Comments on: Before They Close http://minnemom.com/2009/04/29/minnesota-historical-society-site-closures/ Finding Fun with Four Kids Tue, 22 May 2012 21:26:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Historic Fort Snelling in St. Paul, Minnesota | Travels with Children http://minnemom.com/2009/04/29/minnesota-historical-society-site-closures/comment-page-1/#comment-2895 Historic Fort Snelling in St. Paul, Minnesota | Travels with Children Sun, 03 May 2009 13:56:01 +0000 http://minnemom.com/?p=2864#comment-2895 [...] light of possible closures of several Minnesota Historical Society locations, we’re on a mission to visit as many as we can in May and June.  Although Historic Fort Snelling would remain open under the MNHS plan, it would [...]

[...] light of possible closures of several Minnesota Historical Society locations, we’re on a mission to visit as many as we can in May and June.  Although Historic Fort Snelling would remain open under the MNHS plan, it would [...]

]]> By: Alexander Ramsey House in St. Paul, MN | Travels with Children http://minnemom.com/2009/04/29/minnesota-historical-society-site-closures/comment-page-1/#comment-2894 Alexander Ramsey House in St. Paul, MN | Travels with Children Sun, 03 May 2009 13:46:14 +0000 http://minnemom.com/?p=2864#comment-2894 [...] light of possible closures of several Minnesota Historical Society locations, we’re on a mission to visit as many as we can in May and [...]

[...] light of possible closures of several Minnesota Historical Society locations, we’re on a mission to visit as many as we can in May and [...]

]]> By: Dominique http://minnemom.com/2009/04/29/minnesota-historical-society-site-closures/comment-page-1/#comment-2697 Dominique Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:40:17 +0000 http://minnemom.com/?p=2864#comment-2697 Our museums here in Michigan are struggling as well. I just got a letter from the Detroit Institute of Arts trying to raise money to match a challenge grant and cover some of the money they've lost through decreasing allotments from the state. They've laid off staff and canceled at least one big show. I was happy to hear they are working to increase their endowment fund to help ensure the museum's future. I managed to find a small donation for the drive. We've visited a batch of our locals in recent months, often blogging about them, for similar reasons. Since January, we've been to the Motown Museum, the Detroit Historical Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Zoo, the Charles Wright Museum of African American History, the Cranbrook Institute of Science, The Henry Ford and the newly reopened University of Michigan Museum of Art. We've got memberships to most of them, too. <abbr><em>Dominique’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.midwestguest.com/2009/04/indiana-in-a-jar-sechlers-pickles-factory-store.html" rel="nofollow">Indiana in a jar, Sechler’s Pickles factory store</a></abbr></em> Our museums here in Michigan are struggling as well. I just got a letter from the Detroit Institute of Arts trying to raise money to match a challenge grant and cover some of the money they’ve lost through decreasing allotments from the state. They’ve laid off staff and canceled at least one big show. I was happy to hear they are working to increase their endowment fund to help ensure the museum’s future. I managed to find a small donation for the drive.

We’ve visited a batch of our locals in recent months, often blogging about them, for similar reasons. Since January, we’ve been to the Motown Museum, the Detroit Historical Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Zoo, the Charles Wright Museum of African American History, the Cranbrook Institute of Science, The Henry Ford and the newly reopened University of Michigan Museum of Art. We’ve got memberships to most of them, too.

Dominique’s last blog post..Indiana in a jar, Sechler’s Pickles factory store

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