Yankton County Historical Society

"THE DAKOTA TERRITORIAL MUSEUM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT AN ONGOING PLAN TO MOVE ITS COLLECTIONS TO A NEW STORAGE FACILITY. THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE A MOVE COORDINATOR, PURCHASE AND INSTALL STORAGE FURNITURE AND MOVING SUPPLIES, AND ENGAGE A CONSULTING CONSERVATOR TO MENTOR THE MOVE TEAM AND ENSURE THE PROPER CARE AND HANDLING OF MATERIALS. THE MUSEUM WILL COLLABORATE WITH OTHER MUSEUMS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION TO TRAIN COLLECTION STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, IMPROVING THEIR COLLECTION MANAGEMENT SKILL SET. THE TRANSFER OF THE NEWLY INVENTORIED, REHOUSED, LABELED, AND PACKED COLLECTIONS FROM ITS CURRENT FACILITY TO A NEWLY REHABILITATED HISTORIC BUILDING WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO GAIN INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROL OF ITS COLLECTIONS."

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

THE YANKTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S DAKOTA TERRITORIAL MUSEUM WILL INCREASE DIGITAL ACCESS TO THEIR COLLECTION AND PROGRAMMING FOR THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY. STAFF WILL ADVANCE ONLINE SERVICES TO MAKE THE MUSEUM'S HISTORIC COLLECTION MORE ACCESSIBLE TO RESEARCHERS AND CLASSROOMS, AN ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBER WILL BE HIRED TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A POST-COVID PROGRAMMING POLICY AND CURRICULUM. THE MUSEUM WILL CONSULT WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATORS TO REVIEW EXISTING HISTORICAL SOCIETY EXHIBITIONS TO ASSESS PROGRAMMATIC RELATIONSHIPS TO THEIR CORE CURRICULUM NEEDS AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE PARTNER PROGRAMS. THE MUSEUM WILL ALSO BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND ALLIANCES WITH REGIONAL SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FIND WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER TO BETTER SERVE COMMUNITIES POST-COVID.