Picture taken at front door of the Hume-Carnegie Museum Looking East	15 Albums of pictures of Mendota's past Album's compiled by Leo and Norma Muhlach	Folding rocking chair brought to Mendota in the 1870's by the Peart Family. Donated by Ruth Osgood	Clock once located in a jewelry store in Mendota. Train conductors used it to set accurate time on their watches.
Pictures from the Hume-Carnegie Museum

Dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the people, commerce, and industry of the Mendota area.
 

Suggested Donation: $2.00 Adult - $1.00 Student - $3.00 Hume-Carnegie and Union Depot Museums

Or by appointment

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Administrative Assistant Job Description

All duties are to be carried out in strict compliance with established Mendota Museum & Historical Society Standards.

Assist the Executive Director to conduct business of the museum including:

Office: Staff the Mendota Museum & Historical Society office; maintain regular published office hours.

Technology: Must have a background in computer with the ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher.  Must be able to create and maintain data bases, calculate within and merge to files.

Correspondence: Write and save thank you letters & receipts for donations; write correspondence requested by the boards including but not limited to: letters, agendas, minutes, and prepare mass mailings.

Membership: Produce membership forms, certificates, letters, notices, and lists; maintain membership data base; and produce periodic newsletters.

Forms and Assist the Executive Director in creating forms to track sales, visitors, and volunteer hours of the museums; maintain a calendar of events; assist with in-house publications; help with exhibits and displays as needed.

Acquisitions: Keep Knowledgeable about the maintenance of the acquisitions database for the museums; assist the acquisition manager to develop forms; develop a standard form and create exhibit labels; create brochures for exhibits as needed.

 Training: Attend seminars dealing with the operations, promotion, and development of the museums, as requested by the Executive Director.

 Meetings: Attend board & committee meetings and other group meetings as requested by the Executive Director;  type minutes of these meetings and maintain an attendance list.

Tours: Assist with the scheduling and conducting of museum tours.

• Extensive photographic collection depicting over 100 years of Mendota area history
• Wild Bill Hickok Collection
• Three Western Cottage organs and a Carpenter organ manufactured in Mendota in late 1800s
• Over 5000 photographs and items of memorabilia from the past 150 years
• Medical exhibit of items from early 1920s Drs. Cook offices
• Gift shop items
• Hume-Carnegie mission statement

10% discount for MMHS members