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HG Annual Report 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 HISTORIC GERMANTOWN TABLE OF CONTENTS Letters from the Executive Director and President of the Board ................................1 Board & Staff..............................................................................................................................2 Financial Report ........................................................................................................................3 Donor List ...................................................................................................................................4 Summary of Activities and Impact ......................................................................................6 Our Member Sites ...................................................................................................................10 Historic Germantown is a partnership organization serving historic, green and cultural sites in Northwest Philadelphia that works collaboratively to preserve these assets, increase public access and equity, and raise their visibility. A Word from the President of the Board Almost 50 years ago, my husband and I took a walk through Germantown only to discover the old headquarters of the Germantown Historical Society, then housed in 18th century stone buildings in the 5200 block of Germantown Avenue. What a gift to discover what was inside: a treasury of objects, volumes and paintings that revealed the life of the German Township dating back to 1682 when a small crew from Crefeld, Germany, took advantage of William Penn’s land grant to create a community that comprised what we now know of as Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill. Now, many years later, the Germantown Historical Society is one of 18 historic sites of Historic Germantown’s consortium—each one with stories to tell, stories that shaped our region and stories that truly are the story of America. Follow the stories of the German Township, and you will know the history of this country—its high points and its low points, its moments of discovery, pride and struggle, its clashes of cultures, its blossoming of community, its enduring spirit. And it’s still happening, you know. Every day each one of us creates our history, the complex, splendid story that tells the world who we are. You have helped Historic Germantown to speak with a loud, proud voice. Thank you for your continued support. Thank you for contributing to the story of the German Township. Loretta Witt President of the Board A Word from the Executive Director Dear Friends, When we began producing this annual report the world was a different place. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had not yet changed how we live our lives and relate to one another. And in the midst of this pandemic we have seen and supported the national and international upswell of the Black Lives Matter protest movement in response to the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and so many other Black men, women and children. At this writing, we do not know the course of the virus and the full extent of the trauma and change it will bring. We do know, however, that our 18 member sites speak to our collective ability to persevere and weather major upheavals and their aftermath. We also know that we will vigorously promote and support our Black led member sites including the ACES Museum, Black Writers Museum, The Johnson House, and Lest We Forget Slavery Museum, as well as all our sites’ efforts to work with Black scholars, artists, activists, community leaders and others to lift up Black stories and to help dismantle racist structures within our organizations and our community. The ability to record, remember and tell these stories is one of the central values Historic Germantown member sites offer to our region and to the broader world. They also bring life, hope, learning, opportunity and joy to our community. This report represents a new, expanded view of our combined economic and social impact. Of course, much of that impact depends on what we all now crave, to come to together in particular places -- including our sites -- to learn, to celebrate, to contemplate. Tuomi Joshua Forrest Executive Director Annual Report 2019 HISTORIC GERMANTOWN 1 Board Loretta Witt - President Tom Hemmerick Lucy Strackhouse - Vice President John Kromer Timothy Lieb - Treasurer Steve Kurtz Carolyn Adams - Secretary Kathleen Lee+ Patricia Bass+ Mark Lloyd Linda Bantel* Norman Marcus James Earl Davis Ruth Marino Supreme Dow+ Joe McCarthy* Laura Fox Dennis Pickeral* Lois Frischling Amy Ricci+ Dwayne Grannum Dora Rogers+ Susan Harrison* Mark Sellers* Harold Haskins Carolyn Wallace * = Rolled off the Board in 2019 | + = Joined Board in 2020 Staff Tuomi Joshua Forrest - Executive Director Alex Bartlett - Archivist and Librarian Stacey Swigart - Program Manager History Hunters Guides | ‘19-20 School Year Kerry Bryan Claire Meashey Christopher Bryant Jessica Otterbine Piper Burnett Ilene Poses Elise D’Avella Loree Schuster Rick Heimann Tom Snow Andrew Jickling Ethan Snyder Helga Krauss Katherine Thomas Mary McGinley Jacqueline Wanjek Jenna McLaughlin Ken Wilson 2019 Interns Christopher Bryant Margarita Ortiz “ 2 HISTORIC GERMANTOWN Annual Report 2019 “ Financial Report Contributions - Individual Income 20% Contributions - Institutional 40% Events 8% Earned 5% Investment 16% 11% Other 13% Expenses Development 11% Administration Program 76% History Program Expense Hunters E Guides R Details E Sustaining 12% Historic H Our Sites Germantown T Consorutium 18% X 45% Germantown E Historical T 29% Society 15% Promotion and Programs Advocacy (2%) Annual Report 2019 HISTORIC GERMANTOWN 3 Thank you to our Donors Gifts $10-$99 Marty Foley Yi Niu Gifts $100-$499 Leroy Foulkrod Robert Nuneviller A Distant Wind Cheryl Fox Mark Olson Alex Aberle Linda Aldrich John Frank Thomas Pastorius Carolyn Adams Duffield Ashmead Russell Fulton Marlene Patterson AMJ Foundation Richard Baron Anne Gallagher Robert Pierce Mary Bannister Georgette Bartell Maureen Gibney Janet Potter Jennifer Barr Nancy Beans Martin Gilbert Theodore Quann Murray Belman Susan Beetle Christopher Gruits Dwight Radford John Bevan Oscar Beisert Jane Guerin Timothy Raezer Laurence & Elizabeth Bicking Naomi Bey Colleen Haley Bonnie Raines Charlotte Biddle Laura Bligh Stewart Hall Theodore Reed Gene Bishop Barbara Bloom Elfie Harris Jessica Roberts Bill & Sandy Bixby Kurt and Margaret Boehner Richard Hassold Barbara Rogers Susan Bockius Barbara Boswell Glenna May Hazeltine Dorothy Roschen Thomas Boyle James Bowman Cara Herold Sol Rosenblatt Baird Brown Pamela Bracey Faith Hoffnung Lori Salganicoff George and Virginia Bryant Amy Branch Nancy Holst Russ Scarboro Charlotte Caldwell Clarence Brannam Maryanne Hunter Peter Schneider Cantrill Clark Inc. Richard Brehm John Ingram Gregory Schwab Ryan Caviglia David Breiner Lynn Jackson Lucy Sellers Joan Levy Coale Madison Brown Marion Jarzemski Kathryn] Shafer Joan Coale Erik Brown Spurgeon Johns Mary Silverstein Amy & Michael Cohen Jessica Brown Robert Kafes Jeffrey Smith Commons and Commons LLP Gwendolen Bryant Charlie Karl Eleanor Smith Margaret Cooper Anne Burnett H. Jean Kraft Alice Smith Edward Cooper Sharon Callard Marita Krivda Robert Smith Rachel Countryman Robert Callet Jennifer Krivinskas Marjorie Snelling Nicholas Covolus Jenny Rose Carey Kelly Lee Wayne Snover John Culhane Julie Carroll Warren Leibowitz Diana Sperle James Earl Davis Joseph Caruso Janet Lippincott Barbara Stechert Dominick DeCaprio Rory Ann Cohen Joseph Livezey George and Deborah Stern Marc DiNardo & Barbara Coleman Dennis Lucey Susan Stevenson Elizabeth Drum Elizabeth Colson Joshua Lustig Lynne Strieb Stuart Ditzen & Denise Cowie Peggy Conver Madeline Magee Beth Sutter John Domzalski Stephen and Linda Corsover Maggie Manzer Mary Sweeten Barbara Dowdall Nina Curlett Marianne Thomas Architects Lois Taylor James Duffin Dena Dannenberg Sarah Maxwell Margaret Taylor Davis Dure Sue Davis Joseph McDowell Anna Coxe Toogood Michael and Deborah Roberta Daymon Roland McDuell Les Updegrove Edmonds Susan Detweiler Mari McLean Jeannine Uribe Steven Elkinton Anna Louise Detweiler Deborah McMurtrie David and Terry Vaughan Steven Erisoty Christina Diaz Edward Meadowcroft Deborah Vaughan William Ewing Harold Dilbeck Christine Medlin Mary Ellen Wagner Doris Fanelli Kathryn Donahue Joseph Menkevich Carroll Walker Graham & Kay Finney Landis Doner Dolores Merrick John Walton Philip Flynn Judith Donovan Ted Miller Pearl Webster Tuomi Forrest & Rebecca Bixby Samuel Dorfman Michael Martin Mills Carla White Kevin Fox Regina Duffin Handsel Minyard Kent Whiting Janice Galer Edward Duffy Crystal Monroe Emily Whitted Gary Gehman John Eads David Moore Linda Wojciechowski Frank Genieser Robert Emberger Margret Mukai Katherine Wolf Peter Gentieu Beth & Bob Emmott Clemmie Murphy Theo Wood William & Mindy Glassman Linda Esh Naomi Nabors Kathryn Woods Claire and Richard Goldman Walter Evans Susan Nicholson Dolly Young Jan Goplerud Margaret Fahringer Chris Nicholson Karl Young Ruth Greenberg William Faltermayer Frank and Andrea Niepold Peggy Zwerver Harold & Yvonne Haskins 4 HISTORIC GERMANTOWN Annual Report 2019 Thomas Hemmerick Patricia Rose James Delaplane Gifts $2500-$4999 Lynn Henson Faye and Dan Ross Alexandra Edsall Katy Hineline Ron Rumford Stephen Hague and Laura Carolyn and Tim Adams Gordon & Nancy Howard Barbara Sellers Keim Susan & Hank Harrison Thomas Hyndman C. Anthony Shippam Russell Harris Catharine Keim Elizabeth & Andrew Jarvis Laura and Ronald Siena Hannah Henderson Mark Frazier Lloyd Mary
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