Old York Heritage Campaign
To ensure that Old York continues to meet the needs of our community, we embarked in 2005 on a $2.8 million capital campaign. The Old York Heritage Campaign raised the funds necessary to reconstruct and adapt the historic Remick barn to serve as a new education and exhibition center and strengthened the endowment to provide for the museum's financial security.
In 2006, the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Old York a $500,000 Challenge Grant. In order to secure these funds, they needed to be matched three-to-one by private contributions. In addition to the grant, our effort was designated a We the People project, recognizing this as a model program that advances the study, teaching and understanding of American history and culture. We asked our community to join along with other families, businesses and foundations to complete this campaign and meet the challenge.
Since the fall of 2004, individuals, families, businesses and foundations made significant commitments to the campaign helping The Museums of Old York surpass our goal of raising $2.8 million to build a new education and exhibition center. In June 2007, Old York Heritage Campaign Chair Russell Peterson, Executive Director Scott Steven and President of the Board Cal Hosmer officially broke ground for the new facility, which opened in 2008 with a new slate of programs, events and a wonderful folk art exhibit, In the Eye of the Beholder.