Hardin County Museum Barn Project

I am a huge history nerd. If you've known me for more that 10 minutes you will know this. I've been working on getting a Master in History degree to go alone with my Master in Education degree because well I'm crazy. This is my last semester and I am down to this week and next and I am done. One of my classes is Public History Administration and I absolutely love the class. I've learned so much and I am hoping someday to be able to use this information. Part of the class was we had to partner with a local museum and develop some kind of project with them. Of course I chose the Hardin County Museum, because why wouldn't I? When you live on one of their properties its kind of  a given. My project for the semester was/is to raise money to have the floor of the barn here at the farm museum concreted. Last year a new roof was put on the barn and now it is time to turn attention to the floor. The back of the barn has several supports that are crumbling and need to be replaced as soon as possible. The rest of the floor needs to have the old concrete removed, the floor leveled, and new concrete poured. The purpose of this project is first and foremost to preserve the 100 year old barn. Secondly, it is to make the barn more usable for the museum and the community. Finally, it is to make it more handicap accessible for visitors in wheelchairs and those who have other physical issues.

The cost of the concrete work is $37,893.00. My fundraising goal however is $45,000.00. Why more? The museum would like to be able to use the barn for not only its own programs and events but also be able to rent it out for events such as weddings, reunions, and company picnics. The extra money would allow for a water line to be run to the barn which in turn would allow a sink with running water to be installed in the kitchen area of the barn. My purpose of all this is to ensure that the barn is as usable as possible and will help to generate some much needed income for the museum. Also, if in the future the museum decides to build a brand new museum and move from its facility uptown, the barn will be ready for more events. The barn and the property itself is currently being used as the site for the Kenton FFA Chapter's learning lab and it also is used for their farm education day. By fixing the barn, more events such as these will be possible.

To help raise money for this project I have created a gofundme.com account. This link: http://www.gofundme.com/hchmbarnproject is that page. If anyone is interested in giving you can do so here or money can be send directly to the Hardin County Museum who's link is: http://www.hardinmuseums.org/ marking it Barn Project. Any little bit will be greatly appreciated and will help. Thanks and wish me luck!