North Tonawanda History Museum © Herchell Gallery

The North Tonawanda History Museum's Board of Trustees, in order to ensure the permanence of the new museum organization, has established endowment funds with donations already made for specific purposes. Only the earnings on the funds will be used at some time in the future when the funds have grown enough to provide sufficient annual income to be utilized for the intended purpose of each fund. The proceeds will be preserved and hopefully increased with future donations to the funds.

The “Collections Acquisition & Exhibit Maintenance Endowment Fund” was initiated with five Charter Life Memberships in the Museum's first year of existence, from three local individuals and two former residents, one now a California resident and one a North Carolina resident. Additional sums in smaller amounts have also been donated for this purpose and have also been deposited in this fund.

Membership dues for this category of membership have created the beginning of an endowment fund, the earnings of which only will be used in the future for Collections Acquisition and Exhibit Maintenance.

The “North Tonawanda Heritage Program Endowment Fund” was initiated to provide for future operating expenses. This fund has been established with donations from Caroline Blondin Hamilton, in memory of Peter E. Blondin and Gertrude E. (Brown) Blondin; and Joseph and Angela Gunta, in memory of William and Lucia McCarthy.

Caroline Blondin Hamilton In memory of Peter E. Blondin and Gertrude E. (Brown) Blondin

“The Future of Our Past” Capital Fund, while not an endowment fund, is a restricted fund to provide for the future permanent home of the museum and the continuing needs. The Board of Trustees hopes that this will eventually become an endowment fund to provide for the continuation of the physical home of the Museum. The fund was established with donations from The Friends of the North Tonawanda Public Library, William R. Lewis, Esq., Thomas J. Love, Michael Rand, and the Downtown Merchants Association of North Tonawanda. For more information please visit our "The Future of Our Past" Capital Fund section HERE.

The "Educational Programming Fund" is a restricted fund, the contents of which will be used only for educational programming and equipment and supplies needed for educational efforts of the Museum. It was begun with a donation by Diana R. Harrison, in memory of her fathre, Donald Gyulovics, and in recognition of the dedication and hard work efforts of Judith Mittiga on behalf of the North Tonawanda History Museum.

DONORS TO OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FUND

Diana R. Harrison in memory of Donald Gyulovics

In recognition of the dedication and hard work efforts of Judith Mittiga on behalf of the North Tonawanda History Museum

Individuals wishing to know more about these funds are invited to contact Museum representatives at 314 Oliver Street. The Museum's summer hours are now in effect: Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon. For additional information, please call 213-0554 or e-mail to nthistorymuseum@aol.com or visit the Museum's website at www.nthistorymuseum.org .