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Since its beginning in 1957, the Leelanau Historical Society has been an important cultural institution in Leelanau County. Founded by representatives from all parts of the county, the Society officially incorporated in 1964. The Society is a private, nonprofit organization with approximately 500 members. It was granted nonprofit 501(c)(3) status in 1970 and renewed this designation in 1998. The Society has a board comprised of fifteen trustees. With nearly 110 people volunteering in various ways for the Society annually, volunteers are the heart and soul of the organization. The Society's staff includes a director, curator, and an administrator.please click here. Mission The Leelanau Historical Society inspires people to explore the past, understand the present, and envision the future of the diverse cultures in the Leelanau Peninsula and its islands. To fulfill this Mission, the Society:
Read a summary of the Society's three-year strategic plan, Making History. Read Current Articles, Writings and Letters from the Society. Recent Activities Exhibits Rural Reflections: Agriculture in Leelanau County, The Artists Perspective. May - December 1999. Within Memory: Leelanau in the 20th Century. May - December 2000. Vistas del Campo: Perpectivas de los Ninos Migratorios. November 2000 - May 2001. In conjunction with the Glen Arbor Art Association. Traditional Arts ALIVE! May - October 2001. Yesterdays Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future. November 2001 - January 2002. Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition. Leelanau Portraits: An Artist and His Community June 2003 - August 2003. Portraits by local artist Frederick Petroskey Initiatives & Projects Leelanau 2000, Community Project Initiative, 1998 - 2000. Library of Congress Local Legacies Community Documentation Project, 1999 - 2000. Leelanau County Re-Photography project, in conjunction with Leelanau County Photography Cooperative, 2001. Leelanau County Cultural Resources Survey, in conjunction with Michigan State University Museum and Michigan Traditional Arts Program, 2001. Todays Tomorrows Youth Forum, in conjunction with Leelanau County schools and community partners, 2001 - 2002. Grants Museum Assessment Program II, March 1999. Collections management assessment. Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, May 1999. Summer intern. Clannad Foundation, January 2000. Website revision by Leelanau Communications, Inc. Michigan Humanities Council, October 2000. Programming for Yesterdays Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future. Conservation Assessment Program, Institute of Museum and Library Services, February 2001. Collections conservation assessment. Traverse Area Arts Council and Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, March 2001. Programming for Traditional Arts ALIVE! Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, April 2001. Leelanau County Cultural Resources Survey. Awards Silver Award, Quest for Excellence Design Competition. Michigan Museums Association, September 1999. Great Lakes Community Arts Award, Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies, March 2000. Silver Award, Quest for Excellence Design Competition. Michigan Museums Association, October 2000. Collections Development Kurt Kellogg Collection, January 2001. Leelanau landscape and architectural paintings and drawings. James Hendryx Collection, March 2001. Correspondence, draft manuscripts, and ephemera of Leelanau-based writer James Hendryx. Anishnabek Traditional Arts Collection. Donations from Robert Bourne 2001, continuing donations by Manitou Trail Questers, 1995-2001, donation in honor of Katie Wheeler, 1999. Organization & Development Three-year strategic plan adopted, October 2000. Major fund-raising events Love Letters, Windy City Blues, History Afield in June 1999, June 2000, June 2001. Vigorous volunteer recruitment and training. Ongoing major donor activity, endowment and capital projects development. | |||
