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 will raise the funds necessary to reconstruct and adapt the historic Remick barn to serve as a new education and exhibition center and strengthen the endowment to provide for the museum's financial security.
Last year, the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Old York a $500,000 Challenge Grant. In order to secure these funds, they must 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. Now we ask our community to join along with other families, businesses and foundations to complete this campaign and meet the challenge!
With a gift to the Old York Heritage Campaign, you will join Elizabeth Perkins and a distinguished group of people who cherished and preserved remnants of York's past so they might add meaning and enjoyment to our lives. We can honor their foresight by making the best use of the buildings, objects and documents they left as educational resources. Let us make our legacy the preservation of these treasures so future generations can find fascination and meaning through their ongoing exploration.
To date, the Old York Historical Society has raised just over $2.5 million as a part of its first capital fundraising effort to build a new education and exhibition center. This June, 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.
Since the fall of 2004, individuals, families, businesses and foundations have made significant commitments to the campaign. To reach our goal of $2.8 million, we need to raise an additional $125,000. We invite you to make a lasting gift to your community by contributing to the Old York Heritage Campaign. For more information on the project, or to learn how you can help us reach our goal, please call Executive Director Scott Stevens at (207) 363-4974.