. Funeral
Home
John E. Keller II
Karlys Kline & Tom Lynch
The Little Pottery Shop
Helen V. Maiwald
Chris & Mary Lee Matthews
Mealey’s Restaurant
Jerome & Hilda Offutt
PNC Bank
The Temple‐Paul Mitchell Partner
School
Saxophone Level ($250)
Ann & Knight Kiplinger Family Fund
Beans & Bagels
Bill Browning
Frederick Mutual Insurance Co.
Bob & Kathy Hooper
Law Offices of Jeanne Singer
Sunrise Assisted Living of Frederick
Vibes Level ($100)
Alicia L
John & Claudia Allemang
Bert Anderson
G. Hunter Bowers III
Beverly Byron
Country Meadows of Frederick
Heartfields of Frederick
Homewood at Crumland Farms
inkthis
In‐kind Donors & Other
Contributors
Robert G. Burck
Giant (Rt. 40)
Giant (Walkersville)
Giant Eagle (West Patrick St.)
Giant Eagle (West 7th St.)
Morgan’s American Grill
New York J&P Pizza (Mt. Airy)
Safeway (Buckeystown Pike)
Safeway (Walkersville)
Sam’s Club
Sherwin Williams/Duron Paint
Super Wal‐Mart (Rt. 85)
Weis (Mt. Airy)
Weis (Old Camp Rd.)
Weis (Spring Ridge)
Weis (Thomas Johnson)
Weis (Thurmont)
Ye Olde Spirit Shoppe
TREASURED HEIRLOOM EVENT
Heirloom Level ($500+)
Comcast
The Delaplaine Visual Arts
Education Center
PNC Bank
Frances A. Randall
Wastlers’ Barber Shop
Keepsake Level ($250‐$499)
Art Care Associates
Hunt & Bretta Bowers
Cozy Restaurant
Colleen M. Remsberg
(From top) July’s sixth annual Jazz in
the Garden featured a 1950s
theme; Mary Jane Perini (center)
was one of a dozen experts at the
tenth annual Treasured Heirloom
Event in November; and families
enjoyed sweet treats during the
annual Ice Cream Social in August.
Curio Level ($100‐$249)
William H. Browning
Dorothy Handley Ewing
Mary V. Harris
Gil House
Marlene M. Rollins
Helen V. Maiwald
Robert & Joy Onley
Collectible Level (‐$99)
Julie & Mark Hudson
John E. Keller II
Dr. Earlene Thornton
In‐kind Contributions
Brewer’s Alley Restaurant
Dunkin Donuts (West Patrick St.)
Frederick Moose Lodge #371
Philip J. Merrill of Nanny Jack &
Company
Program Advertisers
Alicia L
Antiques n’ Ole Stuff
Bodmer’s Stoves & Pottery
Carroll Street Café
Everedy Square & Shab Row
Home Essentials
Horn Electric
inkthis
Jim Bass Real Estate Group
Lough Memorials
Mount Olivet Cemetery
The Museum Shop Ltd.
Old Glory Antique Marketplace
Primitive World
Shops of Yesteryear
Sir Speedy Printing
Stup’s Auto Center
The Thurmont Times
Westminster Antique Mall
GRANTS & OTHER SUPPORT
Grants
Board of Commissioners of
Frederick County, General
operating support
The Charles Delmar Foundation,
General operating support
The G. Frank Thomas Foundation,
General operating support
Institute for Museum and Library
Services, Museums for America
Grant, Community Archives
Project
Maryland Historical Trust, Museum
Enhancement Grant, museums
Tourism Council of Frederick
County, TRIPP Marketing and
Development Grant Program,
Marketing and exhibition
development
Student Program Benefactors
Frederick Art Club, John J.
Markell Memorial Art Contest
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Hassett,
Harry L. Decker Historical
Essay Contest
Charles Markell, John J. Markell
Memorial Art Contest
PSI Chapter of the Delta Kappa
Gamma Society, Second Grade
Walking Tour of Frederick
Eleanor Scouten, John J. Markell
Memorial Art Contest
The Community Foundation of
Frederick County Funds
The Frances Delaplaine Randall
Endowment Fund for Historic
Research of Frederick County,
Frederick County Archives &
Research Center
The Frederick Mutual Insurance
Company Donor‐Advised Fund at
The Community Foundation of
Frederick County
The Historical Society of Frederick
County Facilities Preservation
Fund, facilities maintenance and
improvement
Jack Dale Fund, African American
Schools of Frederick County
exhibit
The Parsons Newman Memorial
Fund, P. Newman Lecture
The Philip & Janis Miller
Wertheimer Fund, Unrestricted
The Roger Brooke Taney House
Endowment Fund, Taney House
Unrestricted Funds, Portable divider
for museum Activity Room
Memorial Donations
Carroll H. Hendrickson Jr. , in
memory of A. Atlee “Bud”
Radcliffe
Designated Contributions
De Golia Family Trust, Research
Center collection purchase
Frances A. Randall, Building
Improvement Project
Undesignated Contributions
Marcel Aillery
Bechtel Group Foundation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Michael & Lynne Kidder, on
behalf of Dottye Ewing
Sgt. Lawrence Everhart Chapter,
Sons of the American Revolution
Tourism Council of Frederick Co.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Wyrough
In‐kind Support
BB&T Bank
Gil House
Richard E. Markey *
Matching Gifts
BD
Constellation Energy
* Deceased
(Clockwise
from top) Children enjoyed hands‐on
experiences during the Time Travelers History Camp in
June; the Backcountry Dutch exhibition opened in June and
explored Frederick County’s German heritage; the
Historical Society sponsored bus trips to Georgetown,
Lancaster, and Mount Vernon; girls of all ages enjoyed
activities at the Mother‐Daughter Tea in June.
PROGRAMS & EVENTS 2008
TOTAL MUSEUM ATTENDANCE & TOURS
5,016
TOTAL RESEARCH CENTER PATRONS
724
TOTAL PROGRAM & EVENT ATTENDANCE: *
6,069
* On and off‐site, outreach & walking tours
VOLUNTEERS
Alex Alexander
Doris Alexander
Mark Alexander
Claudia Allemang
John Allemang
Helen Amabile
Bert Anderson
Rebecca Arndt
John Ashbury
Richard Basford
Bernie Becker
Helen Becker
Jack Berg
Mary Berg
Larry Bishop
Jim Boston
Hunt Bowers
Deborah Brower
Bill Browning
Ruth Bruening
Shuan Butcher
Megan Byers
James Callear
John Campbell
Judy Candela
Mary Chandler
Eliane Coates
Marvin S. Cooper
Sandy Corridan
Nancy Dahut
Velma Defibaugh
Peggy Denton
Natasha Diggs
Marie Anne Erickson
Dottye Ewing
Joyce Farless
Kristine Farrell
Mary Farrell
Lois Fenton
Paul Fogle
Bob Fout
Matt Gabb
Claireanne Ganssle
Griff Garwood
Frank Gleason
Paul Gordon
Dawn Greeves
Anne‐Lynn Gross
Barry Hagen
Jean Hagen
Jim Hammond
Erica Hamor
Ann Harris
Mary V. Harris
Bob Hartman
Maurice Hassett
Joan Henwood
Naomi S. Herron
Gil House
Julie Hudson
Lindsey Hutchinson
Laurie Hynes
Maurice Jackson
Lois Jarman
Ross Kelbaugh
Margareth Kildale
Amy Kinard
Judith Lauer
Frank Lesure
Nancy Lesure
Kourtney Lowery
Rosemary Lyons
David J. Maloney
Jackie Mantua
Charles Markell
Dick Markey *
H. Thomas McGrath
Vicki Michael
Donna Notarstefano
Mary O'Donnell
Kyla O’Hara
Megan Oliver
Nancy Pearson
Mary Jane Perini
Mariah Perkins
Bud Perrett
Nancy Pollak
Michael Powell
Preddy Rampersad
Fran Randall
Don Reedy
Colleen Remsberg
John Reynolds
Lea M. Rice
Laura Rogers
Marlene Rollins
Natalie Sachon
Jack Schrodel
Bruce Schuettinger
Pepper Scotto
Liz Shatto
Karen Smith
Kenzie Smith
Karyn Spertzel
Kenneth Starr
Phil Streissguth
Doris Toms
Amanda Tremba
Carol Trayers
Judy Tuccinardi
Andrew Velnosky
David Wallace
Richard Washburn
Joan Whelihan
Nancy Whitmore
Melissa Wiley
Jane Wilson
Paul Winzer
Chris Wolfe
List includes student interns
* Deceased
VOLUNTEER HOURS 2008
TOTAL HOURS *
4,641
* Includes museums, Research Center, and Bookstore hours.
Event, committee, and board hours are not included.
Volunteers serve in a myriad ways: assisting researchers,
staffing the Bookstore, serving on committees, helping with
events, and providing museum tours (at left). Historical
Society volunteers gathered together in October for the
annual Volunteer Recognition Event at Fountain Rock Park
in Walkersville.
COLLECTION DONORS
Museum Collection Donors
Nathan Bickford
Richard L. Carey, via Lynn Spates
Jamie Chase, in memory of Rosanne
Haffner Sammons
Edward J. Daugherty Jr.
Jeans Davis, in memory of James M.
Etchison
Robert Coale Griffith, in memory of
Catherine Coale Sappington
Eric Hines
Nancy Lesure
Earl L. Main
Marylou Musser
Margaret E. Myers
Helen Ownby, in memory of Jacob
Engelbrecht
PNC Bank
Colleen Remsberg
O. James Talbott II
Archives Collection Donors
Andrew Auman Family Reunion
Committee
William D. Barnes
BB&T Bank
Joseph V. Collins
Helen Conte
Carl L. Culler
Daughters of the American
Revolution, Frederick Chapter
Judith Delaney
Christina Dixon
Nancy Eigenbrode
Eugenia & Thomas Elder
Evelyn Fisher, for Clara Mae
Tobery
Linda Funsch
Harriet Gardiner
Paul & Rita Gordon
Victoria B. Greenlee
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
2008
2007
Support & Revenue
Fundraising & Memberships
$ 138,883
Investment (loss) Income
(977,136)
221,755
General Contributions 1
Rentals
13,725
Archives & Research Center
10,479
Museum of Frederick County History 13,071
Roger Brooke Taney House
7,028
Marshall Etchison Bookstore
15,758
Historic Preservation Center
2,001
Other
5,883
$ 147,549
52,221
629,558
12,875
8,511
11,420
19,031
15,341
4,049
4,247
Total Support & Revenue
$ 904,712
$ (548,553)
Includes Reed Estate Fund distributions
Expenses
$ 461,833
Administration 1
Buildings & Grounds
77,687
Fundraising
10,867
Interest
279
Additions to Trust Funds
—
Archives & Research Center
15,878
Museum of Frederick County History 17,978
Roger Brooke Taney House
9,234
Marshall Etchison Bookstore
31,667
$ 462,819
54,369
13,039
4,610
22,000
8,144
13,421
20,033
8,540
Total Expenses
$ 606,975
1
Margaret Myers
Robert J. Pfaff
Jim Putnam
Frances Randall
Colleen Remsberg
R. Elizabeth Remsberg
Lisa Renn
Lyman Reynolds
Marlene Rollins
Gary Roop
Robert & Sherrie Rudy
Pepper Scotto
Ramar V. Smith
M. Kenneth Starr
United Way of Frederick County
Nancy Vest
Dr. David H. Wallace
Charles Wales
Elizabeth Williamson
Bettie Ann Umstead Witt
OPERATING REVENUE BY SOURCE
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
1
Carroll Hendrickson
Historical Society of Howard
County
Gil House
Paul J. Hummer Jr.
Bill Hurley, from the estate of
William Hurley
Dr. Fred Johnson
David M. Keifer
Maurice J. Kincannon
Belva King
Abby Laughlin
Frank Lesure
Nancy Lesure
Dorothy B. Lowman
Jan MacGilivray
Daniel Mackay
Earl L. Main
Mrs. William E. Main
Fred Michel
$ 625,423
Includes payroll expenses for all departments and programs; does not
include depreciation expenses
Every effort was made to present complete and accurate information.
Please notify us of additions or corrections. Designer/Editor: Duane Doxzen
Investment Income: 25% • Grant Support: 19%
Memberships: 12% • Contributions: 12% • Trusts: 8%
Research Center: 3% • Museums: 4%
Special Events: 7% • Bookstore Sales: 5% • Rentals: 5%
OPERATING EXPENSES BY PROGRAM
Research Center: 23% • Museums: 28%
Facilities Maintenance & Operations: 11%
Administration: 27% • Fundraising & Marketing: 8%
Bookstore Operations & Cost of Goods Sold: 3%
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(as of December 31, 2008)
2008
2007
$ 224,758
$ 295,477
1,275,326
856,477
2,344,718
877,503
$ 2,356,561
$ 3,517,698
$ 17,331
6,218
$ 10,710
—
$ 23,549
$ 10,710
$ 1,044,795
260,700
1,027,517
$ 1,693,712
433,104
1,380,172
Total Net Assets
$ 2,333,012
$ 3,506,988
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
$ 2,356,561
$ 3,517,698
Assets
Current Assets
Investments
(at fair market value)
Property & Equipment
Total Assets
Liabilities & Net Assets
Current Liabilities
Capital lease obligation
Total Liabilities
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Temporarily Restricted
Permanently Restricted
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Colleen M. Remsberg
President
Frances Randall
Vice President
H. Mark Alexander
Treasurer
Karen Lynn Grimes Smith
Secretary
Claudia Allemang
William B. Anderson
G. Hunter Bowers III
William Browning
Margaret Denton
Griffith Garwood
Mary V. Harris
Michael Powell
Commissioner David Gray
Frederick County Representative
Alderman Donna Ramsburg
City of Frederick Representative
STAFF
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OF FREDERICK COUNTY
THE
In our second century of service
Administration:
Heidi Campbell‐Shoaf / [email protected]
Executive Director
Duane K. Doxzen / [email protected]
Assistant Director
Archives & Research Center:
Marie Washburn / [email protected]
Librarian, Dept. Chair
Brigette Kamsler / [email protected]
Archivist
Amy Lucadamo / [email protected]
Archivist, Community Archives Project
24 East Church Street
Frederick, Maryland 21701
301‐663‐1188
www.hsfcinfo.org
MUSEUM OF FREDERICK COUNTY HISTORY & HERITAGE GARDEN
Monday‐Saturday, 10:00 a.m.‐4:00 p.m. & Sunday, 1:00—4:00 p.m.
FREDERICK COUNTY ARCHIVES & RESEARCH CENTER
Monday‐Saturday, 10:00 a.m.‐4:00 p.m.
ROGER BROOKE TANEY HOUSE
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.‐4:00 p.m. & Sunday, 1:00‐4:00 p.m. (April‐Dec.)
Museum:
Vacant
Curator, Dept. Chair
Joyce Cooper / [email protected]
Museum Assistant
Ellen Seagraves / [email protected]
Education Coordinator
Jennifer Winter / [email protected]
Taney House Site Manager
Seasonal Walking Tour Guides:
Doris Alexander
Richard Basford
Betty Brewer
William Butler
Wendy Goodwin
James Hammond
Jack Spinnler
Jane Wilson
MARSHALL ETCHISON BOOKSTORE
Available during Museum hours or online anytime
OUR MISSION
The Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc. is a nonprofit educational
organization dedicated to increasing public understanding and
appreciation of the history of Frederick County, Maryland. The Historical
Society collects and preserves artifacts and documents related to Frederick
County for study and education and welcomes the participation of people
of all ages in sharing informative and engaging experiences that will
encourage them to discover and appreciate their heritage.