Spring 2018 Includes 2017 Annual Report

The Mosaic

The Newsletter of the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County

Museum Hours: Wednesday through Saturday: 10 am-5 pm

Additional tours by appointment

New Exhibit—Through the Eyes of STEM: The History of the Future

Special Opening Reception: Thursday, March 1, 2018

Join us at the Carnegie Museum on Thursday, March 1, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. for the opening of our newest exhibit: Through the Eyes of STEM: The History of the Future.

This exhibit, created in conjunction with Crawfordsville Middle School, is funded in part by a Quantum Leap grant from the Indiana Humanities. The exhibit features local medical pioneers and innovators as well as scientists and researchers with connections to Montgomery County. It highlights past, present and future leaps forward and encourages discussion of how we got to where we are today.

The section of the exhibit exploring the past, the primary focus of the CMS students, honors early innovators and pioneers such as Martha Hutchings Griffith, one of the first female doctors in Montgomery County, who not only pioneered procedures to better assist women and children, but was socially and politically active. Also highlighted is Andrew J. Moyer, an Indiana native and Wabash College graduate. Moyer was a microbiologist who was responsible for the development of techniques for the mass production of penicillin that saved potentially millions of lives during World War II. Also included in the exhibit is a display on the evolution of local hospitals prior to and after desegregation, care provided, and equipment used to treat patients.

The section of the exhibit exploring the present and future includes “Synthetic Biology” which introduces patrons to gene splicing, genetic engineering and the future of food. This portion of the exhibit also highlights the current and future uses of 3-D printing in medicine, research, and adaptive technology.

At 7:00 p.m., immediately following the opening reception will be the Annual Meeting of the Membership of the Friends of the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County. Museum members will hear details about the museum’s activities in 2017 and vote on the 2018 slate of board members. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

The Carnegie Museum is wheelchair and stroller accessible and admission is free. Regular visiting hours are Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The logo for this year’s exhibit

was designed by CMS student

Lorelei Schmitzer-Torbert.

Great job, Lorelei!

Thank You Friends!

Your support of the Friends helps the Carnegie Museum to better serve

the community by collecting and preserving our shared past and

by creating interesting, interactive

and interdisciplinary

opportunities for local residents and visitors alike.

Membership Levels:

Individual - $ 15 Quarterly newsletter Membership card Gift shop discount of 10% Passport program for individual

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organization Priority option for tours on Mondays and Tuesdays

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The Friends of the Carnegie Museum is a 501(c)3 organization and your contribution may be

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Now Part of the ASTC Passport Program

For more information visit www.astc.org/passport

Make check payable to: Friends of CMMC

Mail to: 205 South Washington Street

Crawfordsville, IN 47933

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Thank you very much for your support!

Thank you to the Friends of the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery

County who served on the Board of Directors over the past year.

The 2017 Board of Directors

President—Troy Mitchell Vice President—Molly Whitecotton

Secretary—Jodie Wilson Treasurer— Terri Grant

Rick Hernandez Christopher Short

Laurie Vellner Rick Warner Marc Welch

The slate of the proposed 2018 Board of Directors will be

presented at the Annual Meeting.

2017 Annual Report The Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County had another busy, successful year in 2017. We welcomed a record-breaking 6,509 visitors, our highest annual attendance so far, and hosted many exciting programs, exhibits, and events. Best of all, we celebrated our 10-year anniversary with a full week of activities and are eagerly looking forward to our next decade in the community.

Our popular Pi Days (one afternoon each for math and physics) and Brain Day events in conjunction with Wabash College once again drew large crowds to the museum, as did the Robotics & Programming Exhibition. Our fall Robotics Day, featuring demonstrations from the Crawfordsville and North Montgomery high school robotics teams, along with our Solar Eclipse Viewing Party were both rousing successes (even with the weather not cooperating for the eclipse!), while our Maker Day and Spring Break Science programs brought numerous families to the museum for hands-on demonstrations. Adults got their own evenings of fun when we hosted two sessions of our popular Geeks Who Drink Trivia Nights.

This summer also brought some new events to the museum, such as Open Mic Night, Carnegie & Canvas, and A Night of Dance, while our popular summer programming kept kids busy with Museum Camp, Spanish Camp, and our ninth annual Summer at the Museum. We wrapped up the year with our highly popular Photos with Santa event.

Several exhibits were also on display during 2017. Our main exhibit, Schools & Schooling in Montgomery County, was showcased all year long, and it was joined by Montgomery County Fire Fighters in the summer, Sugar Creek Quilting Challenge in the early fall, and the Crawfordsville Schools Art Extravaganza in the late fall.

In addition to all of this, the Carnegie Museum welcomed many elementary school field trips, scout groups, local organizations and community group meetings, as well as visitors from all over the United States and the world. It was a great year for us, and we can’t wait to do it all again in 2018!

ASTC Passport Program!

The Carnegie Museum will once again be a participant in the Association of Science & Technology Centers (ASTC) Passport Program in 2018. As part of this program, our members are able to gain free admission to more than 300 participating science centers and museums around the world (outside a 90-mile radius around Crawfordsville and your residence). You can download a list of participating programs at the ASTC website: astc.org/passport/

Remember to take your membership card with you when you visit these centers; proof of membership and personal identification is required to take advantage of the program.

Not a member? Join now or contact us for more information!

The Carnegie Museum welcomed 6,509 visitors to the museum in

2017 with our exhibits, programming and events. After ten years, we

are still going strong … and can’t wait to see what 2018 brings!

Carnegie Museum Annual Visitation

Friends of the Carnegie

2017 Financial Report

Annual Meeting, March 1, 2018

Starting Balance January 1, 2017 $34,844.91

Income

Donations $ 1,290.66

Facility Use $ 175.00

Friends Book Sales $ 5,158.36

Gift Shop Sales $ 5,100.09

Grants $ 900.00

Membership Dues $ 6,514.00

Miscellaneous Income $ 17.25

Partner Organization Contributions $ 97.50

Program & Event Income* $ 2,233.00

Total Income $ 21,485.86

Expenditures

Advertising $ 949.42

ASTC Dues $ 535.00

Business Entity Filing $ 22.00

Credit Card Fees $ 69.99

Exhibit Expenses $ 2,151.44

Gift Shop Stock $ 3,083.01

Miscellaneous Expenses $ 11.00

Postage $ 748.88

Professional Development $ 3,197.95

Program & Event Expenses* $ 6,803.99

Sales Tax $ 61.20

Supplies-General $ 2,699.57

Volunteer Appreciation/Anniversary Celebration $ 740.04

Total Expenditures $ 21,073.49

Ending Balance on December 31, 2017 $35,257.28

*2017 Programs & Events include:

A Night of Dance, Brain Day, Carnegie & Canvas, Geeks Who Drink Trivia Nights, Maker Day, Museum Camp, Open Mic Night, Photos with Santa, Pi Day Math, Pi Day Physics, Robotics Day, Robotics & Programming Exhibition, Solar Eclipse Viewing, Spanish Camp, Spring Break Science, Student Art Show, Summer at the Library, and Summer at the Museum.

2017 Friends of the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County

Michael & Jennifer Abbott

Jennifer Adkins

Rachel Aleman

Brian & Laura Allen

Brandy Allen

Jim & Chris Amidon

Rebekah Ash

Ellen Ball & Tom Twarek

Bettina Bard

& Audley Gordon

Shirl Barker

Jim & Patience Barnes

Mike & Brenda Barton

Amber Bell

Larry & Nancy Bennett

Phillip & Joyce Berard

Dan & Julie Bergfors

Andy & Karen Biddle

Phil & Fafy Boots

Bob Bowes

Nancy Bowes

Linda M. Brady

Josh Brewer & Agata

Szczeszak-Brewer

Austin & Lucy Brooks

Jim & Kathy Brown

Ken & Sandy Brown

Nell Brown

Robert & Darlene Buck

Jeff & Shirley Burd

Robert & Carolyn Burgess

Deanna Burkett

& Matthew Lambert

Burkhart Funeral Home

Karen Burner

Patrick & Joyce Burnette

Matt & Brea Carlson

Vera Case

Richard & Elaine Chase

Jim & Linda Cherry

CHS Athenas Club

Deborah Clein

Donna & Gerry Coats

Angela Cooley

Matt & Amy Cooper

Amy Copler

David & Sharon Copler

Jacob & Lydia Copler

Brevan & Kiley Cornelius

Tony & Cindy Cosenza

Kelsey Cram

Pam Crull

John & Betty Culley

Hubert & Dorothy

Danzebrink

Bill & Linda Davis

Becky Degitz

Paul Del Rio

Karen Dickerson

Ron & Trudy Dickerson

Bob & Marcheta Dixon

Scott & Jamie Douglas

Todd & Amanda Douglas

Rochelle Drake

Rick & Maria Drew

Earl & Ruby Elliot

Robert & Janet Elmore

Sherry Erdly

Mike & Chris Eskew

Sam & Ruth Evans

Sheila Evans

Ed & Sue Fain

Bob & Jamie Farnsworth

Margaret Farnsworth

Bernard Todd Fitter

Lyle & Dorothy Fogel

Bob Foote

& Cheryl Hughes

Greg Frangos

Mae Frederick

Steve & Glenda Frees

Larry & Barbara Frye

Susan Fujimoto

& Maretno Agus Harjoto

John & Terri Gadd

Melanie Gardner

Robin Garman

Randall & Lucille Garrett

Adam Gee

Justin & Jeremy Gee

Martin & Kristen Gee

Stephen Gee

Judy Goss

Tom & June Gourley

Mike & Terri Grant

Joan Gravit

Steve & Ellen Gray

Karen Gunther

David & Sheridan Hadley

Kitty & Herm Haffner

Carrie Haggard

Gina Haile

Brittany Hall

Ruth Hallett

Lori Hammond

Alice Harris

Monty & Sherry Harris

Sona Hartman

Jeremy Hartnett

& Jill Lamberton

Ronald & Terresa Hatke

Brian & Melanie Havener

Tom & Erica Hayden

Les & Pat Hearson

Marty Heinold

Rex & Sandy Henthorn

Rick & Heather Hernandez

Tobey & Peggy Herzog

Ruth Hester

Sam & Susie Hildebrand

Bradley & Jennifer Himes

Tim & Nastasya Hnat

Micah & Alyssa Holzer

Bobby & Naomi Horton

Bob & Bettye Hudson

Doug & Shannon Hudson

Marc & Helen Hudson

Patrick & Katie Hunter

Darin & Paula Hutson

Daryl & Lee Ann Hutson

Jutta Hutson

Gary & Teresa Huxhold

Ruth Isaacs-Holzer

Jerry & Betsy Johnson

Mandy Johnson

Ruth Johnson

Tom & Natalie Kanaby

Bob & Kathy Keck

Brian & Cheryl Keim

Wayne Kessler

Jinwi Kim

Ray & Nancy Kirtley

Michael & Christy Koch

Dennis Krause

Diane Kreisher

Rob Ladson

Ivan Lancaster

Rebecca Lang

Jack & Susie Larson

Terry Lawrence

Keith & Marian Lindow

Phil & Matha Littell

Tim & Rhonda Little

Randall & Anne Loh

Jeff & Sue Lucas

David & Ginny Maharry

Keith & Rebecca Mason

Jamie Mattingly

Aidan, Aria, & Tara

McAninch

Charles & Ginnette

McAninch

Errol & Judy McBride

Tim & Cindy McCormick

Lewis & Lorraine McCrary

Todd & Kelly McDorman

Patrick & Karen McDowell

Irmi McKinney

Gary Meek

Lacee Melevage

Tom & Cynda Mellish

Carole Meyer

Judy Michal

Patti Midkiff

Dale Milligan

Tom & Suanne Milligan

Morris & Mary Ann Mills

Daniel & Christine Minami

Elizabeth Minami

Nathaniel Minami

& Cindy Leung

Erin Minks

Kent & Erica Minnette

Troy & Nicole Mitchell

Mike & Rhonda Mitchell

Mark & Lisa Mock

Paul & Susie Moehling

Derek Mong

& Annie Fisher

Montgomery County

Visitors & Convention

Bureau

Greg & Nancy Morrison

Jim & Janeane Murphy

Aubrey Murray

Luke & Melissa Myers

Kevin & Linda Nakatani

Penny Nephew

Kenneth & Ruth Ann

Newnum

Dung Nguyen & Family

Greg & Laura Nichols

Bob & Amy Nooning

Wally & Kathleen Novak

Nucor Steel

Joe & Beverly O’Rourke

Judy Osborn

Bethany Overpeck

Ernest B. Patrick

Karen Patton

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2017 Friends of the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County

Robin & Gail Pebworth

Carol Peterson

David Phillips

Gary & Alice Phillips

David & Deborah Polley

Marty Pool

Marion Powell

Brendan Prout

Dwayne & Nancy Rater

Greg & Missy Redding

Mike & Meegan Reidy

Scott & Nedra Richardson

William & Retta Richardson

Sue Rickett

Lynn & Randy Ringis

John & Kim Roberts

Lauren Roberts

Donovan Rodriguez

Hector Rodriguez

Laurann Rodriguez

Bob & Nancy Rogers

Susan Rosen

Warren & Julia Rosenberg

Elton & Marge Ross

Judy Rudnicke

Anita Rupar

Dr. & Mrs. F. Robert Sabol

Lyle & Judy Schmidt

Sheryl Sexton

Tom & Betty Sheets

Christopher & Jessica Short

Gary Singer

Ann Skomp

Brent & Nicole Slayton

Jerry & Cindy Smith

Judith Smith

Bob & Carolyn Snyder

Chuck & Eatha Sommer

Jon & Patricia Sommer

Laura Sonoda

& Prem Tripathi

Lisa Sonoda

Mike & Gloria Sonoda

Thor & Stephanie Sonoda

Erika Sorensen-Kamakian

Pat Sosbe

Sue Spence

Don & Dottie Sperry

Tim & Sheryl Starnes

John & Kathy Steele

Andrew & Lora Stouder

Allison Stumler

Tristan Thimm

Bobbye Thompson

Peter & Michelle Thompson

Mike Thorp

& Holly Sypniewski

Melford & Mary Tong

Rodney Tong

& Lee Bradley

Bharat & Sunanda Tripathi

Keyur & Tarul Tripathi

Ruth Trocio

Brian & Danielle Tucker

Beverley Turner

Geraldine Turner

Larry & Tamra Utterback

Richard

& Barbara VanArsdale

Bob & Diane Vanderkolk

Rick & Kerri Warner

Allen Warren

Peter & Marissa Waters

Mike & Kiley Watts

Brad & Linda Weaver

Marc & Kelli Welch

Bryce Wellin & Susan Nagy

Matt & Julia Wells

Jerry Whipkey

Jack & Molly Whitecotton

Tanya Wilbon

Mike Wilcox

Bill & Judy Williams

Jean Williams

Maxine Williamson

Steve & Ruthanna

Williamson

Ivette Wilson

Jodie Wilson

Barry & Jacqueline Wood

Jack & Beverly Wyatt

Scott & Erin Yeager

Lee & Christine Yee

Karen Zach

Jarrod Zachary

John & Margaret

Zimmerman

Ted & Chiyoko Zukowski

Thank you for being a Friend!

In honor of the 200th anniversary of

Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, the

Carnegie Museum has been awarded two

grants from Indiana Humanities to help

us give our community a greater

appreciation of this classic work. The

goal of the Indiana Humanities’ One

State / One Story: Frankenstein program is

for people of all ages around the state to

have opportunities to read, think, and

talk about the book with other curious

Hoosiers. We are excited for this

opportunity because it’s the perfect fit

for our 2018 exhibit — the book

explores the complex personal, ethical and social questions raised by the

advancements in science and technology.

The Carnegie Museum has 50 copies of Frankenstein available

to share with those who would like to participate in our

Community Read. Please join us as we explore the novel,

the movies, and a variety of fun, interesting and thought-

provoking programs and activities.

Frankenstein Events

at the Carnegie Museum:

“It’s Alive! Electricity, Cinema and

Metaphor in Frankenstein”

by Prof. Matt Weedman

Thursday, May 10, 7:00 pm

Frankenstein Fridays Summer Book Club

Friday, June 8, July 13, August 10

Noon-1:00 pm

Maker Day

Saturday, June 30, 1:00-4:00 pm

FrankenFest — All Frankenstein, All Day!

Saturday, October 6

Brain Day

Saturday, October 27, 1:00-4:00 pm

Winter 2017-2018 saw lots of events at the Carnegie Museum!

Photos with Santa

Golden Girls Coloring Party

Robotics Day

Carnegie & Canvas

Ender’s Game Book Party Thank you for your support!

Thank you to all of the Friends of the Carnegie Museum, our financial supporters, the donors

and lenders of artifacts, those who attended our programs and events, and all of the volunteers

who make the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County the success that it is!

Thank you to the following companies for their in-kind contributions to our programs: County Market, Crawfordsville/Montgomery County

Chamber of Commerce, Kroger (East), Kroger (South), and Penguin Random House.

The Carnegie Museum is owned and operated by the Crawfordsville District Public Library

FRIENDS OF THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM of MONTGOMERY COUNTY 205 S. Washington St. Crawfordsville, IN 47933

Phone: 765.362.4618 www.cdpl.lib.in.us/carnegie

carnegie@cdpl.lib.in.us

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CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN

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Carnegie Museum Staff:

Kat Burkhart, Director

Sadie Blanton Kathy Brown

Michelle Homsher

Winter 2017-18 Volunteers:

Lauren Chapman,

Shannon Hudson, Terri Grant,

Rick Hernandez, Troy Mitchell,

Christopher Short,

Laurie Vellner, Rick Warner,

Marc Welch, Angela White,

Bob White, Molly Whitecotton,

Jodie Wilson, Crawfordsville

Schools Facilities Department,

Wabash College Phi Kappa Psi

volunteers, and all of the

wonderful coaches and students

of the North Montgomery &

Crawfordsville Robotics Teams.

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2 Pi Days! Part 1: Math

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Part 2: Physics Saturday, March 17, 2018

Both events: 2:00—4:00 p.m. Admission is Free!

Celebrate Pi Day (3.14) at the Carnegie Museum. We’ll have lots of

hands-on crafts, demonstrations, and activities.

And, of course, we will celebrate with

a little pie!

Spring Break Science!

March 21—31, 2018

Drop-in activities, Wed-Sat, 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

Visit the Carnegie Museum

to learn about:

Earth Science!

Space Science!

Bio-Engineering!

Nanotechnology!