Spring is peeking just around the corner and we are gearing up for our traditional farm activities: the annual Sugaring & Shearing festival sponsored by American 1 Credit Union, our long-serving curriculum program for second graders, the return of Patio Parties in April, and of course plans are well underway for the 11th annual Art, Beer & Wine festival presented by County National Bank to be held June 6.

The winter class schedule has been full of Thursday night fun at Studio 21. This popular painting and wine class had quite a following and was full with a waiting list almost every week. We are glad this class was so popular and it will return again in the fall.

In April we will begin our spring Patio Parties sponsored again by our friends at Rehmann. 2014 saw us averaging 100 attendees per week for music, light snacks and a cash bar on the Granary Patio.

Please plan again to join us for many lovely evenings together Thursday nights from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

You will also notice that there is an events calendar to pull out of this issue and hang in a convenient spot—on your fridge, by your computer—to reference the busy schedule of events. We are always searching for ways to better inform our members. The calendar will be a monthly mailing to our members and they will also be available to visitors at the museum. Please let us know how you like it!

See you soon at the museum!

From the Director

Amy Reimann

The mission of the Ella Sharp Museum is to provide opportunities for everyone to explore, engage in, and enjoy history and the arts.

Board of TrusteesKaren BeersPresident

Anthony GardnerImmediate Past President

Marc EganSecretary

Anna FisherTreasurer

Stephanie DragoFriends Board President

Michael (Mick) Falahee2nd Vice President

Lloyd GantonLori GraceGeorge Hunter Joe Macklin Erin MazurCaryl OffermanLeslie Youngdahl

Amy ReimannExecutive Directoramyr@ellasharp.org

Judy HornDirector of Collections & Exhibitsjudyh@ellasharp.org

Donna RileyDirector of Membership & Developmentdonnar@ellasharp.org

Mara WierzbickiPublic Relations & Visitor Services Coordinatormaraw@ellasharp.org

Stephanie SharpEvent Coordinatoreventcoordinator@ellasharp.org

George MurrayMaintenance Supervisorgeorgem@ellasharp.org

Staff Directory

For the past 40 years, the museum has offered a curriculum-based program for second graders that has been called Pioneer Living. Students arrive to spend the day in the mid-1800s in the log cabin, schoolhouse, wood shop and general store complex. Nearly all second graders in Jackson County participate in the program and many from neighboring counties as well.

This spring we are offering program updates that continue with the curriculum standards and also address 21st century learning styles with more active learning components. Our docent corps has been hard at work learning the new additions and how they dovetail into the previous program. We are excited to welcome “Living History at Hillside” to our growing list of field trip options at the museum!

Pioneer Livingand program updates for spring

collections

Donations to the CollectionNovember 1–January 15

A special thanks goes to the following individuals and organizations for their contributions to the museum’s collection. These valuable items are an irreplaceable part of our history and their addition is greatly appreciated.

Diana AgyCharles & Dana AymondCindy Furnival ConantRobert J. DexterDavid DossGreta FagerlundSherwood & Joyce FurmanCheryl GumperGary HegerbergJohn HaugerPatricia A. HillKirk HoffmanKathryn KeersmaekersJacque KudnerRuss MelvilleClaude MillerDominic PangbornMary ParrettGary & Carol RhinesJohn L. RobeRoberta SextonLetha & Jim ShotwellGary A. TuckerPeggy & Lyle Van RiperJames WestBarbara Zuleski

Why Do We Collect?The Ella Sharp Museum collects to preserve the history and culture of the Jackson area.

The objects we collect are important because they tell us about our heritage and the way our community has evolved.

We use the objects we collect to educate and to create a meaningful experience for our visitors.

If you would like to donate to the museum’s collection, call Judy Horn at 517.787.2320 ext. 228.

exhibits

MoSAIC is a collaborative effort sponsored and funded by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and administered by the Bridges organization. Together, the two organizations are creating a series of conferences and festivals on mathematical connections in science, art, industry, and culture, to be held in colleges and universities around the United States and abroad.

The Ella Sharp Museum is assisting the MoSAIC team with their traveling exhibition by packing artwork, preparing condition reports and arranging shipping. When the exhibit is not traveling, we have the opportunity to share the unique artwork with visitors to the museum.

Singularity House: Free Art will include the work of more than forty artists of various media from Jackson and surrounding areas. Founded in 2011, The Singularity House began as an outlet for open minded individuals to work together to bring together all forms of art.

Written in the Mitten is organized by the Michigan Association of Calligraphers (MAC) and Pen Dragons Calligraphy Guild. There will be an opening reception on April 18, 2 to 4 p.m., with a calligraphy demonstration by Vicki Corwin of MAC and a gallery talk by Jane Ewing of Pen Dragons.

Hurst Gallery Mystery, Magic & Mayhem: Wonders from the American Museum of Magicnow–April 25

Singularity House: Free ArtMay 2–June 13

Emmet GalleryAnother Man’s Treasure: Souvenirs & Memorabilianow–April 11

Written in the MittenApril 18–July 11

Pyron Gallery150 year Journey: From Reading Room to Public Librarynow–April 18

MoSAICApril 25–August 1

Andrews Gallery of Wildlife ArtWanderers: Migratory Animalsnow–May

Never Enough Time GalleryVivian Kellogg and Statuary Clocksnow–May

Museum Exhibit HallwayJackson Civic Art Association, ongoing

Student/TeacherColleen Brogan

IndividualMargaret ActonMatthew AnsonWilliam AnsonKaren BairdThomas BakerKeith BarkmanPat BeffelDerek BehrensDerek BellKathleen BennettTiffany BennettSharon L. BevanFrederick BohyJoan BoldreyJeffrey BradleyLisa BrownAnthony BrownDebra BrownTorrey BrowneCarol BruceSherrie BruglioGerald BuffinJohn Alan BuskirkDavid BylCarolyn CallendarMichael CarrJeanette Wing ChildsM. Jane ClarkeRobert CominiJoseph ContiA. Joan CooperTerry CorneliusDennis CraftJackie CuissRuth DarronJean Ellen DavisAnthony Debias IIIDoris DefoeSusan DieboldPhilip DimitryDawn DukesChelsea EiseleDavid FeliceDavid FenechMitchell FerrissRyan FitzgeraldEdward FleischmannNancy FordNorman FuossSandy GatesGava GrahamRobert GriffinMary Jo GrimesJohn GronerKaren HagenMina HamiErika HammondJoseph HanksJason HaroldMary HarperCarol J. HartstuffTodd HasseCathy HenrySandra HillNicholas Hirsch-BennettSamuel HullJames Jackson

Nancy JenningsEmily JohnsonJennifer JohnsonChristopher JohnstonPatty KaufmanConstance KeeneyDouglas KirbyDavid KnowltonMarionette KubiczBarbara J. LallyMichael LanniKay L. LantisMichael LesleyDana L. LewisM. Joan LockeNancy J. McCormackErikk MarcheseJessica McCrumGregory MckayKurt MehighJames MenkeDarren MillerRichard MooreThomas Morris JrRob MouatDevin MoynihanCarol J. MullholandLaurel A. MurphyPatricia MurphyLeslie NagyMichael NealCraig NicholsTyler NixonGloria NoppeSuzanne OlfierAlyce OostingJustin OsenMichael OtisGregory PatrickLloyd PiersonJeff PolereckyJarrett PriceSharon PrineDesirea PringleDillion RagsdaleDolores RayJudy M. ReynoldsMary RicciardelloJaime RiddleMarjorie RobinsonMarilyn RossmanMarilyn SaariAnn E. ScheeleMary Lou SchinkezBrandon SchlickinDaniel SchmidtSpencer SchutteLaurie SearingJudy SeitzJason SheehyPete ShelbyManpreet SinghTom SlaterDonna J. SmithJames SmithJean A. SniderPam SnyderShaena SparrowRobert StacherskiJason StamberskyThaddeus Stopczynski

Charles StrohaverPamela StuartEllis SwartzelGeorge ViduJane VolkNancy L. WagnerChad WebbRegina WeberKatherine WhiteJoan WiegmanCatherine WieseSeth WillisEmilyWilsonDavid WilsonMitchell WolgastLeslie Youngdahl

DualWilliam & Patricia AlbrightMary & Richard BardBill & Sara BenedettoJerry & Jackie BoothTerrence & Deborah BraunRich & Pat BylerDon & Sharon CalbertWilliam & Jean CookeRobert & Carolyn CulpRobert D’Aoust and Dolores

SlowinskiMichael & Evelyn DigonJim & Carolyn DrakeMike & Ellen EwingNancy & Reno FeldkampMarilin & Bill GinnowJohn & Barbara GriffinIrwin & Sharon HasenwinkleBill & Janet HestwoodVee & Dianne KalninsJeff & Teresa Karr JacksonDan & Molly KaserRonald & Penelope KellerTony & Karen KrupaDennis & Susan LarrabeeMitchell & Kathleen LutyCharles & Suzanne MacfarlaneJerry & Shirley McDevittPaul & Sharon McEnanyAlice MedlarRod & Debbie MellingNorman & Alice MoffattRalph & Ethel OttenMike & Janet PaulLee & Christine ReigleCraig & Judie RockwellDave & Carol SaumRonald & Alice ShanklandSandy & Fred Sill Scott & Elizabeth SolsburgKen & Peg StapletonCharles & Jean StellerRichard & Connie StrunkRobert & Nancy SundayInman & Meribah VandryMelissa & Paul Velandra Scott & Cindy WeaverPhilip & Margaret WebbGary & Christie WillcoxHarold & Barbara WintersRobert & Maureen Ziegler

FamilyFrancis & Janet BerkemeierBruce & Kathi BigelowAaron & Courtney BoatinJack & Sally BunceBrad and Lesley ChoateJim ClimerClark & Betsy ConantCharles & Barbara DeGoliaByron & Amy EnnisMikhail & Kathleen FedewaOmar & Sara FrederickDustin & Nicole GilbertMartha N. GizynskiJere & Nancy HinkleKirk & Jeanine HoffmanElizabeth IngellMartha L. JohnsCorey Jones & Stephanie Turk Sean & Carla KennedyKit & Amanda KirklandConnie & Mickey KressDean & Rose Lewandowski Joseph & Carly MacklinBarry & Lori MalekDonald & Patricia MastersAaron & Rachel MaurerDenny & Buzzy MaurerGwyn McKayRachel MillerTim & Judy MurrayEd & Barb O’ConnorFlo Osborne & Bob HangartnerLindsey Parrott & James Rampton Frank & Carolyn PrattThressa & Douglas RaceDr. and Mrs. K.V. RaoCharles & Kylie RiderMark & Sarah RiskaSharon RouseLarry & Linda ScholzArtem & Kelly SimonenkoJennifer SmithRichard & Lorraine SpencerJim & Staci StuartJeff & Kathy ThomasCharles & Barbara WellmanPhil & Shannon WrzesinskiDan & Sylvia Wymer

SustainerFran AppoloniaDouglas & Pennie AtkinsDavid & Janet BarrettBrian & Sharon BellThomas & Kathryn BoyerWaldo & Helen BreitenwischerDave & Judy BusackBob & Karen ChaprnkaR. Michael & Cynthia ClarkRichard & Monica CollettByron Crary and Cheryl EngerJoan & John CummingsPhilip Curtis & Kimberly HastingsRick & Deb DaviesRobert & Barbara DukeJim & Lenore EganJohn & Carla ElliottThomas & Nancy EvansonShelly & Gary FarhartKevin & Annette FinkIrving & Marlene French

Paula & Andy FriesChuck & Linda FurgasonSuzanne GaertnerRoger & Edythe GilbertCarl & Denni GlickCathy Glick & Larry Halman Bruce & Sue GoldsenAnn M. GreenEdward & Helen GreeneJohn & Susanne HammondJay & Sue HoffmanThomas & Joanne HolmanJohn & Madeleine KinchArt & Barb KnueppelJohn & Jacque KudnerJoel & Robyn LadwigDavid & Linda LaRoweJames A. LefereLynne LoftisTim & Jill MageeClyde and Laurel MauldinMichael & Joan McGivernKent & Traci MelvillePhyllis MurchConnie & Chuck NeeseAllen NickolaiRobert & Marilyn PottsLloyd & Shirley PrestonKonstantin & Chirstine

ProkosWarren & Jean RenandoFlip & Linda Reynolds John & Patricia ReynoldsCynthia Rider & Scott

DensmorePat & Carolyn RollinsEleanor RussellJeffrey Rybicki & Frances

AdamsGary & Pam SchaufflerJim & Jan SeitzWilliam & Irene SonnettDale & Helen SterrettPhilip &Monette ThorrezChris & Lucy VanLonkhuyzenJerri VerhoevenJim & Barbara Zuleski

InvestorArthur & Helen AdamczykJerry & Janie BaglienPhilip J. Chamberlain Tom & Jeanne DraperSusan & John GruelRoy & Joan KaywoodWayne & Christine

Melling-KrantzJack LapinskiKevin & Katie LaveryWesley & Judith LutzJohn and Nancy Toth

BenefactorLawrence & Valerie BullenBob & Jane GroverRebecca MehallSteve & Kathy Syrjamaki

new & renewed members

MemorialsElise “Lisa” Cole

Dolores Slowinski & Bob D’Aoust

Karen DuniganCharles & Julia DempzJackson Area Association of RealtorsAllen E. Spiess Jr. Endowment Fund

Maggie JensenKimberly AdamsMary E. BlivinShelly FarhatHelen FenechJames FlemingJim & Joyce GraceDarlene HammondThe Keersmaekers FamilyJoyce NeubauerKaren ParkerJohn & Christine PikelDee & Tony PoehailosJudy ScheelMarjean SchneiderDiane Wakeford

Gary & Christie Willcock

Charles “Roger” KortenBob & Dawn Hardy

Eleanor Beaman RyanChuck & Sue Wrzesinski

A. Bennett SchramAnne Castle Marion

contributions & memorialsIn Honor ofLynne Loftis, and the exemplary effort and accomplishments accorded the museum during her tenure

Warren & Eugénie Cook

Martha Fuerstenau, Kate Martin, and Steve & Amy Sayles

Travis & Georgia Fojtasek

Glenn McJennett Joseph Feinberg

DonationsAndy & Sandy AndrewsCharles & Dana AymondCatherine CampbellBryon & Amy EnnisFriends of the Ella Sharp Museum

Gift ShopThe Hancock FoundationJackson Audubon SocietyJackson Handweavers Guild

In-Kind DonationsJimmie’s Wrecker ServiceJohnny’s Tree Service Miller Truck & Storage Co.Florence OsborneAllen Spiess, Jr.

Year End AppealWilliam & Karen AbbottBrian and Jane AdamczykRobert & Katherine AlbertsonAndy & Sandy AndrewsDouglas A. BarberKaren M. Barnes

Isabelle BrownAlfred & Marie BrueyDavid & Judy BusackPat ChipmanStephen ConleyBea & A.P. CookRichard & Deborah CraftJacquelyn E. CuissRobert & Carolyn CulpCharles T. & Barbara DeGoliaCharles & Julia DempzPeg EatonCarl & Linda EnglishJack EsterlineThomas & Nancy EvansonMick & Jessica FalaheeAnna E. FisherJason & Kristin FlickIrving FrenchGeorgia & Travis FojtasekMartha FuerstenauSharon GiftJamie & Lori GraceJim & Joyce GraceBetty HalseyAl & Jo HooperDorothy L. HufferRichard & Mary Ann JohnsonBrenda JonesRon & Marvel JonesBarry & Ellen KeatleyKathryn KeersmaekersJon & Donna LakeKay L. LantisDave & Linda LaRoweDorothy Lis & Richard SykesGeorgia LudwigFrank & Chris LusebrinkJan & Bob LutonMarcia C. MacCready

Peggy MaherRichard & Helen MarshPatricia MartoiaM. Lynn MillerKim Minix & Rusty HaagDaniel & Caryl OffermanSuzanne K. OlfierCynthia O’RourkeSally PesetskyLloyd & Shirley PrestonCynthia ReeveFlip & Linda ReynoldsCynthia RiderVivian E. RittenhouseJohn C. & Dorothy M. RoseEdward ScottMary E. ScroggsCurtis SeibertAlice ShanklandMike & Lonnie ShoreFaith F. Small Foundation TrustKen & Ruth SmithRussell & Virginia SmithDyane SnowAllen SpiessPaul B. StowellRobert & Nancy SundayDon TassieJean TaylorPhilip & Monette ThorrezMargaret TietjenThomas TrosinEthel M. VanSchoyckFrancene WingoCarol WoodhurstChuck & Sue WrzesinskiWendy WygantLeslie YoungdahlRuss & Mary YoungdahlLee & Helen Zimmerman

Member spotlight: Patio PartiesPlease join us again this season on Thursday evenings for live music, a snack, and a drink from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., April 16 through September 3. The event is free for members, $3 for non-members.

Take a stroll through our galleries and sculpture-filled grounds while you’re here! Like and follow us on Facebook—all the musical details and more will be posted there, as well as on our website and in your weekly Inside View email. We are pleased to be sponsored again by Rehmann for the entire 2015 season.

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