WARREN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Together It's Our Place. Together It's Our Story.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Following the Tracks of the Underground Railroad
Permanent exhibit and self guided tour. Special structured school tour for K-12 students. Special lecture presentations for adults.
Social Studies Backpack
Aimed at students grades 2 - 12, with a focus on the Ohio standards for social studies. Presented by certified K-12 staff, all masters level or above.
Six Simple Machines
School tour program 4th and 8th grade students designed to teach the history and science of the development of machines to help people do work.
Gruesome But Truesome
This overlay tour of the entire Warren County History Center focuses on common and everyday practices of the 19th and early 20th century that we in the 21st century find gruesome or downright horrifying.
Lunch & Learn
Lunch & Learn is a monthly lecture series founded in partnership with Sinclair Community College and their life long learning program. The Warren County Historical Society produces and hosts the event each month which includes a gourmet lunch and lecture on various topics of historical interest plus tour of the History Center.
Lantern Light Cemetery Tour and Pioneer Cemetery Tour
Costumed interpreters portray citizens of note buried in each of Lebanon's two cemeteries while Historian John Zimkus leads groups of 50 or fewer from tombstone to tombstone.$
Gatherings at Glendower
Gatherings at Glendower is a series of events in June, July and August that include family friendly events on the lawn and tours of the house. Events include demonstrations of historic crafts and needle arts, cooking and herb lore, music and story telling.
Artist's Show Gallery
A 1000 square foot gallery dedicated to exhibiting works by contemporary artist as a show gallery. Works are displayed, the artist is given an opening reception and works may or may not be sold with commission to Harmon Museum.
Where we work
Awards
Community Service Award 2015
Lebanon Chamber of Commerce
History Outreach Award 2013
Ohio History Alliance
Award of Merit 2012
American Association of State and Local History
Affiliations & memberships
National Association of Reciprocal Museums 2021
Smithsonian Institute Member 2020
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We want to help inspire the future by exploring the past. To that end, our goal is to provide educational and engaging programs, events and museum experiences for all families in Warren County, particularly for the children. Children love our museums. We offer a "tough museum", that is to say, we encourage children to touch and play and interact with many of our artifacts.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our strategic initiatives in place for 2019/2020 are as follows:\n\nImprove Endowment Investment.\n\nDevelop Foundation and Corporate Sponsorships, Memberships and Grants.\n\nCollaborate with Other Non-profit Organizations, both cultural non-profits and Warren County Charities.\n\nMarket to All Age Groups.\n\nInvite Every Warren County Resident to Visit our Museums.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Improve endowment investments and financial performance. - We have decided to move our investment funds from their current manager to a new manager and have interviewed several companies and are currently reviewing proposals. We have developed a plan for managing the endowment as a Board with the help of an outside financial advisor.\r\n\r\nDevelop foundation and corporate sponsorships, memberships and grants. - each Board members has been tasked with developing one new foundation and one new corporate supporter/member with the purpose of supporting the operation of our museums.\r\n\r\nCollaborate with other non-profit organizations, both cultural non-profits and Warren County Charities - we have partnered with Warren County Community Services, Big Brothers & Sisters of Warren & Clinton Counties, Warren County Abuse & Rape Crisis Shelter and the Interfaith Hospitality Network for all four of our 2015 holiday programs, providing donation to each organizations from ticket sales and events. We are partnering with Main Street Lebanon, the Lebanon Theater Company and the Mason Players for holiday programs.\r\n\r\nMarket to all age groups and invite every Warren County resident to visit our museums - we recently announced that museum admission to the Warren County History Center is now free to all Warren County residents.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have not cultivated new foundation and corporate partners to meet the financail needs of the operation of our museums.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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WARREN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Board of directorsas of 01/26/2023
Mr. J. William Duning
Gray and Duning
Term: 2014 - 2018
Ms. Gail Rose
Retired
Term: 2018 - 2021
James Norris
Retired
Elizabeth Morris
Retired
William Duning
Gray & Duning
John Zimkus
Warren County Historical Society
Denny Means
Retired
Patrick Allen
Attorney at Law
Lisa Koch
Teacher
Sherrie Bowers
GMI Industries
Carrie Murphy
LM&M Railroad
Hope Schneider
Retired
Mike Giannotta
LCBN Bank
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes