School Programs Thomas Jefferson Statue Katherine Dunham: Beyond the Dance Exhibition Twilight Tuesdays Spirit of St. Louis Sister Plane Family Events Missouri History Museum in Forest Park A Report to the Community 2008 and 2009 Storytelling Workshops he Missouri History Museum The Missouri fondlyT and gratefully remembers these History Museum dear friends who recently died. Their seeks to deepen immense contributions and their Community Cinema the understanding support in many different ways have Series a permanent place in our community of past choices, story. Discovery Tours present Dr. Dorothy Feir circumstances Margaret Blanke “Peg” Grigg and future I.E. Millstone James Neal Primm, Ph.D possibilities; strengthen Kay Marshall Metropolitan Zoo Museum District the bonds of Commissioner Michael Ross community; History Museum Subdistrict and facilitate Commissioner solutions to Teens Make History common problems. Theatre Performances Swap-O-Rama-Rama Recycling Event A school group practices a “Movement with Meaning” dance program after viewing the Katherine Dunham exhibition. A Report to the Community 2008 and 2009 / Missouri History Museum A Report to the Community 2008 and 2009 / Missouri History Museum FROM THE ChaIrmaN OF THE BOarD FROM THE PRESIDENT From the Chairman of the Board From the President V. Raymond Stranghoener Robert R. Archibald Union flag used by Company F of the 48th Missouri Infantry Volunteers. Missouri History Museum. Poet Robert Penn Warren wrote that by people who lived here before our time. economies felt the daunting blow of recession, the numerous volunteers who are critical to The enchantment of history is that its threatened the entire fabric of our country. First National Confederate 15-star flag presented “history…can give us a fuller understanding MHM was able to continue all of its work the work that we do every day: those who stories, no matter how old, are always new. As our curators and conservators work to Capt. Emmett MacDonald by Mrs. Arie Weatherford of ourselves, and of our common humanity, Compelling exhibitions have given Museum through good stewardship and prudent serve as docents, those who greet and assist Each generation tells the story of the past their own kind of enchantment, this artifact of Springfield. Missouri History Museum. so that we can better face the future.” As I visitors an opportunity to understand how budgeting. I am very grateful to my visitors, those who prepare mailings, and in its own way. Each of us finds a new way emerges from its moribund condition to begin my tenure as chairman of the Board of events and experiences of the past inform colleagues on the Board for giving their time, those who give their time and talent in so of interpreting what has gone before, and remind us that the past is not dead and to Trustees for the Missouri History Museum, today’s circumstances. Community cultural their expertise, and their financial support many other ways on the Museum’s behalf. our children develop a different vision of assure us that we can mend wrongs and rips I think about the many ways the Museum events have brought people from all over the to ensure that MHM achieves its goal of that same past, adding what their own and decays and secure a better future. problems that have persisted. It is our Our accomplishments and our plans come has given the citizens of St. Louis a better metropolitan area to share some of the finest seeking a better future for our community We are very appreciative of the corporations experience has brought into the mix. Yet commitment to serve our community in from the generous support of so many understanding of themselves so that they performances in this region. Educational through sharing our past. The board also and charitable foundations whose financial our grandparents — and ancestors even A venerable institution dating from 1866, the ways best suited to the population and people: the commissioners of the History can work together for a brighter future. programs have enhanced the studies of more extends its congratulations to our chief investments in our work are an endorsement further removed — would be able to the Missouri History Museum is in some to assure accessibility to the past by the Museum Subdistrict and the Metropolitan than ten thousand students of all ages and financial officer, Harry Rich, for his selection of our vision of a better St. Louis. Finally, recognize the narrative because they, and very important sense a keeper of the past. most advanced methods achievable. Zoological Park and Museum District; the Under the forward-thinking leadership have received commendation from teachers, by St. Louis Business Journal as small we thank the commissioners of the Missouri we, and all of us, are the story. As we have always done, we collect, taxpayers of St. Louis City and County; the of our president, Robert Archibald, the parents, and the students themselves. We nonprofit CFO of the Year. History Museum Subdistrict and the residents preserve, and make available the objects In 2008 and 2009 our resources have trustees of the Missouri History Museum; Missouri History Museum has developed have ventured boldly into cyberspace, of St. Louis City and County for the support How do we reach into the past, to make it left behind by those who have gone before expanded further than what most of us our talented and hard-working staff; our exhibitions, programs, and other resources continuing our relevance to St. Louisans The Missouri History Museum’s continued that comes to us through the Metropolitan part of ourselves? The evidence of the past us in this place. But we have long ago could have imagined even a decade ago, dedicated volunteers; our loyal membership; that help our patrons understand that history and making our resources available to a success is made possible by all those who Zoological Park and Museum District. is only in what has been left behind, hauled relinquished sole authority about the and our constituency has grown to and the individuals, foundations, agencies, is not simply names, dates, and dusty old larger public. give so much of themselves to this vital into the present by accident or design. past. Now it is our pledge to offer the past encompass a community that is literally and corporations whose funding and artifacts. Our recently conserved Union Army community resource. No words of thanks The past is a perspective for visualizing a Look at the flag of the Confederacy, — right up to the present — as a matter worldwide. The following pages show just support are making our mission to the flag poignantly reminds us of a time that has My fellow members of the Board of Trustees can express fully my gratitude to our many better future for St. Louis. Thank you for personal property of a Missouri soldier for discussion and for community-wide some of what we have accomplished in community and to the future feasible had enormous influence to this very day. A and I are proud of the Missouri History loyal members and donors: Your attendance supporting it. who fought with the South and died in interpretation, as a tool for learning about service to the public, and a mere fraction and fruitful. recovered diary opens a door to a previously Museum’s achievements these past two at exhibitions and other events, as well as battle near Springfield. It came to us faded ourselves and understanding our neighbors, of what we envision for the future of the unknown life. We connect with the past and years, especially in maintaining our fiscal your financial support in these uncertain and frayed, an endangered relic from a and as a guide for working out a common Greater St. Louis area and for people with each other through the stories shared responsibility. Even as national and local financial times, is invaluable. We also thank period that fractured our community and agenda and for formulating solutions to beyond this time and place. 2 3 A Report to the Community 2008 and 2009 / Missouri History Museum A Report to the Community 2008 and 2009 / Missouri History Museum MUSEUM LEADERSHIP MUSEUM LEADERSHIP Museum Leadership Missouri History Museum Officers of the Missouri History Museum Friends Board of the Subdistrict Commissioners Board of Trustees Board of Trustees Missouri History Museum Commissioners, City of St. Louis Chairman of the Board Thomas Jefferson Society Mrs. Stephen F. Brauer Chairman Virginia S. Panton Gilberto Pinela Joan T. Briccetti* V. Raymond Stranghoener Representative Mel F. Brown Catherine Berges Kathy Pope Milly Cohn Laura Shaughnessy Rachel Keller Brown Laura Rogers Bonnie O’Keefe President Darnetta Clinkscale Chair-elect Darryl A. Ross, Ph.D. Odester Saunders Robert R. Archibald, Ph.D. Daniel F. Cole Leo H. Ming, Jr. Friends Board Representative Elizabeth M. Russell Romondous A. Stover Bert Condie III Catherine Berges Tatjana Schwendinger Vice Chairs Arnold W. Donald Vicki Altvater William Shearburn Advisory Commissioners Gerald Early, Ph. D. Frederick H. Atwood III Marilyn R. Fox Past Chairmen of the Joan Sheppard The Honorable Thomas Grady The Honorable Steve Ehlmann Gene Dobbs Bradford Cheri Fromm Board of Trustees Steven Fitzpatrick Smith Martin Galt III Karen Castellano Richard A. Navarre Taylor S. Desloge Celeste Sprung Commissioners, County of St. Louis Mrs. Myron Glassberg Andrea Craig Noémi Neidorff Earl K. Dille Anne Stupp The Honorable Wayne Goode Mary Beth Daniels Jerry G. Brown Donald M. Suggs James H. Howe III Ericca Willis Mary Lee Hermann Patti Disbrow Richard C. Jensen Frank Jacobs Patti Withers James H. Howe III Dede Fratt Austin P. Tao* Secretary Richard A. Liddy Lynn Yaeger Frank Jacobs Robert W. Fulstone Wallace W. Ward, Jr. L.B. Eckelkamp, Jr. Gary L. Rainwater Kenneth Kranzberg Susan E.