Our current vacuums are heavy, dated and in many stages of disrepair. To help our volunteers to be more efficient we are hoping to purchase lightweight vacuums for our outlying buildings such as St. Mary’s Church, Brandon Giovanelli Studio & Gallery, Carrie Jacobs-Bond Home and Toti’s Tavern. We’ll keep one at each end of the main buildings which house Archives, Heritage Hall, the Engine House, the Cultural Center, offices, entrances, kitchen, bathrooms, gift shop and the Lee LeBlanc Gallery -yes, we do a lot of vacuuming here! We have received one vacuum and purchased two. We could still use three more. They are about $100 each.

During our annual inspection this year we found major damage in two of our historic buildings: the Lindahl Shingle Mill and the Brandon Giovanelli Studio & Gallery. Together the damage is approximately $25,000 to fix or we would loose these irreplaceable treasures. We have moved ahead with the work and as you can imagine this is a big hit to our budget. If you could consider donating to our Historic Buildings Fund, it would help us refill this fund. Weather and age are always taking their toll on our historic buildings.

The Mining Memorial was heavily damaged due to a weather related roof collapse and has been closed for a couple years. The exterior damage has been repaired and now we need to put these exhibits back in place. Your donations will allow us to continue to tell the story and honor the memory of the men who lost their lives to mining disasters in Iron County. Interior repairs include new sheetrock and painting. Displays that were damaged need to be fixed or recreated, a lot of cleanup needs to happen as well as new signs for us to bring this part of the museum back for you to visit.