TWIN FALLS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

The Historical Society would like to provide more educational activities on and off the museum grounds. We work in cooperation with other organizations to promote historically accurate events and programs and would like to draw more visitors to the museum on a daily basis. We are expanding our social media profiles and website to provide current and accurate information on the Historical Society and Museum.
Our primary goal is to offer the residents of Twin Falls County a historical museum that is a source of community pride, and provide visitors from other areas an educational and pleasurable experience regarding our local history.

By providing docent tours and using volunteers to promote the museum we have been able to make some progress in getting the word out about the organization. Joining with other organizations and using social media has been helpful and we are working on more advertising strategies to target individuals locally. Our online presence has grown significantly in the past few years and we are reaching a good number tourists traveling through the area. Training of staff and volunteers is more important than ever and we are working on making this an upcoming priority.

Grant writing has increased greatly in the past few years and the number of successful outcomes has been proportional. Our board functions in a civil and cooperative manner, resulting in more work in less time. Each board member knows what their position requires and is able to meet or exceed expectations. By cooperating with other historical entities we have been able to tap into their assets. The Historical Society is able to develop programs, seek and receive funding, and come to a successful conclusion. The buildings and grounds are owned by Twin Falls County and the Historical Society is responsible for the actual artifacts. We have been working with county officials to create a plan for our future.

So far, we have increased our online presence immensely and will continue to determine what works the best for us. The complete restoration project of an auxiliary storage area has increased our display area. Our ever popular fire truck is now suitable to drive in parades and other promotional events and we have been able to keep it running smoothly. The main building has had the large banks of windows replaced to nearly original but economically and ecologically sound, but there is more necessary work to keep the school building, (and other outbuildings) in good repair. Our heating system is functional, allowing us to be open throughout the year, (we no longer close unless the weather prevents a safe opening.)
COVID 19 has been a setback for the lecture series, but otherwise programs have been able to proceed as usual.
NEXT, more field trips and Saturday events including lectures and presentations.
Conservation and preservation training for volunteers working with textiles.
Digitization of more newspapers.
All this and more!