Annual General Membership 2016 Museum Review February 8, 2017 - Destin History and Fishing Museum
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Annual General Membership
2016 Museum Review
February 8, 2017
Museum Board Members Museum Staff
Executive Board:
Executive Director:
President: Don Rogers
Vice President Lloyd Taylor Kathy Marler Blue
Treasurer: John Lefler
Secretary: Terry Long
Associate Director:
Museum Board:
Tarra Wixom
Janie Browning
Rick Derek
Parker Destin
Norm Hall
Tina Harbuck
Terri Hensley
Mike Spigelmire
Russell Wamble
Annual Corporate Sponsors
VISIT THE MUSEUM VISIT THE MUSEUM
Scavenger hunts for the young and
5,500 sq. ft. of exhibit space “young at heart”.
Park complex including seine boat, Personal tour by museum volunteer or
mullet boat, net reel, memorial staff.
walkway and first post office Audio Tour with MP3 players &
building headsets or Exhibit QR Codes accessed
Over 75 mounts of locally caught from your smartphone.
fish Book a tour for your group. School,
Rodeo Gallery featuring “all things home school, scouts, corporate,
Destin Fishing Rodeo” service industry, seniors, family
History of the early pioneer families reunions. The museum makes a great
History of the fishing industry pairing with a local boating excursion
Reef and Shark Dry Aquariums or luncheon.
Historic photographs and artifacts Support the Museum with a
membership, donation, or Annual
Corporate Sponsorship.
Destin History & Fishing Museum
General Meeting February 8, 2017
---Treasurer’s Report: Calendar Year 2016 John Lefler - DHFM Treasurer
The calendar year 2016 was the most successful year in the history of the Museum on a number of fronts:
• Attendance at to Museum set an annual record of 10,634 visitors
This was due to improved advertising, website, and newly added exhibits, funded by expanded fundraising efforts detailed below;
• Best financial performance since the Museum’s inception
Necessary improvement due to a difficult 2015 due to extensive building repairs, and unfunded start to the exhibit expansion
program;
Key fundraising efforts started in 2016:
Started the Annual Corporate Sponsorship program,
Began Tourist Development Council funding of expanded exhibits,
Substantial donations by local individuals, including aboard members, and
Continued support of local businesses.
• Sufficient improved Museum funds to allow the hire of a qualified Associate Director, Tarra Wixom
Will provide needed support for Executive Director, Kathy Marler Blue, to expand services and activities of the Museum.
• Thanks to these outstanding efforts by Board members, including this year’s new members, and especially volunteers and staff, the
Destin History & Fishing Museum continues to grow and provide ever expanding services to the City of Destin and the residents and
visitors to Okaloosa County.
We Invite You To Come Help Us Grow!
2015 to 2016 Accomplishments • Museum Heritage Park Complex with restoration & addition of the seine boat Primrose, mullet boat Lil Jimmy, net reel and original Post Office with “Footprints in the Sand” memorial paver walkway. • Addition of “Rodeo Gallery” presentation room featuring the history of the Destin Fishing Rodeo thru videos, photographs and artifacts. Gallery seats up to 50 visitors and utilizes latest AV equipment for presentations. • Audio Tour for self-guided tours in several formats. Visitors can use at no added cost, MP3 Players with headsets or download the free QR Code Reader on their phone. The QR Code Reader app accesses each tour script in written and audio form at each of the labeled sites throughout the museum. Audio Tour added to the Old Destin Post Office on continuous loop. • New exhibit entitled: “The Rodeo Fishbench”. This swingframe exhibit features the fishing tournament species including the scientific data on each fish, local captain comments, the Rodeo record for the species, and photos of local Rodeo catches. • New exhibit entitled: “Gone, But Not Forgotten”. This swingframe exhibit features the stories of some of the early individuals who left their mark on Destin and its development. They were leaders that helped create the great social and economic base what would be built on over the years to bring Destin to the World Class Resort of today. • Research area including information and genealogical data on the founding families. • New exhibit: a 12 foot American Alligator, great “photo-opportunity” spot inside the museum. • Created a 30-second commercial with Beach TV which ran June, July & August. • Participated with www.realgoodtv.com for the background video of Lisa Blackwell’s “Beyond the Music/Destin”. The site also features the music video by Kevin Sport entitled, “Destin”.
Audio Tour
Museum and Old Post Office
Museum Heritage Park
Paver Relocation & Mullet Boat Restoration
Rodeo Gallery Presentation Room Facilities
Early Family History Exhibit Euro-Design Classic Floor Swinging Entitled: “Gone, But Not Forgotten” Panel Display Twenty five 30’X40” panels Floorstand Design This exhibit will feature the stories of those individuals who left their mark on Destin and its development that helped create the great social and economic base. This will be an ongoing exhibit.
Expand Destin Fishing Rodeo Exhibit
“Rodeo Fishbench”
Steel Swinging Panel Countertop
Display
Two sets of twelve 20” X 24” panels
Tabletop Design on Custom
“fishbench”
This exhibit will feature the main
species of locally caught fish. Each
species data exhibit will include:
the scientific information on the
species, a prologue from a local
captain on the species, and a
collection of 4”X6” photos of local
anglers with the species.2017 Plans • Add additional fishing videos to the Rodeo Gallery • Add Rodeo Weighmaster recorded stories thru QR Reader access to the Rodeo Gallery • Recreation of the Rodeo Leaderboard in the Rodeo Gallery • Create a “Science of Fish” and Children’s “hands-on” exhibit • Add historic data markers to the Museum Historic Park Complex on founding families • Add exhibit including early historic documents • Reconfigure the Pioneers of Paradise exhibit • Increase inventory of mounts of locally caught fish species • Build a new Native American artifact exhibit • Develop and install a commercial fishing exhibit • Broaden advertising and promotion • Increase programming • Initiate a digital artifact inventory system • Build a new backlit exhibit housing to hold the early church history and local church stained glass
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