Mission

OUR NEWEST ONSITE EXHIBITIONS CONTINUED TO DRAW VISITORS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL POP-UP EXHIBITIONS. WE HELD EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, FURTHERING OUR MISSION AND EXPANDING OUR REACH, SUCH AS OUR FALL FEST, CELEBRATING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER, TWILIGHT IN THE GARDEN. OUR HISTORY LECTURE SERIES WAS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS. WE OFFERED SUCCESSFUL HISTORIC WALKING TOURS. WE HELD MANY ONSITE TOURS FOR SCHOOLS AND GROUPS AND PRESENTED LOCAL HISTORY PRESENTATIONS TO SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS. WE PARTICIPATED IN CITY AND PARTNER EVENTS WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE INSTITUTE FOR REGIONAL CONSERVATION, SANDOWAY DISCOVERY CENTER, COMMUNITY GREENING, DDA EVENTS, AND OTHERS. WE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN OUR HERITAGE GARDEN, EXPANDING HABITATS AND ADDING NEW PLANTINGS. WE OFFERED A SERIES OF SUSTAINABLE GARDENING LECTURES TO THE COMMUNITY. WE WORKED ON SIGNIFICANT MISSION RELATED PROJECTS SUCH AS MAKING PURCHASES FOR THE ARCHIVE, ORGANIZING ACCESS