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FT. MUSEUM, HERB GARDEN, NATURE TRAILS AND NUMEROUS POINTS OF OUTDOOR INTEREST, ON A 50-ACRE SITE OWNED BY WOOD COUNTY. 1)EVENTS/EXHIBITS: THE MUSEUM HAS FIVE FEATURE EXHIBITS. "FOR COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE: PUBLIC CHARITY IN OHIO BY WAY OF THE POOR FARM" OPENED IN 2019. THE EXHIBIT WON FOUR AWARDS AND HAS BEEN THE BASIS FOR FIVE PUBLISHED ARTICLES. THIS EXHIBIT DEPICTS THE HISTORY OF OHIO'S POOR FARM SYSTEM AND INCLUDES MODERN PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEFFERY HALL OF ALL 88 OHIO COUNTY POOR FARM SITES. "ALLURE & ILLUSION: A ROSE-COLORED ROMANCE." SHOWCASING 40+ BEAUTIFUL WEDDING DRESSES ONCE WORN AT PAST WOOD COUNTY WEDDINGS, THIS EXHIBIT PRESENTS THE FOUNDATION OF MARRIAGE CULTURE AND HOW MODERN IDEOLOGY IS CHANGING WHAT IT MEANS TO GET MARRIED AND STRIVE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM. IT ALSO FEATURES FRANK KALAN HARLEQUIN ROMANCE COVER ART FROM BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY BROWNE POPULAR CULTURE LIBRARY. "ALLURE & ILLUSION: A ROSE COLORED ROMANCE." SHOWCASING 40+ BEAUTIFUL WEDDING DRESSES ONCE WORN AT PAST WOOD COUNTY WEDDINGS, THIS EXHIBIT PRESENTS THE FOUNDATION OF MARRIAGE CULTURE AND HOW MODERN IDEOLOGY IS CHANGING WHAT IT MEANS TO GET MARRIED AND STRIVE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM. IT ALSO FEATURES FRANK KALAN HARLEQUIN ROMANCE COVER ART FROM BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY BROWNE POPULAR CULTURE LIBRARY. "THE MARY & CARL BACH STORY" OPENED IN OCTOBER 2020. THIS EXHIBIT CONTEXTUALIZES THE MURDER OF MARY BACH, THE TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF CARL BACH, AND CONFRONTS THE FOLKLORE SURROUNDING THE HUMAN REMAINS THAT ARE PART OF THE WCHS COLLECTION. 1.B) 2 EXHIBITS OUTSIDE MAIN BUILDING: "A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH: SOCIETAL RESPONSE TO DISEASE" LOCATED INSIDE THE PEST HOUSE. "CHASING THE WHITE RABBIT: A HISTORICAL LOOK AT AMERICAN MENTAL ILLNESS" LOCATED INSIDE THE LUNATIC ASYLUM. 2) WCHS HAD THESE EVENTS IN 2023: NUMBER OF EVENTS: 20. FAMILY-FOCUSED EVENTS -- 1000 PEOPLE EASTER EGG HUNT (300+), SAFETY EVENT (700+) COMMUNITY-WELCOMING EVENTS -- 1040 PEOPLE 3 MUSIC MUSEUMS (770), BBQ BASH (120), RIBBON CUTTING/REOPENING (120) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON-SITE -- 1315 PEOPLE EARLY OHIO LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND (500), 5 TEAS & TALKS (425+), GERMAN AMERICAN DAY (20), LIVING HISTORY DAY IN AUGUST (120), SUMMER TEA CLASSES (100), BLACKSMITH DEMOS (50), POWER OF YESTERYEAR SPRING SHOWCASE (100) OUTREACH (NOT INCLUDING TRAVELING PROGRAMS) -- 1750 PEOPLE OHIO TOURISM DAY (300), GRAND RAPIDS ANTIQUE CAR SHOW (400), BOWLING GREEN FARMERS MARKET (100), PERRYSBURG MARKET (200), WOOD COUNTY AIR FAIR (400), FARMFEST (150), NORTH BALTIMORE TRUNK OR TREAT (200). EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS/ TRAVELING PROGRAMS OFF-SITE --3,696 PEOPLE ADULT PROGRAMS (66 PROGRAMS SERVING 1,345), STUDENT PROGRAMS (29 PROGRAMS SERVING 2,351). MUSEUM VISITORS (302 -- MUSEUM WAS ONLY OPEN FROM OCTOBER 16-DECEMBER 31, 2023, DUE TO WATER DAMAGE FROM CRACKED RADIATORS). TOTAL PEOPLE SERVED IN 2023 WAS 9,103. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE VIRTUAL PROGRAM AUDIENCES OR SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS. VOLUNTEERS: 30 COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS AND 50 ADULT VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEERISM INCLUDED FRONT DESK GREETERS, NEWSLETTER ASSEMBLY, EVENTS VOLUNTEERS, AND HERB GARDEN MAINTENANCE. PUBLICATION OF OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER, "THE BLACK SWAMP CHANTICLEER" PRODUCED QUARTERLY IN PRINT AND ONLINE. 1,853 CHANTICLEER NEWSLETTERS WERE MAILED; E-NEWSLETTER OPENS 18,290. 6,911 FACEBOOK LIKES, 1,376 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS. 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FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 MUSEUM STAFF AND THE BOARD ASK FOR VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE WITH NEWSLETTER MAILINGS, BEING TOUR GUIDES/DOCENTS, BEING FRONT DESK GREETERS, WITH HELPING AT EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS, AND WITH PLANNING COMMITTEES. ALL VOLUNTEERS ARE PART-TIME. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A OPERATION OF 27,000 SQ. FT. MUSEUM, HERB GARDEN, NATURE TRAILS AND NUMEROUS POINTS OF OUTDOOR INTEREST, ON A 50-ACRE SITE OWNED BY WOOD COUNTY. 1)EVENTS/EXHIBITS: THE MUSEUM HAS FIVE FEATURE EXHIBITS. "FOR COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE: PUBLIC CHARITY IN OHIO BY WAY OF THE POOR FARM" OPENED IN 2019. THE EXHIBIT WON FOUR AWARDS AND HAS BEEN THE BASIS FOR FIVE PUBLISHED ARTICLES. THIS EXHIBIT DEPICTS THE HISTORY OF OHIO'S POOR FARM SYSTEM AND INCLUDES MODERN PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEFFERY HALL OF ALL 88 OHIO COUNTY POOR FARM SITES. "ALLURE & ILLUSION: A ROSE-COLORED ROMANCE." SHOWCASING 40+ BEAUTIFUL WEDDING DRESSES ONCE WORN AT PAST WOOD COUNTY WEDDINGS, THIS EXHIBIT PRESENTS THE FOUNDATION OF MARRIAGE CULTURE AND HOW MODERN IDEOLOGY IS CHANGING WHAT IT MEANS TO GET MARRIED AND STRIVE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM. IT ALSO FEATURES FRANK KALAN HARLEQUIN ROMANCE COVER ART FROM BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY BROWNE POPULAR CULTURE LIBRARY. "ALLURE & ILLUSION: A ROSE COLORED ROMANCE." SHOWCASING 40+ BEAUTIFUL WEDDING DRESSES ONCE WORN AT PAST WOOD COUNTY WEDDINGS, THIS EXHIBIT PRESENTS THE FOUNDATION OF MARRIAGE CULTURE AND HOW MODERN IDEOLOGY IS CHANGING WHAT IT MEANS TO GET MARRIED AND STRIVE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM. IT ALSO FEATURES FRANK KALAN HARLEQUIN ROMANCE COVER ART FROM BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY BROWNE POPULAR CULTURE LIBRARY. "THE MARY & CARL BACH STORY" OPENED IN OCTOBER 2020. THIS EXHIBIT CONTEXTUALIZES THE MURDER OF MARY BACH, THE TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF CARL BACH, AND CONFRONTS THE FOLKLORE SURROUNDING THE HUMAN REMAINS THAT ARE PART OF THE WCHS COLLECTION. 1.B) 2 EXHIBITS OUTSIDE MAIN BUILDING: "A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH: SOCIETAL RESPONSE TO DISEASE" LOCATED INSIDE THE PEST HOUSE. "CHASING THE WHITE RABBIT: A HISTORICAL LOOK AT AMERICAN MENTAL ILLNESS" LOCATED INSIDE THE LUNATIC ASYLUM. 2) WCHS HAD THESE EVENTS IN 2023: NUMBER OF EVENTS: 20. FAMILY-FOCUSED EVENTS -- 1000 PEOPLE EASTER EGG HUNT (300+), SAFETY EVENT (700+) COMMUNITY-WELCOMING EVENTS -- 1040 PEOPLE 3 MUSIC MUSEUMS (770), BBQ BASH (120), RIBBON CUTTING/REOPENING (120) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON-SITE -- 1315 PEOPLE EARLY OHIO LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND (500), 5 TEAS & TALKS (425+), GERMAN AMERICAN DAY (20), LIVING HISTORY DAY IN AUGUST (120), SUMMER TEA CLASSES (100), BLACKSMITH DEMOS (50), POWER OF YESTERYEAR SPRING SHOWCASE (100) OUTREACH (NOT INCLUDING TRAVELING PROGRAMS) -- 1750 PEOPLE OHIO TOURISM DAY (300), GRAND RAPIDS ANTIQUE CAR SHOW (400), BOWLING GREEN FARMERS MARKET (100), PERRYSBURG MARKET (200), WOOD COUNTY AIR FAIR (400), FARMFEST (150), NORTH BALTIMORE TRUNK OR TREAT (200). EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS/ TRAVELING PROGRAMS OFF-SITE --3,696 PEOPLE ADULT PROGRAMS (66 PROGRAMS SERVING 1,345), STUDENT PROGRAMS (29 PROGRAMS SERVING 2,351). MUSEUM VISITORS (302 -- MUSEUM WAS ONLY OPEN FROM OCTOBER 16-DECEMBER 31, 2023, DUE TO WATER DAMAGE FROM CRACKED RADIATORS). TOTAL PEOPLE SERVED IN 2023 WAS 9,103. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE VIRTUAL PROGRAM AUDIENCES OR SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS. VOLUNTEERS: 30 COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS AND 50 ADULT VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEERISM INCLUDED FRONT DESK GREETERS, NEWSLETTER ASSEMBLY, EVENTS VOLUNTEERS, AND HERB GARDEN MAINTENANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS A GENERAL MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A NORMALLY THERE ARE 15 BOARD MEMBERS, 10 OF WHICH ARE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, 10 OF THE 15 MEMBERS WERE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP, 2 WERE APPOINTED BY THE WOOD COUNTY PARK DISTRICT AND 3 WERE APPOINTED BY THE WOOD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B BOARD MEMBERS ARE VOTED UPON BY THE MEMBERSHIP AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B RETURN E-MAILED TO BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOON AS IT OCCURS. THE CONFLICT IS THEN DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EMPLOYED BY THE WOOD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND IS ON WOOD COUNTY, OH PAYROLL. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS NOT PAID BY THIS ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 SOME GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND OTHERS ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST.