End of Year Report2020

Celebrating 2020

Thank you, Tom Henderson!

Thanks also to…

Wayne Paulson, outgoing treasurer

Jeannie Charters, outgoing financial clerk

Today’s Overview

Behind the scenes work

Programs and activities

Facilities maintenance

Putting a face on it (pictures)

Financial vitality

Staff and board

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!

Behind the Scenes at the Museums

100 hours Meetings planning events… reopening, Midsommarfest, Poulsbo

Boat Rendezvous/Liberty Bay Festival, capital campaign

75 hours Judy Driscoll’s Secretary of the Board work, Heffner project

Power Point, membership and donation letters

170 hours Inventory of archives, re-organized, obituaries filed and

updates, filing and artifact labeling. Judy, Hildur Gleason,

Mickey Albanese

89 hours Preservation -- Loading and labeling school attendance

documents for archival storage; clean and restring dolls,

devising wigs and clothing, inventory and preserve oversized

photos and magazines

Behind the Scenes at the Museums

1006 hours Accessioning – custody forms and deeds of gifts have been

checked, matched and stored; artifacts awaiting accessioning

were labeled, entered and boxed; entering and updating

accessions in Past Perfect

60 hours Researching homes and family histories – local and national

requests

172 hours Exhibit preparation and display, photo retrievals, taking down

displays and storing

106 hours Creation of (new) Heritage exhibit allocation, packing, project

management for the move

100 hours Past Perfect cloud set up and technology support

Museum Greeters

In a normal year…..

Martinson Cabin 318 volunteer hours

Heritage (City Hall) 1600 volunteer hours

Maritime Museum 4368 volunteer hours

Thanks to ALL the volunteers who showed up and have been

flexible as we respond to changing COVID guidelines.

Volunteer coordinators:

Wally Oyen, Heritage (City Hall)

Gordon Stenman (Martinson Cabin)

Mary Ann Acosta (Maritime Museum

Education Outreach/Community Connections

With COVID it was clear the need to move from face to face to virtual – PHS moved quickly!!Shifted from in-person outreach events to

solely online programming (with a mix of both now)

Grew our online following exponentially-Added an Instagram account to our online

presence (currently we have 334 Instagram followers)

Established PHS Aweigh- a segment of our www.poulsbohistory.com site that

focuses solely on education outreach and programming for kids and families alike

Poulsbo Trivia Challenges Historic Poulsbo Coloring Pages Story and Essay Prompts Pioneer Family Activities Viking Helmet Templates Rosemaling Examples and Tutorials Links to Record your Covid-19 stories and Experiences (to be used in future

exhibits) Nautical Crafts Junior Curator Program US Census Activities for Families Virtual Program: 100 Years of Growth in Poulsbo by Sharon Lee, Kitsap Regional

Library Virtual Census exhibit

Education Outreach

Held two separate online festivals- Midsommer Festival

and Poulsbo Boat Festival (which included videos, crafts

and activities, photos, and interactive Zoom sessions)

Grew our Facebook profile substantially

Follower base up by 251 people (this is the number of people who have liked and started following our page since January 2020), 221 specific page views (this is how many times someone specifically clicked on our Facebook page since January 2020), and a reach of 133,865 people since

January! (OMG!) This is how many people saw at least one

PHS post in 2020.

In-person events prior to COVID shut downs

• January Program: 2019 year in review• Focus on History: Winter in the Pioneer Days (Martinson Cabin)

40 attendees• Stories and Cupcakes: (Martinson Cabin) Reading of Paul's

Place by Judy Driscoll- 25 attendees• Museum Day: (Maritime Museum) Learn about Poulsbo's

maritime history, boat crafts (10 attendees)• Frozen! SEA Discovery Center- watch Frozen, learn about Sami

culture (artifacts on display), crafts, Elsa and Anna costumes, Anna and Elsa showed up (Poulsbo/Kitsap Princesses), treats (50 attendees)

• February Program: Oysters on the Brink by Paul Dorn (32 attendees)

• In Love with Poulsbo- writing and art workshop for adults (2 attendees)

• Love is in the Air: Valentine Crafts 25 attendees

Take-And-Go Events during Shutdown Virtual Sidewalk Art Show with take and go component

Virtual cemeteries program (October)- rerun of 2017 program

Virtual Paint and Sip (Pumpkin Harvest Moon)

Betty Crocker Baking Challenge with take and go component

Online Maker Space (Halloween Edition)

Poulsbo Halloween Hunt Participant (Chamber of Commerce Event)

Salmon Stories and Cider- held at Martinson Cabin with take and go component

Virtual Christmas windows program (November)- rerun of 2017 program

Modified Holiday Open House- cupcakes, take and go ornament kits at Maritime Museum- 50 attendees (part of "Saturdays at the Maritime")

"Selfies with Santa" event- Santa on Hyak- approximately 75-100 people participated (and dogs too!) (part of "Saturdays at the Maritime")

Virtual Paint and Sip (Winter Gnome) via Facebook

Poulsbo Christmas Bingo Adventure (part of "Saturdays at the Museum")

Coffee, Tea, and Company- Virtual social hour

Facilities/Maintenance

HYAK: fundamentally completed. (multi-faceted)

New fishing exhibit.

King Crab exhibit in progress

New storage cabinets

Parade of Poulsbo Boats

One new boat acquisition

Acquired conference table

Plans, specs and inspection(s) of new building

Plans to reallocate space within Maritime

Coordinate C A Thayer exhibit for Public Library

Volunteer hours at least 1000

Museums behind the scene

Museums behind the scene

COVID

Activities

Poulsbo Boat Rendezvous

Liberty Bay FestivalPhotos by Karen Shields

At the

Maritime

Changing

of the

Guard

A hint

of 2021

Financial Vitality

Paid the mortgage on the Maritime Museum. Both parcels

of property and the building at 19010 Front Street NE are

completely paid for!

Thank you to the capital campaign team.

Thank you to the foundations and government entities

Thank you to all the individuals who gave generously and

repeatedly!

2020 with all its COVID-related financial challenges

The year ended in the black

In fact, we finished better than we started, THANKS TO ALL OF

YOU who committed to a strong finish for 2020 and a strong

foundation for 2021.

Staff

Kathy Holodnak, store buyer and merchandiser

Cashier, trainer

General chief cheerleader for supporting Poulsbo Historical Society

Jeannie Charters, outgoing financial clerk

Innovator creating seamless communication between Quick Books and Past Perfect

Square trouble shooter, problem solver

Anastasia Carlson, incoming financial clerk

Already expanding links between Quick Books and Past Perfect

Inventory innovator

Jessica Wall, education coordinator

Face to face and virtual programs and activities for kids and families

Face to face and virtual programs and activities for adults

Community events

Ray Holodnak, Maritime cleaning/sanitization services

2020 Board

Tom Henderson, president

Dave Shields, vice president

Judy Driscoll, secretary

Wayne Paulson, treasurer

Jim Shields, immediate past president

Grant Alexander Andrea Rowe Lora Benson

Donna Jean Bruce Jeffrey Griffin Carin Nelson

Mary Ann Acosta, acting Executive Director

Volunteer Time = Professional Services

1878 hours Museum accessions, collections, exhibits and related activities

6286 hours Museum greeters in a “normal” year

1000 hours Facilities maintenance

1700 hours Treasurer financial services, strategic planning, Board participation.

Plus Store volunteers for buying and training

656 hours Board officers and members participation, planning, implementing

750 hours Acting Executive Director

12, 272 hours = SIX fulltime employees

Getting Started for 2021

Jim Shields, president, 2021

Judy Driscoll Heritage Museum

Archives Center at City Hall

Jessica Wall Programs and Hints for Upstairs at the Heritage

Dave Shields New developments at the Maritime Museum

Kathy Holodnak The store is our representative on Front Street now.

Other

Questions, comments, suggestions –

THANKS EVERYONE for an amazing year and your support and

enthusiasm that will make 2021 just as great!!!