9.b WCHS Letter to City of Scandia MN
602 North Main Street P.O. Box 167 Stillwater, MN 55082
651-439-5956
September 11, 2019
Dear City of Scandia:
I am writing to share some good news with you as someone interested in Washington County.
You may know that the Historical Society is in the midst of some very exciting times right now.
We launched a $5 million capital campaign, Preserving Tomorrow’s History, and it is off to a
great start; we have already raised $1.4 million from a small group of foundations at this point.
Our next step is to seek contributions from individuals in the community.
We are writing today to ask you to join us in the Preserving Tomorrow’s History campaign to
renovate the building on Greeley St. into a state-of-the-art historical museum of which we can all
be proud.
We would like to thank you for the time you provided us for our presentation to the Council on
our project. The WCHS will be requesting funding from all the Washington County communities
over the next several months.
The Historical Society has asked the City Council of Scandia for $3,000 per year for five years,
making a total investment into your history of $15,000. It is the Washington County Historical
Society that is the only organization that collects, preserves and disseminates the current and
future history of Scandia!!
Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Brent Peterson Thomas Simonet
Executive Director Board Treasurer