2024-11-13T15:35:44-06:00 2023-12-31 341463411 BARNES WENDLING CPAS INC 5050 WATERFORD DRIVE SHEFFIELD VILLAGE OH 44035 990 2023-01-01 346533053 OBERLIN HISTORICAL AND IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION OBER 4407741700 PO BOX 455 OBERLIN OH 440740455 ELIZABETH SCHULTZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4407741700 2024-11-12 1 1 LAURIE A GATTEN CPA P01399120 4409343850 2024-11-11 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER ELIZABETH SCHULTZ PO BOX 455 OBERLIN OH 440740455 506339 0 X WWW.OBERLINHERITAGECENTER.ORG X 1903 OH TO PRESERVE AND SHARE OBERLIN'S UNIQUE HERITAGE AND TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN, WORK AND VISIT. 17 17 12 125 0 0 236920 237681 10358 11842 15283 129098 -1726 16788 260835 395409 0 0 0 0 267417 295510 0 0 17151 164235 150526 431652 446036 -170817 -50627 4072999 4322026 7041 7102 4065958 4314924 X TO PRESERVE AND SHARE OBERLIN'S UNIQUE HERITAGE AND TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN, WORK AND VISIT. 0 0 292809 14605 HISTORY EDUCATION: THE OBERLIN HISTORICAL AND IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION, DOING BUSINESS AS THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER, BELIEVES THAT WHEN PEOPLE BETTER UNDERSTAND HISTORY THEY MAKE MORE INFORMED DECISIONS IN THE PRESENT AND DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION FOR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER OFFERS PUBLIC TOURS OF ITS THREE HISTORIC BUILDINGS YEAR-ROUND, HISTORY WALKS, PUBLIC LECTURES, YOUTH AND ADULT OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAMS AND A SAMPLING OF OHC'S ACTIVITIES IN 2023. COLLECTIONS: THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER COLLECTS THE MATERIAL AND INTELLECTUAL CULTURE OF PEOPLE IN OBERLIN, OHIO, AND PRESERVES IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. OHC SEEKS OBJECTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIALS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY, WHOSE STORIES AND MEANINGS ARE RICH, THAT HAVE INHERENT WORTH, THAT BOTH REFLECT AND CHALLENGE THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM, AND THAT INVITE US TO LOOK DEEPER OR BROADER. OHC REQUIRES THESE OBJECTS AND THEIR DOCUMENTED CONTEXTS AS EVIDENCE TO ILLUMINATE AND INTERPRET THE LARGER THEMES OF OBERLIN HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENT. THE COLLECTIONS FORM THE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, EXHIBITION, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND OUTREACH. INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS ARE HISTORIC BUILDINGS: THE MONROE HOUSE, JEWETT HOUSE AND BARN, AND THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE.THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER INTERPRETS OBERLIN'S HISTORY, IN PARTICULAR ITS STRONG ACTIVIST TRADITIONS OF ABOLITIONISM AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS, UNIVERSAL EDUCATION, RACISM AND CIVIL RIGHTS, SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION, THE STORIES OF THE PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH OUR TWO HOUSE MUSEUMS AND THE SCHOOLHOUSE, AND THE VARIED LIVED EXPERIENCES OF THE PEOPLE OF OBERLIN. RESEARCH ON ALL OF THESE TOPICS AND OTHERS IS ONGOING AND WILL HELP SHAPE FUTURE INTERPRETATION AND COLLECTING.THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER'S BUILDINGS AND COLLECTIONS SERVE AS A BACKDROP AND THE SETTING FOR INTERPRETING MAJOR EVENTS AND THEMES IN THE COMMUNITY'S HISTORY. THE COLLECTIONS ON DISPLAY IN THE JEWETT HOUSE AND THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE SHOULD REFLECT WHAT TYPICAL STRUCTURES OF THEIR ERAS LOOKED LIKE. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE COLLECTIONS ALSO SHOWCASE THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF THE PEOPLE WHOSE STORIES WE TELL. THE COLLECTIONS ON DISPLAY IN THE MONROE HOUSE CURRENTLY INTERPRET THE HISTORY OF THE FORMER INHABITANTS AS WELL AS OBERLIN'S FOUNDING AND EARLY HISTORY. THIS IS LIKELY TO CHANGE AS STAFF CONSIDER MAKING THE MONROE HOUSE SUITABLE FOR SELF-GUIDED TOURS AND BALANCE VISITOR INTEREST, INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS, SECURITY FLEXIBILITY, AND INTERPRETIVE GOALS THAT MOVE BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL HISTORIC HOUSE MODEL. FINE TUNING THE COLLECTIONS SO THAT THEY INTERPRET BOTH THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND BROADER COMMUNITY STORIES IS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE, AN ONGOING PROCESS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, REQUEST THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER COLLECTIONS PLAN. ARCHIVES, RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS: THE ORGANIZATION'S RESOURCE CENTER INCLUDES HOLDINGS ON OBERLIN HISTORY, FAMILY HISTORY, HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND MUSEUM MANAGEMENT. STAFF MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT TO ASSIST THOSE INTERESTED IN RESEARCHING LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON DESCENDANTS OF FAMILIES THAT SETTLED IN THE OBERLIN AREA. MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDERWAY INCLUDE THE WESTWOOD CEMETERY INVENTORY, THE OBERLIN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, AND UNDERGROUND RAILROAD RESEARCH. THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHES BOOKS AND BOOKLETS ON HISTORICAL TOPICS FROM TIME TO TIME, ONLINE RESOURCES, AS WELL AS ITS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER AND THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER ANNUAL REPORT. PRESERVATION & HISTORY ADVOCACY: OHC ADVOCATES FOR THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF BUILDINGS, DOCUMENTS, STORIES, LANDSCAPES AND MORE. OHC COLLABORATES WITH VARIED COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PEER ORGANIZATIONS TO FACILITATE HISTORY PROJECTS AND ENCOURAGES THE PRESERVATION AND SHARING OF VARIED VOICES FOR A MORE HOLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE PAST. 292809 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 OH X X X BETHANY HOBBS BUSINESS MANAGER 4407741700 73 1/2 S PROFESSOR STREET OBERLIN OH 44074 CHERYL BRICE TERM BEGAN 2023 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN GROSSI PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY CHUANG 2ND VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CARL JACOBSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE MIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORI EBIHARA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIYUL KIM TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FR BRIAN WILBERT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH ELROD SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEAN FOGGO SIMON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA JONES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHAEL MCCRAY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY WORTHINGTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EBONI JOHNSON 1ST VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TRAVIS JENNINGS TERM BEGAN 2023 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREL PRICE JONES TERM ENDED 2023 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL R SPIERLING TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TYRONE WICKS TERM BEGAN 2023 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL WOOD TERM ENDED 2023 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH SCHULTZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 65628 0 5850 65628 0 5850 0 0 0 0 0 15675 12121 209885 237681 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU 900099 11842 11842 11842 107213 107213 90243 70966 19277 19277 19277 61849 39964 21885 21885 21885 0 12121 0 0 3735 0 3735 3735 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 2763 2763 LOSS ON OHC PROPERTIES 900099 -8987 -8987 -6224 395409 14605 0 143123 65629 44014 18787 2828 175415 117642 50215 7558 8409 5640 2407 362 23461 15734 6716 1011 22596 15139 6484 973 20658 14009 5749 900 24356 24356 15099 10239 4202 658 2083 1412 580 91 795 539 221 35 9698 6576 2699 423 12583 8533 3502 548 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 28660 24801 2708 1151 PROGRAM EXPENSES 18996 18996 PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS 5994 4065 1668 261 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 4377 2968 1218 191 7227 2502 4564 161 446036 292809 136076 17151 147969 151148 972515 348712 633987 623803 3026630 3274137 264413 272938 4072999 4322026 77 139 6964 6963 7041 7102 X 1260826 1273385 2805132 3041539 4065958 4314924 4072999 4322026 X -50627 282502 17091 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 206454 307578 283012 236920 237681 1271645 206454 307578 283012 236920 237681 1271645 81432 1190213 145580 137321 149372 148678 197456 778407 8366 5150 6198 3999 6498 30211 2080263 33232 0.57210 0.50740 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISC INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 3,629. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,568. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 4,204. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,469. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 2,763. SALES OF INVENTORY - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 4,737. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 1,582. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,994. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 2,530. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 3,735. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 2934309 19529 359896 147515 3166219 3454520 23975 -401776 142410 2934309 3154180 25072 405843 130575 3454520 2987394 45478 249166 127858 3154180 2549652 41382 499630 103270 2987394 0.06800 0.75500 0.17700 1 0 130000 130000 835715 341912 493803 6800 6800 0 623803 INVESTMENT IN OHCP 122592 FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY OTHERS 143679 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 6667 272938 DEPOSITS 6963 6963 X PART III, LINE 1A: THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING HISTORIC BUILDINGS, ARTIFACTS, AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS, IS TO MAINTAIN, EXHIBIT, INTERPRET, AND ENGAGE VISITORS. COLLECTIONS ACQUIRED EITHER THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATIONS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF PURCHASED WITH UNRESTRICTED ASSETS AND AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF PURCHASED WITH DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS BASED ON THE ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. THE USE OF SUCH PROCEEDS ARE RESTRICTED PER OHC'S COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT POLICY. PART III, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING ITS HISTORIC BUILDINGS, ARTIFACTS, AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS. THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER COLLECTION INCLUDES FOUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS: THE MONROE HOUSE, JEWETT HOUSE, JEWETT BARN, SCHOOLHOUSE, AND MATERIAL OBJECTS WHOSE ORIGINS AND HISTORIES HELP TELL THE HISTORY OF OBERLIN. COLLECTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, FURNITURE, PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF ART, TOOLS, DOLLS, TOYS, CHINA, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, TEXTILES, DECORATIVE ARTS, ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS, AND SECONDARY SOURCE MATERIALS. DONATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ADDITION TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS MUST HAVE A PERTINENT OBERLIN STORY TO TELL, OR OBERLIN CONNECTION SUCH THAT THEY WILL BE USED, IF NOT FOR DISPLAY IN OUR PERIOD HOUSE MUSEUMS, FOR RESEARCH AND/OR TEACHING, OR FOR SPECIAL EXHIBITS TELLING STORIES OF OBERLIN'S PAST. PART V, LINE 4: THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT FOR HISTORY EDUCATION (THE O.H.I.O ENDOWMENT FUND) IS TO BE USED TO PAY THE SALARY FOR THE MUSEUM EDUCATION AND TOUR MANAGER. THE INCOME FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ENDOWMENT, FUNDED BY THE HALLOCK FOUNDATION, IS TO BE USED TO PAY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AND THEN SUPPORT STAFF SALARY. THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT FOR HERITAGE PRESERVATION IS TO BE USED TO PAY FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, THE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CURRENT AND FUTURE COLLECTIONS, AND THE IMPROVEMENTS OF FACILITIES THAT SUPPORT THE MISSION. PART X, LINE 2: OBERLIN HISTORICAL AND IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND IS CLASSIFIED AS AN EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A "PRIVATE FOUNDATION" AS DEFINED IN SECTION 509(A) OF THE IRC. VINEWAY, LLC, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF OBERLIN HISTORICAL AND IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION, IS A DISREGARDED ENTITY FOR TAX PURPOSES. THEREFORE, ALL ACTIVITY OF VINEWAY, LLC IS REPORTED ON THE TAX RETURN OF OBERLIN HISTORICAL AND IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION. BECAUSE THE ACTIVITY OF VINEWAY, LLC IS WITHIN THE TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE OF OBERLIN HISTORICAL AND IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION, THE ACTIVITY IS CONSIDERED TAX EXEMPT. X 500 NONE 0 1 0 PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTIONS AS ALLOWED UNDER SFAS 116. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A AT AN ANNUAL MEETING, MEMBERS APPROVE THROUGH MOTION A SLATE OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE OHC BOARD OF TRUSTEES BY AUDITORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED ANNUALLY BY MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EVALUATED BY EACH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS USING AN ANONYMOUS SURVEY BASED ON THE JOB DESCRIPTION OF THE DIRECTOR. THIS JOB DESCRIPTION WAS UPDATED IN 2012 BY VOTE OF THE BOARD IN PUBLIC SESSION AND IS RECORDED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. AFTER REVIEWING THE SURVEY RESULTS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN THE APPROVED ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THIS RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENT IS APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD IN PUBLIC SESSION AND IS CAPTURED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE A COPY UPON REQUEST WITHIN 3 WORKING DAYS AND MAY CHARGE $0.10 PER PAGE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN FUNDS HELD IN TRUST 17,091. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1 THE ORGANIZATION USES THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART III HIGHLIGHTS FROM OHC'S 2023 ANNUAL REPORT MESSAGE FROM OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LIZ SCHULTZ OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS, TRUSTEES, AND STAFF MEMBERS HAVE WORKED HARD IN 2023 TO CONNECT, INSPIRE, EDUCATE, RESEARCH, AND PRESERVE. BY FAR, THE MOST ENGAGING AND SATISFYING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR WAS THE CREATION OF A NEW 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WILL DIRECT OUR ENERGIES THROUGH 2028. HUNDREDS OF OBERLIN AND LORAIN COUNTY RESIDENTS, OHC MEMBERS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS GENEROUSLY CONTRIBUTED TIME AND IDEAS TO THIS PROCESS. FIVE GOAL AREAS WERE IDENTIFIED, AND THEIR VARIED OBJECTIVES FOCUS ON RELEVANCY, COLLABORATION, PUBLIC ACCESS TO HISTORICAL RESOURCES, EQUITY INITIATIVES, ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTH, AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE. I HAVE MANY FOND MEMORIES OF 2023, BUT THE TWO THINGS THAT STAND OUT TO ME WERE THE CONTINUED INCREASE IN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND THE PREMIERE OF THE NEW DOCUMENTARY "A HIGHER LAW: THE OBERLIN-WELLINGTON RESCUE OF 1858." THIS FILM, CREATED BY OHIO FILMMAKERS SCOTT SPEARS AND CHRISTINA PAOLUCCI, INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH MULTIPLE OBERLINIANS AND BRINGS HISTORY TO LIFE IN AN ENTIRELY NEW WAY. IT WAS TRULY WONDERFUL TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE COME TO THE SHOWINGS AND RECOGNIZE OBERLIN'S PIVOTAL PLACE IN AMERICAN HISTORY. OHC ANNUAL MEETING 2023 ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2023, OHC HELD ITS ANNUAL MEETING AT THE HOTEL AT OBERLIN. 131 GUESTS JOINED THE OHC BOARD AND STAFF FOR A SOCIAL HOUR AND DINNER PRIOR TO THE MEETING, WHICH WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY BOARD PRESIDENT GAIL WOOD. THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS THE APPROVAL OF THE 2022 ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES AND THE TREASURER'S REPORT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE ELECTION OF NEW TRUSTEES CHERYL BRICE, TRAVIS JENNINGS, AND TYRONE WICKS ANNOUNCED BY GOVERNANCE CHAIR AMY CHUANG. AMY THANKED THE OUTGOING TRUSTEES AND BESTOWED HONORARY TRUSTEE STATUS ON LAUREL PRICE JONES AND GAIL WOOD, WHO COMPLETED HER TERM AS BOARD PRESIDENT AFTER 13 YEARS ON THE OHC BOARD. MEMBERS OF OHC'S TWO SUBSIDIARY BOARDS WERE ALSO THANKED FOR THEIR SERVICE. FINALLY, OHC BOARD PRESIDENT KEN GROSSI WAS JOINED BY HONORARY TRUSTEE BARB ENOS IN HIGHLIGHTING GAIL'S YEARS OF DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND CREATIVITY IN SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION AND PRESENTED HER WITH A BOOK FILLED WITH PHOTOS OF HER WORK AT OHC AND REFLECTIONS FROM MEMBERS ABOUT HER IMPACT. GUESTS THEN ENJOYED THE KEYNOTE PRESENTATION "SHARING THE STORIES AND IMPACT OF WOMEN IN AIR & SPACE", GIVEN BY SARA FISHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM (IWASM / CLEVELAND, OH). THE TALK COVERED THE HISTORY OF WOMEN PIONEERS IN THE AEROSPACE FIELD INCLUDING SUBJECTS LIKE WOMEN IN AVIATION DURING WORLD WAR II, AS WELL AS WOMEN PIONEERS IN NASA, AND IN THE DESIGN OF POST-WAR EXPERIMENTAL MILITARY AIRCRAFT. SHE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT IWASM'S MISSION, ITS CURRENT EXHIBITS, AND ITS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. THE PRESENTATION WAS FOLLOWED BY THE COMMUNITY AWARDS WHICH HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THE MANY INSPIRING MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS OF OBERLIN'S COMMUNITY (DETAILED BELOW). TO CLOSE OUT THE EVENT, OHC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LIZ SCHULTZ AND GAIL WOOD MADE ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH INCLUDED A THANK YOU TO OHC VOLUNTEERS, BOARD, AND STAFF. GAIL ENDED THE NIGHT'S PRESENTATION BY CALLING ON EVERYONE TO THANK LIZ SCHULTZ FOR HER TIRELESS EFFORTS TO PRESERVE OBERLIN HISTORY. FORM 990, PART III 2023 COMMUNITY AWARD WINNERS EVERY YEAR, OHC OFFERS COMMUNITY AWARDS FOR EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OBERLIN HISTORICAL/EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY OR TO OHC ITSELF AND HIGHLIGHTS THESE AWARD WINNERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS DURING OUR ANNUAL MEETING. WE AND THE BROADER OBERLIN COMMUNITY ARE DEEPLY INDEBTED TO THEIR SERVICE. HERITAGE GUARDIAN AWARD: WILSON BRUCE EVANS HOME HISTORICAL SOCIETY COUPLES WILSON BRUCE AND SARAH JANE LEARY EVANS AND HENRY AND HENRIETTA EVANS MOVED FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO OBERLIN IN 1854 TO PROTECT THEIR FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITIES AS CONDITIONS FOR FREE PEOPLE OF COLOR LIVING IN THE SOUTH DETERIORATED IN THE YEARS LEADING TO THE CIVIL WAR. ONCE HERE, THEY ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AS CRAFTSMEN AND ACTIVE ABOLITIONISTS WHO WERE WILLING TO BREAK THE LAW TO ASSIST OTHERS. FORMED IN 2021 BY DESCENDANTS OF THE EVANS BROTHERS AND LOCAL HISTORY ADVOCATES, THE WILSON BRUCE EVANS HOME HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS WORKING TO PRESERVE THE FAMILY HOME AT 33 EAST VINE STREET AND PREPARE RESEARCH AND INTERPRETATION THAT WILL HELP OBERLIN RESIDENTS AND VISITORS UNDERSTAND THE POWERFUL LEGACY OF THIS FAMILY AND THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK OBERLINIANS. VISIT EVANSHHS.ORG FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THEIR ONGOING WORK. VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR AWARD: CRAIG ENOS & GLENN HOBBS THE GROUNDS OF THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER ARE ENJOYED BY COUNTLESS PEDESTRIANS, DOG WALKERS, AND MUSEUM VISITORS, MOST OF WHOM PROBABLY DON'T THINK ABOUT THE WORK INVOLVED IN MAINTAINING THE PLEASANT PARK-LIKE ATMOSPHERE. FOR THAT, WE THANK TWO DEDICATED LAWN MOWERS. CRAIG ENOS HAS BEEN MOWING FOR OVER 6 YEARS, AS WELL AS ASSISTING WITH VARIOUS GROUNDS PROJECTS, SUCH AS THE POLLINATOR BEDS. GLENN HOBBS IS A FOURTH-GENERATION VOLUNTEER AND FOLLOWED IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HIS GREAT-GRANDFATHER, GLENN, AND GRANDFATHER, TERRY. GLENN HAS BEEN MOWING THE MUCH-USED YARD AROUND THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE SINCE 2019. KEEP OBERLIN BEAUTIFUL AWARD: THI NI THAI RESIDENTS, STUDENTS, AND VISITORS WERE EXCITED TO SEE A NEW RESTAURANT OPEN IN TOWN AND DELIGHTED WITH THE BRIGHT AND COLORFUL TRANSFORMATION OF THE DOWNTOWN BUILDING. OWNERS MATT AND JASON ADELMAN, ALSO OWNERS OF THE FEVE, WORKED WITH CHEF AON KRITTATHIRANON TO OFFER AUTHENTIC THAI CUISINE AND SHOWCASE CULTURAL SYMBOLS WITHIN THE BUILDING'S COLORFUL MURALS, INCLUDING A ROOSTER, ANGEL, NAGA SERPENT, RICE, AND LANTERNS. WE THANK THEM FOR MAKING OBERLIN A MORE BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS. KEEP OBERLIN BEAUTIFUL AWARD: BARRY RICHARD & DARREN MCDONOUGH CHALK WALK HAS BEEN INSPIRING ARTISTS, NEW AND EXPERIENCED, YOUNG AND OLD, FOR THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS AND DRAWN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO OBERLIN FOR THIS FUN DAY OF RELAXED CREATIVITY. FIRST INSPIRED BY ITALIAN CHALK ART, BARRY RICHARD BROUGHT THE IDEA TO A GROUP OF INTERESTED COMMUNITY LEADERS, ONE OF WHOM WAS DARREN MCDONOUGH, THEN DIRECTOR OF THE OBERLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY. BOTH BARRY AND DARREN HAVE BEEN EVENT COORDINATORS SINCE THE EVENT'S FOUNDING. OTHER KEY SUPPORTERS OVER THE YEARS HAVE INCLUDED THE ALLEN MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM, MAIN STREET OBERLIN / OBERLIN BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, FIRELANDS ASSOCIATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, OHC, CITY OF OBERLIN, KENDAL VOLUNTEERS, KOHL'S VOLUNTEERS, GINKO GALLERY, SUBWAY, AND DONNA & TOM SHURR. WE APPLAUD BARRY, DARREN, THE MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND THE PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE BROUGHT JOY AND BEAUTY TO THE COMMUNITY. NEW TO THE COLLECTION IN 2023 OHC IS ALWAYS HONORED TO BE ENTRUSTED WITH COMMUNITY HISTORY RESOURCES. A SAMPLING OF ITEMS DONATED IN 2023 INCLUDE THE NEON SIGN AND BARBER POLE FROM MANUEL'S BARBERSHOP, A VINTAGE DOCTOR'S BAG FULL OF ANTIQUE DOCTOR'S IMPLEMENTS, A CHEERLEADER'S UNIFORM FOR OBERLIN HIGH SCHOOL FROM 1975, AS WELL AS A WIDE SELECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM PARSON'S DAIRY AND PLEASANT STREET SCHOOL, AND OTHER PAPER DOCUMENTS. FORM 990, PART III OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER HIGHLIGHTS A SAMPLING OF WHAT OHC DID IN 2023 OHC CONTINUED TO OFFER "FOILED AGAIN!: THE ALUMINUM MYSTERY EXPERIENCE", WHERE GROUPS EXPLORED JEWETT HOUSE TO HELP PROFESSOR JEWETT SOLVE THE MYSTERY OF WHERE HIS ALUMINUM SCIENCE NOTES WENT TO HELP HIS STUDENT CHARLES MARTIN HALL DISCOVER THE ALUMINUM REDUCTION PROCESS. OHC ALSO OFFERED GUIDED TOURS OF THE JEWETT HOUSE ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH. SCANNING SATURDAYS WAS WELCOMED BACK FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PRESERVE AND SHARE THEIR SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORIES WITH A HIGH-QUALITY DIGITAL SCAN. OHC ALSO USED THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THE COLLECTION OF OBERLIN IMAGES, SPECIFICALLY REQUESTING PHOTOS THAT DOCUMENT COMMUNITY EVENTS, CHURCH HISTORY, NEIGHBORHOODS, FAMILIES, AND BUSINESSES FROM THE 1960S ON. OHC JOINED THE METRO CENTRAL UNIT OF THE NAACP AND SHARED LIVE THROUGH OUR FACEBOOK PAGE THE ANNUAL REDEDICATION OF DR. KING'S DREAM AND THE SHARING OF REFLECTIONS, QUOTES, AND INSPIRATION. OHC MEMBERS ENJOYED A TOUR AND DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE INTERMUSEUM CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION IN THE CLARK-FULTON NEIGHBORHOOD OF CLEVELAND. OBERLIN COLLEGE OUTREACH AND PROGRAM LIBRARIAN EBONI JOHNSON PRESENTED A PROGRAM DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH ABOUT OBERLIN COLLEGE ALUMNA VIRGINIA PROCTOR POWELL FLORENCE, THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO EARN A PROFESSIONAL DEGREE IN LIBRARIANSHIP. AS A PART OF THE LORAIN COUNTY BICENTENNIAL SPEAKER SERIES, MUSEUM EDUCATION & TOUR MANAGER STEPHANIE BOHNAK GAVE AN ILLUSTRATED PROGRAM ON OBERLIN AS IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVE STATIONS OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. IN PREPARATION TO COMPLETE OHC'S NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, HUNDREDS OF OBERLIN AND LORAIN COUNTY RESIDENTS, OHC MEMBERS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS GENEROUSLY CONTRIBUTED TIME AND IDEAS AT ONE OF THREE STRATEGIC PLANNING FORUMS OFFERED STEPHANIE BOHNAK VISITED LORAIN CITY SCHOOL CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY TO PRESENT PROGRAMS ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, OHC OFFERED A ZOOM PROGRAM "POOR TOIL FOR MERE PITTANCE: THE ILGWU IN CLEVELAND, OHIO 1911-1933." THE INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS UNION SOUGHT FAIR WAGES, SAFER WORKING CONDITIONS, AND UNION RECOGNITION. THE ILGWU FOUND ITS PLACE IN CLEVELAND, OHIO AS EARLY AS 1903 AND BY 1911 THE ILGWU WAS THOROUGHLY ENTRENCHED IN CLEVELAND GARMENT FACTORIES. OHC WAS THRILLED TO HOST THE FILM PREMIER OF "A HIGHER LAW: THE OBERLIN WELLINGTON RESCUE" IN APRIL AT OBERLIN'S APOLLO THEATRE. FILMMAKERS SCOTT SPEARS AND CHRISTINA PAOLUCCI WERE PRESENT FOR A Q&A SESSION AFTER THE SHOWING. IN MAY, STUDENTS FROM OBERLIN'S THIRD GRADE CLASSES MADE THEIR ANNUAL VISIT WHERE THEY COMPLETED A DAY OF SCHOOL AT THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE. WE LOVE WELCOMING SCHOOL GROUPS FOR THEIR IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE AT THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE WHICH SOMETIMES INCLUDES COSTUMED INTERPRETERS AND HISTORIC SCHOOL LESSONS OF READING, PENMANSHIP, ARITHMETIC, AND MORE. VOLUNTEERS SHOWED UP AND DUG IN AT OHC'S GROUNDS DAY TO HELP SPRUCE UP THE GROUNDS AS WE GOT READY FOR SUMMER VISITORS. OBERLIN PROFESSOR MICHAEL LYNN DELIVERED HIS PROGRAM "BLOWING IN THE WIND" ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLUTE AND INCLUDED DEMONSTRATIONS OF FLUTES FROM 1760 TO 1900. WHILE WE ARE OPEN MOST OF THE YEAR FOR TOURS, WE DO OFFER A WIDER VARIETY OF TOURS AND HISTORY WALKS TO THE PUBLIC ALONG WITH GUESTS AND VISITORS OF OBERLIN COLLEGE DURING COMMENCEMENT AND REUNION WEEKEND (MAY), HOMECOMING WEEKEND (SEPTEMBER) AND PARENTS WEEKEND (NOVEMBER) WITH SELF-GUIDED TOURS OF THE MONROE HOUSE AND A VARIETY OF HISTORY WALKS, INCLUDING THE POPULAR FREEDOM'S FRIENDS: ABOLITION & THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD AND CIVIL WAR TO CIVIL RIGHTS. MUSEUM EDUCATION & TOUR MANAGER, STEPHANIE BOHNAK'S CULINARY BACKGROUND WAS BROUGHT FORWARD FOR "PAIRED WITH HISTORY" WHERE GUESTS TASTED EXQUISITE WINES AND CHEESES WHILE LEARNING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE WINE AND CHEESE MAKING PROCESSES AT BLACK RIVER WINE SHOP & BAR. TEACHERS FROM CALIFORNIA INCLUDED OBERLIN AND THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE DURING THEIR SUMMER VISIT AS PART OF FOOTSTEPS TO FREEDOM'S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD STUDY TOUR. OHC WAS FORTUNATE TO WELCOME THREE SUMMER INTERNS - ALEX LOPRESTO, MADDIE MORSE, AND MYLES RIGGINS - WHO ASSISTED WITH OUR SUMMER ARCHITECTURE AND ASTRONOMY & ANTIQUITY YOUTH CAMPS, TOURS, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LORAIN COUNTY, LEADERSHIP LORAIN COUNTY, AND THE NORDSON CORPORATION FOR MAKING THESE INTERNSHIPS POSSIBLE! NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PLAYWRIGHT IFA BAYEZA GAVE AN ILLUSTRATED PRESENTATION ABOUT HER PROCESS FOR RESEARCHING HISTORICAL EVENTS AND CREATING NEW, POWERFUL PERFORMANCES THAT BRING PAST EVENTS AND PEOPLE TO LIFE INCLUDING HER NEWEST WORK IN OBERLIN, "THE RESCUE OF JOHN PRICE." SUMMER MONTHS ARE FUN AND BUSY MONTHS FOR THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER! BESIDES WEEKLY HISTORY WALKS, WE PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING OBERLIN'S JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, CHALK WALK, AND LORAIN COUNTY PRIDE. PARTICIPATING IN THESE EVENTS IS IMPORTANT TO OUR BROADER MISSION TO SERVE THE OBERLIN COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FULFILLING FOR OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. WE CHEERED COLLECTIONS MANAGER MAREN MCKEE FOR HER PARTICIPATION AND GRADUATION FROM LEADERSHIP LORAIN COUNTY'S BEST CLASS OF 2023. THE CARE AND PRESERVATION OF OUR COLLECTIONS IS CORE TO OUR MISSION. THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN JOHN KOWALSKI TO TUNE AND MAKE REPAIRS TO THE ANTIQUE PIANO LOCATED IN JEWETT HOUSE. IT WAS A PICTURE-PERFECT EVENING FOR OUR PITCHER PERFECT EVENT AT ESP BREWING COMPANY IN AMHERST OHIO. THE EVENT AND RAFFLE PROCEEDS SUPPORTED THE PAT MURPHY ENDOWMENT FOR HERITAGE PRESERVATION AND GUESTS GOT TO ENJOY TOURS OF THE BREWERY, MUSIC PROVIDED BY RICH HOLSWORTH, AND FELLOWSHIP WITH OLD AND NEW FRIENDS. THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER SERVED AS A HOST SITE FOR THE OHIO HISTORY SERVICE CORPS/AMERICORPS AND WE WELCOMED JOHN CLEMENT WHO PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR OHC AS ITS SPECIAL PROJECTS & TOUR ASSISTANT. OHC HELD ITS ANNUAL ROOT BEER AND YESTERYEAR COMMUNITY EVENT FEATURING ROOT BEER FLOATS AND MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. PARTICIPANTS ENJOYED MANY ACTIVITIES INCLUDING MUSIC, GAMES, AND VOLUNTEER CAMILLE HAMLIN ALLEN PORTRAYING SARAH JANE LEARY EVANS. OHC DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED THEIR PROGRAM ON THE HISTORY OF REDLINING IN OBERLIN, A DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE AGAINST MINORITIES, LOW-INCOME, OR OTHERWISE MARGINALIZED GROUPS. FALL WAS THE PERFECT TIME FOR DOCENTS CAMILLE HAMLIN ALLEN, STEPHANIE BOHNAK, PAT PRICE AND SUE WURSTER TO PRESENT MAIN STREET MEMORIES AT HISTORIC WESTWOOD CEMETERY. THE LIGHTNING RODS REGAINED THE THRONE OVER 2022 WINNERS AND 2ND PLACE FINISHERS THE TRIVETS AT OHC'S TRIVIA NIGHT IN NOVEMBER. TEAM SHANSI BAO ROUNDED OUT THE TOP THREE DURING THIS FUN FILLED EVENING. FORM 990, PART III 2023 BY THE NUMBERS! - 19 COMMUNITY EVENTS IN WHICH OHC PARTICIPATED - 20 COLLECTIONS ACCEPTED (5 OBJECTS AND 15 ARCHIVAL/PHOTO COLLECTIONS WITH OVER 360 ITEMS) - 35 STATES FROM WHICH TOUR VISITORS CAME (PLUS 8 OTHER COUNTRIES) - 116 RESEARCH AND INFORMATION REQUESTS ANSWERED (22% INCREASE) - 2,533 YOUTUBE VIEWS (47% INCREASE) - 2,975 FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS ENGAGED (8% INCREASE) - 5,419 TOUR, PROGRAM, AND EVENT PARTICIPANTS EDUCATED AND ENGAGED OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2024 - 2028 INTRODUCTION THIS IS THE NINTH STRATEGIC PLAN CREATED BY THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER, WHICH WILL GUIDE OUR WORK THROUGH 2028. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, WHETHER THAT WAS BY ATTENDING A PUBLIC FORUM OR COMPLETING A SURVEY. EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T SHARE COMMENTS DIRECTLY IN THE PROCESS, WE ARE ALWAYS LISTENING TO VISITOR AND MEMBER FEEDBACK, BENCHMARKING WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING, AND KEEPING AN EYE ON TRENDS AND CONCERNS IN OBERLIN AND BEYOND. THIS PLAN WAS CRAFTED OVER A 15-MONTH PERIOD WITH INPUT FROM OHC MEMBERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LORAIN COUNTY RESIDENTS, VOLUNTEERS, TRUSTEES, STAFF MEMBERS, AND MORE, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS. THE PLAN WAS ADOPTED BY THE OHC BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT ITS MEETING ON DECEMBER 6, 2023. THE FOLLOWING PRESENTS THE CORE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES SET FORTH IN THE PLAN. ADDITIONAL SUBTASKS WERE IDENTIFIED AND ARE AVAILABLE IN A MORE DETAILED VERSION BY REQUEST. ONE OF THE JOYS OF BEING A SMALL ORGANIZATION WITH SO MANY ENGAGED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE SUPPORTERS IS THAT WE CAN ADAPT QUICKLY WHILE ALSO ACTING AS RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. TOGETHER WITH YOU, WE LOOK FORWARD TO BETTER SERVING THE MANY PEOPLE WHO SEEK INSPIRATION, UNDERSTANDING, AND FELLOWSHIP THROUGH OBERLIN HISTORY. MISSION STATEMENT THE MISSION OF THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER IS TO PRESERVE AND SHARE OBERLIN'S UNIQUE HERITAGE AND TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN, WORK, AND VISIT. CORE VALUES THE FOLLOWING ARE VALUES THAT ARE SHARED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND THAT GUIDE OUR WORK AND PRACTICE. STEWARDSHIP: PROTECT AND PRESERVE OBERLIN'S HISTORICAL RESOURCES AND MAKE THEM ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. INSPIRATION: EMPOWER ACTION BY ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS IN CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING, EMPATHY, AND DISCUSSION. INCLUSION: SEEK AND EMBRACE A DIVERSITY OF PARTICIPATION, IDEAS, AND OPINIONS, AND RECOGNIZE EVERYONE'S AGENCY AS A HISTORY KEEPER. EQUITY: UPHOLD THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF FAIRNESS AND ACCESSIBILITY TO ALL IN PRACTICE AND SERVICE. INTEGRITY: BE AUTHENTIC, ACCURATE, AND TRANSPARENT IN OUR MANAGEMENT, GOVERNANCE, AND INTERPRETIVE PRACTICE. SUSTAINABILITY: PREPARE FOR THE NEEDS OF FUTURE GENERATIONS BY BEING A ROBUST, ENVIRONMENTALLY-RESPONSIBLE, AND FORWARD-THINKING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. VISION STATEMENT THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER IS A FORWARD-THINKING, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN HISTORY AND PRESERVATION WHOSE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES EDUCATE AND DELIGHT, BRING DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, AND INSPIRE ALL WHO SEEK TO UNDERSTAND HOW HISTORY SHAPES OUR WORLD TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THIS PLAN IS FRAMED AROUND FIVE KEY AREAS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT. IT IS MEANT TO GUIDE OHC'S ENERGIES TO SPECIFIC AREAS OF FOCUS, BUT ALSO BE A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT CAN BE UPDATED TO ALWAYS BE RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND INTERNAL NEEDS. IN ACHIEVING THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN, OHC WILL: - BECOME MORE VISIBLE, RELEVANT, AND COLLABORATIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN LOCAL HISTORY INITIATIVES. - INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS TO HISTORICAL RESOURCES, IMPROVE REPRESENTATION IN THE COLLECTIONS, AND CONTINUE BEST PRACTICES IN THE PRESERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE COLLECTIONS. - UNDERTAKE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE OHC'S INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE CONTINUED EFFORT OF WELCOMING ALL AND FOSTERING UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT, AND ACTION. - STRENGTHEN OPERATIONS AND RESOURCES TO ENSURE QUALITY SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL VITALITY. - MAKE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT PREPARE OHC FOR OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES AND MAKE THE ORGANIZATION MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE. FORM 990, PART III SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY OF THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER ORIGINATED IN 1903 AS A PART OF THE PROGRESSIVE-ERA "IMPROVEMENT" MOVEMENT WHEN A GROUP OF CITIZENS FOUNDED THE OBERLIN IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY (LATER KNOWN AS THE OBERLIN VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY), WHICH ADVOCATED FOR IMPROVED PUBLIC HYGIENE AND SOCIAL AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES, AND HELPED TO CREATE OBERLIN'S PARK SYSTEM. IN 1958, A SEPARATE OBERLIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORGANIZED AND BEGAN ACQUIRING HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND ARTIFACTS. IN 1964, THE OBERLIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE OBERLIN VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY MERGED TO BECOME THE OBERLIN HISTORICAL AND IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION (O.H.I.O.). IN THE EARLY 1990S, O.H.I.O. BEGAN ITS TRANSFORMATION FROM A SMALL, ALL-VOLUNTEER GROUP TO A PROFESSIONAL MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL ORGANIZATION, HIRING AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN 1993 AND A MUSEUM EDUCATION AND TOUR COORDINATOR IN 2007. IN THE MID 1990S, OHC BEGAN SYSTEMATICALLY COLLECTING HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT ARTIFACTS AND ARCHIVES, AND BEGAN AN ACTIVE PROGRAM OF TOURS AND PRESENTATIONS ABOUT OBERLIN'S HISTORY. IN 1998, THE ORGANIZATION NAMED ITS COMPLEX OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS "THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER." TODAY THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR TOURS YEAR-ROUND. THE OHC COMPLEX INCLUDES: THE MONROE HOUSE (MOVED IN 1960), THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE (MOVED NEXT TO THE MONROE HOUSE IN 1968 AND MOVED TO ITS PRESENT SITE IN 1997), AND THE JEWETT HOUSE AND ITS BARN (IN THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATIONS, ADDED TO THE SITE IN 1966). THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS PUBLIC AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ISSUES PERIODIC PUBLICATIONS ON HISTORICAL TOPICS. MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDE THE CITY-WIDE HISTORIC SITE INVENTORY, THE WESTWOOD CEMETERY INVENTORY, AND THE OBERLIN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT. OHC RECOGNIZES THAT THERE ARE MANY HISTORIES IN THE OBERLIN COMMUNITY AND IS ACTIVE IN PRESERVING AND INTERPRETING THIS UNIQUE HERITAGE, INCLUDING SUCH TOPICS AS OBERLIN'S ROLE IN THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, AND THE CIVIL WAR; THE INNOVATIVE WORK OF OBERLIN COLLEGE IN THE EDUCATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND WOMEN; AND THE DISCOVERY OF A PRACTICAL METHOD OF REFINING ALUMINUM. TWENTIETH- AND TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY HISTORIES ARE CENTRAL TO OHC'S ONGOING WORK, INCLUDING ITS ACTIVE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT AND ATTENTION TO THE ROLE OF OBERLINIANS IN THE TWO WORLD WARS, KOREA, AND VIETNAM, IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, AND IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS. OHC IS PART OF THE TIME TRAVELERS' NETWORK OF HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OF THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION'S STATEWIDE AND LOCAL PARTNERS NETWORK. IT IS A DESIGNATED FACILITY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE'S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NETWORK TO FREEDOM PROGRAM. IN 2005, OHC EARNED NATIONAL RECOGNITION WITH ITS ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS (NOW THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS). OHC WAS REACCREDITED IN 2020 AFTER AN EXTENSIVE SELF-ASSESSMENT AND PEER-REVIEW PROCESS. OHC HAS A LONG HISTORY OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND PRESERVATION, INCLUDING MANAGING THE FORMER OBERLIN COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING, PRESERVING AND FINDING A USE FOR THE BURRELL-KING HOUSE (NOW THE COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL), GUIDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HISTORIC TOWER OF THE NEW UNION CENTER FOR THE ARTS, AND RESTORING THE HISTORIC EXTERIOR OF THE VINEWAY BUILDING. OHC HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN SECURING HISTORIC SITE DESIGNATIONS AND HISTORICAL MARKERS AND IN PRESERVING HISTORICAL BUILDINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION: PLEASE CONTACT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ELIZABETH SCHULTZ AT 440-774-1700 OR BY EMAIL AT DIRECTOR@OBERLINHERITAGE.ORG OR BY MAIL TO THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER, P.O. BOX 0455, OBERLIN, OH 44074. 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