Donors Built the Museum - Donors Make the Museum

Museum programs and exhibits are entirely supported by Donations from our Visitors and Friends, as well as Admission Fees, Store Earnings, and Fund-Raising Events.  Since its inception as a donation from the Mendocino County Historical Society to the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, the Museum has a history of counting on and caring for donations that reflect the heritage of Mendocino County.

• Donations of historically and culturally significant items have created this Museum. 
  Mendocino County Museum has an extensive and varied collection made up of objects and documents from all over Mendocino County, from different time periods and cultures and materials.  This collection was assembled through the thoughtfulness and generosity of individuals: those known mostly to their families, those active in their own communities, and those with countywide recognition.  All donations help the Museum to conserve and present the heritage of all who have made their home in Mendocino County. 
  Please call or email the Museum Director regarding potential donations of artifacts and archives through Contact Us.

• Donations of funds are always welcome. 
  Donations may be directed toward the Museum 4E Fund as a whole or toward any one of the four Museum fund areas that each start with "e": Education, Exhibits, Events, Endowment. 
  Donations may also be directed toward specific exhibit subjects, projects,or events.  Please see the Support List below for exhibit subjects and projects.  A list of Museum Events is found on the Calendar page and any event can be sponsored at any level.
  Checks may be written to: Mendocino County Museum with a note that it is to be deposited to the "Museum 4E Fund", or to one of the four fund areas as specified, or to a specific exhibit subject, project or event.  Donations to the Museum are tax-deductible.
  Please call or email the Museum Director regarding potential financial donations through Contact Us.
  

List of Exhibits and Projects in Need of Support
Partial List

• Chairs and benches, sturdy and comfortable, within the Museum for visitors to rest and contemplate
• Listening Station for the Veterans History Project oral histories and videos
• Comment Station at the Willits Creamery Display for people's memories of eating there
• Re-usable and Easily Mobile Display Structure for Traveling Museum Displays around the county
• Curriculum Guides for any of the Museum's long-term exhibits: e.g. the Frolic shipwreck
• Redwood Empire Railroad History Project - joint effort of the Museum and Roots of Motive Power
• Solar Pioneers - proposed research and long-term exhibit related to the evolution of alternate energy