2025-10-06T09:06:24-07:00 2024-12-31 270066357 LORI RIISKA CPA LLC 16 UNION ST WINSTED CT 06098 990 2024-01-01 066085784 CANTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC CANT 8606705865 11 FRONT STREET CANTON CT 06019 LORINDA M PANE TREASURER 8606705865 2025-10-01 true true Lori Riiska CPA P00655143 8603796360 2025-10-06 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CANTON HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC KATHLEEN TAYLOR 45 WICKHAMS FANCY COLLINSVILLE CT 06019 68648 false X N/A X 1965 CT EDUCATION, CULTURE, HISTORY, PRESERVATION OF ARTIFACTS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF CANTON, CONNECTICUT AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS. 12 12 3 75 100 0 20999 39207 6650 299 417 2670 22011 23923 50077 66099 0 0 5932 7852 0 5931 42681 48514 48613 56366 1464 9733 671884 682172 1781 1543 670103 680629 TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF THE CANTON MUSEUM. TO EDUCATE VISITORS ON THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LOCAL MANUFACTURING BASE, LIFESTYLES IN THE VICTORIAN ERA, AND THE TOOLS AND TRADES PRACTICED IN THE AREA. THE LIFE OF SETTLERS AND PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS ARE INCLUDED IN PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS. false false 4206 0 299 MUSEUM OPERATIONS - TOURS ARE GIVEN BY THE MUSEUM STAFF AND OTHERS ON ASPECTS OF LIFE IN THE CANTON ENVIRONS AND DESCRIBING THE USE OF ITEMS CONTAINED IN THE COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH INDIVIDUALIZED TOURS BEING OFFERED. APPROX 3,000 INDIVIDUALS FROM THE U.S. AND SEVERAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES TOURED THE MUSEUM. SEVERAL OPEN HOUSES ARE HELD EACH YEAR TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO VIEW THE COLLECTION FREE OF CHARGE. THE IN-KIND DONATIONS OF OUR VOLUNTEER STAFF ARE INTEGRAL TO THE SUPPORT OF THESE ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO VIEWING THE COLLECTION, SOME VISITORS USE THE MUSEUM LIBRARY AND COLLECTION AS RESEARCH FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS, AUTHORS WRITING BOOKS ON VARIOUS TOPICS, TV PRODUCERS DOING RESEARCH FOR HISTORICAL SHOWS AND PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH ON THEIR FAMILIES. 29337 0 6082 GROUP TOURS AND LOCAL HISTORY PUBLICATIONS ARE PROVIDED TO MEMBERS AND VISITORS. THE MUSEUM TRIES TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN CONTINUING EDUCATION ABOUT ELEMENTS OF OUR PAST, AND HOW THEY AFFECT OUR CURRENT LIVES THROUGH RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION OF VARIOUS MATERIALS. IN ADDITION SPECIAL GROUP TOURS ARE ARRANGED FOR STUDENTS, SENIORS, SCOUTING GROUPS, AND OTHERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE MUSEUMS COLLECTIONS. THE MUSEUM GIFT SHOP CARRIES SEVERAL BOOKS RELATING TO LOCAL HISTORY AS WELL AS A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL MAPS AND EPHEMERA FROM THE COLLINS COMPANY (AX FACTORY) THAT OPERATED IN TOWN. A LECTURE SERIES BRINGS SPEAKERS FROM A VARIETY OF FIELDS RELATED TO HISTORY THAT AFFECTED CANTON. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS THE PRIMARY AUDIENCE. 33543 true false false false false false false true false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 3 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 true false false false true true false true true false false true false false true false false false X CAROL BARLOW 8606930407 321 CHERRY BROOK RD CANTON CT 06019 TOM AYRES DIRECTOR 3.00 X 2400 0 0 KATHLEEN TAYLOR PRESIDENT 20.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROL BARLOW SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 LORINDA PANE TREASURER 6.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ASARO VICE PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNETH TRIOUU DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TIM LEGEYT DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARJORY HARMON DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 GARY HOEHNE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA MURPHY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD SCOTT DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY KRISS DIRECTOR 30.00 X X 2400 0 0 LISA SAMIA OFFICE MANAGER 6.00 X 2400 0 0 7200 0 0 false false false 1350 4750 33107 39207 ADMISSION, TOURS ETC 712110 299 0 0 299 2670 0 0 100 100 100 100 20290 20290 0 20290 6082 2549 3533 3533 66099 2969 100 23823 7200 4000 1600 1600 652 362 145 145 800 267 267 266 650 433 217 0 3075 1538 0 1537 7150 2384 2383 2383 22802 15201 7601 0 7690 5127 2563 0 SECURITY, FIRE PROTECTION 4002 2668 1334 0 LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 2345 1563 782 0 56366 33543 16892 5931 71432 78181 70812 74209 4640 4782 525000 525000 525000 671884 682172 924 347 857 1196 1781 1543 X 97092 97092 525000 525000 48011 58537 670103 680629 671884 682172 9733 793 X false false false X 0 0 20710 60413 54861 35643 56930 228557 5324 8244 16272 14122 6499 50461 0 250 0 250 0 26034 68907 71133 49765 63429 279268 0 0 0 279268 77 15 14 417 2670 3193 77 15 14 417 2670 3193 282461 0.98870 0.99640 0.01130 0.00360 X X X X X false 0 0 525000 525000 525000 PAYROLL TAX 1196 1196 Pt III, Line 4 THE COLLECTION CONTAINS ARTWORK, TOOLS, FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS, DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, VOTING EQUIPMENT, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, FARM TOOLS, CARRIAGES, SLEIGHS AND CARTS. AN 18TH CENTURY PLOW IS CURRENTLY ON LOAN TO ANOTHER MUSEUM AND WE PERIODICALLY LOAN ITEMS FROM THE COLLECTION TO THE TOWN LIBRARY AND OTHER HISTORICAL SOCIETIES. SCHOLARS PERIODICALLY ACCESS SOURCE MATERIALS FOR ARTICLES IN HISTORY PUBLICATIONS AND FOR BOOKS OR OTHER WRITING. GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON THE LOCAL CEMETERIES IS MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND IN OUR MUSEUM LIBRARY. Pt VI, Line 2 A MOTHER AND DAUGTHER BOTH SIT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Pt VI, Line 6 THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION HAVE VOTING RIGHTS TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO MODIFY THE BYLAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION. Pt VI, Line 7a THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION HAVE VOTING RIGHTS TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO MODIFY THE BYLAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION. Pt VI, Line 11b A COPY OF THE PRINTED DOCUMENT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. DISCUSSION WAS ENCOURAGED AND THE BOARD VOTED TO ENDORSE THE DOCUMENT AS PRESENTED. Pt VI, Line 19 AN INDIVIDUAL MAY MAKE A REQUEST, IN WRITING, TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY WHO WILL THEN DETERMINE THE COST OF COPYING THE DOCUMENTS AND MAILING THEM AND WILL REQUEST PAYMENT IN ADVANCE FOR THOSE SERVICES. ONCE PAYMENT IS RECEIVED, COPIES ARE MADE AND MAY BE PICKED UP AT THE MUSEUM OR WILL BE MAILED TO THE INDIVIDUAL PER THEIR REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, SOME DOCUMENTS MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND PUBLIC.