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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#202020;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">Due to the pandemic and an underway assessment of our collection storage, the Historical
Museum at Fort Missoula has placed a temporary collections donation moratorium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="583" height="222" style="width:6.0694in;height:2.3125in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D64E25.D7123720"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#202020;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#202020;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hello Friends, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Due to the pandemic and that we are currently in the process of a collections storage assessment through the American Association of Museums, the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula is temporarily suspending
all donations to the permanent collection at this time. We will re-evaluate the situation in September. Thank you for your understanding during this time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The reasoning behind this decision is three-fold:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">To minimize interactions between staff and the public.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Due to restrictions on volunteer hours, we have an absence of the needed volunteers and interns who assist the staff in processing incoming donations.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">The overwhelming generosity of the community over the last few years (we have added almost 7,000 artifacts of all types to the collection since Jan. 1, 2017) has led to a shortage in storage space.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Some breathing room will allow staff time to reorganize current storage spaces to create room for more artifacts.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please help us get the word out on the moratorium and check our website or Facebook page for updates on the status of donations. If you have any questions please contact Ted Hughes at 406-258-3472 or
</span><a href="mailto:thughes@missoulacounty.us">thughes@missoulacounty.us</a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you for supporting the Historical Museum and trusting us to preserve the material treasures of our state’s history. We look forward to sharing the stories of our past with you again soon.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ted Hughes, Curator of Collections<span style="color:#202020;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Jessie Rogers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Development & Communications Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:#163516"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FFC000">"Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:#163516"><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#FFC000">–Desmond Tutu</span></i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FFC000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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