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Troy Historical Society Annual Report for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016

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! Allegra FOOTPrint Fund-‐ $500 was awarded for printing costs

• The financial audit for FYE June 30, 2016 is included as Appendix 3 in this report.

Visitor Experience The Troy Historic Village will be a unique cultural destination that is convenient, accessible, meaningful, relevant, affordable, and dynamic. The Village will become a popular gathering and happening place for residents of Troy and Southeast Michigan.

• Regular public hours, Monday – Friday, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, and extended summer hours, July to September, which included Saturdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and Thursday evening until 8 pm, were offered. Total Village attendance increased 22 percent from last year to 28,915 visitors. Education program attendance though through fieldtrips and History to You outreach increased seven percent to 12,972 students, chaperones, and teachers.

• Generous financial support from the Michigan Humanities Council, the National Endowment for

the Arts, and APIA-‐VOTE MI supported THS and its project partners’ efforts to collect the personal immigration stories of Troy Asian residents and to celebrate their contributions to this community. The Many Stories One Heritage project included three components:

o Twelve oral histories that documented the experiences of first and second generation twentieth century Asian immigrants were compiled through video interviews with transcriptions. The entire collection is accessible on the THV website.

o Community events and programs that highlighted Indian and other Asian cultures, food, music, and dance were held at the Village.

o Two History Maker awards for Cultural Diversity were presented at an Embracing Excellence Dinner in May. These award recipients and additional History Maker awards for Visionary Thinking, Health and Fitness, Business and Philanthropy, Environmental Stewardship, and Education celebrated the actions of individuals who have made significant contributions to creative communities.

Project planners Loraine Campbell (THV), Theresa Tran (APIA VOTE-‐MI), and Nancy Morrison (Troy Community Coalition) co-‐presented a session based on the project (Oral History: A Tool for Social Action in Changing Communities) at the 2016 national conference of the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) held in Detroit in September, 2016.

• The Village Pioneer Garden was planted with donated seeds and plants from Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace and was tended and harvested by volunteer Bill Warren and five Troy families with economic challenges. The families gained gardening experience and harvested fresh food for their tables. Many bushels of additional food were donated to Forgotten Harvest and Troy People Concerned.


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• Troy Historic Village continued its annual collaboration with the Troy Nature Center to jointly present Maple Syrup Time. Over 900 individuals participated in a new interpretive program developed by Village staff that explored how cultures around the world collect sap from different trees and use it for food, medicine, and various products. Over 900 people attended 24 programs offered during the month-‐long March event.

• The Troy Garden Club continued its volunteer and financial support of the Village. In 2016 its

members completed new landscaping beds in front of the 1927 Township Hall and planted a new butterfly garden around the WWII Blue Star Mothers memorial near the Village entrance. Eight hundred visitors, vendors, and volunteers attended the annual Garden Club Walk Boutique in the Village.

Public Awareness THS will establish region-‐wide awareness of the Troy Historic Village programs and services.

• THV interpretive staff developed four new engaging and interactive outreach programs that support social studies curriculum for elementary grades. These “History to You” (H2U) outreach programs were piloted free-‐of-‐charge in thirty Title 1 Oakland and Macomb County classrooms. The programs received very positive evaluations and will be made available regionally in 2016/17. This project was made possible by a grant from the Philip and Elizabeth Filmer Memorial Charitable Trust.

• The THV Marketing Team effectively used the THV website and social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter to expand regional awareness of the Village and participation in programs and public events. Special events pages were viewed over 4,000 times.

• THV initiated a weekly blog called The Quill. Village staff members rotate writing assignments.

Adequate Resources THS will maintain sufficient financial, technical, and human resources to support the operations and capital projects of the Village.

• The City of Troy directed Community Development Block Grant funds to design and build new ADA-‐compliant accessibility ramps on the 1927 Township Hall and the General Store.

• Village events and operations were supported by 283 volunteers who contributed 8,926 hours of their time, representing 4.4 full-‐time equivalent employees. Volunteers included undergraduate interns from Oakland University and U of M Dearborn and two graduate student interns from the Archive Certification Program at Wayne State University. Court-‐ordered community service volunteers completed over 600 hours of work in the Village.

• The Collections Report is provided in Appendix 1.


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Organizational Culture The Troy Historical Society and Board of Trustees will be a governance organization dedicated to the preservation and growth of the Troy Historic Village. THS will improve the level of expertise and performance of the staff and Board members through training, customer service, and community involvement.

• The Building Operations Committee drafted a comprehensive THV Operations Guidelines Manual. The completed document with sample forms and appendices will be presented to the Board of Trustees in early 2017.

• Representatives from the THS Board, THV staff, and volunteer corps were recruited to develop a new 5-‐year THS Strategic Plan. THiS Strateam was facilitated by Steve Czerniak, a recently retired organizational management professional. The team will present their draft document to the Board of Trustees in 2017 for review, adoption, and implementation.

• The Board Development Committee revised the informational packet for new Board nominees

and welcomed a new Trustee, Ms. Padma Kuppa. The Board of Trustees for FYE2016 is provided in Appendix 2.


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Business and Community Sponsors (*Denotes Major Sponsor)

Troy Traffic Jam

City of Troy* Ajax Paving Pennington Collision Kelly Services* M-‐1 Concourse Sun Shade Window Tinting Kirco/Columbia Center* Master Auto Service SunTel Services Suburban Collection* J & M Collision Scarecrow Glow

Achatz Pies Kona Grill Ruth's Chris Steak House Fieldstone Winery Mad Hatter Bistro Zoyo Neighborhood Yogurt Granite City Food & Brewery Northern Lakes Seafood Scarecrow Row

Allegra Printing & Marketing JDCTek Stevens Worldwide Moving Billy Sims BBQ Kim's Restaurant Tim Hortons – Troy Century 21 Real Estate LJPR Financial Advisors Troy Public Library Dairy Queen Main Street Bank Troy Rotary Elizabeth Kaniarz -‐ Thrivent Ridley's Bakery Café Troy Sports Center Friends of Troy Public Library Signs and More WCI Contractors, Inc. Trick or Treat and Christmas Event in the Village

Genisys Credit Union* AirTime Grand Traverse Pie Company Dr. Daniel O’Brien, DDS & The Bagel Factory Granite City Food & Brewery The Art of Smiles Benito’s Pizza Green’s Art of Rochester Mary Pell Boy Scout Troop #1701 Judy Iceman Tim Hortons – Troy Cranbrook House & Gardens Macy’s Toshiba Cranbrook Institute of Science Meijer Troy High School Project LEAD Emagine Entertainment Nino Salvaggio Troy Garden Club Donations for Raffles

Achatz Handmade Pies Kraft Chiropractic Ridley’s Bakery Café Auburn Oaks Garden Center Kroger Sherwin Williams Backyard Birds, Birmingham Kona Grill SOCCRA Bordine Nursery La Vida Salon Starbucks Cornellius, Judy Lowe’s SunTel Services English Gardens Maggiano's Little Italy Telly's Greenhouse & Granite City Food & Brewery Meadow Brook Estate Garden Center Grindem, Jo Meadow Brook Theatre Toma's Salad Shop Home Depot Meijer Trevarrow Ace Hardware Iceman Family Nino Salvaggio Troy Nature Society Kim's Restaurant Preston, JoAnn Uncle Luke's Feed Store Ye Olde Flower Barn


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Individual Donors THS is grateful to the individuals and families for their generous financial support in FYE2016.

Edna Abrahim Brad Arbuckle Mr. and Mrs. Michael Arnold Fred Barnard Theodore Batzer Mary Jo and Richard Beaubien Mr. Robert Bishop Michael and Pamela Brady Charles and Sharon Brennecke Linda Buchanan and Ron Buchanan Jim Cameron Loraine Campbell Mr.and Mrs. Paul Clark Sandra R. Clark Kimberly Coalson Mary Cornelius Jim and Phoebe Crandall Mr. & Mrs. Jim Cyrulewski Shirley and Greg Davidson Henrietta Deloney Hope Dixon Joyce and Charles Simmons Memorial Fund Michele Dungjen Don and Ida Edmunds Janet Everson Joan Fischer Wade and Paula Fleming Sally M Flicker Mark Fudold Helen Gach Patricia Gates Frank and Jane Gerstenecker Ralph Glenn Mr. Earl Gravlin and Ms. Julia Sullivan Ms. Diane Gurzick Mary Ann Hackett

Matthew and Lori Hackett Mariane Harris Albert and Mary Hatala Gene Hopkins and Tamara Burns John and Kinda Hupman Alison Iceman Judy and Bruce Iceman Marilyn and James Jarrait Ms. Bonnie Kalef Karen Kraft and John Karavias Mary Kerwin Joseph and Madonna Killewald Bob Knowles Padma Kuppa and Sudhakar Tadepalli Steve Lama Deborah and Jeff Lambrecht John and Linda Lamerato Avis and F. C. Landmesser Charlie and Lisa Langton John and Sue Lavender Hanson Lee Russell and Tyra Lewis Kevin and Susan Lindsey Edward Losiewcz Jennifer Marcus Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Marecki Kay McFarland Pat and Mary McFawn Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Tim McGee Verna and James Meinershagen Vera Milz Don Mouch Kenneth and Linda Noble Daniel J. O'Brien DDS Catherine and Andrew Ogawa Mr. & Mrs. Bob Olree


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Brian and Anne Partlan Anthony J. Perna Maria S. Price John P. Ragan Ward Randol Fred and Muriel Rounds Dale and Janet Schairer Kamal Shouhayib John and Peggy Sieffert Matt and Heather Siekierski

Judy Siess Viola Aspinwall Smith Jeanne Stine John Tagle Doug Thornburg Steve and Ann Toth Marion D. Turowski Richard Viinikainen Mary J. Wallace Jeanette Wareham


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Volunteer Corps In FYE 2016 THS Volunteers provided 8,926 hours of service, which equates to 4.4 full-‐time employees. THS is most grateful to the following individuals for the generous contributions of time and talent.

Service Hours Service HoursAnderson Richard 3 Czerniak Steve 24Babcock Nathan 3 Daley Helena 17.25Babcock Eric 3 Dameran Leo 20Baker Chris 1 Damron Evan 3Bannerton Linda 14 Daniel Ty 3Bardoni Alayna 2 Daniels Nick 2.5Barnard Fred 119 Davy Judy 2.75Benpalli Pam 3 DeHerder Susan 3.5Berberich Dan 16.5 DeHerder Lauren 3.5Berk Bob 3 Dixon Gloria 3Berlucchi TJ 23 Epple John 1Bickley Norman 3.3 Epple Pamela 30.25Bieda Jennifer 15 Feko Joe 3Blakowski Emily 56 Fernando Justin 5Bray Jess 3.25 Flicker Sally 6.5Boeberitz Scott 1 Forman Steven 2.5Boeberitz Stacy 6.5 Fukuzawa Colete 31Bolster Jerry 5.5 Gach Helen 20Boupon Jenny 4 Gandra Sahita 5.75Bradley Bob 6 Gilbert Jerri 2.5Brady Pam 7 Gilbert Randy 2.5Brady Mike 7 Gilyan Tammy 346Brown Brittany 17.5 Golin Greg 4Brown Nate 213 Grindem Jo 17Buchanan Linda 89 Gu James 6.25Buchanan Ron 50 Gudi Jahnavi 30Camarena Edgar 10 Gunderson Sandy 23Carino Jeni 155 Gurzick Diane 24Carter Karol 31 Hackett Matt 3Chambers Barb 47 Hancock Debbie 76Clark Paul 7 Harper Maxine 120.75Clark Sandy 4.5 Heasley John 32Coleman Nathan 5.5 Holter Dorothy 15.5Cordero Virginia 11 Hotka Elaine 1Cornelius Mary 13 Iceman Alison 54Cueny Isabella 6 Iceman Judy 57.5Czerniak Linda 8.25 Jesuale Lorann 3.5

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Service Hours Service HoursJiang Marvin 6.5 Neale Adam 3Jumbmahan Viji 4 Neale Elaine 3Kaniarz Roger 7 Niemiec Kelly 90Kastury Ashwin 4.5 Niemiec Michael 119Keeta Meghana 9 Nowosatko Michael and Marian 5Kim Christiana 8.5 Ortwein Stan 179.5Kim Jane 2.75 Osman Mohamed 86.25Kizy Adriane 3 Ostrowski Andrew 7.5Korg Daniel 5.75 Packla Carole 11.5Kornacki Rosemary 26 Padala Ajitha 8Kramer Denise 5.5 Park Semi 8Krishnan Aditi 3 Pheiffer Abigail 6Lambrecht Jeff and Colin 11 Plouffe Jimi 2Lavender John 1368 Plunkard Dawn 2.5Lavender Sue 294.25 Porter Kayla 8Leach Richard 10 Preslow Diane 652.5Lee Jaehee 3 Pressley Howard 7Lee Chris 2.5 Preston JoAnn 122.25Lepore Jim 4 Preston Robert 25.25Lewandowski Christal 1 Price Roberta 2Lindsey Kevin 21 Randol Ward 540.7Lindsey Susan 41.5 Rose Kris 16.5Lipski Abigail 5.5 Romanchik Maureen 4.5Liu Minesula 5.5 Schairer Janet 4.5Loftus Beate 72.5 Sengupta Shimonti 4Lucas Ray 311.25 Schultheiss Flo 43.5Iceman Alison 2.5 Sclhachter Art 42Iceman Judy 2.5 Sears Shannon 1.5Marshall Glen 505 Seidel Matthew 10Martz Julie 7.5 Seifferlan Andre 2McFarland Kay 44 Shin Chan 2McGee Tim 3.5 Shin Summer 8.5McLean Lynn 245 Smith Elizabeth 1.5Miller Trevor 8.5 Snemitraku Lueda 10.5Miller Donna 1.33 Soorya Pooja 37.5Moeller Cathy 1 Siess Judy 8.75Morrison Mike 7 Srinivasan Netha 46Murphy Latasha 7.5 Srinivasan Vaibhav 3.25Navratil Terry 3 Srivatja Anagha 4

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Service Hours Service HoursStabinsky Emily 8.75 Worrel Megan 18.5Sterk Devon 2 Xia Elise 4.25Stewart Cindy 8 Yang Claire 2Suszek Stephanie 12 Young Anna 2.5Telke Scott 3 Young Gerry 25.25Tingley Linda 3 Zaleski Nancy 8Tingley Mike 3 Zhay Jennifer 3Urbanski Rita 51 Zhi Jenny 5.5Usui Eriko 4.5 Ziemba Bill 434Valenti Valerie 5 Ziemba Ron 5.5Valenti Norman 5 Ziemba Kathy 6VanDaele Austin 2.5 Mission Possible Youth 160Vick Carolyn 3 Troy Garden Club 734.25Warren Bill 2 The Disney Store 55.5Wills Pete 9 Scarecrow Builders in "Field Office" 134Wisniewski Sharon 11.5 Church of Jesus Christ of LaterWon Kaylee 3 Day Saints 230Woolaver Ryan 2 Collections Volunteers 372

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Appendix 1 Collections Report

Volunteer Hours: The Collections Service are also included on page 10

• Stacie Milio (THS, 25 hours) Documented and arranged General Store displays • Kylie Gignac (THS, 45 hours) Documented and arranged General Store displays • Samantha Lawrence (Intern, + 140 hours) Surveyed clothing held in archives and developed a

conservation plan, arranged IAAP collection. • Emily Blakowski (THS, 16 hours) Parks and Recreation Slide project • Beate Loftus (THS, 25 hours) Parks and Recreation Slide project • Chrystal Lewandowski (THS, 12 hours) Institutional Memory Project scanning • Hannah Sabal (Mini-‐practicum Student, Wayne State, 44 hours) Worked on the Institutional

Memory project under collections supervision • Tammy Gilyan (Community Service Volunteer, 30 hours) Log Cabin, Poppleton, Parsonage and

General Store deep-‐clean, main building basement cleanup, sealed metal artifacts displayed outdoors

• Linda Bannerton (Community Service Volunteer, 7 hours) Main building basement cleanup • Melissa Luberti (THS, 4 hours) Embracing excellence event • Caitlin Brennecke (THS, 4 hours)Embracing excellence event • Andrea Ursu (high school student, 2 hours) • Emily Wang (high school student, 2 hours) • Kay McFarland (THS, 9 hours) reorganized the Village Resource Library • Pooja Sonya (THS, 3 hours) • Erika Proschkow (THS, 4 hours)

Collections Donors Fred Barnard Emily Berezowsky Thomas Brant Richard Brisson Laurel Chonkich Joy Clippert Tim Dow Barbara Frye Barbara Knight

Helina Leary Diana McKay Shirley Mahut Nancy Russell Debbie Stewart Jeanne Stine Linda Stone Troy Public Library

Accessions:

• Barnard family photographs and documents were loaned to the Village by Fred Barnard for digitization. They will be added to the digital collection

• Additional original Barnard Family photographs and documents were gifted to the Village and will be added to the Barnard collection

• 1 mid-‐19th century baby cradle • 4 early 18th century chairs • 2 mid-‐19th century parlor chairs


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• 1 mid-‐19th century rocking chair • 3 boxes of books (1890-‐1920) • 1 Martha Washington sewing table • 1 framed farm print • 1 transferware turkey platter • 1 brown quilt c. early 20th century • 1 bed spread c. early 19th century • 1 oak commode • 1 brass baby bed • 1 block print in simple wood frame • 2 paintings formerly in the Troy Public Library collection • 2 lanterns from the Barnard family • 1 pole torch from the Barnard family • 1 Tobacco Chest • 1 early 19th century black chair with arm rests • 2 produce crates • 1 egg carrier • 1 DVD of Robinson-‐Frye photographs of Pontiac, Michigan • 1 cut glass bowl with unusual repairs • 1 cigar press

Deaccessions: Staff adheres to the deaccession policy and procedure outlined in Sec 11.0 of the THV Archive & Collections Operating Procedures. Following this policy, any funds derived from the sale of deaccessioned materials will be restricted and only used to acquire primary source materials or artifacts that fit the approved scope of the THV collections.

• Approximately 20 glass jars with no labels or history and no useful purpose in Collections was deaccessioned and will be donated or recycled at a later date

• A collection of buttons was deaccessioned and transferred to use as display and teaching tools • A pair of broken eyeglasses • A dozen photo frames which were unsuitable for repair or display were recycled • Farm equipment behind Wagon Shop that was deteriorated past use or repair was

deaccessioned. Several smaller items were sold to an antique dealer in Warren. The status of the remainder of the farm equipment is under review by Collections team. The best representations will be retained and deteriorated material will be deaccessioned.

Completed Projects F Y 2015-‐2016:

• 365 Project photos and source materials gathered for blogs from July-‐Dec 2015 • Regular blog posts by collections staff Jan-‐June 2016 • Community Choice Credit Union Rotating Display


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• Collections Policies and Procedures guide developed by Collections staff with input by Ward Randol

• THV HistoryPin page, maintained by Melissa Luberti • History to You (H2U) collaboration with Education Staff to enrich offsite programming with

authentic artifacts • Source material gathered for Walking Tour brochure of the village • Display at Troy Nature Center, showcasing artifacts from around the world and highlighting

different sap collections for Maple Syrup Days • Institutional Memory Project is continues under collections supervision • Parks and Recreation Slides have been scanned under collections staff supervision • Embracing Excellence Event Display designed with Michael Nowosatko • Partnership formed between Detroit Historical Society and Troy Historical Society to provide

artifacts for this summer’s “Throwback Thursday” programs at the Village • Art Mix and Mingle behind the scenes tour • Interpretive sign text developed for artifacts in front of Main building

By accepting this Annual Report for FYE 2016, the Troy City Council accepts accessioned donations to the to the Troy Historic Village Archive & Collections and approves the deaccession and proper disposal of items as listed in this Annual Collections Report.


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Appendix 2

Troy Historical Society Board of Trustees, 2015-‐16

First Name

Last Name Officers Affiliations

Barbara Chambers Code Enforcement Officer, City of Clawson; community representative, Troy Historic District Commission

Jim Crandall Retired corporate and real estate tax consultant.

Alison Iceman Environmental Services Specialist, Health Cure

Judy Iceman President Administration and Sales, SunTel Services; troop leader, Girl Scouts of America, five years

Ida Edmunds Troy School Board community representative

John Lavender Treasurer Retired Networking Consultant, IBM; volunteer instructor, Troy Senior Computer Center; President, St. Augustine Lutheran Church & School Foundation

Sue Lavender Retired bookkeeper; Recording Secretary, State Board Lutheran Child and Family Service Auxiliary; member and Past Treasurer, Oakland County Quilt Guild

Michael Nowosatko Small business owner; graphic designer; Committee Chairman, Troop 1701, Boy Scouts of America

Ward Randol VP Asst. Treasurer

Attorney, Dickinson Wright LLC; member, Troy Downtown Development Authority

Preston JoAnn Troy Garden Club

Roberta Price Secretary Adjunct Professor, Macomb Community College

Judy Siess Retired, Michigan Family Independence Agency; past Board member, YWCA of Metro Detroit

Cynthia Stewart City of Troy community representative Community Affairs Director; Past President, Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Club of Troy; Board of Directors, Troy People Concerned; Board of Directors, Troy Youth Assistance

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