2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Goodhue County Historical Society
2014 Annual Report
Our Mission
The mission of the Goodhue County Historical Society is to serve as the
steward for county history by collecting, preserving, and promoting the
natural and cultural history of Goodhue County and its people .
Executive Director’s Message
History is all about continuous change and
understanding how those changes affect ordinary people. Using the stories of our past,
we can place events and people into the
context of local, state, national, and even
international events. But every story needs
a good storyteller.
Our focus shifted from getting through the
week or the month to what can we accomplish in six months? A year? Five years?
And how will this work affect the long term
success and vitality of the organization?
This annual report barely scratches the surface of the ground that has been covered in
At the Goodhue County Historical Society, the past year. As the organization continues
we strive to tell the stories of people
to grow, it will be hard to detail all of the
throughout Goodhue County so that people great information we want to share.
may appreciate local history and make it a
part of their daily lives. Our goal is to use We are an organization that is 145 years
the power of local stories to tell some good strong. And only getting stronger!
history!
In 2014, we began the transition to build a
framework from which we could accomplish this goal. This included some easy decision but it also included many hard ones.
2014 Board of Directors & Staff
Board of Directors
Scott Adkisson, Chair
Roger Hand, Vice Chair
Fran O’Connell, Secretary
Keith Fossen, Treasurer
(January to August)
Marilyn Lawrence, Treasurer
(board member all year, September to
December)
Ron Allen, County Commissioner
Janet Daley
Ruth Nerhaugen
Todd Prink (January to March)
Howard Burfeind
Ann Nibbe
Nancy Barth
Loren Evenrud (April to December)
Ken Roufs
Dennis Schultz
Mike Bergervoet (January to September)
Staff
Dr. Amy Nelson, Interim Executive
Director (January to April)
Dustin Heckman, Executive Director
(March to December)
Johanna Grothe, Curator of Objects &
Exhibits
Diane Buganski, Outreach Coordinator
(January to August)
Afton Esson, Archives & Library Manager
(October to December)
Nancy Enevold, Visitor Service Associate
LaVergne Dickerson, Visitor Service
Associate
2014 Financials
Income
Contributions
Sales & Fees
Memberships
Fundraisers
Grants
Interest & Miscellaneous
$394,027
$ 29,204
$ 16,820
$ 37,453
$ 56,679
$ 5,486
Total Income
$539,669
Expense
Personnel/Services
Building/Utilities/Insurance
Supplies
Marketing/PR/Outreach
Fundraising
Banking/Fees
Miscellaneous
$119,091
$ 77,446
$ 7,096
$ 46,077
$ 4,998
$ 11,759
$
188
Total Expense
$266,653
Net Income
St. Paul Foundation - NFP Fund**
Beginning Balance on 1/1/14 $695,136
Investment Activity
Interest & Dividends
Investment Gain
$ 11,340
$ 33,323
Disbursements
Administrative Fees
Grants Paid
Investment Expenses
$ 4,209
$ 27,267
$ 2,382
Ending Balance on 12/31/14
$705,940
**The St. Paul Foundation - NFP Fund allows the
Goodhue County Historical Society to receive an
annual grant from the interest earned in the previous
year. The principal may be accessed, if necessary.
$273,016
Account Balances on December 31, 2014
Checking
$ 25,857
Money Market
$328,044
The financials presented in this report are unaudited.
2014 Impact
The Goodhue County Historical Society
made a tremendous impact in 2014 through
tours, programs, events, and outreach
efforts.
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2,164 visitors to the Goodhue County
History Center for tours, information,
rentals, and shopping
300 visitors to the Jean Chesley
Research Library and 123 research
requests by phone or email
1,099 visitors to the Goodhue County
History Center for events and programs
7,023 people reached at community
events within Goodhue County and
program requests in Minnesota and
Wisconsin
That translates to 10,709 people were
exposed to Goodhue County’s history in
2014!
2014 Volunteers
Our volunteers
donated 2,808 hours
in 2014! Without
our volunteers, we
could not possibly
accomplish all of
our work!
Josh Adkisson
Scott Adkisson
Dennis Ahern
Ronald Allen
Doug Alms
Mary Anderson
Beth Ansari
Nancy Barth
Sherry Beckman
Mike Bergervoet
Tony Bianchi
Suzanne Blue
Audrey Bodin
Jean Bruemmer
Howard Burfeind
Janet Daley
Rita Dassner
Caitlyn Dickerson
Tierigny Dickerson
Jean Dosdall
Jim Edlund
Nancy Enevold
Michelle Engel
Loren Evenrud
Keith Fossen
Nancy Frederick
Erin Fritz
Roseanne Grosso
Marian Gustafson
Robert Gustafson
Roger Hand
John Handler
Barb Hawkinson
Roger Heitman
Sara Heitman
Paul Hildebrandt
Pauline Jagusch
Chrissy James
Laura Johnson
Linda Johnson
Richard J. Johnson
Becky Kirtz
Ezekial Kroll
Keith Kullman
Randy Kuznicki
Jean Kvols
Kris Kvols
McKenzie Lampman
Jamie Lawrence
Marilyn Lawrence
Mikayla Lawrence
Steve Lawrence
Marilyn May
Pam McKenzie
Colleen Miller
Dr. Amy Nelson
Grace Nelson
Janine Nelson
Ruth Nerhaugen
Stan Nerhaugen
Ann Nibbe
Rebecca Niebur
Fran O’Connell
Sandra Olson
Maggie Paynter
Michael Peterson
Jerry Pooler
Todd Prink
Donald Rein
Bob Rohl
Ken Roufs
Jeremy Schafer
Sharon Schroeder
Dennis Schultz
Ethan Simonson
Jennifer Simonson
Loren Simonson
Matea Simonson
Sverre Solheim
Ron Thompson
Nancy Thorson
Dave Twaites
Scott Vaughn
Bev Wegner
Luke Wegner
Stacy Wegner
Mary Yates
2014 Members Harry Munson
Phyllis Hendrickson
Georgia Gielau
James & Janet Edlund
Richard & Roxann Bonde
Charles & Joanne Nord
Joseph & Barbara Goggin
Jim & Carrie Becker
Pete Voth
Wayne & Jean Miller
Arne & Sara Skyberg
Robert & Roslyn Hjermstad
Gordon Levine
Gary & Bonnie Tefft
Michael & Mandy Mroz
Ardis Kyker
Cynthia Mote
Mark Campbell
Ruth Featherstone
Raymond & Karen Rapp
Oreland & Arlene Johnson
Johanna Ghei
Robert & Julie Strickland
Ellen Stewart
Nancy Barth
Bob Norberg
Stan & Ruth Nerhaugen
Palmquist Dental
Fred Johnson
Junice Herling
Gary Holthaus & Lauren Pelon
Margaret Chesley
Peggy Baer
George & Barbara Vogel
George Wallace
Robert & Marian Gustafson
Tom & Kathryn Rynders
Carol Carmichiel
Roland & LaVonne Holthe
Roger & Janet Hand
Eileen Pick
Marian Glew
Randy & Ellen Kuznicki
Richard & Kathryn Ericson
Keith Fossen & Amy Nelson
Kathy Lambert
Don & Nancy Falk
Ken & Cheryl Roufs
Peter Hall
Mickey Szymanski
Cherie Johnson
Judie Bowes
Joan Kovacs
Larry Sonnek
Tracy Cardinal
Howard Burfeind
Helen Lillyblad
Darlene Johnson
Pat Tieskoetter
William & Judy Christianson
Byron & Dorene Pearson
Damon & Jan Aukema
Thank you for your support!
Sheridan & Jan Tollison
William Webster
Mary Lee Wahlin
Brenda Wiech
Helen Aase
Scott Adkisson
Mary Yates
Bonnie Voth
Ann Nibbe
Marjorie Harder
Audrey Carlson
Gordy & Jan Fisher
Grace Nelson
Richard & Olive Herder
David Danckwart
P. Elaine Robinson
Joanne Pohl
Nathlye Benrud
Barbara DePalma
A. Craig Livingstone
Wayne & Susan Wandmacher
Georgene Arndt
Amy Parrish
Barbara Karwand
Vernon & Hedy Keller
Richard Kosec
Glen & Marian Bjorklund
Bob Rohl
Dan & Jan Schaller
Joni Kilde
Smith Schafer & Associates
William Jebram
Wayne Burow
Peter & Barbara Von Haaren
Phil & Joan Revoir
Loren Evenrud
Ed & Bonnie Roach
Brad & Linda Johnson
Michele Engberg
Janice Savage
Ione Martin
Colleen Nilan
Gerald & Joyce Schultz
Craig Weber
Terrance & Marlene Shelstad
Charlene Friedrich
Goodhue County LUM/Survey
Becky Kirtz
Grace Hendrickson
Jon & LaVonne Lommel
Martin & Gretchen Wilson
Cliff & Margaret Ekdahl
Ken & Sheila Dicke
Pine Island Historical Society
Karleen Franklin
Margot Galt
Richard Falc
Norma Swingdorf
Robert Crouse
JoAnn Porter
Charles Johnson
Richard & Marjean Mallan
Paul & Lois Christenson
Catherine Ullrich
Charles Bremer
Kenneth McClellan & Jean Bruemmer
Jon Satrum
Judy Freund
Keith & Pat Kullman
Dan Bergeson
John & Bev Odden
Jack May
Meredith Severson
Mearl & Shirley Voth
Bruce Colwell
Tom & Patty Brown
Gene & Joanie Kohrs
Bill & Sherry Beckman
Oscar & Janet Daley
Dennis Ahern
Helen Sabean
Lois Burnes
Neil & Karen Stemmann
Dr. Ron & Sherry Allen
Paul & Marilyn Kalass
John & Diane Nordgaard
Keith & Judy Johnson
Dane & Lynne Petersen
Sue Halvorson
Gary & Van Bakko
Winston Kaehler
Bruce Hanson
Karl & Ruth Brunner
Alvin Dicke
Konrad & Jaimie Stroh
Frank L. Johnson
Sharon Rusch
Dennis Schultz
Raymond Rapp
Lindsey Langhans
Matt Hanson
Bob & Shari Norberg
Lakeshore Agency
Red Wing Downtown Main Street
Eric & Neela Mollgaard
Paul Voxland
Ryan Ugland
Geri Asper
Ron & Diane Berg
Suzanne Blue
Paul Bringgold
Central Research Laboratories
Lila Cole
Carol Duff
Jeanne Ellingson
Alex Hedin
Douglas & Barbara Hedin
Robert & Carolyn Hedin
Sandra Olson
Bob & Helen Peterson
Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation
Judy Schwartau
Bernice Schwartau
Evelyn Sweasy
2014 Members William & Kathleen Naseth
Zach Wareham
George & Karen Conzemius
Don & Joyce Gustafson
Robert & Rebecca McCaughtry
Forest & Lois Wipperling
Arnold & Harriet Usem
Frank & Mary Anne Ferrin
Sue Sorenson
Jane Stone
Robert & Karen Nybo
John & Rose Perra
Charles & Jane Hart
Karen Rigelman
Randall Akerson
Marcy Doyle
Joan Kovacs
Rhana Olson
Evans & Norlene Josephson
Sharon Camburn
Marilyn Claussen
Len & Ann Guggenberger
Ben & B-J Norman
Marjorie Vogel
Marv & Joanell Dyrstad
Larry & Colleen Clark
Lew Fiero
Pauline Jagusch
Jane Donkers
Nancy Powell
Janet Larson
Jim Chauncey
Michael Back
Gwynn Bentley
John & Patricia Coppejans
Mira Kent
Martin Lohmann
Kent & Megan Tsui
Goodhue County Abstract
David & Mary Hulse
Richard J. & Laura Johnson
Leonard & Burnetta Dicke
Martin & Esther Kellogg
Ron & Janette Thompson
Sharon Schroeder
Jim & Connie Bryant
Cynthia Stiverson
Gwen Remus
Carol Olson
Chuck & Carol Schwartau
Karen Farrell
Anne Nelson
Duane & Carol Berg
Hazel & Andrija Vukmir
James Lee
Dave & Kay Miller
Jeff & Roseanne Grosso
Linda Kelly
Sharon Young
Phyllis Ford
Rev. Todd Walsh
Jeni Stauffer
Constance Anderson
Thank you for your support!
Katie Schmidt
James & Carol Zotalis
Robert & Nancy Enevold
Dustin & Lynn Heckman
Nancy Ellison
Lois Schrimpf
Sam Pearson & Muriel Copp
Speight & Lappegaard P.A.
Bernard Anderson
Bob & Carol Noah
Ruth Goudy
Carol Schmidt
Carol Lozen
Janet Brandt
Gary & Judy Lohmeyer
Richard & Diane Musty
Sharon Sandstrom
Mary Ann Josephson
Fran & Nita O’Connell
Dolores Fritz
Charles & Eva Drometer
Marjorie Frost
Doug & Lisa Bayley
Marian TerBorch
Tom & Gale Erdmann
Shirley Perkins
Sylvia Smythurst
Luvy & Holly Rapp
Scott Vaughn
Hans & Margaret Anderson
Mary Kaphings
Cannon Falls Historical Society
Mick Collins
Suzanne Kleinbub
Bob Sammelson
Verdelma Strauss
Dennis Kalow
Bonnie Schuster
Arthur & Andrea Hamilton
Gary & Kay Erickson
Anne Heller
Grace Fenne
Kenneth & Lois Mogren
Jeffrey & Gretchen Lang
Betty Beck
Myron & Ruth Alms
Vasa Museum
Zumbrota Area Historical Society
Scott & Sheila Peterson
Mary Mark
Burt & Judy Will
Arlin & Marilyn Albrecht
John & Lynda Kern
Ernie & Mary Ann Valentine
Doreen Hagen
Larry Merson & Terri Wolcott
Mikkel & Carol Gardner
Mary Dalbotten
Timothy Musty
Dave Brown
Carolin Janzen
James & Cynthia Redman
Bradley Kolberg
Robert Reid
Goodhue Area Historical Society
Gordon & Karen Trelstad
Sandy Luhman
Michelle Engel
Aveline Zibble
Janine Nelson
Jamie & Laura Teele
Albert & Virginia Johnson
Shelley Colvin
Samuel Blue
Mike & Nancy Murphy
James Winsor
Nancy Falls
Barbara Meyer
Alan & Susan Winsor
Darrel Gonyea
Virginia Oliver
Meta George
David & Avis Sucher
Terry Allen
Eugene & Margaret Foster
Luke & Stacy Wegner
Rosemary Alley
Audrey Bodin
Tom & Clare Larkin
George & Jean Jackish
Paul & Mary Lou Nesseth
Stan & Pat Vogel
Linda Johnson
Jeanne Reuter
Arnie & Karen Strusz
Penelop Curtis
Sverre & Bev Solheim
Walter Kosec
Shirleen Hoffman
Jay & Deanna Juergens
Sharon Nelson
Allen County Public Library
Rolvaag Memorial Library
William & Rebekah Foot
Nordis Estrem
Karl Rigelman
David & Tami Ender
Charles & Jeanne Bergner
Romeo & Mary Ann Cyr
Don Felmlee
Ronald Thomley
Silas Buck & Joan Foot
Topsy Haller
Glenn Hanson
Char Henn
James & Audrey Horn
Scott & Anne Jones
Robert Kempe
Milton & Judi Luchau
Joan Norgaard
Selmer & Alice Syverson
Barbara Tittle
Treasure Island Resort & Casino
Jerry & Mary Weigenant
Brian & Shelley Colvin
Charles Umbanhowar & Greta Anderson
2014 Donors Jones Family Foundation
Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation
Red Wing Area Fund
Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage Grants
Program administered by the Minnesota Historical
Society
Goodhue County
Howard Burfeind
Judy Johnson
Alberta Evans
Arlyn Zimdars
Barbara Tittle
Red Wing Collectors Society
Pine Island Township
Red Wing Masonic Lodge No. 8
Xcel Energy
Minneola Township
3M
Michele Engberg
Warsaw Township
Ruth Featherstone
Roy & Karol Harley
Scott Vaughn
Marjorie Harder
Conway & Avon Marvin
John & Ellie Gardiner
Dave Brown
Mary Yates
James Winsor
Sandy Luhman
Franklin Peterson
Walter & Jan Kosec
Luvy Rapp
First State Bank of Red Wing
Ralph Ryan
Scott & Maggie Paynter
Larry & Kari Flom
Georgia Gielau
William & Marilyn Holmquist
Gloria Fitschen
Richard J. & Laura Johnson
Michael & Mandy Mroz
Wayne Burow
Goodhue County Abstract
Tom & Kathryn Rynders
Dennis Ahern
First Farmers & Merchants Bank
Colleen Nilan
Gordy & Jan Fisher
Roy-n-Al’s Auto Service
Martin & Esther Kellogg
Karen Farrell
Barbara Meyer
Jim Isensee
Len & Ann Guggenberger
Barbara DePalma
Mick Collins
George & Barbara Vogel
Sharon Nelson
Florence Township
John & Marybess Goeppinger
Roger & Janet Hand
Ernie & Mary Ann Valentine
Julie Benrud Luhman
Joan Kovacs
Geri Asper
Shirley Brunner
Judy Johnson
Neil & Karen Stemmann
Peg Stary
Cynthia Stiverson
Suzanne Kleinbub
Thank you for your support!
John & Ann Smereczniak
Gordon & Karen Trelstad
Nathlye Benrud
Richard & Kathryn Ericson
Muriel Copp
Jeff & Roseanne Grosso
Charles Johnson
James Gustafson
Byron & Dorene Pearson
Frances Worden
Ron & Janette Thompson
Don & Mary Felmlee
Oreland & Arlene Johnson
Mary Dalbotten
Barbara Karwand
Robert & Marian Gustafson
Kenneth & Lois Mogren
Bernard Anderson
Arnie & Karen Strusz
Mary Mark
Dan & Marlene Seymour
Discovery Financial
Featherstone Township
Tim & Barbara St. John
Nancy Ellison
Tom & Clare Larkin
Barbara Falconer Newhall
Steve & Marilyn Lawrence
Arlin & Marilyn Albrecht
Timothy Musty
James B. Gustafson
June Herling
AXA Foundation
Gemini Inc.
Dave & Diane Hallstrom
Grace Nelson
Sharon Young
Mary Kaphings
Jeffrey & Gretchen Lang
Palmquist Dental
Stary-Yerka VFW
American Legion Post #183
Ned & Karen Hilleren
Sverre & Bev Solheim
James Key
Mahn Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Terrance & Marlene Shelstad
Fred & Diane Johnson
Becca Knudson
Luke & Stacy Wegner
Suzanne Blue
Becky Kirtz
Margaret Chesley
Jerry & Mary Weigenant
James & Janet Streff
Joan Norgaard
Richard & Roxann Bonde
Stan & Ruth Nerhaugen
Gordon & Karen Trelstad
Eugene & Margaret Foster
Fran & Nita O’Connell
Sharon Sandstrom
Nancy Barth
Ken & Cheryl Roufs
Don & Joyce Gustafson
Oscar & Janet Daley
Wayne & Jean Miller
Dustin & Lynn Heckman
Nordis Estrem
Bill & Sherry Beckman
Peggy Baer
William Jebram
Terry Allen
Marjorie Frost
Kevin & Ann Florine
James & Janet Edlund
Roger & Donna Palmquist
Judy Brown
Kay Kuhlmann
Don & Jeanne Stechmann
David & Karen Foster
Zach Wareham
Paul Drotos
Stephen & Susan Betcher
Therese Nooyen
Glen & Gretchen Goodman
Peter & Anne Wildenborg
Robert & Wendy Behrens
Peggy Rehder
Carol Duff
Johanna Ghei
Virginia Oliver
James & Cynthia Redman
Richard Kosec
Robert & Nancy Enevold
Gary & Judy Lohmeyer
Richard & Diane Musty
Dolores Ryan
Penelop Curtis
Nancy Juenemann
Kathryn Rusch
Ernie & Mary Ann Valentine
William & Judy Christianson
Estate of James Grantman
Estate of John & Bernice Schwartau
Estate of Katherine Morrow
Estate of Betty J. Anderson
AmericInn
Carolyn Anderson
Diane Buganski
DeLeon Jewelers
Hallstrom Florist
Red Wing Brewery
Hanisch Bakery
Tracy Hardyman
Shannon Harris
Carolyn Hedin
JoAnn Hilleshiem
Barb Jablonski
Georgene Arndt
Jackie Johnson
Kris Kvols
Liberty’s Restaurant
Betty Menne
Nichols Inn
Nesbitts Nursery
Marlene Nihart
Jody Ohlhaber
Ann-Marie Rose
Judy Schwartau
Bernice Schwartau
Deanna Sheely
Dena Swanson
Pat Tieskotter
Treasure Island Resort & Casino
Wanshura Jewelers
Wisteria Twig Tea Room
Bella Casa
Scott Adkisson
Ann Nibbe
2014 Memorials In memory of Carmen
Metzler
Mary Mark
Thank you for your support!
In memory of Lillian
Lawrence
Suzanne Blue
Jeffrey & Gretchen Lang
Steve & Karen Burger
Anne Pudas
Robert & Sara Schreiber
Bruce & Linda Simonton
In memory of Mary
Dennis & Joyce Sjoquist
Anderson
In memory of Grace Finley James B. Gustafson
Mary Mark
Barbara Strom
Don & Joyce Gustafson
Audrey Bodin
Roger & Doris Gruber
In memory of Gordon
Mark & Cindy Sjoquist
Hinrichs
In memory of Ekko
Martin Lohmann
Mary Mark
Anderson Atchison
Annette Duncan
Byron & Dorene Pearson
Jane Schmidt
In memory of Mike
Vicki Wickerling
Chelberg
In memory of Harriet
Bruce & Patty Prigge
Mary Mark
Nelson
Bertril & Carol Weberg
Mary Mark
Robert & Ruth Goudy
In memory of Beth Withers
Don & Dorothy Anderson
Joan Norgaard
In memory of Paul Swanson Mark Freij
Mary Mark
Clarice & Stephen Vagasky
In memory of Syvilla Bloom
Dale & Sally Fox
Robert & Nancy Enevold
In memory of Bernice
Marlys Garmer
Schwartau
Lynnea Sjoquist
In memory of Berdell
Marian Glew
Lynnette Sjoquist
Eastlund
Barbara Tittle
Richard & Dawn Anderson
Fred & Donna Nadeau
Muriel Copp
Keith & Judy Johnson
Audrey Bodin
The Lipton Family
Marj Matthees
In memory of Helen
In memory of David Pudas John & Barbara Hanson
Ottman
Oscar & Janet Daley
Neal & Barbara Siewert
Mary Mark
Tom Anderson
In memory of Dolores
Edward & Eileen Allison
In memory of Jim Kelm
Timm
Joyce Stenstrom
Lynda Vollan
Mary Mark
Heidi Stennes
Chuck & Carol Schwartau
In memory of Dr. Eugene
In memory of Delores
Audrey Bodin
Jonas
Callstrom
Grace Hendrickson
Howard Burfeind
Mary Mark
Leonard & Burnetta Dicke
Jeffrey & Gretchen Lang
Rosann Pearson
Steve & Marilyn Lawrence
Neal & Christine Sjoquist
Jan Borgen
Alan & Maureen Lodermeier
Barbara Tittle
Carl Bang
Arnie & Karen Strusz
Oscar & Janet Daley
Charles Richardson
Roy & Karol Harley
Woman’s Study Club
Lyle & Karen Mehrkens