2013 Annual Report
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2013 Annual Report
A N N UA L R E P O RT F I SC A L Y E A R 2 013 O C TO B E R 1, 2 012 – S E P T E M B E R 3 0 , 2 013 INSPIRING NEW LEARNING ABOUT THE WA B A N A K I N AT I O N S W I T H E V E RY V I S I T 2 Message from the Chair Last year was nothing short of awesome! Our most notable achievement was to be designated a Smithsonian Affiliate, the first and only museum in Maine to be so honored. We marked this recognition with a celebration in July in which Kevin Gover, Director of the National Museum of the American Indian, and Harold Closter, Director of Smithsonian Affiliations presented Abbe President/CEO, Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, with the award. This partnership with the Smithsonian in Washington, DC enhances our ability to secure a much larger place for the Abbe, not just on MDI but in the state and throughout the country. In June, Abbe members elected a new trustee, Katherine Stroud Bucklin. Katherine is one of the founders of the Abbe Underground, the museum’s affinity group for the under-40 crowd. And she is the owner of Star Gallery, a new enterprise in Northeast Harbor. She and her husband Michael live in the village where both families have strong year-round and summer ties. Katherine brings a fresh perspective and energy to our work, especially in her service on the Gathering Gala Committee. Your board continues its new learning, as our mission inspires us to do. At our annual retreat in late September, 2012, trustees and staff spent an invigorating day with facilitator Jamie Bissonette Lewey, Chair of the Maine Indian Tribal State Commission, and Director of the Healing Justice Program of the New England American Friends Service Committee. Jamie has worked for three decades on issues of sovereignty, self-determination, treaties, and criminal justice with indigenous communities in the US, Canada, Mexico, and South Africa. Her facilitation of our workshop and her ability to engage us in respectful and constructive dialogue between and among our Native and non-Native board members helped us gain a deeper understanding of issues central to Maine’s Native communities. An outcome of the retreat was a commitment from trustees and staff to: • better understand Wabanaki culture, history and values • examine Abbe museum practices at every level – collections, operations, strategic planning, exhibits, advocacy, programs and events – to see whether, in what ways, and to what extent they reflect those values • take steps toward practices that embody this commitment To this end, we have established a Decolonization Initiative Task Force, composed of representatives from the board and staff, to develop a plan of phased work to do research, create a guiding document, assess Abbe practices, and identify and implement changes. This report marks my final contribution to our Annual Report as Board Chair. In August, 2014, Ann Cox Halkett will assume the leadership role for the Board. Ann lives in Bar Harbor and is the development and public relations writer at the MDI Biological Laboratory. Her childhood in New York City was brightened by summers spent at Tranquility Farm on Frenchman Bay in Gouldsboro, the site of several of the Abbe’s digs and field schools. She still spends part of every summer there with her extended family, and her affection for Maine led her to move to Portland after college and then raise her four children in Cherryfield. In addition to her work in development, she has been an organic blueberry grower, family planning counselor, newspaper columnist, and freelance writer. She has served on the boards of the Downeast Food Co-op, the Downeast AIDS Network, and the Narraguagus Nursery School, and on the vestry of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Southwest Harbor. Her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English come from Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. It has been an honor to serve as Chair for five years and I take great pleasure in the achievements we are making collectively to expand the reach and visibility of the Abbe, and to make significant progress toward being a learning board. It is with confidence and enthusiasm that I turn the board helm over to the enormous talents of Ann Cox Halkett. -Sandy Wilcox 3 Message from the President & CEO photo by Rogier van Bakel, Eager Eye Photography The Abbe is a place of learning, a place for memories, and a place for community. It is a museum where cultures converge, people connect with each other, and new experiences and understandings are gained. And now, as a Smithsonian Affiliate, we’ve partnered with the world’s largest museum to bring a piece of the Smithsonian to Maine. Through collaborative exhibits, programs, marketing power, and special projects, we will dramatically expand our visibility as a valuable cultural resource for Maine and beyond. It’s appropriate that in our 85th year, we remember Dr. Robert Abbe’s legacy as we plan for the future. We can reflect on how the organization has evolved over time and the impact it has had on the learning of its hundreds of thousands of visitors. Education still remains at the center of what we do every day, as we share the story of the Wabanaki Nations, the first peoples of Maine. The campaign and subsequent expansion into our year-round facility in downtown Bar Harbor made it possible for us to grow and properly care for the collections and offer changing exhibits, workshops, and programs. We are now an institution that works closely with Native people - at the staff, board, and advisory level – to develop educational content for our audiences. 4 This annual report signals the near completion of our five-year strategic plan. It is a plan designed to stabilize the Abbe’s finances and chart a path for the future. As you’ll see throughout this document, we’ve done just that and so much more. That “more” became evident in 2013: • Receiving the invitation to become a Smithsonian Affiliate was a wonderful surprise and our Affiliate status serves as a “housekeeping seal of approval.” • Building a birchbark canoe in our courtyard was a blast and it has made lasting memories for the participants. • Making great strides in our Greening the Abbe initiative by landing a $220,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities was a great milestone in our campaign. • Spreading our wings as a teacher resource with the expansion of our educational staff, establishing new teacher and curriculum connections across the state, and matching the second year of the Institute for Museum and Library Services grant through our Gala paddle raise and a gift from the Betterment Fund are all outstanding achievements as we consider our state-wide role. • Producing another year of provocative and thoughtful exhibits that involved multiple voices and perspectives from the Wabanaki communities demonstrates how Native voice is primary voice at the Abbe and shows how, as a museum, we engage audiences through artifacts and facilitate their access to Wabanaki history and culture. As Maine’s first and only Smithsonian Affiliate, the Abbe’s future is bright and the trustees and staff are imagining a brilliant strategic plan of the future. We will begin our planning efforts in 2014 and we will look to our stakeholders to help us strengthen our ideas and make them feasible. Finally, as Sandy mentioned in her letter, she is looking at the end of her board leadership role in 2014. While she’ll remain on the board until her term is complete, I will miss her direct support, guidance, and motivation. She has helped me be the best leader possible and she has shaped a board of trustees who are engaged and excited about their roles. And in preparation for the transition, she has been a generous mentor for her successor, Ann Cox Halkett, who will become the chair in August 2014. Both women give their all to the museum and I am the luckiest museum leader I know. -Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko Exhibits & Programs Education is the focus of our work at the Abbe Museum. The most visible way we educate our audiences is through exhibits and educational programs. This last year, we showcased a variety of topics, using traditional and new exhibit spaces. In particular, over the winter we renovated the back room at our Sieur de Monts location, opening it up for exhibit space. This was made possible through a special gift from the Sharpe Family Foundation. Through our exhibits, programs, workshops, and demonstrations, visitors are encouraged to learn about Wabanaki history from a first-person perspective. New understanding brings new opportunities for growth, as visitors to the Abbe Museum consider complex implications of colonization, sovereignty, and cross-cultural exchange. WABANAKI GUIDES February 7 through December 28, 2013 Guest curators Donald Soctomah, Passamaquoddy, and James Eric Francis, Sr., Penobscot Wabanaki Guides, our major exhibit for the 2013 season, welcomed visitors on a journey through Maine’s woods, rivers, lakes, and coast, alongside Native guides throughout history and into the present. The exhibit highlighted the unique ways Wabanaki knowledge of the land and waterways influenced Maine’s early visitors and it illustrated how this legacy is linked to the modern-day tribes, tourism, and environmental sustainability in Maine. Maine’s changing seasons framed the varied role of Wabanaki guides over time, and the importance of guiding in contemporary Wabanaki communities was shared by current guides and their clients. The exhibit included some great hands-on activities for kids of all ages, including a tracking game, a winter survival quiz, and a general store where young visitors could select their supplies for a trip with a Wabanaki guide. Programming associated with the exhibit included tracking workshops, talks by contemporary Wabanaki guides, a place names tour of Mount Desert Island, and a panel discussion, Sipul Ckuwaponahkik: Rivers of the Dawnland, highlighting contemporary issues that the Wabanaki people face when trying to maintain sovereignty over a common resource. 5 Exhibits (cont.) 2013 WAPONAHKI STUDENT ART SHOW N’TOLONAPEMK: OUR REL ATIVE’S PL ACE April 18 through December 28, 2013 November 2, 2012 through April 2014 A collaboration of Maine Indian Education and the Abbe Museum. Guest curators Donald Soctomah, Passamaquoddy, Ellen Cowie, Northeast Archaeology Research Center, and Arthur Spiess, Maine Historic Preservation Commission This year’s Student Art Show featured 36 artists from the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township and at Pleasant Point and the Penobscot Nation at Indian Island. They ranged in age from prekindergarten through grade twelve. Through the expressive works of these young artists we glimpsed their lives, culture, and natural surroundings. Watercolor, pencil, pastel, and acrylic were employed with confidence to bring images to life: a dancing whale, passionate flowers, birds and deer, a washer woman, and Mount Katahdin. Special thanks to K.A. McDonald Picture Framing in Bar Harbor for their generous in-kind contribution, professionally framing all of the artwork for this important collaborative exhibit. 6 This exhibit tells the stories of an 8,600 year old Passamaquoddy village site on Meddybemps Lake in eastern Maine through the diverse, yet complimentary, perspectives of Passamaquoddy traditional knowledge, archaeology, and a variety of natural sciences. N’tolonapemk was a Superfund clean-up site because of a toxic waste dump created at the outlet of the lake in the late 20th century. Part of the project included extensive archaeological investigations, and the involvement of the Passamaquoddy community throughout the project led to a rich and varied interpretation of the site. This involvement helped heal the land, and demonstrated how much more we can learn when we consider the diversity of perspectives on Wabanaki history. The exhibit featured artifacts uncovered at the site, now housed at the Abbe. ST. SAUVEUR: A MEETING OF NATIONS Opened May 23, 2013 at the Abbe at Sieur de Monts Spring, ongoing On the 400th anniversary of the short-lived French Jesuit mission on Frenchman Bay, this exhibit looks at what we know about the mission, including the ongoing debate about where exactly it was located. But it also delves into the wider context of Wabanaki-French-English interaction from the early sixteenth century through 1762. The interactions, conflicts, accommodations, and diplomacy between these three nations in eastern Maine over two centuries present a complicated history that continues to have implications for the Wabanaki in the region today. INDIVISIBLE: AFRICAN NATIVE AMERICAN LIVES IN THE AMERICAS May 23 through August 4, 2013 IndiVisible is a traveling exhibit from the National Museum of the American Indian, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. As a brand new Smithsonian Affiliate, the Abbe was exciting to host this exhibit about the intersection of American Indian and African American people and cultures. IndiVisible explored historical and contemporary stories of peoples and communities whose shared histories are woven into the fabric of American identity, but whose presence has long been invisible to many in the U.S. The exhibition shed light on the dynamics of race, community, culture, and creativity, while addressing the human desire to belong. With compelling text and powerful graphics, the exhibition included accounts of cultural integration and diffusion as well as the struggle to define and preserve identity. The Abbe, working with the Smithsonian, produced a number of compelling programs around this exhibit, including a panel discussion about blood quantum debates among the Wabanaki tribes, a genealogy workshop, and a discussion with exhibit curator Gabrielle Tayac, Piscataway, titled Displacement, Adoption, and Citizenship. 7 Education at the Abbe CULTUR AL CONNECTIONS IN THE PARK After the success of the programs in 2012, the Abbe Museum once again organized a series of Native-led programs and demonstrations in Acadia National Park. With a total of ten programs that were attended by more than two thousand people, Cultural Connections in the Park provided visitors to Mount Desert Island with the opportunity to learn about Wabanaki history, culture, and traditions. These programs teach visitors about the Wabanaki’s deep-rooted connections to their homelands, encourage participants to consider the Wabanaki contributions to Maine history and technology, and share the important role that collaboration plays in the preservation of culture. Acadia visitors connected with a talented group of Wabanaki educators, artists, and culture keepers: John Dennis, Mik’maq, hand drumming Eldon Hanning, Micmac, ash preparation and basketmaking Dawna Meader-York, Passamaquoddy, moccasin-making Ron Bear and Dean Francis, Penobscot, hand drumming Rick Hunt and Carolyn Black-Hunt - The Laughing Couple Storytelling Duo, Abenaki, storytelling and live illustration Hawk Henries, Nipmuck, flute playing Burnurwurbskek Singers, Penobscot, drumming, singing and dancing George Neptune, Passamaquoddy, basketmaking and birchbark canoe building Butch Jacobs, Passamaquoddy, ash pounding 8 A HISTORIC CANOE-BUILD Over four weeks in August and September, Abbe visitors witnessed history in the making: the first birchbark canoe to be built on Mount Desert Island in over 100 years. Made possible by a gift from Donna and David Reis, master canoe builders Steve Cayard and David Moses Bridges, Passamaquoddy, spent 200 hours gathering birchbark, spruce roots, and maple and cedar wood, and another 500 hours constructing the fourteen-foot canoe. Weighing approximately 60 pounds, and capable of carrying up to 800 pounds, the birchbark canoe is a perfect aquatic vehicle. Visitors were encouraged to ask questions and participate in the construction of the canoe. Made mostly with hand tools and etched with traditional Passamaquoddy designs, it is now a permanent addition to the Abbe’s education collection. Unlike the permanent collection, pieces in the education collections are meant for handling, interaction, and travel to outreach programs. This tactile experience provides participants with an engaging way of understanding Wabanaki culture. Our history was not always recorded in a positive light. It created stereotypes or failed to recognize or understand the native way of life. Through educational programs, exhibits and advocacy, the Abbe has shown there is beauty and dignity to the culture and traditions of the indigenous people of Maine. -Butch Phillips, Penobscot Nation 9 Education (cont.) photo by Mel Rice ABBE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BY THE NUMBERS 2,000 students and 500 teachers in Maine attended fifty-seven school and teacher programs 7,000 people attended 77 public programs 2,000 people attended 10 public programs in Acadia National Park 10 E XPANDING EDUCATIONAL PROGR AMS In 2012, the Abbe was awarded a matching federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This grant supports the development of a three-year teacher training program to re-frame classroom conversations to comply with LD-291, Maine’s Wabanaki Teaching Initiative, and enabled us to hire a Museum Educator, George Neptune, Passamaquoddy. In addition to various lesson plans, Neptune has also created several new educational programs that provide students with a much deeper understanding of Wabanaki material and social culture, both past and present. With lesson plans well underway, year two of the IMLS award focuses on developing, refining, and assessing the effectiveness of the lesson plans, and shifts focus toward the direct teacher training elements. The new programs include: Wabanaki song and dance, storytelling, imitation “birchbark” activities, imitation “ash” weaving activities, Passamaquoddy language based activities, Indian stereotypes, candy basket workshops, imitation wampum belt workshops, beading workshops, Wabanaki Guides tracking workshop, and an IndiVisible fashion design workshop. ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL AT TR ANQUILIT Y FARM The pictures of the past at Tranquility Farm are starting to come into better focus as we continue to return to the site over multiple seasons, building each year on what was uncovered during previous field schools. A small and enthusiastic group spent the week excavating two areas of the site. Exciting artifacts included bone and stone points, a whetstone, clusters of both dentate-stamped and cord-wrapped stick impressed pottery, and a beautiful stemmed spear point made of white quartz. Even more important, perhaps, than the cool artifacts, is the discovery of several features that are evidence of how people lived on the site. We have uncovered evidence of at least two house pits or house floors, and in some locations, fire hearths and storage pits associated with the houses. When added to a house floor uncovered during field schools at the site in the 1990s, we are developing an increasingly detailed picture of the lives of the Wabanaki ancestors at Tranquility Farm. In addition to learning how to excavate a shell midden site, participants in the 2013 field school learned about flint knapping (stone tool making) from Chris Sockalexis, Penobscot Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and about Passamaquoddy language and music from Abbe Museum educator George Neptune. Penobscot archaeologist Bonnie Newsom shared her ongoing doctoral research on pottery manufacture and what it might be able to tell us about the individuals and communities who created the pottery, and Art Spiess and David Haliwell went into more depth on what we know about the animals harvested for food on the site and in the region, and how we know about it. And this year’s hardy group of budding archaeologists weathered some pretty wild summer weather with great fortitude! “The Abbe Museum’s archaeology field School gave me access to Native and non-Native perspectives on past Indigenous settlements and lifeways, enriched by hands-on learning during a week-long excavation on the coast of Maine. I learned more during my week in the field with the Abbe Museum than I could have imagined possible!” - Ani St. Amand, 2013 Field School Participant 11 Decolonization Initiative In late 2012, the Abbe Museum Board of Trustees established a Decolonization Initiative Task Force. The Initiative was an outgrowth of the 2012 Board Annual Retreat, facilitated by Jamie Bissonette Lewey, where trustees and staff tackled the complex issue of sovereignty. To quote Jamie, “The understanding of what is encompassed in the idea of sovereignty and how it is achieved is crucial in the building of relationships between Native and non-Native people.” An outcome of the retreat was a commitment from trustees and the staff to: • better understand Wabanaki culture, history and values • examine the Abbe’s museum practices at every level to see whether, in what ways, and to what extent they reflect those values • conduct colleague interviews with standardized questions; compile results • prepare an annotated bibliography • create a guiding document/philosophy Phase 2: Assess the Abbe • determine subject areas • identify needed changes and possible roadblocks and develop alternatives/solutions Phase 3: Implement the Changes • establish timetable and impacts of the recommended changes • makes changes (document and communicate) • develop evaluative measures • take steps toward practices that embody this commitment Phase 4: Maintain and Improve In our discussions following the retreat, terms like “colonialism,” “colonization,” and “decolonization” surfaced, suggesting a framework for engaging this commitment. A Decolonization Initiative began and a Task Force appointed to lead the effort. • develop training strategy for incoming board and staff • do regular check-ups/offer trainings • respond to feedback loop During its initial convening, the Task Force considered the scope of its work, and identified key concepts that underpin the discussions board and staff are having. These include, but are not limited to: sovereignty (cultural and legal), culture, decolonization, colonization, racism, history of the Abbe Museum, and vocabulary/jargon. As we consider and understand these concepts, we will also conduct phased work that will move the Abbe toward decolonized museum practices. Phase 1: Develop Awareness • establish scope of the initiative and a management plan • research and reading In 2013, the Abbe Museum became a member of the International Coalition for the Sites of Conscience, which has this mission, “We are sites, individuals, and initiatives activating the power of places of memory to engage the public in connecting past and present in order to envision and shape a more just and humane future.” The Abbe team looks to Sites for advice and training as we tackle challenging topics around race, stereotypes, and current 12 The DCI Task Force has identified sectors of museum operations that must be considered in the decolonization process: collections, operations, governance, strategic planning, exhibits, advocacy, programs and events. Other sectors may be identified during the research phase. The Task Force is excited about its work and is looking forward to sharing our lessons and ideas with our colleagues and friends. We recognize that there is not an end date for this initiative; it is a constant process. But, we anticipate developing key findings that will help the Abbe and the tribal communities we work with as well as the tribal communities across the U.S. that collaborate with our peer museums. events. For more information about this organization, visit sitesofconscience.org. In addition, the board and staff have begun working with Steve Wessler, a human rights educator and trainer, who has led racial bias training at the Abbe. This heightened level of training is helping the Abbe team communicate more clearly and effectively with the public. NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL AND BASKETMAKERS MARKET In its 20th year, the Native American Festival and Basketmakers Market focused on the market which features basketmakers and other artists, representing all four tribes in Maine and beyond. Among this group are nationally renowned contemporary and traditional basketmakers who travel to Bar Harbor to sell their work, drawing collectors from across the country. Interspersed in the market atmosphere were Native dancers, drumming, singing, storytelling, and more. Attendees enjoyed fry bread, watched ash pounding demonstrations, and participated in educational activities in the Abbe tent. Thanks to a generous marketing grant from the Maine Office of Tourism, we doubled our attendance, attracting nearly 2,000 participants. It was a festival to remember and it has set the foundation for another great event on July 12, 2014. My grandmother loved baskets of all kinds and I grew up appreciating them. When we moved to MDI, I investigated the Sieur de Monts museum and began to learn about the Native American basketmakers. I am proud to support the Abbe Museum and its support of the beautiful work of the four tribes of Maine. -Ann Staples Waldron 13 Gifts to the Collection and New Acquisitions New Cultural Identity, cream wool skirt and cap, beaded with gold plate seed beads, by Leon Sockbeson (LEON), 2011, gift of the artist. Purchases at the 2012 Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration at the Hudson Museum, Diane Kopec Collection Fund: Fancy basket by Frank Hanning, Micmac, brown ash. Pack basket by Gabriel Frey, Passamaquoddy, brown ash. Talking stick by Joe Dana, Penobscot, birch. Talking stick by Erik Sappier, Penobscot, birch. Coiled sweetgrass basket by Paul St. John, Passamaquoddy and Ojibwa, sweetgrass, twine, glass beads, porcupine quills, and birchbark. Fiddleheads beaded purse, wool with glass beads, by Rhonda Besaw, 2011, gift of the artist. Etched birchbark box by David Moses Bridge, Passamaquoddy. Museum purchase, Friends of the Collection Fund. Fancy basket by Doris Chapman, Passamaquoddy, 2007, gift of W. Jean Rohrer. Sewing basket by Clara Neptune Keezer, Passamaquoddy, 2007, gift of W. Jean Rohrer. Fancy basket by Clara Neptune Keezer, Passamaquoddy, 2006, gift of W. Jean Rohrer. Birchbark mocuck by Eric Otter Bacon, Passamaquoddy, 2012. Museum purchase, Friends of the Collection Fund. Purchases at the 2013 Native American Festival, Diane Kopec Collection Fund: Loon by Gina Brooks, Maliseet, pen and ink on paper, 16” x 11” Salmon, by Gina Brooks, Maliseet, pen and ink on paper, 12.5” x 9.5” Moose, by Gina Brooks, Maliseet, pen and ink on paper, 13.5” x 10.25” 14 Bear, by Gina Brooks, Maliseet, pen and ink on paper, 16” x 11” Fancy basket by Amanda Ennis, Maliseet, brown ash, sweetgrass, dye, glass and metal beads, and wire. Fancy point basket by Ganessa Bryant, Penobscot, brown ash, dye, and sweetgrass. Large point basket by Max Sanipass Romero, Mi’kmaq/ Laguna and Taos Pueblo, brown ash, sweetgrass. Dragonfly necklace by Gal Frey, Passamaquoddy, seed beads and semi-precious stone beads. Library The Maine Woods, by Henry David Thoreau, 1906, and History of the Indians of North and South America, by Samuel Griswold Goodrich, 1848. Gift of Sturgis Turnbull. Collection of books on Native American culture and religion, gift of MaryAnn Sheridan. Back issues of American Indian Art magazine and National Museum of the American Indian magazine, gift of Beverly Crofoot. My first interaction with the Abbe Museum was as a volunteer for the Gala Committee. The experience was so thrilling, due to the great personalities of the Abbe staff and volunteers, it quickly evolved into co-creating the Abbe Underground, a young friends group. My involvement grew as I learned more about the Abbe and their mission to champion the living history - past, present and future - of the different Native populations here on the island and beyond. Museums have always held a special place for me and the Abbe stands out as celebrating an entire culture in all aspects. I look forward to my growing commitment to the Abbe Museum. -Katherine Stroud Bucklin, Abbe Trustee 15 Smithsonian Affiliation On the eve of the 20th Native American Festival and Basketmakers Market, July 5, the Abbe celebrated many successes: our status as a Smithsonian Affiliate, the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Indivisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas and the Festival, and we threw in our Annual Meeting to boot! It was a perfect evening: beautiful weather, 150 guests and wonderful speeches by Harold Closter, Director of Smithsonian Affiliations, Kevin Gover, Director of the National Museum of the American Indian and Theresa Secord, Executive Director of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance. Some memorable quotes from the evening: It is absolutely clear that you are doing great work here at the Abbe, and we are so thrilled to be partnering with you. We have so much appreciation for the Abbe for working so closely with us; the gift shop here is the largest retail seller of Wabanaki baskets in Maine. I have been blown away by the vibrancy and enduring quality of art and culture in this region. Through our partnership with the Abbe, we hope to reach more and more people here, especially those who cannot come to Washington, while also spreading the work of the Abbe nationally. -Harold Closter -Theresa Secord, Penobscot It is very gratifying to us to see how the museums are working with Native American communities and the partnership that they are developing; and you can see everywhere around you here that the Abbe is developing a fine relationship with the tribal communities. -Kevin Gover, Pawnee As the first and only Smithsonian Affiliate in Maine (less than 200 in the nation), we’ve established a long-term partnership that will provide the Abbe access to the Smithsonian’s many resources, including its 136 million object collections, scholarships and educational opportunities for staff, traveling exhibits and membership benefits. Additionally, the Abbe and the Smithsonian will begin to pursue collaborations with one another, spreading the work of both cultural institutions. Thanks to you, we were able to achieve this Affiliate status which will help us in so many ways – increased attendance, collaborative projects, new approaches to our museum work, and so much more. We’re just getting started! 16 We made outstanding progress on the Greening the Abbe initiative this year by implementing a number of changes in the first part of the Greening project. This included the installation of a new HVAC controls system, which is web-accessible with a graphic interface. This new system has made the controls easy to work with and more transparent to non-HVAC technicians like the Abbe staff, and our improved understanding of the system and how to make appropriate adjustments has brought about more efficient and reliable operations of the system. At the same time, a variety of adjustments were made to the entire climate control system in the building, such as better utilization of system set-backs and more appropriate use of the heat recovery system. The air handling system was re-balanced, and light-filtering film was installed on the windows in the Circle of Four Directions. Overall, as a result of the changes to the HVAC system, we have reduced oil consumption by 19% and electricity consumption by 5%. Early steps in improving the efficiency of the Abbe’s lighting system have included the replacement of incandescent light bulbs in the Community Gallery with LED bulbs, and this is ongoing in other spaces in the museum. We are also now using LED task lighting at our desks, and limiting the use of overhead lighting. Abbe staff are also getting much better at turning off lights when a room is not in use, and closing doors that do not need to be open to make it easier for the HVAC system to keep each space at the appropriate temperature and humidity. In December of 2012 we applied for an implementation grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support several key components of the Greening project, including a major overhaul of our gallery lighting and changes and updates to our dehumidification systems. In July we received word that we had been awarded a $220,000 grant, to make these upgrades, beginning in January of 2014. With the exciting changes that have been achieved, and the big projects expected to be completed in the coming year, the Greening the Abbe is quickly taking us to a more sustainable future for the Abbe’s amazing facilities. One of the goals of the Greening the Abbe is to reduce waste and environmental impact from the exhibit fabrication process. Exhibit fabrication materials from Indians and Rusticators were substantially repurposed or recycled to create Wabanaki Guides. 80% repurposed: used in the fabrication of Wabanaki Guides 10% repurposed: used to create or improve storage in exhibit prep space 2% recycled: 12 pounds of metal recycled (screws, nails, etc.); scrap wood used for kindling 8% discarded: to the landfill We have also switched to recycled or recyclable materials used to mount exhibit graphics, and some of our large exhibit graphic material is now printed on fabric banners that can easily be stored and reused in future exhibits. 17 Message from the Director of Development This last year was an exciting time for the Abbe Museum in many ways. We celebrated 85 years as an institution, researched and fabricated five new exhibits, hosted 30,000 visitors from around the world, and we became Maine’s first Smithsonian Affiliate. All of this was made possible by you and we are extremely grateful for your generosity. Support for our 2013 flagship exhibit, Wabanaki Guides, was very strong. Thanks to generous individuals, businesses and foundations, we exceeded the fundraising goals and our audiences benefited by experiencing a one-of-a-kind exhibit accompanied by a full year of robust programming. A clear standout was the month-long artist-in-residency program, building a birchbark canoe from start to finish. Master canoe builders David Moses Bridges, Passamaquoddy, and Steve Cayard worked through the various stages of construction for a rapt audience. In addition, the five new 18 exhibits were accompanied by a combined total of 52 programs, workshops, and demonstrations. Thanks to your membership and annual fund donations, most of our programs are offered at no charge and are open to the public. In the spring of 2013, we received a generous grant from the Betterment Foundation to match a three-year grant for educational programs that we received from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in the summer of 2012. At our annual Gathering Gala in July, an additional matching $33,000 was donated during the paddle raise to support education at the Abbe. The Gala is our largest annual fundraising event and accounts for about 10% of our annual goal. Thanks to the generosity of our auction donors, artists, sponsors, and guests, the 2013 Gala was one of our most successful events in recent history. We launched the Greening the Abbe initiative at our 2012 gala with our first paddle raise. It was a terrific success and in the fall of that year, we began making necessary changes to our systems to lower our carbon footprint and electricity bills. In July 2013—one year later—we received a grant for $220,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to continue our efforts toward making the museum more environmentally responsible and sustainable. Thank you for contributing to the fiscal health and vibrancy of the Abbe Museum. I cannot emphasize enough that your gift, no matter the size, truly makes a difference. It is because of you that we were asked to become a Smithsonian Affiliate and it is because of you that we can continue to produce the high-quality educational programs and exhibits that our visitors expect. Through your support, we are able to reach out and inspire new learning about the Wabanaki for thousands of Maine school children, teachers and visitors. Thank you for helping to create a more understanding and respectful society by supporting the educational experiences at the Abbe. Thank you for all you do. -Hannah Whalen THE GOLDEN TROWEL AWARD The rarely-seen, highly-coveted Golden Trowel Award was given to the Acadia Corporation, which has been an incredible supporter of the Abbe Museum through the popular Tea, Popovers, and Archaeology program held at the Jordan Pond House each October. For fourteen years, they have generously opened their doors and made popover magic happen, all in the spirit of education and archaeological interest. Many of the attendees have been there every year – and they really know what an amazing gift the Acadia Corporation is to the Abbe Museum. In recent years, they’ve increased their support to the Abbe. This summer, they funded ten Cultural Connections programs inside Acadia National Park. Native demonstrators and artisans were present on Wednesdays in July and August and the series included drumming performances, storytelling, ash pounding demonstrations, and so much more. And, for the past few years, the Abbe staff has worked closely with Acadia Corp to provide Nativemade products for the Jordan Pond House shop and other concession locations. This has allowed us to grow as an economic engine for the tribal communities – we were able to buy more at markets and on buying trips which had a positive impact on everyone involved in the production of beautiful basketry, jewelry, and other Wabanaki-made crafts. Beginning in 2014, Acadia Corporation will not be the concessioner in Acadia National Park. Another contractor, Dawnland, LLC, will take over the reins. This is the end of an era for Acadia Corp and the Abbe, but not the end of an important partnership and friendship. We are so grateful to all the wonderful people who work at Acadia Corp and we especially appreciate the talent and support of Dave Woodside and Michael Daley (pictured above.) To mark this relationship and the end of an era, we honored the Acadia Corporation with the highest award the Abbe Museum bestows, the Golden Trowel Award. Given to individuals and organizations who support the Abbe above and beyond the call of duty and who are committed to our mission and our work, this is only the third time this award has been given in our eighty five year history. In 2013, we honored the Acadia Corporation. 19 Membership and Gifts Our fiscal year now ends in September, so the following donations were received October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2013. Gifts received during the remainder of 2013 will be included in our 2014 Annual Report. Over the winter of 2012-2013, we converted our donor database. If there are any errors in these lists, they are wholly our own and are the result of the conversion. Please let us know if you find any errors by contacting [email protected]. We apologize in advance for any incorrect information you may find. Quillwork Level Drs. John and Lynn Benson Charles Butt Brown Ash Level Anonymous Katherine Stroud Bucklin and Michael Bucklin Millard F. Coffin Mr. and Mrs. Gavin H. Watson, Jr. Howard B. Wellman Peter and Tia Rosengarten Birchbark Level Anonymous Gerald and Marie Berlin Edward W. and Susan W. Clayton Coach Stop Inn Mary J. Herman Rachel Krevans Barbara McLeod and David Hales Elma Abbe Rickards Clint Stretch Sandy Wilcox and Jack Russell Sweetgrass Level Mr. and Mrs. R. Abbott Charles and Barbara Adams Alan and Diane Amendt Judy Bancroft Laurie Beasley Robert and Ellen Beekman Dick and Vicky Bergman Leslie C. and Barbara J. Brewer Elizabeth Brown and Mark Smith J. Linzee and Linda Allen Brown 20 Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko and Lawrence Legutko Joseph F. and Alyne K. Cistone Sylvia Y. Cough Sally Scully Crock Val Davis and Les Harbour Drs. Jeffrey M. and Linda R. Dunn David and Susan Edson Mark Eggleton and Janet Berkel Suzanne FitzGerald Gary Friedmann Ed and Patsy Fogarty Richard and Barbara Fox Lance and Anne Funderburk Celia Gibbs and Wendy Palmquist Sheldon and Jill Goldthwait Rennie and David Greenfield Bill and Anita Haviland Nancy and Joseph Hayes Susan Pope Hays Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson Elizabeth and Melville Hodder Dave and Carolyn Hollenbeck Barbara and Bill Jackson John Maddaus and Elizabeth Johns Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. James M. Kellogg Dr. and Mrs. Julius R. Krevans George and Elise S. Liddle Cynthia E. Livingston and Henry L.P. Schmelzer The Lustusky Family Rebecca J. MacQuinn Grace L. Madeira Margaret Martin Alan and Vittoria McIlhenny Douglas Monteith and Mary Allen Richard and Marcia Morrison Susan and David Myers Helen A. and Walter M. Norton Jane Porter Nancy and Dan Poteet Ivan and Sherry Rasmussen Mr. and Mrs. John Reeves Sydney Roberts Rockefeller Jean Rohrer Lucy Rowe and Keith Hutchison Ann Koch Schonberger Patti and Jerry Selig Peter and Lucy Bell Sellers Dean Silvers Howard and Dee Solomon Drs. Martha and Arthur Spiess Michael Sprowls Robert and Linda Thayer Dr. Brad and Lynn P. Thompson John L. Thorndike Louisa and John Troubh Gerard Vasisko and Margot Woolley Ann Staples Waldron Mrs. Doris Walton Household Level Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Whipple Abbe Brie Abbe and Mwaura Ngoima Timothy and Karen Acerno Anonymous (2) Ann Axtmann and Tibor J. Pusztai r. scott baltz Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Beckjord Margaret Beckman and Christy Stout Fred and Ann Benson Steve Bien Stephen Bicknell and Margo Boyd Connie and Tristan Birkenmeier Brian and Jennifer Booher Candice Bray and Peter Smith Maureen and Bucky Brooks Phil and Astri Brooks Obadiah Bourne Buell Joan Catlin Henry A. Chary Deborah Chase and Mary Campbell Julia Clark and John Gray Mark and Libby Cluett Jim and Dorothy Clunan Darron and Karen Collins Leza and Jim Colquhoun Richard and Betty Crawford Deborah Cressler and Susan Haggstrom Liz Cutler and Sam Lynos Payson Pamela outdusis Cunningham Janet Dailey Farahad Dastoor and Jean MacRae Pete and Lynn Desrochers Jeremy and Susan Dickson-Smith Mary C. Drury Walter Dunton Dominic Efter Lawrence and Elizabeth Estey David and Jean Evans Gretchen Faulkner Samuel and Elise Felton Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel R. Fenton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Finlay Judith and David Fischer Elsie Flemings and Richard Cleary Ted Fletcher and Ann Kidder Michael and Jean Forbes Gwen Frankfeldt Charles and Joan Frost Joan Furnari Kathryn Gaianguest Christopher Gardner Denise Garone and Family Tim Garrity and Lynn Boulger Kelsey George Christine, Thomas and Ambriel Gerber Joseph and Cathryn Gerstner Fred Myers and Faye Ginsburg Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Goetzl Ann and Peter Gommers Robert Gossart and Judith BurgerGossart John and Marie Gower Katie Greene Andy and Susan Griffiths Charlie and Susanne Grosjean Lisa Hall Brad and Carla Haskell Jon Ho and Julie Havener Home and Away Gallery William and Nina Horner Mona Johnson John Engel and Deborah Jones Jennifer Judd-McGee and Sam McGee Linda Rowell-Kelley Jack and Margaret Kelley Anna Kennedy Wendy Knickerbocker and David Avery Chris and Kathleen Koch Anne Kozak Dr. and Mrs. J.R. and Mary Krevans Joseph and Judith Leader Evelyn Lieb Brian Lindquist and David Schmidt Carol Lindsey and Andrina McCaffrey Jim and Eileen Linnane Lunaforms LLC Mrs. Marcia T. MacKinnon Marcy MacKinnon Michael and JoAnne Mandracchia James and Judy Marcogliese Roger and Peggy Marks Susan R. Mayne and Deann LeBeau Ann McAlhany and Lorraine Schinck Donna Meader-York Brenda Merritt Larry and Phyllis Mobraaten Dr. Alvin H. Morrison and Dr. Ann M. Spinney Robert and Mary Naftzger Hal Weaver and Anne Nash Susan and Jarvis Newman Marie Nolf Lenny Novak Cora Olgay and Alan Rosenquist Michael and Ellie Pancoe Molly Neptune Parker Daniel Pelletier Butch Phillips Richard and Patricia Phillips-Doyle Dani Piquette-Kelly Kathy Pollard Darren Ranco and Stephanie Strong Rosamond and Fred Rea Rachael Robinson Veronica Breceda and Kassandra Robledo Hilda K. and Thomas H. Roderick Katherine Goldthwait Ruhlin James J. Russell and Vicki VanDenburgh Jules and Bob Sabo Silvio and Rose Saidemberg David and Diane Sanderson Michael and Edith Savage Thomas Schley Dick and Julia Schloss Ann Sears and William McArtor Derrick Sekulich Abby Simpson and Todd Mydland Nicholas and Edyth Smith Jeremy Smith and Susan DicksonSmith Ann and Kaighn Smith Chadbourn H. Smith Sarah Sockbeson and Nicholas Halsdorff Sheridan and Barbara Steele Brian S. Robinson Terry Thompson and Earl Frederick Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Thorndike Ms. Lucy Tracy 21 Membership and Gifts (cont.) Joseph P. Tracy Murray and Helene Tuchman Carey and Claudia Turnbull Eric and Linda Uberseder Russ and Jane Van Arsdale Jennifer and Eric Vanhorne Michael Vermette Wayne and Michelle Walker Patricia Ward Bailey Richard and Carol Whalen Hannah and Stephen Whalen Raymond and Laurie Williams Marilyn and Jerry Winkelstein Arthur and Juanita Wood Eleanor and Winthrop Wright INDIVIDUAL Level Anonymous (2) Virginia Pratt Agar Judith Baker Judith Blake Donald C. Briggs Sharon Broom Eric Buch Leonetta Burns Nancy Buzzell Joan Carey Mr. Jon Clark Lisa Horsch Clark Jeffrey S. Coleman Lucy Creevey Autumn Demaine Cass Dowden Susan Dreier Patricia Eagan Peggy Forster Marilyn George John F. Gibbons Jr. Ellen M. Gilmore Judith Gould Donald E. Hall II Kelly Hrenko 22 Henrietta Humphreys Judith Husson Cynthia Jablonski Ruth Jellison Adele Kluck Helen Koch Elizabeth Koopman Claudia Lynn Koppleman Vesta Kowalski Paul Kozak Jude Lamb Susan Lapinski Martha Leahy Dr. Susan Lees Margaret MacDonald Kathy MacLeod Joanne Marian Mary Vesta Marston-Scott Stefanie Matteson Anne Mazlish Carolyn Anne Miller Joyce B. Moore Wanda Moran Rev. Frank P. Morin William O’Brien III Mary O’Meara Larry Onie Esther Pasztory Susan Plaisted Marcia Pond Anderson Bonnie Preston Dorothy Pulis Carol Ray Catherine Rhodes Ann Richards Rebecca Sargent Helen Scalia Maryjane Smith Judith F. Strout Judith P. Swazey Jane Tawney Judith Teeter Katharine Thomas Margaret Thurston Dr. Kathy Trenholm Carol Tsaousis Marty Williams STUDENT LEVEL Nancy Prisk Corey Ames Heyward Community Partners Business Partner Business Patron The Acadia Corporation Bangor Daily News Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Bar Harbor Inn and Witham Family Limited Partnership Coastal Radiology The First K.A. McDonald Picture Framing Machias Savings Bank Maine Indian Education Maine Public Broadcasting Network - MPBN A & B Naturals Acadia National Park Tours & Transportation Inc. Acadia Realty Group Cafe This Way Camden National Bank Chickadee Hill Flowers Graycote Inn House Wine Inn at Bay Ledge Inns at Ullikana Islesford Dock Restaurant Jordan-Fernald L.S. Robinson Co. Mache Bistro Mira Monte Inn Primrose Inn Saltair Inn $1000 Business Associate $500 Barter Family Gallery Geddy’s Pub Galyn’s Galley Oli’s Trolley Reel Pizza WERU-FM Shane Ellis Bands West Street Café Business Sponsor $300 Bar Harbor Campground Coach Stop Inn L.S. Robinson Co. Mount Desert Island Hospital Sawyer’s Market Side Street Cafe $150 The Abbe does so much to help bring awareness about the Wabanaki Nations to the general public. It is an incredible resource to have right here in our own backyard and Machias Savings Bank is very pleased to support the efforts of this wonderful organization. -Matt Horton, Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager, Bar Harbor, ME 23 Annual Giving Katahdin Circle $5,000+ Anonymous Mrs. Marcia T. MacKinnon Alice and Brad Wellman Leadership Circle $1,000 – 4,999 Anonymous Foundation Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko and Lawrence Legutko Sylvia Cough Gerbic Foundation/Peter Gerbic Jack and Margaret Kelley Robert P. and Arlene R. Kogod Family Foundation Libra Foundation Anne S. Howells Charitable Trust Joan V. Netland Mr. and Mrs. George Putnam The David Rockefeller Fund Mr. & Mrs. David Rockefeller, Jr. Jean Rohrer Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sharpe Mr. and Mrs. William N. Thorndike, Jr. Ann Staples Waldron Katharine F. Wellman and Douglas B. Wells Howard B. Wellman Richard and Christine Wellman Sandy Wilcox and Jack Russell Arthur and Juanita Wood Sustaining Donors $1 - $999 Anonymous (3) Trish Brown, Cleve Abbe and Cory Abbe Elfriede Abbe* Jean Worth Abbe Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Whipple Abbe Mr. and Mrs. R. Abbott Charles and Barbara Adams Mr. and Mrs. John Adams Harry Adams 24 Alan and Diane Amendt Judith Baker Alan and Patricia Baldwin Bar Harbor Congregational Church Ron Beard Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Beckjord Robert and Ellen Beekman Bee’s Inc. Joan Stroud Blaine Dean E. Booher Dr. H. W. Borns, Jr. F. Gorham and Amy Brigham Sharon and Dick Broom John and Emily Brown Mark and Barbara Campbell Deborah Chase and Mary Campbell Joseph F. and Alyne K. Cistone Julia Clark and John Gray CLYNK Hannaford Community Cash Jacque Cohen and Bea Beaudoin Dru Colbert and Nancy Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Tristram C. Colket, Jr. Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley Sylvia and John Constable Doug and Posie Cowan Mary Cox-Golden Deborah Cressler and Susan Haggstrom Liz Cutler and Sam Lynos Payson Sally Scully Crock Margaret Cruikshank David and Pepper Cwik Peggy J. Danneman Farahad Dastoor and Jean MacRae Dwight B. Demeritt, Jr. Pete and Lynn Desrochers Jeremy and Susan Dickson-Smith Mary and Charles Dethier Drs. Jeffrey M. and Linda R. Dunn Deborah M. Dyer Mr. Benjamin Emory and Dr. Dianna Emory Enivar Charitable Fund Lawrence and Elizabeth Estey David and Jean Evans Marc Ewing Richard Faust Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel R. Fenton Ted Fletcher and Ann Kidder Peggy Forster Brian Fox Gary Friedmann Shirley Fuerst Lance and Anne Funderburk Joseph and Cathryn Gerstner Charles and Mazzie Gogolak Sheldon and Jill Goldthwait Robert M. Goodman Elizabeth K. Gorer Robert Gossart and Judith BurgerGossart Judith Gould Katherine M. Haffner and Herman G. Haffner Ann Cox Halkett Donald E. Hall II Gerard and Jane Haraden Peter D’Arcy and Alexandra M. Harrison Bill and Anita Haviland Suzanne and Charles Hedrick William and Susan Hersey John and Elizabeth Hewlett Donald and Martha Hobbs Dave and Carolyn Hollenbeck Betsey Holtzmann Steve and Nancy Homer William and Nina Horner Barbara and Bill Jackson Dobbs Productions Nancy E. Jones Mr. and Mrs. James M. Kellogg Deborah Kiley Dennis Kiley and Johannah Blackman Adele Kluck Chris and Kathleen Koch Diane Kopec and Betts Swanton Vesta Kowalski Dr. and Mrs. J.R. and Mary Krevans Robert and Anne Krieg Deborah A. Lamson Joseph and Judith Leader Steven Katona and Susan Lerner Evelyn Lieb Linda Long Patrick Trowbridge and Pat Lown The Lustusky Family Kathy MacLeod Grace L. Madeira Margaret Martin Miss Marguerite D. McAdoo Bunny McBride and Harald Prins Danielle Meier Margot and Roger Milliken, Jr. George and Heather Mitchell Howard Monroe and Victor Stanley Rev. Frank P. Morin Anne Mulholland Mary Peltz Nevius Marianne New Mr. and Mrs. William V.P. Newlin Lynn Nobil Carl Nold Marie Nolf Helen A. and Walter M. Norton W. Kent Olson Mary O’Meara Fred Schneper and Sally O’Neil Rodney T. and Ardis K. Ono Michael and Ellie Pancoe John Porter Nancy and Dan Poteet Mrs. Eben W. Pyne R.D.R. Realty Darren Ranco and Stephanie Strong Mrs. Barbara Rappaport James Mroch and Mary Ratner Rosamond and Fred Rea Mr. and Mrs. John Reeves Donna and David Reis Linda Robinson Roc Caivano Architect Sydney Roberts Rockefeller Gordon Bok and Carol Rohl Deborah Rush James J. Russell and Vicki VanDenburgh Ed and Martie Samek Katharine Schutt Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Smallidge Mr. Edward F. Snyder Drs. Martha and Arthur Spiess Roberta and Alan Sprague Nancy and Elizabeth Sprowls Michael Sprowls The Stanley Works Stewart Brecher Architects Anne and Fred Stocking Roslyn Strong Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Thorndike Emily Trask-Eaton Gerard Vasisko and Margot Woolley Thomas L. Watt Hannah and Stephen Whalen James and Theresa Willard Raymond and Laurie Williams Marguerite Williams Marilyn and Jerry Winkelstein Dave and Kathy Woodside Carol Woolman and Richard Bullock Susan and John Wuorinen * deceased Endowment Support Anonymous Additional Support for the Abbe Museum Aysgarth Station The Bluenose Inn Maine Historic Preservation Commission Patti and Jerry Selig Drs. Martha and Arthur Spiess Pat Stewart Katherine Stroud Bucklin and Michael Bucklin Steve Wessler Greening the Abbe Initiative Gerald and Marie Berlin Cheryl and Brian Keim Jack and Margaret Kelley Jean Rohrer Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe, Jr. 25 The 2013 GatheringGala Sponsors A huge thanks goes out to everyone who contributed to and attended the 2013 Gathering Gala at the Bar Harbor Club on July 17. The event was a tremendous success! Thanks to 216 Gala guests, 21 sponsors, 70 artists and experience donors, and a lively crew of volunteers, the Abbe had a record-setting night. Through this outpouring of generosity, the Gala raised over $131,000 for the Abbe Museum. We received over $108,000 in gifts to support the paddle raise, Teach a Child ~ Support a Teacher, exceeding our original goal! All of the Gala contributions make it possible for the Abbe to continue producing educational programs and exhibits that inspire thousands of visitors and students and encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to learn about the history and contemporary lives of the Wabanaki people. This year, the gifts from the paddle raise will be used to match the three-year grant that the Abbe received from the Institute for Museum and Library Services which will allow the Abbe to produce teaching resources and support for over 800 teachers and travel to all 16 counties of Maine working with the Tribes and the Maine Department of Education to offer on-site workshops, training, and community networking. From the Board of Trustees and the Abbe staff, a huge thank you to all who played a role in the Gala, contributing to the financial health and vibrancy of the Abbe Museum. Your generosity ensures that we will continue to shine as a beacon of learning for our local communities, the state of Maine, and around the world. Sieur de Monts Level $2,500 Bar Harbor Bank and Trust Darling’s Basketmaker LEVEL $1,500 Bangor Daily News Boston Private Bank and Trust Company Machias Savings Bank Canoe LEVEL $500 Anonymous Atlantic Landscape Construction Barbara McLeod and David Hales The Bluenose DeadRiver Company Full Circle Printing Solutions Jordan Fernald Lynam Insurance North American Power Packard Judd Kaye RH Foster Window Panes 26 Wigwam LEVEL $250 Asticou Inn BHA, LLC Fiore Macey’s Siam Orchid Viking Lumber INDIVIDUAL DonORS Carole Beal Drs. John and Lynn Benson Richard and Barbara Dickson Marilyn George Dan and Nancy Poteet Mary and Ron Prokopius Nancy Stewart Alice and Brad Wellman Gala Artists and Auction Donors r. scott baltz Bar Harbor Bank and Trust Philip Barter Benjamin Mendlowitz Marine Photography Drs. John and Linda Benson Jennifer Steen Booher Ashley Bryan Obadiah Bourne Buell Cape Air Pam outdusis Cunningham Diver Ed Jeff Dunn Walter R. Dunton Jr. Jean Forbes Dr. Joseph and Cathryn Gerstner Ann and Peter Gommers Amy Gower Charlie Grosjean Gull Rock Pottery Lisa Hall Nicholas Halsdorff Scott Hatcher Julie Havener Cookie and Bill Horner Henry Isaacs Jennifer Judd-McGee Jackson Laboratory Leslie Jones Jordan Pond House Maggie Kelley/Simply Pearls Dan Kirschner Lunaform Dee Lustusky George Neptune Lenny Novak photo by Rogier van Bakel, Eager Eye Photography Marcia MacKinnon Marcy MacKinnon Brenda Park Merritt Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory Ellie Pancoe Molly Neptune Parker Butch Phillips Ann Pollard Kathy Pollard Carolyn and David Rapkievian Ann R. Roberts Jean Rohrer Linda Rowell-Kelley Jack Russell Rose Saidemburg Sid Salvatore Derrick Sekulich Sam Shaw Sherman’s Books and Stationery Arlene Shoemaker Mr. and Mrs. David Shultz/ Home & Away Gallery Marion Smith Sarah Sockbeson Philip S. Steel/Salty Dog Gallery Striking Gold Jewelers Tiffany White Photography Fred Tomah Joe Tracy Lucy Tracy Michael Vermette Hannah Casey Whalen Melina White Sandy Wilcox Wild Acadia Fun Park and Waterslides Dawna Meader-York Julia Zito Special thanks to Senator Dennis Damon for donating his time and talent to be the Gathering Gala Auctioneer. 27 Paddle Raise During the Gathering Gala, attendees were asked to raise their paddle and make a gift to support our teacher training initiative, Teach a Child – Support Teacher. These gifts also serve as a match for our three-year grant award from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. photo by Rogier van Bakel, Eager Eye Photography PADDLE RAISE DONORS Jim and Diane Ash M. Atherton Joanne and Paul Bean Emily M. Beck and Geoffrey P. Young Gerald and Marie Berlin Michael Boland and Deirdre Swords Brian and Jennifer Booher D. Bookham Hugh Buchan John Collier and Susan Ferrante-Collier Darron and Karen Collins Jeff Dalrymple Deb DeWalt and Skip Wilson Drs. Jeffrey M. and Linda R. Dunn Walter Dunton David and Susan Edson Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel R. Fenton Tom and Carroll Fernald Elsie Flemings and Richard Cleary Ed and Patsy Fogarty Marilyn George Judith Goldstein Joe and Cathryn Gerstner Ann Cox Halkett Peter and Elizabeth Hansen Jane Harrison Hilary Harwood Scott and Chloe Hatcher Elizabeth and Melville Hodder William and Nina Horner Sam and Laura Judd Jack and Margaret Kelley Dr. and Mrs. Julius R. Krevans Cynthia E. Livingston and Henry L.P. Schmelzer Barbara McLeod and David Hales Jan Mactier 28 Margot and Roger Milliken, Jr. Robert and Deborah Milotte Susan Pope Hays James Mroch and Mary Ratner Peter and Melissa Ossanna John and Ruth Overton Michael and Ellie Pancoe Catherine Planchart Nancy and Dan Poteet Dave Quist Darren Ranco and Stephanie Strong Nelson and May Ranco David and Donna Reis Ann R. Roberts Linda Robinson Jean Rohrer Peter Rudolph Ken and Sidney Salvatore Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sharpe Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe, Jr. Abby Simpson and Todd Mydland Sarah Sockbeson and Nicholas Halsdorff Julie Stone Mary Taradash Jane Tawney Murray and Helen Tuchman Rick Tyson Greg and Julie Veilleux Howard B. Wellman Katharine F. Wellman and Douglas B. Wells Richard and Christine Wellman Alice and Brad Wellman David White Sandy Wilcox and Jack Russell Thank You Our mission is only possible with the support of exhibit and educational program sponsors. They provide critical funding that allows us to connect with multiple audiences from all over the world. Cultural Connections at the Abbe series – Bar Harbor Bank & Trust and the Maine Arts Commission Cultural Connections in the Park series – Acadia Corporation IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas (and accompanying programs) – The Smithsonian Community Grant Program, funded by MetLife Foundation, Maine Community Foundation St. Sauveur: A Meeting of Nations exhibit and Sieur de Monts renovations – Mr. and Mrs. Douglas and Ann Sharpe/ Sharpe Family Foundation Training Maine’s Classroom Teachers to Meet the Wabanaki Initiative (teacher training program) – The Betterment Fund and the Institute for Museum and Library Services Native American Festival and Basketmakers Market – Maine Office of Tourism, Bangor Daily News, National Endowment for the Arts, College of the Atlantic, Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance Wabanaki Guides (and accompanying programs) – Anonymous Foundation, Bangor Daily News, Bar Harbor Bank and Trust, The Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust, Charles Butt, Davis Family Foundation, Bill and Cookie Horner, Lynam Trust, Donna and David Reis, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas and Ann Sharpe/Sharpe Family Foundation N’tolonapemk – Machias Savings Bank, Easter Foundation/ Anne and Fred Osborn III, Maine Humanities Council 2013 Waponahki Student Art Show – Maine Indian Education, K.A. McDonald Custom Picture Framing LE AVING A LEGACY Great museums don’t just happen. They are built through the generous and steady support of private donors. This support reflects a belief in the importance of museums as places to learn, inspire, preserve cultures and history, understand diversity, and share new ideas and stories. Each year the Abbe Museum brings creative and educational exhibitions, programs, workshops, and demonstrations about the Wabanaki people to visitors from Mount Desert Island, Maine, the United States and around the world. None of this is possible without the participation of private donors. Your gifts have helped shape this museum and reflect the cultural opportunities that build strong communities. We encourage you to join the Abbe’s Sieur de Monts Planned Giving Society by making a planned gift, helping to preserve the Abbe Museum for generations to come. If you have already remembered us in your estate plans, please let us know that we may honor you today. Please call the Development Office at 207-288-3519 to discuss how we can work together to ensure a strong future for the Abbe and our community. 29 Volunteers a special thanks The Abbe Museum is grateful for the incredible services donated by our volunteers in 2013, from cooking for special events, to flower arranging, to pounding nails. Thank you one and all for donating your gifts to the Abbe Museum; we could not do it without you! If you would like to learn more about becoming a volunteer at the Abbe please contact the Museum or email [email protected]. Mark Agostini Patricia Ayala Rocabado Lizza Backes Shannon Bean Joanne Bean John Bench John Benson Marie Berlin Maria Biasin Chelsea Bothen David Moses Bridges Katherine Stroud Bucklin Michael Bucklin Richard Cleary Rachel Cleary Jane Clifton John Collier Susan Ferrante-Collier Ann Cox Halkett Jeff and Linda Dunn Abigail Dangler Katy Degrass Lou Gallagher Joe and Cathy Gerstner Ellen Gilmore Astra Haldeman Angela Haskell Chloe Hatcher Cookie Horner Ellen Iida Mona Johnson Margaret Kelley Dennis Kiley Rebecca Kirkwood Brianna Kirkwood Larry Legutko Dee Lustusky Roger and Peggy Marks Barbara McLeod Danielle Meier Deborah Messer Nicole Ouellette 30 Patti Selig Allison Shank Kyle Shank Doug Sharpe Arthur Speiss Martha Speiss Anna Travers Dan Poteet Zoë Reifsnyder Darren Ranco Jean Rohrer Jack Russell Stephen Whalen Sandy Wilcox Diane Zito Frank Zito Culinary Arts Committee Patti Selig 2012-2013 Chair Jeff and Linda Dunn Sue Ferrante-Collier Joseph and Cathryn Gerstner Chloe Hatcher Debby Messer Sandy Wilcox Abbe Underground Committee Mark Agostini Lizza Backes Shannon Bean Maria Biasin Johannah Blackman Chelsea Bothen Katherine Stroud Bucklin Astra Haldeman Angela Haskell Danielle Meier George Neptune Allison Shank Kyle Shank Zoë Reifsnyder Whitney Thurston The Abbe Underground launched in April 2012. The “Underground” is a young friends group at the Abbe focusing on people ages 21-40. This group was created to ensure that the museum continues to reach new audiences, initiating a vibrant future of engaged members. The Underground hosts quarterly events designed specifically to involve the next generation with the Abbe Museum. Underground events are not traditionally advertised — they are spread through word of mouth and social media. Finances from the Director of Finance, John Brown The fiscal year ending September 2013 (FY13) represents five years of fiscal improvement at the Abbe. After a period of uneven budget performance and recession years, the Abbe has carefully climbed to improved budget performance. This is the result of conservative budgeting, accountability, successful fundraising initiatives, and strategic financial management. • The shift of fiscal years in 2011 (creating an audited nine-month fiscal year) to September 30 proved to be a good strategy, bracketing our two most successful quarters around our two slower quarters (seasonal impact). • All staff members have a role in the budgeting process and are held accountable for spending and income, when appropriate. • As the Abbe staff and trustees have strengthened our connections with donors and stakeholders, and as we have re-structured our development plans and opportunities, we have attracted more charitable gifts each year. We anticipate further improvement over the next five years as we grow our investments, secure endowment gifts, and make a strong case for support to our friends. Thank you for helping us along the way. $1,20 0,0 0 0 $1,0 0 0,0 0 0 $1,0 0 0,0 0 0 $80 0,0 0 0 $60 0,0 0 0 $40 0,0 0 0 $20 0,0 0 0 2013 2012 INCOME 2011 2010 20 09 E XPENSE Audit services for FY13 provided by BHA, LLC. A full copy of the 2013 audit, or previous audits, is available upon request. If you wish to learn more about the Abbe Museum finances, please call 288-3519 and speak with John Brown or Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko. 31 Finances (cont.) five-year comparative balance sheet Assets Cash & equivalents Restricted investments 9/30/13 215,289 1,197,578 9/30/12 320,991 1,147,571 9/30/11 151,178 1,147,571 12/31/2010 107,826 1,322,631 12/31/2009 86,639 1,347,357 Receiveables Inventory Prepaid expenses Fixed assets, net, building, equipment 67,075 64,187 10,211 2,922,303 4,476643 115,556 63,860 8,556 2,950,575 4,607,109 135,255 55,226 11,482 3,071,645 4,572,357 183,858 33,251 11,367 3,169,476 4,828,409 152,860 37,331 16,506 3,300,916 4,941,609 19,294 46,143 14,024 38,350 16,536 36,854 12,168 8,713 19,541 Liabilities & Net Assets Current liabilities Accounts payable Accrued expenses Deferred revenue Current of long-term debt Long-term debt, less current portion 1,500 9,763 375,822 9,306 383,712 750 9,073 394,755 Gift certificates outstanding 410,000 410,000 175 Total liabilities Net Assets 451,022 446,892 457,218 431,806 429,541 Unrestricted, building, equipment, cash Temporarily restricted, use Permanently restricted, endowment 2,757,165 49,813 1,218,643 4,476,643 2,797,459 144,115 1,218,643 4,607,109 2,801,033 95,463 1,218,643 4,572,357 3,070,357 107,603 1,218,643 4,828,409 2,979,346 311,754 1,220,968 4,941,609 Investment fund activity, Boston Private Bank For the fiscal year ended 9/30/13 For the fiscal year ended 9/30/12 For the fiscal year ended 12/31/10 For the fiscal year ended 12/31/09 Beginning balance Contributions, additions Income & dividends Gains/(losses) in value Temporarily restricted transfers to operations Unrestricted transfers to separate account 1,071,322 50,007 37,594 84,654 (40,114) 992,622 For the 9 month fiscal year ended 12/31/11 1,322,631 77,508 23,341 (24,978) (33,275) (419,050) 1,347,357 8,600 35,627 80,472 (136,406) 1,135,723 34,766 28,860 186,219 (26,294) Fees Ending balance (11,466) 1,191,997 (12,151) 1,071,322 8,895 937,281 (13,019) 1,322,631 (11,916) 1,347,357 endowment 32 40,044 96,624 (45,816) At this time, we do not fund depreciation. The 2014 budget includes partially funded depreciation. income 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Contributions In-kind contributions Admissions Merchandise sales Membership Program revenue Fundraising events Event rental Endowment funds for operations Interest & dividends, other Total operating income 240,096 21,749 87,740 117,736 34,562 68,396 79,005 840 40,114 (36,592) 653,646 299,136 21,997 77,900 133,407 34,099 22,534 62,801 450 45,295 (5,340) 692,279 143,583 12,796 66,150 111,049 22,507 49,676 46,885 1,200 288,048 10,299 73,781 140,685 34,043 27,293 35,765 1,00 243,140 12,020 68,097 146,951 30,829 116,680 48,477 (36,308) 417,538 116,894 727,808 (322,037) 344,157 2013 ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR OPER ATIONS - 5% FUNDR AISING E VENTS - 11% CONTRIBUTIONS - 36% PROGR AM RE VENUE - 10% MEMBERSHIP - 5% IN - KIND CONTRIBUTIONS - 3% MERCHANDISE SALES - 18% ADMISSIONS - 12% 33 expenses 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 General mission related Guest services General & administrative Facilities Fundraising Total operating expenses Net operating deficit 400,658 100,151 184,722 106,242 161,511 953,284 (299,638) 255,008 136,659 169,435 108,786 130,372 800,260 (107,981) 162,238 125,113 124,469 192,400 71,189 675,408 (257,870) 192,658 161,858 169,508 122,575 80,299 726,899 909 194,871 179,597 251,556 119,223 91,914 837,160 (493,003) 176,681 97,448 274,129 74,237 74,237 18,990 18,990 54,870 54,870 other income & expenses Other income Net increase in designated funds Restricted contributions Net other income 136,243 128,950 265,193 2013 FUNDR AISING - 17% GENER AL MISSION REL ATED - 42% FACILITIES - 11% GENER AL AND ADMINISTR ATIVE - 19% GUEST SERVICES - 11% The years 2011 - 2013 were audited or reviewed by BHA, LLC. The previous two years were audited by Nickerson Professional Association. 34 Board of Trustees David Moses Bridges Katherine Stroud Bucklin Richard Cleary Jeff Dalrymple, Treasurer Linda K. Dunn Ann Cox Halkett, Vice Chair William Haviland Margaret Kelley Barbara McLeod, Secretary Rick Phillips-Doyle Darren J. Ranco Douglas Sharpe Arthur E. Spiess Alice Wellman, Honorary Trustee Sandra K. Wilcox, Chair Abbe Museum Native Advisory Council Members John Dennis, Aroostook Band of Micmac Chief Brenda Commander, Houlton Band of Maliseet Vera Francis, Passamaquoddy, Pleasant Point Brenda Moore-Mitchell, Passamaquoddy, Pleasant Point Rick Phillips-Doyle, Passamaquoddy, Pleasant Point James Francis, Penobscot Nation Darren Ranco, Penobscot Nation Chris Sockalexis, Penobscot Nation Vice Chief Bill Thompson, Penobscot Nation Cassandra Dana, Passamaquoddy, Indian Township George Neptune, Passamaquoddy, Indian Township Donald Soctomah, Passamaquoddy, Indian Township Abbe Museum Staff Raney Bench, Curator of Education Johannah Blackman, Manager of Museum Services John Brown, Director of Finance and Administration Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, President and CEO Julia Clark, Curator of Collections George Neptune, Museum Educator Allison Shank, Manager of Guest and Creative Services Hannah Whalen, Director of Development The Abbe is more, much more than a museum... It enshrines and enriches that most precious filament of continuity of heritage from the past to the present to the future of the First People. We are privileged and proud being part of the Abbe’s mission. -Joseph and Cathy Gerstner 35 abbemuseum .org 36
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