The following info is excerpted from the Web site http://www.toledohistorymuseum.org .
The Toledo History Museum (THM) was formed in 2005, incorporated July 1, 2006; and received Federal tax exempt status in September 2007. THM is developing a business plan designed to secure funding for our first physical location.
Toledo is the fourth-largest city in Ohio lacking a major history museum. While there are one-dimensional neighborhood museums in Toledo, our vision embraces all of northwestern Ohio and a portion of western Indiana and southern Michigan. Our story first appeared in the Toledo Free Press, with a subsequent story appearing [pdf] in The Press Newspaper.
THM has the endorsement of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library and the Western Lake Erie Historical Society, with a letter of support from the Maumee Valley Historical Society. THM is a member of the Greater Toledo Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor; and the Ohio Association of Non-Profit Organizations.
The Toledo History Museum Quarterly is published in March, June, September and December in Toledo, OH as a benefit of membership. Subscriptions to the Quarterly are available to libraries for $25 per year. Write to Editor, Toledo History Museum Quarterly, P.O. Box 485, Toledo, OH 43697-0485.
This is your opportunity to be involved in planning a museum that will tell the story of Toledo's history from the Black Swamp days to the present. Joining THM will enable you who live and work ln the Toledo metropolitan area to celebrate our common heritage. We encourage you to print and mail the Membership Application. Members will receive all publications of THM and advance notice of events and activities.
Excerpts from an Oct 26, 2005 Toledo Free Press articled titled Toledo's history merits museum :
Our collaboration has the goal of placing the museum within the Skyway Center complex and aggressively promoting it regionally in a variety of ways and globally on www.skyway.com, Skyway Center's new Web site, which will launch early in 2006. Discussions are preliminary pending further meetings, consultations with interested parties, and many other concerns.
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