Polk County Historical Society
Polk County Historical Society
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About this organization
Mission
The purpose for which the Polk County Historical Society is organized shall be to encourage the study, knowledge and understanding of the history of the State of Oregon and Polk County, Oregon; to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret objects and publish information relating to the history of Polk County; to acquire, exhibit, and interpret the material culture of Polk County; and to build, operate and maintain a historical museum or museums in Polk County.
About
In 1999 the Polk County Historical Society moved the Polk County Museum from the Carnegie Library in Dallas, Oregon into a new 15,080-square-foot museum building in Rickreall, Oregon. Built mainly by volunteers with primarily local donations, the new Polk County Museum opened February 12, 2000. The Museum celebrates its 20th birthday this year. It welcomed 2,520 visitors in 2018. The Polk County Museum houses the largest and most important local history research collection in Polk County, Oregon. Its Library includes Oregon reference titles and county-related histories and genealogies. Subject pamphlet files provide both broad and deep coverage on hundreds of subjects. The separate Document Archive, includes manuscript and scrapbook collections, including the Polk County Archives in their original format. The CF Stevens Audio/Visual Archive includes the large Stafrin and Swenson photographic collections, as well as many smaller collections, which are all being catalogued, digitized, and printed for display and research use. Recorded, transcribed, and filmed interviews of local residents have been digitized and are available for reviewing and copying. Artifact collections support a wide array of interpretive displays, including basketry and stone tools crafted by indigenous Kallapuya. On-loan collections include antique vehicles, firearms, and brewery artifacts, hops being a significant agricultural industry in the county. Antique farm equipment, a lumber carrier, and a vintage fire truck are housed in our vehicle storage building, next to our shop which is used for artifact restoration and exhibit construction. All of this activity was supported in 2018 by an investment of 7,000 volunteer hours.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The mission of the non-profit, as stated in the filing, is “The purpose for which the polk county historical society is organized shall be to encourage the study, knowledge and understanding of the history of the state of oregon and polk county, oregon; to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret objects and publish information relating to the history of polk county; to acquire, exhibit, and interpret the material culture of polk county; and to build, operate and maintain a historical museum or museums in polk county.”.
When referring to its tasks, they were described as: “The purpose for which the polk county historical society is organized shall be to encourage the study, knowledge and understanding of the history of the state of oregon and polk county, oregon; to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret objects and publish information relating to the history of polk county; to acquire, exhibit, and interpret the material culture of polk county; and to build, operate and maintain a historical museum or museums in polk county.”.
- The non-profit is operating legally in the state of OR.
- The non-profit's address for the year 2019 is listed as PO Box 55, Monmouth, OR, 97361 in the filing.
- The form submitted by the non-profit organization for 2019 reports 0 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are less than $100,000.
- Revenue is less than $100,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $7,378.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1959.
- The organization pays $0 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $622 in fundraising expenses.
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