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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COPY OF FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS WERE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Officer director etc mailing address Part VI line 9</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MARLENE NORCROSS, PRESIDENT - 600 SYCAMORE, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165MICHELLE HAYE, CURATOR - PO BOX 706, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75168HAROLD BARNARD, VICE PRESIDENT - 208 KATY LAKE DRIVE, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165SARAH YOUNG, 2ND VICE PRESIDENT - 507 N. COLLEGE ST, WAXAHACHIE 75165MELANIE REED, RECORDING SECRETARY - 229 BROOKBEND DRIVE, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165DEPP RUPP, CORRESPONDING SECRETARY - 334 WESTERN SKY LANE, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165MATT AUTHIER, TREASURER - 300 MAGNOLIA DR, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ALL OF OUR INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE ELLIS COUNTY MUSEUM AND WILL BE FURNISHED TO ANYONE WHO REQUEST THE INFORMATION.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COPIES WILL BE FURNISHED TO ANY MEMBER WHO REQUESTS A COPY. WE KEEP ALL OF THE RECORDS AT THE ELLIS COUNTY MUSEUM AND WILL FURNISH THIS INFORMATION TO ANYONE REQUESTING TO VIEW THE VARIOUS DOCUMENTS.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>List of other expenses Part IX line 24e</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ELLIS COUNTY MUSEUM IS CURRENTLY UNDERETAKING AN EXTENSION REPAIR OF OUR THREE STORY BUILDING, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN IN USE IN YEARS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part III response or note to any other line in Part III</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE MUSEUM HOLDINGS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE. THESE PROMOTE ELLIS COUNTY AND ENCOURAGES TOURISM AND THE PRESERVATION OF ELLIS COUNTY AND WAXAHACHIE. THE MUSEUM TYPICALLY HAS OVER 4,000 VISITORS A YEAR.</ExplanationTxt>
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