Following their best year in terms of traffic, two local organizations are approaching their annual meetings on a celebratory note. The Lower Lake Historic Schoolhouse Museum and the Historic Courthouse Museum in Lakeport have had record numbers of visitors this fiscal year. At both museums, more students have participated in tours and educational programs than any one year in the history of both institutions. In total, between July 2015 and June 2016, one in five elementary school students in Lake County came through these two museums on a tour.
This remarkable increase in outreach is part of a renewed push by the museums and the non-profits that support them to reengage with the community like never before.
With this positive news, the Lower Lake Historical School Preservation Committee and the Friends of the Lake County Museum will take up the next steps at their annual meetings
The Lower Lake Historical School Preservation Committee (LLHSPC) pays for the school buses to bring students to the Schoolhouse Museum. Over the years they have also worked tirelessly to preserve the California Point of Historical Interest that is the Lower Lake Schoolhouse.
The public can attend the general membership meeting of LLHSPC on Saturday, June 25 at noon at the museum. Snacks and refreshments will be provided and officers and board members will be voted in.
The Friends of the Lake County Museum pay for the school buses that transport students to the Historic Courthouse Museum for educational programs and tours. With their support, the museum has also been able to purchase professional exhibit supplies and furniture, which you can see on display at the Courthouse Museum’s new exhibit “Crime and Punishment in Lake County: 1861-1930.”
Join the Friends at the Historic Courthouse Museum on Thursday July 14 at 5:30 p.m. Food and refreshments will be served as the annual report is presented and officers and board members are voted in.
Both general meetings are an opportunity to learn more about these two non-profits and what the museums have planned for the next fiscal year.
