Tulsa Historical Society

TO COLLECT, PRESERVE AND PRESENT TULSA'S HISTORY

TULSA HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM2021 ANNUAL MEETINGSTATE OF THE SOCIETYFEBRUARY 15, 2022I.THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.I APOLOGIZE FOR THE POSTPONEMENT BUT IT WAS DUE TO SOME IT ISSUES.II.COVID IS STILL A CHALLENGE1.THE MUSEUM AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES HAVE REMAINED OPEN WITH REGULAR HOURS2.SAW A RISE IN MUSEUM ATTENDANCE THROUGH THE FIRST THREE QUARTERSA.COVID TRANSMISSION RISKS SLACKENEDB.INTEREST IN THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE.3.I CONTINUE TO HAVE ZOOM CALLS AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED TIMES WITH OTHER TULSA ATTRACTIONS TO ANALYZE COVID NUMBERS ON OUR INSTITUTIONS AND UNIFIED PRACTICES.4.RENTAL CLIENTS MAY SET THEIR OWN COVID GUIDELINES FOR THEIR EVENTS.5.CONTINUE TO DO OUR BEST TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REACH OUR AUDIENCE VIRTUALLY6.IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT PRACTICES WE CONTINUE WHEN WE RECEIVE THE PARTIAL CLEARANCE ON COVID RESTRICTIONS. III.2021 HIGHLIGHTS1.MUSEUM NUMBERS THE FIRST NUMBERS GIVEN ARE FOR 2021 AND THE SECOND SET ARE FOR 2020A.5,283 / 2,822 MUSEUM VISITORSB.17 / 12 OFF-SITE HISTORICAL PRESENTATIONSC.MICHELLE SPOKE TO APPX 561 / 3,000D.2021 6 SPECIAL EVENTS BOOK SIGNINGS, LECTURES ALL FREE OF CHARGEE.OUR WEBSITE HAD 1,052,938 / 333,188 VIEWS, FB 18,033 /15,903, TWITTER 8,928 / 8,693 AND INSTAGRAM 1,644 / 7542.WE WERE ABLE TO HOLD A TRADITIONAL, IN-PERSON TULSA HALL OF FAME ON OCTOBER 4. HAD 297 IN ATTENDANCE AND NET REVENUE WAS $176,0003.EXHIBITSA.THSM PRESENTED 4 NEW GALLERY AND COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT AND OFF-SITE EXHIBITSB.THSM RECEIVED A GRANT THAT ALLOWED US TO PURCHASE SIX SETS OF THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE EXHIBIT, WHICH WERE GIVEN TO 5 LOCAL LIBRARY SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT EASTERN OKLAHOMA. PRIOR TO THE COVID SHUTDOWN IN MID-MARCH 2020, THE EXHIBIT HAD BEEN VIEWED BY MORE THAN 35,000. IN 2021, OUR LIBRARY PARTNERS HAD 76,207 PEOPLE VIEW THE TRAVELING EXHIBIT AND ANOTHER 11, 275 SAW IT IN THE TULSA AREA.NEW EXHIBITS IN 2021: A HUNDRED YEARS LATER: 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE SEEING THE PAST IN THE PRESENT CHRONOTULSA WAS UPDATED THROUGH 2020 WITH ALL NEW ARTIFACTS COMING IN 2022:OROUTE 66OTULSA CLUBOTULSA MOVIE THEATERSOTRAVELING EXHIBIT ON OKLAHOMA LATINX HISTORYOFASHIONABLY TULSA: REDO4.MOVIE THEATERS BOOK THE MUSEUMS BOOK TULSA MOVIE THEATERS WAS RELEASED IN 1921. PUBLISHED BY ARCADIA, THE BOOK CONTAINS INFORMATION AND MORE THAN 200 IMAGES OF MOVIE THEATERS THROUGHOUT THE TULSA AREA. MORE THAN 160 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE BOOK RELEASE EVENT IN JULY AND THE AUTHORS HAVE GIVEN PRESENTATIONS TO AN ADDITIONAL 200+ PEOPLE IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS. PROGRAMS ARE SCHEDULED IN 2022. THE FIRST PRINTING OF THE BOOK 900 COPIES SOLD OUT FROM THE PUBLISHER. COPIES OF THE BOOK ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH 20 DIFFERENT LOCAL AND NATIONAL SELLERS AND THE BOOK IS NOW BEING PRINTED ON DEMAND BY ARCADIA.5.SOCIAL MEDIA PROJECTS NEW COLLECTIONS AND RELEVANT HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE POSTED THREE TIMES A WEEK AND GARNER A VARIETY OF RESPONSES. MOST COMMENTS ARE FAVORABLE AND OFTEN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.6.ARCHIVALA.TOTAL NUMBER OF ALL ITEMS CATALOGED FOR 2020: 5,033 (INCREASE OF 66% FROM 2019)B.TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW ONLINE DIGITAL IMAGES ADDED DURING 2020: 3,770C.TOTAL NUMBER OF ONLINE DIGITAL IMAGES AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING IN DATABASE: 38,671TOTAL NUMBER OF RESEARCH REQUESTS COMPLETED FOR 2020: 407 (INCREASE OF 57% FROM 2019)D.TOTAL NUMBER OF ORDERS COMPLETED FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES IN 2020: 176 (INCREASE OF 259% FROM 2019)7.WEBSITEA.LAUNCHED IN EARLY JANUARY 2019 AND IT CONTINUES TO SERVE US WELL.B.WE HAVE ADDED A FEW NEW FEATURES THAT HAVE MADE DONATING ON LINE EASIERC.CONTINUE TO ADD TO THE ONLINE COLLECTIONS8.GUARDIANSA.45 ACTIVE MEMBERS IN 2021B.PROVIDED 3,719 HOURS AT $24.96 = $92,826C.OUR GUARDIANS WERE EAGER TO GET BACK IN THE MUSEUM AND VOICED THAT THEY FEEL SAFE DUE TO OUR SAFETY PROTOCOLS.IV. FUTURE CHALLENGES1.COVID IS STILL WITH US A.THSM WILL FOLLOW LOCAL RECOMMENDATIONS AS SET OUT BY OUR MAYOR AND TULSA HEALTH DEPARTMENTB.RENTALSA.WILL CONTINUE ACCORDING TO LOCAL HEALTH CARE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE CLIENT DETERMINES THEIR RESTRICTIONS.2. FACILITIESA.ITS A ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR OLD HOUSE AND THE MUSEUM WING IS NOW 18 YEARS OLD.B.OUR ROOF ISSUES HAVE BEEN MINIMIZED DUE TO RESTORATIVE MEASURES TAKEN IN 2021 BUT WE ARE EVER WATCHFUL.C.GROUNDS WILL NEED SOME MAINTENANCE3. FUNDING IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGEA.WE RAISE EVERY DOLLAR EVERY YEARB.WE HOPE TO AGAIN HOST OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER, THE TULSA HALL OF FAME IN 2022.C.MANY FOUNDATIONS ARE REACHING THEIR SUNSET, WHICH WILL BE ANOTHER FUNDING CHALLENGE.V.A BOARD INVESTMENT COMMITTEE HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO RESEARCH AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD REGARDING LONG TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY.VI.FEBRUARY 1, 2022, I COMPLETED TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE TULSA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. A.MY CURRENT PLANS ARE TO RETIRE IN MARCH OF 2024. B.I RECOMMEND THAT BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR (FIRST QUARTER OF 2023), A SEARCH COMMITTEE BEGIN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,S. MICHELLE PLACEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR