2013 Annual ReportJuly 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013

CincinnatiMuseumCenter

Vision Cincinnati Museum Center will be known for its commitment to understanding the richness of our past, present and future by providing world-class learning

experiences for children and adults.

Mission Cincinnati Museum Center inspires people of all ages to learn more about our world through science; regional history; and educational, engaging and meaningful experiences.

ProfileCincinnati Museum Center is a one-of-a-kind, multi-museum complex housed

in Union Terminal, a historic Art Deco train station and National Historic

Landmark. Museum Center’s major offerings at Union Terminal include:

Cincinnati History Museum Cincinnati History Library & Archives

Duke Energy Children’s Museum Museum of Natural History & Science

Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater

Museum Center is the largest cultural institution in the city of Cincinnati, with more

than 1.3 million visitors per year. Our permanent and temporary exhibits are

supported and complemented by a state-of-the-art collections and research facility,

Geier Collections & Research Center, educational programs, teacher professional

development programs, day and overnight camps, public lectures and programs,

tours of historic sites and community-wide cultural events. In addition,

Museum Center has been working with our collaborative partner, the Ohio Chapter

of The Nature Conservancy, to protect Richard & Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia

Preserve System for more than 50 years. The Preserve is the largest privately-owned

protected natural area in Ohio at 16,000 acres. It provides critical habitat for more

than 100 rare plant and animal species. The Eulett Center is Museum Center’s

research and education facility at The Preserve. It has increased staff research

capabilities, greatly expanded opportunities for educational programming and has

enhanced The Preserve’s relationship with the Adams County community.

In 2009, Cincinnati Museum Center received the National

Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor

for museums and libraries. The award, given by the

Institute of Museum and Library Services, recognizes institutions

for extraordinary civic, educational, environmental, economic,

and social contributions to their communities.

Cincinnati Museum Center is one of only 16 museums in

the United States to receive both the Institute of Museum & Library

Services National Medal and American Alliance of

Museums Accreditation (2012).

Smithsonian Affiliations facilitate a two-way relationship with

the Smithsonian Institution to inspire lifelong learning in

communities across America.

looking atwhat’s insidePg. 5 Strong Roots for STEM Learning

Pg. 6 Putting Energy to the Test

Pg. 8 The Egg Drop Project

Pg. 10 On the Cutting Edge

Pg. 14 More than a Film

Pg. 16 Unearthing Buried Treasure

Pg. 20 Bringing the World to Cincinnati

Pg. 24 The Marriage of Art and Science

Pg. 26 Community Connections

Pg. 28 Making a Difference for Youth, Year after Year.

Pg. 30 Play Time = STEM Time

Pg. 32 Turning Union Terminal into a Concert Hall

Pg. 34 Lasting Impressions: In Memoriam

Pg. 38 STEM: Not Just Now, But in the Past

Pg. 42 National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Photographs by Sarah Brancato.

Dear Friends,

You – and other loyal friends – are the reason we are celebrating another successful year. Without tremendous support from our donors, volunteers, members and community, Cincinnati Museum Center could not make so many learning opportunities happen every day.

Where learning springs to life! This phrase captures our common purpose. Together we strive to create meaningful experiences, inspiration and lasting memories for all throughout Museum Center. You are an important part of that teamwork!

As we considered what accomplishments to highlight in this report, we decided to focus on how Museum Center advances learning in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM is a hot topic these days because it affects all of us. Yes, we need to prepare more STEM workers for the 21st century economy, from preschool children through college interns. We must also develop STEM-literate citizens of all ages, able to make wise decisions about the future of our region, our nation and our world.

As an institution, Museum Center is always aware of how decisions affect our relationship with you. Being good stewards of your time, talent and treasure is one way to show that we value you. We are proud to report that we didn’t just balance the budget this fiscal year; we ended with a surplus. We invite you to see how YOU are making a difference. Your involvement truly enables us to inspire people of all ages to learn more about our world. Thank you!

Gratefully,

Douglass W. McDonald Francie S. HiltzPresident and CEO Chair, Board of Trustees

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Douglass W. McDonald, President and CEO, and Francie S. Hiltz, Board Chair, check out the 1930s phone in the historic Harold C. Schott Union Terminal President’s Office.

Photograph by Sarah Brancato.

Board Chair Francie S. HiltzCivic Leader

Past Chair Otto M. Budig, Jr.President, Budco Group, Inc.

Vice Chair John Q. BaumannPresident and CEO, Ampac

Vice Chair Hon. Jeffery P. HopkinsU.S. Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Vice Chair Cynthia Walker KennyOwner, Cynthia Kenny Creative

Vice Chair Reverend Damon Lynch, Jr.Pastor, New Jerusalem Baptist Church

Vice Chair John M. Tew, Jr., M.D.Prof. of Neurosurgery, The Mayfield Clinic, University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute

Vice Chair Mary ZallaCEO, Landor Associates

Treasurer Steven C. SteinmanChairman & CEO, Sims-Lohman

Secretary Edward D. DillerPartner-in-Charge, Cincinnati Office, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

President and CEO Douglass W. McDonaldPresident and CEO, Cincinnati Museum Center

General Counsel George H. VincentManaging Partner, Dinsmore and Shohl LLP

TrusteesPhillip J. CastelliniChief Operations Officer, Cincinnati Reds

Martiné R. DunnAttorney at Law, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

James C. EllerhorstOffice Managing Partner, Deloitte

Susan B. EslerVP & Chief H.R. & Communications Officer , Ashland Inc.

David E. FoxxChief Executive Officer, d.e. Foxx & Associates

Robert L. Fregolle, Jr.Global Customer Business Development OfficerProcter & Gamble

David L. HausrathRetired Sr. VP & General Counsel, Ashland Inc.

Carrie K. HaydenCivic Leader

Jeffrey P. HinebaughPartner, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Allison H. KroppAttorney at Law, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Gary Z. LindgrenExecutive Director, Cincinnati Business Committee

Mitchel D. Livingston, Ph.D.VP Student Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer, Emeritus, UC

Phillip C. LongDirector Emeritus, Taft Museum of Art

John E. Pepper, Jr.Retired Chairman & CEO, Procter & Gamble ; Honorary Co-Chairman, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center; Retired Chairman, The Walt Disney Co.

Thomas H. Quinn, Jr.President, Bardes Corporation

Johnna ReederVP, Community Relations & Economic Development, Duke Energy

Edwin J. RigaudCo-Director, Taft Business Consulting LLC; President & CEO, Enova Premier LLC

J. Scott RobertsonChairman, RCF Group

Yvonne C. RobertsonCivic Leader

Matthew A. SheakleyPresident, The Sheakley Group

Keith P. SpillerPartner, Executive Committee Member, Thompson Hine LLP

Judith K. Stein, M.D.Civic Leader

Anne Drackett ThomasCivic Leader

Albert W. Vontz IIICo-Chairman, Heidelberg Distributing Company

Kevin WardPresident, Western Ohio, Chase Bank

Emeriti TrusteesDr. Compton Allyn

Benjamin L. Bethell

Helen C. Black

Hazeleen P. Brewster

Catharine W. Chapman

Frank Corbin

Phillip Cox

John F. Crowley

Francis G. Davis

John Diehl

Martiné R. Dunn

Theodore H. Emmerich

Jane Garvey

Priscilla G. Haffner

John W. Hauck

Timothy E. Hoberg

James J. Johnson

Gregory B. Kenny

Robert D. Lindner, Jr.

Kenneth W. Lowe

Alice H. Lytle

Craig F. Maier

Cortland J. Meader

Daniel Meyer

Jennifer P. Mooney

George H. Musekamp, III

Valerie L. Newell

H.C. Buck Niehoff

Robert W. Olson

John A. O’Steen

Dr. O’dell M. Owens

Jack W. Partridge

John Weld Peck

George H. Perbix

David C. Phillips

William C. Portman, III

Carole T. Rigaud

John A. Ruthven

George A. Schaefer, Jr.

Elizabeth Y. Schiff

Michael O. Stough

Ronald Tysoe

Dean Windgassen

Directors Emeriti DeVere Burt

Dr. John Fleming

Dr. Gale Peterson

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Strong Roots for STEM LEARNINGWith three museums, special exhibits, nature preserve, history library & archives and OMNIMAX® theater, we are meeting our community’s need for STEM education as only we can.So what is STEM anyway? First, it’s more than one of – or even the sum of – its parts: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM education takes these four areas and applies them to real-world problem solving and innovation. It centers on projects that cross disciplines.

To design possible solutions, STEM learners work together, developing the analytical and creative skills they need to succeed in today’s economy. Those skillsare good for everyone.

Our informal environment is ideal for sparking interest and curiosity about STEM-related ideas. As a multi-museum complex, we offer more options for self-directed, hands-on learning than any other place in our region. We help people of all ages explore, wonder and think about our world in new ways. Sometimes, in gaining more insights about STEM topics, visitors also discover more about themselves!

Photographs by Michael E. Keating and Sarah Brancato.

Children’s Museum Advisory Board

Allison Hiltz Kropp, Chair

Brad Arnett

Alison Bushman

Stephanie Byrd

Vicki Calonge

Jason M. Farler, CFA

Shawn Gilreath

Consuelo W. Harris

Brett Heekin

Willie Hill

Julie Hoffman

Peter Horton

Jenny C. Laster

Tina R. Macon

Mark McAndrew

Elsira (Elsie) Pina

Robert C. Roberts

Matt Sheakley

Lamont Taylor

Robin Wilson

Donna Zaring

Cincinnati History Advisory Board

David Hausrath, Chair

Hazeleen Brewster

Edward D. Diller

Ashley L. Ford

J. Franklin Hall

Jeff Hinebaugh

Timothy E. Hoberg

Thomas E. Huenefeld

Eric Jackson

Phillip Long

Ed Loyd

Gale E. Peterson

Todd M. Schild

Judith Spraul-Schmidt

Merrie Stewart Stillpass

Tony Strike

Robert Vitz

Jennifer Walke

Richard Wilhelm

Natural History Advisory Board

Henry Alexander

Bob Bergstein

Helen Black

David Bohl

DeVere E. Burt

Brian Carley

Catharine W. Chapman

Stanley Hedeen

Dr. Jay A. Johannigman

Gene Kritsky

Steve Love

David Meyer

Kevin Pape

Nilesh Patel

John A. Ruthven

Keith Spiller

Judith K. Stein, M.D.

Steve Steinman

John M. Tew, M.D

President’s African American Advisory Council

Claudia Abercrumbie

Amin Akbar

Donna Jones Baker

Cynthia Booth

DeAsa Brown

Calvin Harper

Roderick D. Hinton

Myron Hughes

Eric Jackson

Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney

Robert Killins

William J. Madison

William Mallory

Mona Harrison Morrow

Monica Posey

Gwen Robinson

Sean Rugless

Chris Smitherman

Dwight Tillery

Carla Walker

Janice Walker

David Weaver

Dan Yount

The LITE Lab stands for Learning, Innovation, Technology and Education. It’s the place to go for fun and firsthand experiences in creativity and problem solving – the tools of real scientists and innovators.

Take Fantastic Physics, for instance. This LITE Lab STEM Experience is tailored to meet state educational standards for fourth through twelfth graders. It lets students experiment on their own, offering multiple stations for small group engagement. Examples of stations include Create an Anti-gravity Fluid, Explore Nanoscience Applications, and Engineer a Tabletop Trebuchet (a medieval artillery machine used to throw objects at the enemy).

Students don’t just build a small-scale version of the trebuchet. Through measuring the machine’s distance, energy and force, the project raises a modern-day question: How do different designs affect the outcome?

But you don’t have to be on a school visit to enjoy the LITE Lab. Anyone can come! Some of our visitors’ favorite challenges are part of a unique “content partnership” between Museum Center and Duke Energy. Duke Energy has worked closely with us to develop the Duke E-Squares Program, sharing the latest information from their industry with Museum Center staff –and through the program, with our visitors. Through inquiry-based, hands-on activities in the LITE Lab and on the museum floor, anyone can explore how the Duke Energy “4-Es” (Education, Environment, Energy-Efficiency and Economic Development) impact our world. Learn how to make energy using the sun, wind, water or steam—and experiment with different ways to do it more effectively. Discover how people’s everyday actions can make a difference in the environment. Figure out your “carbon footprint” and then investigate how to reduce it. What can you do differently to become part of the solution?

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PuttingEnergyto the

Test“Museum Center provides Duke Energy with an ideal venue to share important messages about energy efficiency, the environment and economic development. We are delighted with our partnership because it enables us to reach customers in an engaging way. ” - Karen Monday, Vice President, Foundation & Business Management, Duke Energy

Hands-on Discovery in the LITE Lab makes STEM learning fun for students and visitors of all ages.

Photographs by Michael E. Keating and Sarah Brancato.

Left: Students hone their innovation and problem-solving skills in the LITE Lab, “experiment central” in the Museum of Natural History & Science.

The Egg Drop Project: Museum Center, part of the Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative, helps schools and corporate engineers come together.

It wasn’t your usual school day.

On May 24th sixth graders from Silverton Paideia Academy tested their problem solving, creativity and design skills in Union Terminal’s Rotunda.

Before the crucial experiment, Toyota engineers Nicole Salimi and Restie Corpuz had visited the school, asking key questions to spark students’ curiosity and excitement. Then, working in small teams, students decided how to use their supplies. The goal? Keep a raw egg from breaking when dropped from 25 feet up!

Several days later, eighth graders from Hughes STEM High School repeated the exercise.

Both times you could feel the tension as each group watched their carefully engineered package fall. Then excited cheers resounded whenever a carefully unwrapped bundle revealed the precious cargo was safe. Next came time for some critical thinking. Museum staff, teachers and a Toyota engineer joined forces to get students talking about what they had learned. Afterwards, students also spent several hours exploring the Museum of Natural History & Science to sample its many informal, hands-on learning options.

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Anonymous (3)Romola N. AllenMrs. Charles Wm. AnnessMr. & Mrs. David T. BohlMrs. Lela C. BrownMrs. Walter M. ChapmanMrs. Caroline H. DavidsonMr. & Mrs. Lyle EveringhamMr. & Mrs. W. Roger FryJane Garvey & John LanierMrs. Philip O. Geier, Jr.Mr. James D. Geier & Mr. Gregory SmithMr. & Mrs. Chas GoeringPriscilla Garrison HaffnerTimothy E. Hoberg & Caryl A. YzenbaardMrs. Margot JacobsLinda Busken & Andrew MacAoidh JergensDr. & Mrs. Richard A. JolsonMr. Lawrence A. LeserMr. & Mrs. Robert D. Lindner, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Lindner, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. David C. LindnerMr. & Mrs. Alan B. LindnerDr. & Mrs. James D. LytleMr. & Mrs. John P. MarchMrs. Debra R. McMillan-Ash & Mr. William F. AshBonnie & Dan MeyerMrs. Arthur E. Motch, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Keith A. MurrellValerie L. Newell & Timothy A. SmithMr. & Mrs. H. C. Buck NiehoffMr. & Mrs. John A. O’SteenMr. & Mrs. George H. PerbixWym & Jan PortmanMr. & Mrs. Edwin J. Rigaud, Jr.Cynthia S. RobertsonMr. John A. RuthvenMr. & Mrs. Gerald SkidmoreMr. & Mrs. Steven C. SteinmanDr. & Mrs. John M. Tew, Jr.Dr. Jerry W. WarnerSonja A. WilsonMr. Dean L. Windgassen & Ms. Susan G. StantonJo Ann F. WithrowMr. & Mrs. Craig S. Young

^ Indicates donor has recently passed away.

Investor Clubs are associations of the $1,000+ donors who take special interest in events and programming related to the Cincinnati History Museum and Cincinnati History Library & Archives (1788 Club), the Museum of Natural History & Science (Hopewell Council), the Duke Energy Children’s Museum (Tree House Club) and in igniting curiosity in the next generation (Grandparents Club).

Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. If you have a change or correction, please contact the Office of Philanthropy at (513) 287-7074.

“Our day at Museum Center provided an exemplary model for what STEM learning looks like, feels like and sounds like.” - Linda Johnson-Towles, Community/Museum Resource Center Coordinator, Silverton Paideia Academy

“To meet the anticipated needs of business and industry, the U.S. must double the number of STEM bachelor’s degrees from about 200,000 now to 400,000 annually by 2020.” - The Business and Industry STEM Education Coalition (2012)

The United States needs more STEM professionals, and that means improving STEM education. We also know middle school is a critical time to capture the interest of students and build their confidence in STEM learning.

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So that’s what our STEM experiences are designed to do.

According to Linda Johnson-Towles from Silverton Paideia Academy, Museum Center is making a difference. Johnson-Towles notes how the project used “active learning” to engage students and “an informal setting outside the school,” adding depth to their classroom experience. She even

suggests the Egg Drop experience “argues for a shift in pedagogy here at Silverton.” In short, Museum Center’s ap-proach to STEM could change not just individual students’ interests but even how schools go about teaching!

Photograph by Regina Hall

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On the Cutting Edge Naturalists at the Edge of Appalachia use a living,

open-air classroom to deliver award-winning STEM education.“Wow! Look what I found!” It’s the excitement of school children discovering some of nature’s secrets. What better place to do it than the region’s largest and most unique preserve. For 25 years, the Edge of Appalachia naturalists have served the Ohio Valley and Manchester school districts in Adams County. This year the Board of Governors of the Southern Ohio Educational

Service Center honored The Edge for “commitment and service to our schools.”

Annually Director Chris Bedel and his team reach 1,800 students, helping them experience nature firsthand and personally observe how it works. Adams County students start coming as fourth graders. Their first task: Learn to design and conduct

a simple scientific experiment using a pond community. Hands-on activities teach students to identify animal habitats and use the proper tools to collect simple data. Then they write a short report on their findings.

The class also hikes through the forest, learning about different tree characteristics and how to identify plants. Then lessons continue during the winter, with the

naturalists coming to the students’ schools. In the spring, students and their teachers head out to their “living” classroom again.

Each year through seventh grade, students return to The Edge, building on what they studied the year before. They experience key aspects of ecology, water systems and conservation. They even follow a “geology compass course” to find out what makes the Preserve’s geology, plants and wildlife so unique. While hunting fossils, they also uncover what can lead to extinction.

“What students encounter at The Edge cannot be found in textbooks or online, as The Preserve is the most biologically rich area in the state of Ohio. It’s the perfect land lab.” - Karen Young, Coordinator of Gifted (Retired), Adams County/Ohio Valley School District

Mark ZiobaEcologicalManager

Chris Bedel PreserveDirector

Eric Davenport ChiefNaturalist

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Annual Fund and Mission Support$1,000,000 and upAnonymous

$100,000-$999,999City of CincinnatiThe Duke Energy FoundationLucile & Richard Durrell Special Fund II *Great American Insurance GroupTaxpayers of Hamilton CountyThe John Hauck FoundationPaul C. Keidel Revocable TrustThe PNC FoundationRobert & Adele Schiff Family FoundationHarold C. Schott Foundation Francie & Tom HiltzThe State of OhioProcter & Gamble *

$50,000-$99,999The Andrew Jergens FoundationCincinnati BellLucile & Richard Durrell Special Fund III *The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr.,/U.S. Bank FoundationMr. & Mrs. Mark J. HauserThe Jewish Foundation of CincinnatiThe Dorothy M. M. Kersten TrustTime Warner CableJo Ann F. Withrow

$25,000-$49,999Archdiocese of CincinnatiAshland Inc. Advised Fund *Mrs. Lela C. BrownOtto M. Budig, Jr.The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Social Innovation FundThe Diocese of Southern OhioFrisch’s RestaurantsGreater Cincinnati Water WorksRobert W. & Isabel Yeatman Gwinner Fund *Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Lindner, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. John A. O’SteenSC Ministry FoundationAnne Drackett ThomasMr. & Mrs. Ronald W. TysoeUniversity of CincinnatiMr. & Mrs. Albert W. Vontz IIIXavier University

$10,000-$24,999Anonymous Fund *Mrs. Charles Wm. AnnessAssociation of Children’s MuseumsBanfield Pet HospitalBartlett & Co.Rosemary H. & Frank Bloom Special Fund *Mr. & Mrs. David T. BohlMr. & Mrs. Robert H. CastelliniCharles H. Dater FoundationCincinnati Museum Center Guests (Gifts to the Wishing Well)Mr. Wilbur CohenMr. & Mrs. Edward D. DillerBill & Carol EckerleHarry & Linda FathFifth Third FoundationAshley & Bobbie FordMr. & Mrs. Robert L. Fregolle, Jr.William A. Friedlander Fund #2 *glaserworks

Mr. John B. GoeringMr. & Mrs. Gary GreenbergPriscilla Garrison HaffnerTimothy E. Hoberg & Caryl A. YzenbaardJames T. & Ellen M. Hatfield Memorial TrustJohnson Investment Counsel, Inc.Kinstler Family Revocable TrustFlorence and Ron KoettersMrs. Andrea LevensonLewis & Marjorie Daniel FoundationLola Louise Bonnell TrustLouise Taft Semple FoundationMr. & Mrs. Douglass W. McDonaldMr. & Mrs. Robert A. McDonaldOhio Casualty FoundationOhio National Financial ServicesMr. & Mrs. Richard D. OliverPaycor, Inc.Francie & John Pepper *John D. Rice, in honor of Jo Ann RiceRichard F. Schaengold Charitable Remainder Annuity TrustDr. George P. RizziMr. & Mrs. J. Scott RobertsonMr. & Mrs. Jack T. Rouse*A.T. Folger, Jr. - Lowe Simpson Fund |P Jeremy F. SimpsonMr. & Mrs. Steven C. SteinmanJohn McNeil Tate ^ TrustJohn & Susan Tew - Museum Center FundUBSValidex Employment Screening ServicesMr. & Mrs. George H. VincentMr. & Mrs. Eric B. Yeiser

$5,000-$9,999Anonymous (2)Dr. & Mrs. Compton AllynAnthem Blue Cross & Blue ShieldBeech Acres Parenting CenterBest Buy FoundationCatholic Health PartnersCharles & Ruth Seligman Family Foundation, Inc.Chemed CorporationCoca-Cola Bottling CompanyConvergys CorporationThe Corbett FoundationDigital Media Group, Inc.Friedlander Family FundFrederick A. & Juliet Esselborn Geier Memorial Fund*Mr. & Mrs. R. Keith Harrison, Jr.David & Debra HausrathHeidelberg Distributing CompanyHelen B. Vogel TrustIsrael Ministry of TourismThe Jeanann Gray Dunlap FoundationKenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust, a KeyBank TrustMr. & Mrs. Gregory B. KennyMr. & Mrs. Alan B. LindnerMr. Joe Mendelsohn IIIThe Midland Company FoundationDr. & Mrs. Keith A. Murrell *Malcolm & Ruth Myers Family Fund *Valerie L. Newell & Timothy A. SmithMr. & Mrs. Robert W. OlsonMr. & Mrs. George H. PerbixMr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Pichler *Ridgeway FoundationSaint Xavier ChurchMr. & Mrs. Eugene A. SchwoeppeThe Sheakley Group of CompaniesDr. Judith & Mr. Steven SteinMr. & Mrs. Robert A. SullivanToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. David W. WarnerWelchwood Foundation, Inc. The Willard & Jean Mulford Fund of the Cambridge Charitable FoundationWodecroft FoundationWoodward Trust

$2,500-$4,999Anonymous (4)Advance Pierre Foods Inc.AT&TAugust A. Rendigs, Jr. FoundationMr. & Mrs. John Q. BaumannBerenfield Containers, Inc.The Bill Muster FoundationE. Lucy Braun Endowment Fund *Building Healthy Lives FoundationDrs. John L. & Ruth C. CarterEdward & Susan CastleberryCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterClark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.CLH FoundationCorporex CompaniesMr. & Mrs. Martiné R. DunnMs. Susan B. Esler & Mr. Steve Skibo **Gallagher SKSGE Elfun OrganizationMrs. Philip O. Geier, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. J. Franklin HallJeff & Erika HinebaughMr. & Mrs. Lee KnoseMr. & Mrs. Lawrence A. Leser *Mr. & Mrs. Phillip C. LongDr. & Mrs. James D. LytleMr. & Mrs. Timothy L. MathileBonnie & Dan MeyerMiller-Valentine GroupMs. Megan Murray & Mr. Joe WillkeMr. Bill Motto & Ms. Barbara GouldOhio CATMr. & Mrs. James F. OrrMrs. Dorothy A. PandorfPNC BankWym & Jan Portman *R.C. Durr Foundation, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. RandolphMrs. George Rieveschl, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Edwin J. RigaudMr. & Mrs. David RosenbergMs. Melody Sawyer RichardsonRosemary & Mark SchlachterMr. & Mrs. Gerald SkidmoreMr. & Mrs. David G. Smith Tom & Dee StegmanSunny Delight Beverages Co.Bruce S. & Caroline C. Taylor Fund *The Warrington FoundationMr. & Mrs. Kevin WardMr. Dean L. Windgassen & Ms. Susan G. StantonMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. WylerMs. Mary E. Zalla

$1,500-$2,499Anonymous Fund *Albert B. Cord FoundationMr. & Mrs. Peter A. AlpaughDr. Diane S. BabcockBernard & Pamela Barbash Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Troy BlackburnMs. Elizabeth Brown, M.D. & Dr. Dwight R. KulwinMr. & Mrs. William P. ButlerMr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Campbell

Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action AgencyClever Crazes for KidsCreative DimensionsMrs. Caroline H. DavidsonMartha & Stuart DornetteMr. & Mrs. David J. DuszynskiMr. & Mrs. James C. EllerhorstEmerson Industrial AutomationEnterprise Holdings FoundationMr. & Mrs. Gene GardnerShelly & Michael GersonSharon & Robert Gill Family Fund *Mr. & Mrs. Gary Gleason Ms. H. Drewry Gores & Mr. George H. WarringtonDr. Bruce Halpryn & Mr. Chas RiebeCathy HanselWm G. & Mary Jane Helms Charitable Trust, Leonard A. Weakley, Jr., TEEDr. Ching Ho & Mr. Stephan KellerMr. & Mrs. David D. HoguetJohn Leshy Fund for Adams County *Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Kamine Mr. & Mrs. Robert KanterDr. & Mrs. Thomas J. KereiakesDr. & Mrs. Richard S. KerstineMr. Scott E. Knox & Mr. Raymond C. PaterMr. & Mrs. S. George KurzMr. & Mrs. Polk Laffoon IVMrs. Debra R. McMillan-Ash & Mr. William F. AshMr. & Mrs. Michael Oestreicher, EsqMr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Quinn, Jr.Cynthia S. RobertsonMr. & Mrs. James E. SchwabMr. & Mrs. Keith P. SpillerMs. Elizabeth A. Stone *Success by SixTowne Properties, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Mark T. Tsuang, MDCarol & Robert VidalMr. & Mrs. Alexander WarmDr. Susan G. Weinberg & Dr. Nolan L. WeinbergMr. John H. White, Jr.Christie & Gregory WolfMr. David M. York

$1,000-$1,499Anonymous (3)Mr. & Mrs. J. Wickliffe AchRomola N. AllenAndrew MacAoidh Jergens Fund *Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Barton, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Bergman **David & Elaine BillmireJohn & Mary Ann BoornMr. & Mrs. Elroy E. BourgrafMr. & Mrs. Frederick E. Bryan, IIBurke, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. James E. BushmanMr. & Mrs. Phillip CastelliniCast-Fab Technologies Inc.Mr. & Mrs. John F. CassidyMrs. Walter M. ChapmanMuseum Center Guests (gifts to the Add-A-Dollar Campaign)Mr. & Ms. Michael L. CioffiMs. Diana CollinsMr. Charles Comins & Ms. Audrey Green-CominsMr. & Mrs. C. Wesley CowanMr. & Mrs. David Dillon Anne G. & Robert W. DorseyDuke Realty Corp.Mr. & Mrs. Theodore H. Emmerich

Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Erschell *Mr. & Mrs. Lyle EveringhamMr. & Mrs. Jason M. Farler, CFAMr. & Mrs. Kurtis B. FinchMr. & Mrs. David E. FoxxDr. & Mrs. Harry F. Fry *Mr. James D. Geier & Mr. Gregory SmithGenji Fund *Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. GiulianiMr. & Mrs. Richard M. GloverWilliam H. & Jane A. GraverMs. Consuelo W. HarrisMr. & Mrs. John W. HaydenMr. & Mrs. Robert A. Heimann, Sr. Mrs. Phyllis S. HoppleMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. HuenefeldMr. James J. JennyMr. James C. Johnson & Ms. Dale CheekDr. Candace Kendle & Mr. Christopher BergenTom & Tara KnipperJanet C. KreiderMr. & Mrs. J. Brian KroppMr. & Mrs. Robert LafkasMr. & Mrs. Carl H. Lindner IIIMr. & Mrs. David C. LindnerMr. & Mrs. Raymond H. MatlockMr. & Mrs. Raymond H. Matlock IICortland & Annette MeaderMr. & Mrs. Harold A. MertenJames A. MillerMr. Michael H. Miller & Mr. Thomas E. LawsonDave & Diane MocciaMr. & Mrs. David L. MorganMrs. Arthur E. Motch, Jr.Dean & Catherine MoulasNeyer PropertiesJames & Mary NordlundDr. Gale E. E. PetersonMr. Harley V. PiltingsrudDr. & Mrs. Robert H. PrestonMs. Johnna ReederDaniel & Beverly ReigleRobert A. & Marion K. Kennedy Charitable TrustMr. & Mrs. William T. Robinson IIISnowden & Marianne RoweRumpke Waste, Inc.Ruttle Design Group, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. George A. Schaefer, Jr.Mr. Thomas R. SchiffMrs. Nancy L. SchlemmerMr. Clifford R. Scholes & Mr. Peter ScholesMr. & Mrs.^ James P. SchubertDoris J. Schurrenberger ^ TrustMarvin and Betsy Schwartz Fund *Mr. & Mrs. Matthew A. SheakleyMr. & Mrs. Robert N. SibcyMr. & Mrs. Morton SpitzMrs. Joseph S. Stern, Sr.Ms. Elizabeth E. StoehrSummertime Kids Fund *Mr. Brian A. Tippett & Dr. Aletha W. TippettMargaret & Michael ValentineJoAnn & Paul WardDr. Jerry W. WarnerMrs. Harris K. WestonMr. & Mrs. W. Joseph Williams, Jr.Sonja A. WilsonEdward Jay WohlgemuthWoodward Family Charitable FoundationThe Craig Young Family Foundation *

$500-$999Anonymous (2)4C for ChildrenLiz & Hank AlexanderMr. & Mrs. Ron ArlinghausBill AtkinsMr. & Mrs. Thomas B. AvrilDr. Judith C. Bausher & Dr. Herbert Y. GilliamMrs. Thomas S. BenjaminMr. & Mrs. Peter M. Bloch Ms. Eleanor A. BottsMr. & Mrs. Albert L. Brown, Jr.Mr. Ralph R. CarruthersCassidy TurleyCincinnati Union BethelCommunicating Arts Credit UnionMr. & Mrs. Edward G. ConnellyCSX TransportationDr. & Mrs. Fuheid S. DaoudDental Care Plus, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Paul L. DiamondMs. Janice Ferguson & Mr. Don AngelThe Honorable & Mrs. Richard H. FinanFlying Pig MarathonDr. Christopher A. FordMr. & Mrs. Edward Foss, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Hugh FrostMrs. Frances H. GoldmanMr. & Mrs. James GoldmanMr. & Mrs. T. Richard HalberstadtMs. Margaret E. HallasHamilton County Juvenile CourtHarry & Elsie Knighton Memorial Fund of the Scioto FoundationMrs. Robert F. HartkemeierHewlett-Packard Co.Joan Portman Edge of Appalachia Education Fund *The Honorable Nathaniel R. JonesMr. John KeeganMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lippert *Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. MaxwellDr. Michael E. Miller & Dr. Chris ModrallRichard & Crescent MillerNorthern Kentucky Community Action CommissionDr. & Mrs. Richard ParkMr. & Mrs. Morris H. Passer George and Jean Perbix Fund *Mr. Bertie Ray II & Dr. Marcia Irving-RaySafari Club InternationalRecie & Jim ScottSims-Lohman Fine Kitchens and GraniteMr. & Mrs. John E. StillpassTaft, Stettinius & Hollister LLPTechBriteUnited Maier Signs, IncMs. Hedda W. von GoebenMr. & Mrs. William M. WeberMiss Mariam A. ZabelMr. & Mrs. Thomas Zemboch

* Indicates a gift made via The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ** Indicates a gift made via Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund*** Indicates a gift made via Fifth Third Bank**** Indicates a gift made via PNC Bank^ Indicates a donor has recently passed away

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More Than a FilmWith Flight of the Butterflies, Museum Center reached beyond the OMNIMAX® Theater, issuing a call to action that connected the Monarch butterfly to our STEM initiatives.

The film’s an interconnected scientific adventure! It’s the true story of Dr. Fred Urquhart’s lifelong quest to solve a mystery: Where do Monarch butterflies go each winter? It’s about this species’ amazing migration. It takes four generations to complete the cycle—including a “Super Generation” that travels 2,000 kilometers, from the northern U.S. and southern Canada to the Transvolcanic mountains of central Mexico.

We hear how Dr. Urquhart founded the Insect Migration Association in the 1950s, enlisting thousands of “citizen scientists” to help him tag butterflies’ wings and track the Monarchs’ journey. We also learn that Monarchs can’t survive without the milkweed plant. It’s the only place females lay their eggs and the only food Monarch caterpillars eat!

This once plentiful plant is getting harder to find these days. So Museum Center decided to enlist a new generation of citizen scientists to solve this 21st century problem. And we used 21st century tools to make it happen! Through electronic media, we spread the word: Not Enough Milkweed = Less Monarch Caterpillar Food = Fewer Monarch Butterflies. We hosted events like Butterfly Fest and the #MonarchMania Twitter Party. We also partnered with the Krohn Conservatory to help get even more people involved. Plenty of people heard the call. We set an example by planting a butterfly garden at the Museum of Natural History & Science. And supplemented the movie with many activities, including packets of milkweed seeds for our

citizen scientists to plant their own butterfly gardens. A local “mom blogger” reports on abirdandabean.com, “The kids each receive seed packets to plant milkweed, to help attract Monarch butterflies to your yard. (Mine, ages 3 and 5,) have asked me almost every single day since then if we can plant them yet, to help the butterflies….I think it made an impression.”

The result? Increased awareness of an environmental need and the chance to see firsthand part of the Monarch miracle. STEM happening in backyards throughout the region!

Excerpts from “storifying” the #MonarchMania Twitter Party

“I LOVED the movie. My kids and I talked about it for days.” - Erin

“Seeing the metamorphosis under the OMNIMAX®giant dome is amazing!” - Bridgett

“Can’t wait to start my own garden!” - Trenton

14 15Photographs by Mike Howard, Jenna Kehrt, Hilairy Begley and Sarah Brancato.

from top, clockwise: (1) Monarch Mania at entrance of Flight of the Butterflies. (2) Chalk art of Monarch butterfly at the top of the Union Terminal Fountain, created by Jesse Kramer. (3) Monarch Mania at the 2013 Opening Day Parade. (4) Temporary tattoos made their way throughout Cincinnati. (5) Volunteer artists creating butterfly face-painting kicked-off Monarch Mania in the Rotunda.

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Unearthing Buried TreasureOhio Valleyrich in fossilsand artifacts

Rich in fossils and prehistoric artifacts, the Ohio Valley yields scientific finds for Geier curators to share with the world.

Question: What is Ohio’s state fossil? Answer: Isoletus Maximus, the genus of trilobites that lived in the shallow ocean covering most of Ohio from 451 to 444 million years ago, during the Ordovician. Now extinct, trilobites were part of a larger animal classification called Phylum Arthropoda, which includes crabs, lobsters, spiders, insects and other creatures living today.So what’s special about trilobites and Museum Center? You can see examples of trilobite fossils in museums all over the world, including our Museum of

Natural History & Science, but the world’s largest and best collection of Upper Ordovician fossils, including trilobites, is at the Geier Research & Collections Center. It’s scientifically important.

Scholars come from all over the world to study our invertebrate paleontology collection because of its scope and quality. “These amazing rocks include the North American Upper Ordovician Type Standard,” explains Curator Brenda Hunda, Ph.D.. “That means they’re the best examples known for this period, against which others are compared.” With 95% of our collection catalogued, they are also unusually accessible.

Museum Center’s unique resource continues to make important contributions to understanding Earth’s past. “For anyone studying Earth’s history 450 million years ago, the best paleontology for the Upper Ordovician Period of North America is in Cincinnati,” says Hunda. “That’s why our rocks are called the Cincinnatian Series!”

Background Image:This slab of fossils from the Cincinnatian Series (Late Ordovician Period, ca. 450 million years ago) contains over 300 nearly complete Glyptocrnus crinoids.

The Cincinnati area is also a terrific place to investigate prehistoric Eastern Woodlands cultures. Since 2008, Bob Genheimer, George Rieveschl Curator of Archaeology, and his team (pictured below) have spent summer months at the Hahn Field Site in Anderson Township. And the rest of the year processing what they found! According to Genheimer, the ArchaeologyCollection’s greatest strength comes from excavations of late prehistoric Fort Ancient culture (A.D. 1000-1650).

“The Fort Ancient people had large villages of 100 to 500 residents. We’ve uncovered evidence of their diet, cooking techniques, weaponry and housing. In July 2012, we began investigating earth ovens—in-ground pits where food was baked above fire-heated rocks. No thermostats. They learned how to use the insulating properties of the ground. Our site is a treasure trove of information on Cincinnati’s first true farmers!”

Jane MacKnight Senior Registrar

Brenda Hunda Ph.D.Curator of InvertibratePaleontology

Herman MaysPh.D. CuratorofZoology

Glenn W.StorrsPh.D. Asst. VP for Collections & Research,Withrow Farney Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology

David C. ConzettCuratorHistory Collections& Fine Art

BobGenheimerM.A.George RieveschlCurator ofArchaeology

Revealing Regional History

Bob Genheimer shows a Fort Ancient earth oven.

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Cumulative GivingRecognizing our investors who have contributed $100,000 or more to Cincinnati Museum Center.

Anonymous (11)Dr. & Mrs. Compton AllynAmerican Association of MuseumsAmerican Financial GroupThe Andrew Jergens FoundationAugust A. Rendigs, Jr. FoundationBarb & Dave BeatoRosemary H. & Frank Bloom Special Fund *Mr. & Mrs. David T. BohlMrs. Lela C. BrownThe Otto M. Budig Family FoundationOtto M. Budig, Jr.Charles H. Dater FoundationWilliam R. Chase ^Cincinnati BellCincinnati Empowerment CorporationThe Cincinnati EnquirerCincinnati Financial CorporationCincinnati MicrowaveCincinnati/Northern Kentucky Social Innovation FundCintas CorporationCity of CincinnatiCoca-Cola Bottling CompanyWallace T. Collett ^Columbia Tristar TelevisionConvergys CorporationThe Corbett FoundationAnn Taylor Deupree ^The Dorothy M. M. Kersten TrustThe Duke Energy FoundationLucile & Richard Durrell Special Fund II Lucile & Richard Durrell Special Fund IIIErnst & Young LLPThe E.W. Scripps CompanyMr. & Mrs. Richard T. FarmerAdelaide R. Farny ^Fifth Third FoundationAshley & Bobbie FordThe Ford Motor Company FundFranklin L. Folger TrustMr. & Mrs. William A. FriedlanderFrisch’s RestaurantsEstate of Oliver M. GaleGallagher SKSJane Garvey & John LanierGE AviationMrs. James A.D. Geier ^Mrs. Paul E. Geier ^Great American Insurance GroupThe Greater Cincinnati FoundationGreater Cincinnati Water WorksRobert W. & Isabel Yeatman Gwinner FundPriscilla Garrison Haffner

The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr.,/U.S. Bank FoundationMr. & Mrs. William HallerTaxpayers of Hamilton CountyEstate of Francis S. HannefordMr. & Mrs. R. Keith Harrison, Jr.Hasbro, Inc.Frederick A. Hauck ^Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. HauserHeidelberg Distributing CompanyHelen G., Henry F. & Louise Tuechter Dornette Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, TrusteeHelen Steiner Rice Foundation *Helen T. Ehlers Irrevocable TrustJohn Z. Herschede ^Hewlett-Packard Co.The History ChannelHoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.HSR Business to Business Inc.Institute of Museum & Library ServicesJacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts No. 1 and 2The John Hauck FoundationJPMorgan Chase FoundationThe Josephine Schell Russell Charitable TrustMr. George C. JuilfsThe Juilfs FoundationEstate of Paul c. KeidelKeating, Muething & Klekamp LLPThe Kroger CompanyLandor AssociatesMr. & Mrs. Alan B. LindnerMrs. Carl H. Lindner, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. David C. LindnerMr. & Mrs. Robert D. Lindner, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Lindner, Sr.Louise Taft Semple FoundationMr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. LoweH.B., E.W. & F.R. Luther Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Co-TrusteeMacy’s, Inc.Manuel D. & Rhoda Mayerson Foundation *Margaret A. Kung TrustMarjorie G. Riley TrustMeijer StoresMetropolitan Sewer District of Greater CincinnatiMicrosoft CorporationMilacron Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Moore, Jr.Mr. William S. NagelNational Endowment for the ArtsNational Science FoundationMr. & Mrs. H. C. Buck NiehoffThe State of OhioOhio Casualty GroupOhio Cultural Facilities CommissionOhio National FoundationMr. & Mrs. Robert W. OlsonMr. & Mrs. John A. O’SteenPaul C. Keidel Revocable TrustMr. & Mrs. George H. PerbixMr. & Mrs. David C. PhillipsPNC BankEstate of Mrs. Ned PritchardProcter & Gamble *Richard F. Schaengold Charitable Remainder Annuity TrustMrs. George Rieveschl, Jr.The Estate of Dr. George Rieveschl, Jr.Robert Campeau Family FoundationThe Robert H. Reakirt FoundationLois & Richard RosenthalEstate of Mrs. Martha P. RoweSnowden & Marianne RoweSara Lee CorporationSC Ministry FoundationEstate of Harry J. SchalemanRobert C. & Adele R. Schiff Foundation

Estate of Mary Louise SchrothScripps Howard FoundationSencorpJeremy F. SimpsonThe Spaulding FoundationStillson Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, TrusteeMrs. John J. Strader IVSubaru of America, IncEstate of Mr. Edward M. ThayerTime Warner CableMr. & Mrs. Ronald W. TysoeU.S. BankUnited Dairy FarmersUS Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentUS Department of EnergyMr. & Mrs. George H. VincentMr. & Mrs. Albert W. Vontz IIIMrs. Elsie H. Warrington ^Elizabeth A. Weber ^Western & Southern Financial GroupEstate of Charles I. WestheimerMrs. Harris K. WestonWilliam P. Anderson Foundation

Consecutive Giving Recognizing our committed investors who have made contributions consistently each of the last ten fiscal years.

Anonymous (4)Albert B. Cord FoundationMrs. Barbara R. R. AlexanderDr. & Mrs. Compton AllynAlpaugh FoundationMiss Elisabeth T. AngerMr. & Mrs. Allan J. BaileyMr. & Mrs. Terry BaileyMr. & Mrs. Norman A. BatesMr. & Mrs. Allan B. BeachMrs. Thomas S. BenjaminMrs. Richard C. BerghamerMr. & Mrs. Harvey Bergman **Ms. Audrey B. Blum & Ms. Marie BlumMr. & Mrs. Elroy E. BourgrafMrs. Lela C. BrownMr. & Mrs. James P. BruckmannMr. & Mrs. William BryanDr. & Mrs. Thomas E. BunnellMr. & Mrs. Michael W. BurlinghamMr. & Mrs. James E. BushmanDr. & Mrs. John F. CardosiMrs. Mary E. CarrollMr. Ralph R. CarruthersLinda & Dan CarterMrs. Walter M. ChapmanCharles H. Dater FoundationMr. & Mrs. Robert L. ClippardMs. Lesta J. Cooper-FreytagMr. & Mrs. Ralph CorleyMrs. Richard T. CrawfordMr. Ralph A. Damico & Mrs. Darrina Turner DamicoMrs. Caroline H. DavidsonMr. & Mrs. Bob DefoorMs. Sally H. DessauerMr. & Mrs. Albert C. Dierckes, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. DietzAnne G. & Robert W. DorseyThe Dorothy M. M. Kersten TrustE. Lucy Braun Endowment Fund *Mr. & Mrs. Jerome H. EichertMrs. Jacob S. EpsteinMr. & Mrs. Fred ErvinMs. Susan B. Esler & Mr. Steve Skibo **Mr. & Mrs. Sterling EusterMr. & Mrs. Lyle Everingham

Harry & Linda FathMrs. Fay M. FischesserMr. & Mrs. Robert B. FoleyAshley & Bobbie FordMr. &Mrs. Gregory FosterMrs. Joyce V. FrameFrederick A. & Juliet Esselborn Geier Memorial Fund *Mr. & Mrs. Lewis French Mr. & Mrs. James M. FresonMr. & Mrs. Dave FreytagMr. & Mrs. Richard FuchsFrank & Tara GardnerMr. & Mrs. James R. GardnerMrs. Deliaan GettlerMr. Michel Ghastine & Ms. Ghada KhalifeDr. Lawrence A. GilbertMr. Ralph P. GinocchioMs. Jocelyn GlassDr. Tracy Glauser & Dr. Lisa LewisMr. & Mrs. Robert W. GloecklerKatherine Glover & Megan GloverMrs. Richard J. Goettle IIIMrs. Martha Gramss & Ms. Christina TurnerMr. & Mrs. Melvin J. Gravely, IIWilliam H. & Jane A. GraverMr. Michael Gressel & Ms. Sheila KellyMs. Lynda Groh & Mr. Thad KarbowskyMr. Jeffrey T. Grothaus & Ms. Stephanie M. KovalcikMr. & Mrs. Jason HaapMr. & Mrs. R.C. HaberstrohPriscilla Garrison HaffnerMr. & Mrs. John R. HammerMr. & Mrs. Gordon G. HammergrenCathy HanselMr. Greg Harris & Ms. Elisabeth MagerMr. & Mrs. Cornelius W. HauckMr. & Mrs. Otto J. HausknechtDavid & Debra HausrathMr. & Mrs. Charles R. HeathMary HintonDr. & Mrs. Leroy J. HonkompMr. Stanley A. Hooker IIIMr. & Mrs. Henry N. HorneMs. Catherine M. HuebnerMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. HuenefeldMs. Rosemary M. HuhnJames T. & Ellen M. Hatfield Memorial TrustMs. Dottie L. JansonJoan Portman Edge of Appalachia Education Fund *Ms. Margaret M. JoeringGeorge & Jean Perbix Fund *Mr. & Mrs. John Allen KingMr. Steven R. KirschnerMs. Wilma D. KispertMr. Robert G. Kraft, Jr.Mr. Russell Lascelles & Ms. Janet SchultzMr. Kevin Leahy & Ms. Joyce SteinerMr. Mark S. LewisBetty Jane LillieMr. & Mrs. Scott LitwinLola Louise Bonnell TrustDr. & Mrs. John R. LoughreyLucile & Richard Durrell Special Fund II *Lucile & Richard Durrell Special Fund III *Mr. David MasonMr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. McWhorterCortland & Annette MeaderMrs. Suzanne B. MehneBonnie & Dan MeyerDr. Michael E. Miller & Dr. Chris ModrallDave & Diane MocciaMrs. William W. MohrMr. Joel K. Monteith & Mrs. Barbara S. Mustoe-MonteithMr. & Mrs. Frederick Moore, Jr.Mrs. Janet A. Morgan

Dr. & Mrs. Charles M. Myer, IIIMr. & Mrs. Fred W. OliverMs. Sylvia E. OsterdayMr. & Mrs. Greg PageMr. & Mrs. George H. PerbixMr. & Mrs. George H. Perbix, Jr.Dr. Gale E. E. PetersonMs. Nancy L. PhelanJoseph A. & Susan E. Pichler Fund *Mr. James J. PiesMiss Janice PoppPhil & Susan PriceMr. Gerald J. Rapien & Ms. Cheryl JohnsonDr. Mitchell C. Rashkin & Dr. Karen B. OhlbaumRichard & Irlene RastaniDaniel & Beverly ReigleThe Richard & Dorothy Pandorf FoundationRichard F. Schaengold Charitable Remainder Annuity TrustMr. & Mrs. Gerhard W. RicterRidgeway FoundationRobert W. & Isabel Yeatman Gwinner Fund *Dr. & Mrs. John M. Roberts VMr. & Mrs. Nicholas S. RyderMr. & Mrs. Clarence P. SampsonMs. Anna Marie Sander & Mr. Kuimilk MohanDr. & Mrs. Michael SchaenMr. & Mrs. Frederick R. SchneiderMary D. SchweitzerMr. & Mrs. Eugene A. SchwoeppeRecie & Jim ScottMrs. Pollyanna SedziolMr. & Mrs. Jon L. SeymourMr. & Mrs. David SharpMr. & Mrs. Laurence A. ShiplettMr. Eli E. Shupe, Jr. & Ms. Kay RubenDr. Ruth H. SosisMr. & Mrs. Robert Chad SpanglerMr. & Mrs. William SpiegelMr. & Mrs. John M. SteinMr. & Mrs. John E. StillpassMrs. George P. StimsonMr. & Mrs. Ron SupeMr. Charlie Sutkamp & Dr. Donna LambersMr. Jerry R. SwormstedtMs. Margaret M. TaskeDr. Paul Tenkotte & Mr. John C. SchlippMr. & Mrs. William H. ThamanMrs. Florence E. ThompsonMargaret & Michael ValentineMiss Madge Van Buskirk & Ms. Clara DanticMr. John E. VentreCarol & Robert VidalDr. & Mrs. Robert C. Vitz, PhDMr. Cedric W. VogelMr. James VolkerMrs. Joan C. WalsonJoAnn & Paul WardDr. Jerry W. WarnerMr. & Mrs. Robert J. WatkinsMr. & Mrs. William M. WeberMr. & Mrs. Donald R. WeltiMr. & Mrs. James WheatleyMr. & Mrs. Craig WhistlerMr. John H. White, Jr.Sonja A. WilsonWodecroft FoundationMs. Carol A. Wolf & Ms. Jan Smith Mr. Jonathan WorstellMr. & Mrs. Eric B. YeiserMiss Mariam A. ZabelMr. & Mrs. Clifford Zepf, II

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Legacy SocietyPlanning for your future, providing for Museum Center’s tomorrow

The Legacy Society recognizes in perpetuity Cincinnati Museum Center’s very special friends who have helped to secure our future when they planned their own. Donors of all income levels have named Museum Center as a beneficiary in their wills or trusts, made life-income gifts, or other deferred giving arrangements. These gifts benefit Museum Center as a whole or are designated to support a particular Museum, department or program.

These families and individuals have pledged generous, lasting gifts to Cincinnati Museum Center that extend beyond a lifetime:

Anonymous (6) Mr. & Mrs. Patrick R. AbbottMs. Nancy BarbourMary Jo BazeleyBarb & Dave BeatoMr. & Mrs. Frank BloomMr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. BurkartDrs. John L. and Ruth C. CarterCatharine & Walter ^ Chapman Ms. Joan CochranMs. Caroline S. DeMarMr. John A. DiehlBill & Carol EckerleAshley & Bobbie FordSusan & William FriedlanderOliver M. Gale ^Dr. James M. Garvey, Jr. Jane Garvey & John LanierMr. & Mrs. William HallerCharles ^ & Edith ^ HarperDavid & Debra HausrathTimothy E. HobergMrs. Nelson M. HoffmanDr. Robert T. Howe ^Mr. James J. JennyMr. Paul C. Keidel ^Richard C. ^ & Jean G. ^ Kinstler Mr. & Mrs. Frederick G. KoehlerMr. & Mrs. Randolph L. KrummJean E. LemonThomas & Adele Lippert Mr. Franklin O. Loveland IIIMr. David MasonMr. & Mrs. Douglass W. McDonaldMr. & Mrs. Howard Melvin Ms. Victoria Memmel ^Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. MillerRichard & Crescent MillerDave & Diane MocciaMr. & Mrs. Frederick Moore, Jr. The Reverend Christopher F. NeelyMr. & Mrs. H.C. Buck NiehoffMr. & Mrs. George H. PerbixDr. Aaron W. Perlman ^Dr. ^ & Mrs. George Rieveschl, Jr. Dr. George P. RizziMr. ^ & Mrs. John W. Ross, Sr. Snowden & Marianne RoweMr. & Mrs. Paul W. SchuchMs. Amy Scrivner & Mr. Chris ScottMr. & Mrs. John L. Shields

Ms. Sandra L. ShipleyMr. & Mrs. Charles R. SpecterMr. & Mrs. Timothy M. SullivanMr. John McNeil Tate ^Mr. G. Richard Thomas Dr. Jerry W. WarnerMr. Mark A. WatkinsMr. John H. White, Jr. Sonja A. WilsonMiss Mariam A. Zabel

^ Indicates a Legacy Society member is deceased. If you have made arrangements to support Cincinnati Museum Center in your estate plans, please contact the Office of Planned Giving at (513) 287-7060 to be included as a member of the Legacy Society.

“While researching HUC’s historical connection to the scrolls, I discovered… that HUC President Nelson Glueck was involved in the Scrolls’ story almost from the moment they were discovered, even though his name rarely, if ever, appears in published accounts.” - Jason Kalman, Associate Professor of Classical Hebrew Literature and Interpretation, Hebrew Union College, Special Exhibit Partner

“Of all the laws presented in the Hebrew Bible, the most famous are the Ten Commandments. These precepts have influenced Judaism and Christianity for centuries, and comprise some of the most famous religious and ethical rules in the western world.” - Dr. Risa Levitt Kohn, professor at San Diego State University and exhibition co-curator

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Bringing the World

to CincinnatiArtifacts and Hebrew Union Collegeconnected in Dead Sea Scrolls History

Before the Dead Sea Scrolls came to Cincinnati, only a handful of people knew much about their connection to Hebrew Union College (HUC). Now more than 100,000 people know the story!

It’s part of Cincinnati Museum Center’s mission to inspire people of all ages to learn more about regional history. Museum Center staff partnered with key HUC faculty and administrators to tell visitors about Cincinnati’s unique and multi-layered connection to one of

the most important archaeological finds of the 20th century. In 1947, Bedouin nomads had discovered the ancient fragments in caves near the Dead Sea.

The first link was the late Dr. Nelson Glueck, former president of HUC (1947-1971). Previously director of the American Schools of Oriental Research in Jerusalem, he helped Israel recover and authenticate some of the scrolls that nomads had sold to antiquities dealers.

The second link was forged in 1969. HUC raised $10,000 to obtain the first “security copy” of the Dead Sea Scrolls, promising not to tell others. By 1989, the secret had leaked out. Scholars around the world wanted to see the photographic negatives and prints but were denied access. (These negatives were on public display at Museum Center for the first time!)

Forty years after the Scrolls’ discovery, scholars like HUC Professor Dr. Ben Zion Wacholder were still waiting to study the texts. Meanwhile, Wacholder learned

about a Scrolls concordance and in 1988 was allowed to make a copy, with no restrictions. Using an early Macintosh computer – also part of Museum Center’s display – Wacholder and his research assistant, Martin Abegg, were able to assemble the actual Scrolls text. “After entering every entry with its corresponding reference into a data base, I programmed the computer to sort the material by manuscript, fragment column and line number. I then wrote a program to recognize overlapping phrases in each line and to perform the ‘cut and paste’ job,” explained Abegg in 1991.

That’s the third link. HUC was instrumental in releasing some of the Scrolls texts so that scholars everywhere could study them. The Israel Antiquities Authority then accelerated release of all the texts. Today, anyone can see images of the Dead Sea Scrolls on the Internet, butvisitors still flocked to see the “real thing” when Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times came to Museum Center.

During the last 17 days of

the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit,

a special gift from

Great American Insurance Group

brought the best-preserved

parchment manuscript of

the Ten Commandments

to Museum Center.

The Israel Antiquities Authority

only allows the Deuteronomy Scroll

out of the country once a year

because of the scroll’s universal

importance, fragility and age.

Photograph by Sarah Brancato.

The circular “Scroll Table,” with carefully regulated climate and light control, contained the Dead Sea Scroll segments. A new set of ten segments replaced the first ten halfway through the exhibition.

Dr. Judy Stein and Carole T. Rigaud led the organizing committee for The Exclusive Premiere for Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times on November 15, 2012. Key sponsors for the event included: Bartlett & Co., Rosemary & Frank Bloom, Cohen Brothers, Linda and Gary Greenberg, Harold C. Schott Foundation, Francie & Tom Hiltz, Andrea Levenson and Anne Drackett Thomas.

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Exhibit + Programming = Learning for All Ages

Adding “something extra” sets Museum Center apart; staff and volunteers offer visitors hands-on experiences, outstanding public lectures and more.

Incense and myrrh? You read about them in the Hebrew Bible, but what do they actually smell like? Visitors to Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times could do more than look at religious articles, artwork, weapons and everyday household items from long ago. They could use their senses of touch and smell to learn about spices and herbs from ancient times, or see how DNA helps scholars match sections of a document together, or practice making Iron Gall Ink and parchment. At the gala Premiere, co-chaired by Judith Stein, MD, and Carol Rigaud, a feast of Middle Eastern delicacies tempted guests’ palate.

Students whose teacher booked the Excavations of Qumran Learning Lab could even take part in a mock “dig.” Picture a class of middle schoolers, divided into teams, each gathered around tubs full of sand with the tools of archeologists. Each tub contains replicas of artifacts found at the city where scholars believe scribes wrote what we know today as the Dead Sea Scrolls. The students’ assignment: Find all the artifacts in their tub (some sifting required) and compare them to research displayed on tables around the room. Then conclude where their finds probably came from and present their hypothesis. Were they from a kitchen, a scriptorium (where scribes copied manuscripts) or the city’s trash heap? What a great way to prepare for seeing the most comprehensive collection of ancient Israeli artifacts ever organized!

The exhibition painted an inspiring overview spanning more than a thousand years, from Biblical to Byzantine times. For those wanting to explore the Scrolls in-depth, Museum Center had many partners:Interfaith Community Engagement with Xavier University, Departments of Classics and Judaic Studies - University of Cincinnati, University of Notre Dame Alumni Club and Mayerson Jewish Community Center.

The result? A round-the-clock reading of the Hebrew Bible and a world-class line-up of speakers for the Insights series. Offered as part of University of Cincinnati’s Lichter Lecture Series, the six Dead Sea Scrolls lectures drew rave reviews and nearly 1,300 listeners. Many scholars spoke to standing-room-only audiences.

Presenting Sponsor: The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati“The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati is delighted to be the Presenting Sponsor of the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit... We believe that this exhibit will enrich our community as it showcases these precious artifacts so full of significance in Judeo-Christian tradition. Dead Sea Scrolls will engage people from many different backgrounds, faiths and cultures.” - Michael R. Oestreicher, President, The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati

Photographs by Sarah Brancato.

“An exhibit of this wondrous treasure to be available to the people of the Cincinnati area through our Cincinnati Museum Center is both exciting and sobering: Exciting because since Bedouins found the first scrolls in 1947 in caves near the Dead Sea, they have inspired extraordinary drama and debate; sobering because these rare antiquities authenticate foundational scriptures for three of the great world religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – and therefore open broad inspirational intellectual vistas to people of faith. We of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are proud to be sponsors of this extraordinary cultural and educational opportunity.” - Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr, Archbishop of Cincinnati

The Diocese of Southern Ohio“The Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit provides a powerful doorway for all people of faith into the history of God with a particular people in a particular place. This history is crucial for Jews, Christians and Muslims, as we seek to understand our common roots and to find common ground today.”

- Tom Breidenthal, Bishop, Diocese of Southern Ohio

Great American Insurance Group“It is a privilege to support Cincinnati Museum Center in their extraordinary efforts to provide our community with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness one of the most esteemed religious artifacts known to man.

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- S. Craig Lindner, Co-president and Co-CEO, Great American Insurance Group

SC Ministry Foundation“SC Ministry Foundation promotes the mission and ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. ... May what we learn from this magnificent exhibit translate into shared appreciation and understanding, and further our actions to give all people in our region and in our world the dignity and shared membership they deserve.”

- Sister Sally Duffy, SC, President of SC Ministry Foundation

Office of the Provost, University of Cincinnati“The University of Cincinnati is truly honored to be a part of this historic endeavor to bring an international treasure to the region.” - Santa J. Ono, President, University of Cincinnati

Xavier University“Xavier University’s commitment to the education of the whole person includes the opportunity to grow through an appreciation of the Word and of how history has shaped our understanding of the world.”

- Rabbi Abie Ingber, Founding Director, Interfaith Community Engagement, Xavier University

Thank you to our exhibition sponsors!

Associate Sponsors: Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Special Exhibit Partner: Hebrew Union College“Since 1948 Hebrew Union College has played an important role in the acquisition, preservation and study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. In 1991, after four decades of limited access to the scrolls, scholars on the HUC-JIR Cincinnati campus helped make the content of these ancient texts available to the public at large. The arrival of the exhibition Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times provides a special opportunity for HUC-JIR and the greater Cincinnati community to continue their unique relationship with these historical treasures from the period that saw the rise of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity. ” - Jason Kalman, Gottschalk-Slade chair in Jewish Intellectual History, associate professor of classical Hebrew literature and interpretation, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion.

A live guide sets the stage for Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times in the Desert Orientation Theater.

Deuteronomy Scroll Sponsor:

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The Marriage of Art and

ScienceA special exhibit united Museum Center’s outstanding nature art collection and specimens depicted by the art, showcasing “treasures” from the Geier Center.Treasures of the Natural World offered more than the usual art exhibit. Along with framed paintings and prints you could check out real wildlife specimens related to the artwork. A carefully preserved Great Auk shared space with three different artists’ renderings of this now extinct arctic bird!

“It’s wonderful to see the artwork and science in combination,” said guest curator and featured wildlife artist John Ruthven. Works by John James Audubon, Charley Harper and Robert Verity Clem were also on display. All have strong Cincinnati ties.

Ruthven and Harper made their home here. Local philanthropist Julius Fleischmann “discovered” Clem, a Massachusetts native, and helped launch his career. Audubon was hired by the Western Museum Society, forerunner of the Museum of Natural History & Science, back in 1818.

Audubon’s artistic adventures “all began here” in Cincinnati, explained the exhibit’s other guest curator, DeVere Burt, Director Emeritus of the Museum of Natural History & Science. “I loved getting back into the collections,” said Burt, noting that they include hundreds of paintings as well as more than 78,000 bird skins.

It was a chance to examine real feathers and then the incredible brushwork portraying them. You could see a passenger pigeon perched right next to Ruthven’s rendition and around the corner from Audubon’s. Our collection even includes duck paintings selected for the U.S. Post Office stamp series. Ruthven credits that choice with launching his national career!

Top, left to right:

Great Auk with Great Auk painting by Charley Harper

Great Horned Owl with Great Horned Owl painting by John Ruthven

Golden Eagle with Eagle sketch by John Ruthven.

Exhibit committee pictured below from left to right: Steven C. SteinmanDavid L. HausrathHonorary Guest Curator DeVere BurtAlice LytlePhillip C. LongHonorary Guest Curator John A. Ruthven.

Top: Kentucky Landscape by James Barton. Bottom: Herondipity by Charley Harper.

“Curators protect and preserve our collections, ... researchers use our collections to advance science and create human knowledge, and ...we disburse that knowledge by creating exhibits and education programs based on our collections.” - DeVere Burt, Honorary Guest Curator and Director Emeritus of Museum of Natural History & Science.

Photographs by Sarah Brancato.

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Community Connections

Museum Center partners with others to increase access and

promote our shared vision.

The Rotunda tends to be pretty empty at 5 pm, when the museums usually close, but not on Free Fridays! A father, bringing his daughter for the first time, exclaims, “This is exciting!” A young couple decides to have “a different kind of date.” (He used to bring his summer day campers a lot, but she hasn’t come since a fourth-grade field trip.) “The hardest part,” sighs the grandmother in a three-generation group, “is deciding where to go.” She gazes longingly toward the history exhibits while her granddaughter begs to “do the Energy Museum” and the girl’s older brothers eye the mastodon skeleton just inside the Museum of Natural History & Science.

Thanks to generous partners in the community, more than 12,000 visitors—

a 25% increase over the previous year—got free admission to all three museums in 2012. One Friday a month, June through October, Museum Center was hopping from 4 to 8 pm!

With the help of volunteers, clubs, small businesses and sponsors, we offer a variety of public events each year. BatFest and BugFest help visitors learn why these often misunderstood creatures are important to our world’s health—and invite the daring to taste mealworm Caesar salad or chocolate chirp brownies (with crickets). To honor our community’s diversity, the Passport to the World Culture Fest series fills the Rotunda with ethnic music, dance, costumes and crafts. Celebrating a different heritage on each weekend,

we bring the African, Appalachian, Asian, Celtic and Latino cultures to Union Terminal. It’s the next best thing to traveling the world!

Our community is also front and center for the Difference Makers Awards. Since 2007, we have annually recognized youth, adults, businesses and agencies that share our mission to better the lives of children. In October 2012 we had more than 50 nominees—from Alexander & Hannah Laman, nine-year-old twins who founded Adopt-a-Book, to Darlene Green Kamine, our first Community Honoree and a founder of Cincinnati’s first children’s museum.

2012 Difference Maker Award Winners:Community Honoree: Darlene Green Kamine, Executive Director, Community Learning Center Institute

Adult Individual Honorees: Karen D’Agostino, Executive Director and Founder, Music Resource Center-Cincinnati; and Vanessa Sparks, Leader for Youth Opportunities Over-the-Rhine/West End and Community Love Garden

Youth Individual Honorees: Alexander & Hannah Laman, Founders of Adopt-a-Book and Kayla Nunn, Volunteer through YMCA Black & Latino Achievers, Camp Invention, Freestore Foodbank, Kids Against Hunger and her school

Organization Honorees: The Dragon Foundation Faces Without Places

Photographs by David Savage and Sarah Brancato.

Above: 2012 Difference Maker Nominees.

Below: On Free Friday, visitors of all ages and from all backgrounds roam the cobblestones on the Public Landing (ca. 1860) in the Cincinnati History Museum.

During the Celtic Culture Fest (March 9 & 10, 2013), tartans, crafts, bagpipes and dance transformed the Rotunda of Union Terminal.

32% from low-income families

29% will be first in familyto graduate high school and consider college

34% at-risk for dropping out

59% African American

53% Female

47% Male

38% Caucasian

100% high school graduates

3% Multi-racial or other

99% enrolled in a 4-year college

80% received some form of scholarship

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Making a Difference for Youth Year after YearOffering depth and breadth of experience, our Youth Programs

continue to achieve remarkable success in changing young people’s lives.

As of June 2013, the Youth Program at Cincinnati Museum Center has 1,562 graduates, and 100% have completed high school. What’s more, an astonishing 99% of those teens enrolled in a 4-year college, with the other 1% choosing technical school or military service. “These outcomes are considered best-in-class on a national level,” says Sherry Kelly Marshall, President and CEO of the Southwest Ohio Workforce Investment Board.

As this year began, the Youth Program reached an all-time high of 160 participants. They came from 63 public, private, parochial and charter schools and 17 home-school situations. Since 1989, Youth Programs participants have visited about 80 colleges or universities and 70 museums or other cultural institutions in more than 15 cities. They have provided more than 175,000 volunteer hours at Museum Center and developed at least 75 new programs and demonstrations for Museum Center.

“I have become a different person—more outgoing, more responsible and taking on leadership roles.” - Evan Harris, Class of 2014, Cincinnati History Museum Planning to attend The Ohio State University or University of Cincinnati

“Support from the Youth Programs has molded me into a great student.” - Micaiala Hammer, Class of 2013, Museum of Natural History & Science Attending Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL, in Fall 2013

“I would never have considered going to college if it weren’t for the Youth Programs. My family just didn’t encourage me to think like that.” - Sarah Stigler, Class of 2003, Completed Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Cincinnati, and Master of Science in Health Care Administration, Ohio University, Athens, OH; now attending College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati

“I was able to see firsthand what it was like being a paleontologist working in the field, the kind of experience I could never have had without Museum Center…These past 4½ years have been incalculably rewarding.” -Richard Dennis, Class of 2013, Museum of Natural History & Science Attending Kenyon College, Gambier, OH, in Fall 2013

“I have taught demonstrations about all kinds of things, and it’s given me the chance to see that science interests me in a way that other branches of knowledge just don’t. I want to know how things work, improve our nation’s carbon footprint, make the world a better place.” -Madison Thomas, Class of 2015, Duke Energy Children’s Museum

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Duke Energy Children’s Museum is teaching educators and parents how to work with children so they are “kindergarten ready” and eager to “do” STEM.

Play Time = STEM Time

Experts agree. Quality experiences during the first five years lay the foundation for “kindergarten readiness.” And early success in school is a good predictor of children’s future success. But what does that mean and how do we get there?

There is no single definition of “readiness,” but it generally means having the skills to benefit from kindergarten. It involves being a good listener, aware of others, curious, able to skip – things like that. Research shows that going to preschool can help, especially if children come from disadvantaged backgrounds, but quality is still the key to success.

Enter our ECSITE program and Learning Through Play conference. These nationally recognized programs help teachers and parents discover new ways to bring learning to life.

ECSITE: Early Childhood Science Inquiry Teacher Education. Its full name is a mouthful, but the concept is straightforward. By increasing teachers’ confidence and competence, we help not just one class of students but all of the classes that follow. This multiplies our impact, and 100% of teacher participants say it’s working!

Take Head Start teacher Angela Fletcher, for example. She describes how ECSITE helped her grow, becoming “more than I knew I could be,” while also making a difference for her students. They begin the year “a bit intimidated about science – just like I used to be.” But the hands-on STEM activities Fletcher shows the children soon have them asking questions and “trying things freely, on their own.”

“ECSITE has literally changed my life… I now realize that you can’t teach without science!” - Angela Fletcher, ECSITE teacher at Northern Kentucky Community Action Coalition

“PNC is committed to early childhood education and improving children’s school readiness. Museum Center’s ECSITE program is dramatically increasing confidence levels of teachers and is positively impacting the students’ kindergarten readiness.” - Kay Geiger, PNC Regional President for Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. CampbellMs. Susan B. Esler & Mr. Steve SkiboMr. & Mrs. Jason M. Farler, CFAMs. Consuelo W. HarrisMr. & Mrs. Albert E. Heekin IIIMr. & Mrs. Gregory B. KennyTom & Tara KnipperMr. & Mrs. J. Brian KroppElizabeth & Bradford PierceMrs. Nancy L. SchlemmerMr. & Mrs. David W. WarnerChristie & Gregory Wolf

Mr. & Mrs. J. Wickliffe AchMr. & Mrs. Frederick E. Bryan IIMr. & Mrs. Robert H. CastelliniMs. Diana CollinsMr. & Mrs. Jon T. GimpelMr. & Mrs. Michael H. GiulianiCathy HanselMr. & Mrs. R. Keith Harrison, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Heimann, Sr.Francie & Tom HiltzMr. & Mrs. Robert LafkasMr. & Mrs. Carl H. Lindner IIIMr. & Mrs. Raymond H. MatlockMr. William T. Robinson IIIMs. Melody Sawyer RichardsonMr. & Mrs. George A. Schaefer, Jr.Rosemary & Mark SchlachterMr. & Mrs. Robert N. SibcyDr. & Mrs. John M. Tew, Jr.Mr. Leonard A. Weakley, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. W. Joseph Williams, Jr.

Investor Clubs are associations of $1,000+ investors who are passionate supporters of and advocates for special events and programming related to the Cincinnati History Museum and Cincinnati Historical Library & Archives (1788 Club), the Museum of Natural History & Science (Hopewell Council), the Duke Energy Children’s Museum (Tree House Club) and educational opportunities for the Next Generation (Grandparents Club).

Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. If you have a change or correction, please contact the Office of Philanthropy at (513) 287-7074.

Our Learning Through Play conference takes the same hands-on, fun and inquisitive spirit to a broader audience. Last year we had more than 700 teachers and parents register – the most ever. Recurring themes in survey comments were, “Very informative,” “Lots of fun” and “Great to take back to my classroom!”

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Turning Union Terminal into a Concert Hall

Cincinnati organ buffs don’t need to visit Europe’s magnificent cathedrals to hear outstanding organ concerts. Museum Center has an instrument and space to match those sounds! During the 2012-2013 Winifred and Emil Barrows Concert Series, more than 1,300 people attended “Music in the Museum” to experience world-class performances.

That’s just what longtime volunteer Harley Piltingsrud was hoping would happen. He and others had discovered that the Rotunda’s 5-second reverberation time was similar to the resonance of large cathedrals. It would be perfect for a concert pipe organ!

So they set out to find a suitable instrument. In 1988, Powel Crosley, Jr.’s home organ was donated to Museum Center and then paired with a “symphonic” concert organ

from Philadelphia. E.M. Skinner, arguably the most respected organ builder in American history, had produced both instruments in 1929.

The combined organ uses approximately 5,000 pipes to offer a broad spectrum of musical tones. To create a symphonic sound, pipes are designed to imitate the qualities of orchestral instruments, from a string section to a solo French horn, trumpet, tuba or clarinet. Many factors influence the pitch and quality produced by the organ, which is fundamentally a “wind” instrument: Is the pipe made of metal or wood? What is its length? Diameter? Shape? Does it have the “lip” of a flue pipe or a curved brass “reed”?

Pipe placement is also crucial because music depends on a complex series of overtones. The room’s structure, shape, wall thickness and extent of reflective surfaces all play a key role in the instrument’s success. Therefore, the six “divisions” of pipes are carefully arranged in “chambers” around the Rotunda.

Thanks to a blend of science and history, music lovers can savor the lush sounds of the restored 1929 E.M. Skinner organ. Called a “national treasure” by concert organist Gerre Hancock, this magnificent instrument matches the splendor of Union Terminal, listed as a National Historic Landmark!

Through engineering and the physics of sound, the historic E.M. Skinner Organ fills the Rotunda with symphonic and cathedral-like music.

The Choir and Swell divisions of the organ pipes are locatedbehind the right windows.(pictured above)

The Solo, Great and Pedal divisions of the organ pipes are locatedbehind the left windows. (pictured above)

The Antiphonal division of the organ pipes (pictured above) are located above the Cincinnati History Museum entrance.

Carpet was added to the front of the Rotunda to aid in sound quality, which is also why the windows above are open.

Harley Piltingsrud, retired research physicist,with the E.M. Skinner organ.

2012-2013 SeriesSeason Sponsor: The Corbett Foundation

“This organ is, without question, one of the finest examples of Skinner’s few surviving masterpieces. Each stop—even the quietest of ranks—beautifully ‘couples’ with the room itself… [producing] a brilliant classic organ forte; yet it also has a rich palate of orchestral color, making it a transcription player’s dream instrument.” - Peter Conte, November 2012 featured artist

Photographs by Michael E. Keating.

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In Memoriam Dorothy Lee AgricolaMrs. James L. Armitage, Sr. Neil A. ArmstrongHelene C. BarnettMs. Joan BaumerArch BoltonJoe J. BordmanMrs. Clement L. BuengerMrs. Gloria ChabotFloyd CrookerFrank G. DavisGilbert T. DavisHelen F. DhonauMark C. DravesSharon EdwardsMrs. Guy A. FibbeMr. A. William ForbrigerMrs. Jane Alice FosterRobert F. FrenchCarol A. FronkMrs. James A. D. GeierMrs. Paul E. GeierMr. Benjamin GettlerMs. Hilda K. GilbertDr. Frederick GoldmanDorothy Meakin GrantBernard J. HaynesMelva J. HennJohn H. HermaniesMrs. Larry C. HyerMrs. Harvey C. Knowles, Jr. Blanche KoebbeMiss Helen L. KropfMr. Roger D. LaibMrs. Joseph D. Landen Mrs. Gladys LazarusShaun K. McClanahan Mrs. Victoria L. MemmelJohn S. MosierMichael MuthJeanne NesbittMrs. Harold F. NiemanLouise D. NippertPhyllis D. PeytonMrs. Margaret A. ReissMr. George Riechman, Jr. Thomas J. RielageMrs. Margie A. Rosselot Mr. Eugene P. RuehlmannDonald A. ShumrickPam SiegelBarbara A. SmithAndrew D. SmithGeorge L. StrikeJean W. SutphinMr. Morley ThompsonDavid G. UetrechtMarjorie H. WagnerChristopher Walker Dr. Donald E. WalkerMrs. Barbara WillkeThomas J. WoeberMr. Charles F. Yeiser

Neil A. Armstrong August 25 marked the passing of a true American hero and longtime friend of Cincinnati Museum Center. An Ohio native, Neil Armstrong served as a member and chairman of the board of trustees of the Museum of Natural History & Science at its Gilbert Ave. location in the 1980s. In 2004, Neil was a spokesperson for the UnionTerminal operating levy campaign. On April 18, 2006, he received NASA’s Ambassador of Exploration Award at a ceremony held at Cincinnati Museum Center. US Senator John Glenn and NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin were on hand as Neil designated

“Neil has been an inspiration to so many, here locally and around the world. He is truly an American hero and a man of quiet dedication to science. We hope his contributions to science and humanity will continue to inspire future scientists and engineers in generations to come.” - Douglass W. McDonald, President and CEO

Cincinnati Museum Center to receive a moon rock collected during his Apollo 11 mission. The moon rock, that Neil affectionately named “Bok,” is on display in the Museum of Natural History & Science, along with a replica of his Apollo 11 space suit and tools. In honor and memory of Neil Armstrong’s place in history and his contribution to society and our community, Cincinnati Museum Center opened the Museum of Natural History & Science for free from August 26 through Labor Day. More than 10,000 guests visited the Museum to pay their respects in this period and share his legacy with their children, leaving comments about how Neil Armstrong inspired them.

Kent Jones Kent Jones joined Cincinnati Museum Center as an interpreter when the traveling exhibit Titanic was here in 2006. In 2007, he joined the Cincinnati History Museum staff as a Program Specialist. From day one, he always actively engaged our visitors and left people happy and smiling while inspiring them with stories of Cincinnati’s past. Kent created programs that dealt with history and technology. You may remember him being the telegraph operator on the landing for our Telegraph program or the announcer for The Night Before Christmas radio show. Kent enjoyed sharing his knowledge with others and inspired us all.

Volunteer Years of Service 5 yearsRobert AndriotWayne BeckwithRichard BerningBarbara BoltenHolly CrawfordDonald FreyShirley HoodinNicholas LangJohn ParlinKenneth SkirtzMichele SkoraGeorge Slama

10 yearsCharlotte GibsonWalter Bruce GibsonJohn GrohBebe HalesDonna LeviCharles MoormanBrian PorterArlene SolomonBlanche Sullivan

15 yearsJames ClarkJanice FortéBarbara RizziJudith Wacksman

20 yearsRuth Hemme

These volunteers hit a milestone anniversary with Cincinnati Museum Center January - December 2012. For a complete list of our Volunteers, please visit our website at cincymuseum.org.

Photographs by Robert Webber, Mike Howard, and Nick Massa.

George C. RiechmannGeorge was a very dedicated volunteer, contributing more than 8,000 hours during his 15 years of service to Museum Center. One of his passions was the Science Library at the Geier Collections & Research Center, where he made it his mission to catalog the unprocessed books in the collection. George designed an information database and search engine and catalogued over 25,00 entries. For this accomplishment, he was awarded a “Volunteer Peer Award” for Initiative.

At the same time, George was a long-time volunteer fossil preparator in the Museum of Natural History & Science paleontology lab. He was a founding member of the prep crew that began operating the lab and was particularly fond of talking about and explaining his work to museum visitors. Many of his prepared specimens are now safely housed at the Geier Center.

A Special Thanks to Cincinnati Heritage ProgramsCincinnati Museum Center Heritage Programs docents provide unique opportunities of historical, cultural and architectural tours. For more than 30 years, the docents have enjoyed sharing their passion for history through hundreds of audio-visual presentations, lectures, motor-coach and walking tours. As an outreach association of the Cincinnati History Museum, the all-volunteer Cincinnati Heritage Programs has unlocked doors to privately owned places generally not open to the public. All topics are thoroughly researched for accuracy. The Ambassadors of Cincinnati Heritage Programs strive to inspire people to learn and appreciate the region’s history.

Louise Dieterle NippertLouise Dieterle Nippert loved Cincinnati, her hometown, and was a devoted patron of arts and culture. Without her passion and influence, Cincinnati’s cultural landscape would not be what it is today. Both Mrs. Nippert and her husband, Louis, were trustees; she of the Museum of Natural History & Science, and he of the Historical Society. They supported key projects, including the move to Union Terminal, the creation of exhibits in both the Museum of Natural History & Science and the Cincinnati History Museum, the expansion of the Edge of Appalachia in Adams County, and much more.

Mrs. Nippert was a woman of many enthusiasms who gave freely of her means for decades – most of which she did her way – behind the scenes, without fanfare and always with grace and pride in her hometown’s people and institutions.

In May 2012, she was a recipient of an Ohio Governor’s Award for the Arts. Carter Randolph, executive vice president of her Greenacres Foundation, accepted on her behalf and said, “Mrs. Nippert is fond of saying that philanthropy is not about credit, it’s about the smiles on the faces of the ultimate beneficiaries – the audiences and the children” and added that she believed strongly that her contributions were investments in the community.

Benjamin GettlerBenjamin Gettler, beloved husband of Dee Gettler, passed away June 4, 2013. Cincinnati Museum Center is thankful for his many lasting contributions to our community. A prominent businessman, successful attorney, political activist and civic leader, Ben will be remembered for his investment in Cincinnati and his passion to share knowledge and to strive for excellence.

Dee and Ben supported the Museum of Natural History & Science and its move to Union Terminal, as well as the founding of Cincinnati Museum Center. Dee is a former Trustee of Museum Center. Their love for their grandchildren proves that fun is never limited by age and was an inspiration in the creation of the Grandparents Club, an investor club that honors those grandparents who want to share the world with the next generation.

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Mr. Douglas O. RobinetteMr. & Mrs. Edward S. RosenthalDr. & Mrs. Eli M. Roth, MDSnowden & Marianne RoweMr. Paul J. RuffingDr. & Mrs. Richard SalzerMr. & Mrs. Frank SchmaltzMr. & Mrs. Philip SchmidtMr. & Mrs. Arthur K. SchulerDr. & Mrs. G. Alan SchwemleinMr. & Mrs. Eugene A. SchwoeppeMr. & Mrs. Robert A. ScottMr. F. Peter SeidelMr. David C. Seim & Ms. Juanita DiersingMr. & Mrs. Jon L. SeymourKathryn ShahaniMrs. Richard F. ShawMr. & Mrs. John L. ShieldsDr. Siegfried E. Sieber & Ms. J. McCauleyMr. Mark Silbersack & Ms. Ruth A. SchwallieDr. Edward B. Silberstein & Ms. Jacqueline M. MackMr. & Mrs. Gerald T. SilversElizabeth C.B. and Paul G. SittenfeldMr. & Mrs. Bill SmithMs. Patricia A. SongerMr. & Mrs. Charles R. SpecterJudith Spraul-Schmidt, Ph.D. & Mr. Michael R. SchmidtMr. & Mrs. John StarkweatherMs. Kathryn StearnsMr. & Mrs. Bob StevieMs. Elizabeth A. StoneMr. & Mrs. Charles M. StrebelDr. & Mrs. Theodore W. StrikerMr. Jerry R. SwormstedtMr. Robert Tait & Ms. Elizabeth TaitDr. & Mrs. Stephen R. ThomasMr. Vernon F. ThomasMrs. Florence E. ThompsonDr. & Mrs. Thomas ToddDr. & Mrs. Thomas ToddMs. Rose Ann TroxellMr. & Mrs. Patrick ValantMiss Madge Van Buskirk & Ms. Clara DanticDr. & Mrs. Ronald B. VisscherMr. James VolkerMr. & Mrs. Albert W. Vontz IIIMr. & Mrs. Paul WagnerMr. & Mrs. James J. WalshMs. Nancy Lu WaltersMr. Edward R. Walton III & Ms. Patsy A. KellyMr. & Mrs. William WardenDr. Jerry W. WarnerMr. & Mrs. Ralph A. WeilMr. & Mrs. Ed WesleyDr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. WhitsettMr. & Mrs. Donald WismanMr. & Mrs. John WoesteMr. & Mrs. Don WolnikMr. & Mrs. Robert WonesMr. Alvin Wulfekuhl & Dr. Shirley EkvallMiss Mariam A. ZabelMr. & Mrs. Clifford Zepf, II

Concourse Club Members

Mr. & Mrs. Frank AlbersMr. & Mrs. Jeff AndersonDr. & Mrs. Jayapandian BhaskaranMs. Patricia Ten BiegDr. & Mrs. H. Stephen BjornsonMr. & Mrs. Donald R. BlumMrs. William W. BreidsterMs. Susan E. Cannon & Ms. Emily HawkinsMr. J. W. Childs, II & Ms. Magdalena BetasMr. & Mrs. Michael ClementsMs. Cynthia Combs & Ms. Wendy CombsMs. Carolanne CorwinMr. & Mrs. Frederick G. DavisonMr. & Mrs. Peter DickieDr. & Mrs. Nelson R. DiersMr. & Mrs. A.J. EconomonMs. Freda K. FlerlageMr. & Mrs. John GabrielMr. & Mrs. Charles Gagel, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. GarberMs. Sarah GeorginMr. & Mrs. Ralph W. GoldsmithMr. Glen C. Goodwin & Ms. Vicki A. LipstreuerMr. & Mrs. William J. GoreMr. & Mrs. Mark GrimmeMr. & Mrs. Robert C. HaleMs. Julie Hansen & Mr. Craig LyjakMr. Mike Herald & Mr. Bryce MayMr. & Mrs. Paul HowellMs. Rosemary M. HuhnMr. Louis H. Katz & Ms. Andrea KravetzMr. & Mrs. Jeff KoehnMrs. Marjorie L. LiggettMrs. & Mrs. John H. LinnenbergMr. & Mrs. Wayne A. Lippert, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Steven LiscoMr. Dale A. Louda & Ms. Ann D. NavaroMr. & Mrs. Bill LyonsMr. & Mrs. Alfred A. MarggranderMs. Bonnie McNett & Mr. Cam EicherDr. Michael E. Miller & Dr. Chris ModrallMrs. Grace S. MuniqueMr. & Mrs. Mark MuseMr. Tann Nichols & Ms. Nicole Kuzmin-NicholsMr. & Mrs. Gregory NieportMr. & Mrs. Alvin OlssonMr. & Mrs. Mark E. OwenMr. & Mrs. Mike PattersonMrs. Susan PennMr. & Mrs. Marc A. RandolphMr. & Mrs. Chris RennegarbeMr. & Mrs. John D. RiceMr. & Mrs. Timothy H. RiordanMr. & Mrs. Patrick RobersonMr. Jeff RobertsMr. & Mrs. Tom RocklinMr. & Mrs. Doug RoesslerMr. & Mrs. David RosenbaumMs. Caroline Schiff & Mr. Patrick SchreiberMs. Laura Sheldon & Ms. Susan BeckmanMr. & Mrs. Bob SullivanMr. & Mrs. Gregory C. Thomas

Ms. Holly Thompson & Ms. Jennnifer CoomerMr. & Mrs. Chris TrainorMr. Mark A. WatkinsMr. & Mrs. Stuart WillisMr. & Mrs. Robert WonesMr. & Mrs. John WoodDr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Zesch

Whispering Fountain Club MembersMs. Patricia ArmstrongDr. Sarbori Bhattacharya & Dr. Sambhu ChoudhuryMrs. Elizabeth Bryant & Ms. Sandra PrivettMr. Charles Comins & Ms. Audrey Green-CominsDr. Robin T. Cotton & Ms. Cynthia FittonMr. & Mrs. Andrew CrowleyMrs. Richard J. Goettle IIIMr. & Mrs. William J. GoreMs. Lynda Groh & Mr. Thad KarbowskyMs. Barbara K. GrohMr. & Mrs. Marc JamesMr. & Mrs. Bruce A. KroneDr. Duane E. Lewis & Mr. Rex Van AlstineMrs. Marjorie L. LiggettMr. & Mrs. Eric LocherMr. & Mrs. Matthew MerzMrs. & Mr. Sharon E. MitchellMr. Nathan L. NunaleyMrs. Susan PennDr. Elsira Pina & Dr. Charles MehlmanMr. & Mrs. Stuart R. PrayMr. & Mrs. Jeff RaubMs. Aviva R. Rich & Mr. Mitchell QuintMr. & Mrs. Tom RocklinMr. & Mrs. Michael RooneyMr. & Mrs. Alan Vonderhaar

The list recognizes those members who renewed their membership and celebrated their 25+ consecutive years, as well as those members who joined or renewed as Concourse Club or Whispering Fountain Club members between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.

Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. If you have a change or correction, please contact the Office of Philanthropy at (513) 287-7074.

25+ Year Members

AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Alfred AmbrosiusMr. & Mrs. Benny A. AndersonMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. AsburyMr. & Mrs. David P. BarkalowDr. & Mrs. Stuart W. BassmanMr. & Mrs. William J. BastonMr. & Mrs. Allan B. BeachMr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. BeckerMr. Henry J. BehrensMr. & Mrs. Herbert J. BeigelMrs. Thomas S. BenjaminMs. Amy E. BergerMr. & Mrs. Kenneth H. BeringhausDr. & Mrs. Jerome BermanMr. & Mrs. John S. BertenDr. & Mrs. David A. BillmireMr. & Mrs. Norman E. BissellDr. Donald J. BlaneyMr. David A. Blevens & Mr. Robert T. BlevensMr. & Mrs. Howard H. BondDr. & Mrs. Glenn D. BoutilierMr. & Mrs. Edward BrownMr. & Mrs. Robert W. BuechnerMr. & Mrs. Louis BuenteDr. & Mrs. Thomas E. BunnellMr. & Mrs. James E. BushmanMrs. Robert ButenMs. Susan E. Cannon & Ms. Emily HawkinsDr. & Mrs. John F. CardosiMr. & Mrs. Sanford I. CasperMr. & Mrs. James W. CochranMr. & Mrs. Robert A. CodyDr. & Mrs. John S. Cohen, MDDr. & Mrs. Mitchell B. CohenDr. Donald J. BlaneyMr. David A. Blevens & Mr. Robert T. BlevensMr. & Mrs. Howard H. BondDr. & Mrs. Glenn D. BoutilierMr. & Mrs. Edward BrownMr. & Mrs. Robert W. BuechnerMr. & Mrs. Louis BuenteDr. & Mrs. Thomas E. BunnellMr. & Mrs. James E. BushmanMrs. Robert ButenMs. Susan E. Cannon & Ms. Emily HawkinsDr. & Mrs. John F. CardosiMr. & Mrs. Sanford I. CasperMr. & Mrs. James W. CochranMr. & Mrs. Robert A. CodyDr. & Mrs. John S. Cohen, MDDr. & Mrs. Mitchell B. CohenDr. & Mrs. Loren CohenDr. & Mrs. John M. CollinsMr. & Mrs. Earl J. ConklinMr. & Mrs. Michael A. ConnellyMr. Roger W. CreasyMr. & Mrs. William S. Culp, Jr.Mr. Ralph A. Damico & Mrs. Darrina Turner DamicoMr. & Mrs. Robert A. DavisMrs. Nancy S. DebrunnerMs. Lily Ann Demar

Ms. Angela Denov & Mr. Jon BlickenstaffMr. & Mrs. Michael A. DetroyMr. John A. DiehlMr. & Mrs. Allan G. DirrMr. & Mrs. Russell DoranMr. & Mrs. Herman A. EcksteinMr. & Mrs. John W. EilersMr. & Mrs. Gilbert EisenmengerDr. & Mr. Donna T. EndressMrs. Jacob S. EpsteinMr. & Mrs. Sterling EusterMr. & Mrs. Stephen J. FagelMs. Barbara FarberDr. & Mrs. Andrew T. Filak, Jr.Mrs. Harriet A. FinleyMr. & Mrs. Robert FluhartyMr. & Mrs. Barry E. FranzMs. Geni FrymanMr. & Mrs. Charles Gagel, Jr.Mrs. Shirley B. GallagherMr. & Mrs. Don R. GardnerFrank & Tara GardnerMr. & Mrs. James R. GardnerMr. & Mrs. Dean GaudinDr. Lawrence A. GilbertMr. & Mrs. William B. GillmanMr. & Mrs. Thomas W. GoldschmidtMr. & Mrs. James E. GoldschmidtMr. & Mrs. John H. GrateMs. Deborah Grayson & Mr. Bruce MeizlishMr. Gerald Greenberg & Ms. Pamela MeyersMs. Loretta GreenlandMr. & Mrs. Guenther R. HagerMr. & Mrs. John W. HancockMr. Ronald HanksMr. & Mrs. Alan J. HartmanDr. & Mrs. Jack HazenMr. & Mrs. Charles R. HeathMr. & Mrs. Jack H. HeckscherMr. Donald J. HeimbrockMr. & Mrs. John F. HeinzelmanMs. Mary L. HeiselmannMr. & Mrs. John S. HeldmanMs. Elizabeth HendersonMr. & Mrs. Robert A. HenleyMrs. Jill Ann HersmanMr. & Mrs. Michael L. HillMr. & Mrs. James HoganMr. & Mrs. William J. HoskingMrs. Larry C. HyerMr. & Mrs. Joseph IaciofanoMr. & Mrs. Paul InderheesMr. & Mrs. Richard W. JacksonMrs. Barbara Jennings & Mr. Martin ShacatMr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. JonesMs. Joan KattwinkelMs. Susan KelloggMs. Nancy K. KlapprothMs. Cecilia KloeckerMr. Frank B. KnapkeMr. & Mrs. Michael C. KneflinMs. Judith A. Koch

Mr. Maurice J. Koch, Jr. & Ms. Geraldine LewinMr. & Mrs. Frederick G. KoehlerMr. & Mrs. Dennis S. KoenigsknechtMr. & Mrs. Robert A. KoppMr. & Mrs. Michael L. KoskyMs. Kathleen M. Kraemer & Mr. Peter R. DuffyMs. Lisa L. LaneMr. Patrick C. Larkin & Ms. Mary C. HenkelMrs. Dorothy K. LarssonMr. David S. LearnedMrs. Jean E. LemonDr. & Mrs. Robert S. LenobelMs. & Ms. Margaret LeonMr. & Mrs. Joseph R. LeveeBetty Jane LillieMs. Roberta L. LippelmanMr. & Mrs. Richard W. LodgeMr. & Mrs. Phillip C. LongDr. & Mrs. Richard D. LongshoreMrs. Janet LykinsDr. & Mrs. James D. LytleMr. & Mrs. Donald L. MackosMr. & Mrs. John B. MartinMr. & Mrs. Vernon J. MastMr. & Mrs. Michael MathisMr. Michael C. Mattingly & Ms. Shelia Yates-MattinglyMrs. Joan E. Mauk & Ms. Julie VorpeDr. & Mrs. Richard McfarlandMrs. Suzanne B. MehneMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. MeierMs. Audrey Merrill & Ms. Amy SaalfeldMrs. Carol Messerle & Mr. Charles MesserleMs. Verna M. MeyerDr. & Mrs. Richard A. MeyerMs. Ann Meyers & Mr. Richard WallerMr. & Mrs. Robert J. MillerMr. Akila J. MisaliMr. & Mrs. Matthew A. MolonyMr. & Mrs. Thomas L. MoonMr. & Mrs. William MooreMr. & Mrs. Frederick Moore, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Charles M. Myer, IIIMs. Barbara K. MyersMr. & Mrs. John W. NarburghMr. A. Ralph Navaro, Jr.Mrs. Stanley D. NeumannMr. & Mrs. James O. NewmanMr. & Mrs. Jerald E. NoranMr. & Mrs. Fred W. OliverMr. & Mrs. Lowell P. Orr, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Roy ParsonsMr. & Mrs. Morris H. PasserMr. & Mrs. Howard P. PecquetMr. & Mrs. J. M. PetitDr. & Mrs. John F. Popken, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Martin B. PoppMr. & Mrs. Cliff RadelDr. Mitchell C. Rashkin & Dr. Karen B. OhlbaumMr. & Mrs. William L. RederMr. & Mrs. Gerhard W. RichterMr. & Mrs. Stephen W. RindsbergDr. & Mrs. John M. Roberts V

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STEM: Not Just Now, But in the PastThe Cincinnati History Museum reminds us that innovation has always been an important part of the Queen City.Using an acronym to talk about science, technology, engineering and math education might be relatively new., but these areas have been around for centuries! A stroll back through time highlights a multitude of ways STEM has played a key role in Cincinnati’s history—even if it’s not labeled that way.

1796

First city in the Northwest Territory to print a book (engraved by William Maxwell)

1835

First bag of airmail lifted by hot air balloon

1836

First Mc-Guffey’s Readers compiled and printed in Cincinnati

1868

First city west of New York City to use steam-powered printing press (Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co.)

1869

First city to establish a weather bureau

1870

First city to hold annual industrial expositions

1902

First concrete skyscraper in U.S. (Ingalls Building)

1906

First university to offer cooperative education (University of Cincinnati)

1934

First radio station to broadcast at 500,000 watts (Crosley Broadcasting Corp., “The Nation’s Station”)

1952

First heart-lung machine, devel-oped at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, making open heart surgery possible

1954

First licensed public television station (WCET)

1955

First company to sell toothpaste with fluoride (Procter & Gamble)

1976

First fully automated, computerized stock exchange in world piloted at Cincinnati Stock Exchange

1992

Cincinnati Water Works became the first utility in the nation to introduce a granular activated carbon system (GAC). The GAC system captures organic impurities and there are on-site furnaces to recycle the carbon for water treatment.

1880

First city witha woman leading a large manufacturing operation (Maria Longworth Nichols Storer at Rookwood Pottery)

First and only city to build and own a major railroad

1853

First city to establish a municipal fire department, using first practical steam fire engine

1850

First city in U.S. to establish a Jewish hospital

First city in U.S. to publish greeting cards (Gibson Greeting Card Co.)

1839

Cincinnati purchased the privately owned CincinnatiWater Company for $300,000, making it the first publicly owned water system in the State of Ohio.

Some Cincinnati Firsts Through History

Anonymous (5)Romola N. AllenDr. & Mrs. Compton AllynMr. & Mrs. Peter A. AlpaughMr. & Mrs. J. Leland Brewster IIMrs. Lela C. BrownEdward & Susan CastleberryMs. Diana CollinsMr. & Mrs. Raymond K. Cooper IIMr. & Mrs. C. Wesley CowanMrs. Caroline H. DavidsonMartha and Stuart DornetteAnne G. & Robert W. DorseyMr. & Mrs. Theodore H. EmmerichMr. & Mrs. Fred W. ErschellHarry & Linda FathMr. & Mrs. Kurtis B. FinchAshley & Bobbie FordMr. & Mrs. William A. FriedlanderMr. & Mrs. James J. GardnerJane Garvey & John LanierMrs. Philip O. Geier, Jr.Shelly & Michael GersonMr. John B. GoeringMr. & Mrs. Chas GoeringMr. & Mrs. J. Franklin HallDavid & Debra HausrathTimothy E. Hoberg & Caryl A. YzenbaardMrs. Phyllis S. HoppleMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. HuenefeldMrs. Margot JacobsMr. James J. JennyLinda Busken & Andrew MacAoidh JergensFlorence and Ron KoettersJanet C. KreiderMr. & Mrs. S. George KurzMr. Lawrence A. LeserMr. & Mrs. Robert D. Lindner, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Lindner, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. David C. LindnerMr. & Mrs. Alan B. LindnerMr. & Mrs. Bruce C. LongMr. & Mrs. Phillip C. LongMr. & Mrs. John P. MarchMrs. Debra R. McMillan-Ash & Mr. William F. AshCortland and Annette MeaderMr. & Mrs. Harold A. MertenBonnie & Dan MeyerDean and Catherine MoulasDr. & Mrs. Keith A. MurrellMr. & Mrs. George H. Musekamp IIIValerie L. Newell & Timothy A. SmithMr. & Mrs. Robert W. OlsonMr. & Mrs. John Weld PeckFrancie & John PepperMr. & Mrs. George H. PerbixDr. Gale E. PetersonMr. & Mrs. Daniel P. RandolphDaniel & Beverly ReigleMr. John A. RuthvenMr. & Mrs. George A. Schaefer, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Robert Schiff, Jr.James A. & Elizabeth York SchiffMrs. Nancy L. SchlemmerMr. James P. SchubertMr. & Mrs. Marvin H. SchwartzRecie & Jim ScottJeremy F. SimpsonTom & Dee StegmanMrs. Joseph S. Stern, Sr.Dr. & Mrs. John M. Tew, Jr.Margaret & Michael ValentineCarol & Robert VidalMrs. Harris K. WestonMr. John H. White, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. W. Joseph Williams, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Eric B. Yeiser

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Before 1788, when John Cleves Symmes bought a tract of land from Congress between the Great Miami and Little Miami rivers, Native Americans and early settlers were in the region. Stop along your way to meet a fur trader and a tracker who used their knowledge of biology to survive, or watch a young visitor trying her hand at carding wool (“It’s so soft!), using a spindle and even learning to knit.

By the 1860s, steam was changing industry and transportation—and Cincinnati was booming! At the re-created Public Landing, talk with a steamboat captain. Visit Gibson & Co. to see how cards used to be printed. Hear how the telegraph revolutionized communications. You can even click out your own name in Morse Code. (When you think about it, those dots and dashes were basically a binary system—the foundation of today’s Digital Age!)

Fast forward to the 1940s, and you’ll learn how Cincinnati reconfigured manufacturing of machines, textiles and other industries to support the War Effort. Recycling! It didn’t start in the 1970s with Earth Day. Did you know people saved cooking fats to be turned into explosives? Worn fabric became parachutes, while scrap metal and worn-out rubber were also salvaged for reuse. Then as you check out a canning demonstration, you realize today’s urban gardening and “buy local” movements have a lot in common with Victory Gardens.

So when you think about STEM at Museum Center, don’t forget about science, technology, engineering and math through history!

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Thank you to our Investors!

Gloria J. GoeringOn July 16, 2012, Cincinnati Museum Center was honored to celebrate the life of Gloria J. Strohmenger Goering. The Cincinnati History Library & Archives Lobby is gratefully dedicated in memory of Mrs. Goering in honor of a generous gift from The Goering Family Foundation. Her husband, John, and family attended the unveiling of her portrait and memorial plaque with Douglass W. McDonald, President & CEO, followed by a tour of the Cincinnati History Library & Archives collections and reception.

Matching Gift CompaniesDuke Energy Foundation, Inc.GE FoundationHewlett Packard, Corp.IBM Matching Grants ProgramSAP Matching Gift Program

Gifts in KindCincinnati BellDECO Dining by Sodexo Goodwin Lighting ServicesGray & Pape Inc.Grubco Incorporated Greater Cincinnati Water WorksHewlett Packard, Corp.Hamilton County, OhioCheryl Hern-JanovicMr. John KeeganLaRosa’s Inc.Procter & GambleUnited Maier Signs, Inc. Validex Employment Screening ServicesWhite Oak Garden Center, Inc.

Dr. Jerry WarnerDr. Jerry Warner began his relationship with the Museum of Natural History & Science over 30 years ago shortly after moving to Northern Kentucky to accept a position as assistant professor of biology at Northern Kentucky University. During the 1990s he became an active volunteer at the Geier Collections & Research Center. When he took a sabbatical from his po-sition as Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, he assisted Dr. Robert Kennedy, then Director of Natural History Collections and Research for Museum Center at its Gilbert Avenue location, with mammal skin preparation and cataloging of the Mammal Collection. In Jerry’s words “the collections of Museum Center are valuable to the world scientific community and it is crucial that scientists from around the world have access to study them.”

Jerry continued for several years as a volunteer at the Geier Center and has served as an active member on the Natural History Advisory Board.

Jerry’s interest in natural history led him not only to lend his volunteer time, but also to make long-term plans for Cincinnati Museum Center. He generously assigned a portion of his Individual Retirement Account to help preserve the collections of the Museum of Natural History & Science for future generations.

Dave & Diane MocciaDave and Diane Moccia have volunteered at Cincinnati Museum Center for over ten years. After Diane retired as a speech pathologist for the Cincinnati Public Schools and Dave completed his three-decade career at Procter & Gamble in research and development, they were looking for stimulating volunteer work.

They began their relationship with Museum Center as special exhibit docents for the St. Peter and Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes exhibit in 2003. Diane enjoys her experience as a docent because “every new exhibit is an opportunity for us to learn and broaden our horizons, through the training and reading we do so that we can provide a good experience for our guests.” The Moccias have served as docents for all of the special exhibits since St. Peter and the Vatican including Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt,A Day in Pompeii and Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times.

Dave and Diane have been generous donors to the annual fund and generous investors because, in Dave’s words, “when you get involved in an organization, you develop an ownership and you want to help it succeed.”

Several years ago, the Moccias arranged for a bequest to the endowment of Cincinnati Museum Center. “We believe that it’s important to help provide the opportunity for people in the future to experience what we’ve been able to experience,” according to Dave.

Cincinnati Museum Center thanks our generous supporters and investors for helping us advance our mission. For over 20 years, Museum Center has been, and continues to be, a cornerstone in the Greater Cincinnati community. Investing in Museum Center is more than just a contribution of time, talent or treasure – It’s an investment in our community, the people and families we serve each and every day.

“This dedication is indeed fitting. Gloria volunteered for the Library, before it was located in Union Terminal, when it was on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Guests who share her passion for preserving history and visit the Cincinnati History Library & Archives will now enter through the lobby dedicated in Gloria’s memory.”

– Douglass W. McDonald, President & CEO

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We reveal stories about freedom’s heroes, from the era of the Underground Railroad to contemporary times, challenging and inspiring everyone to take courageous steps for freedom today.

Our Mission

Establishing a Viable Institution:

Shaping a Vibrant Center:

Driving the Mission:

Balanced Budget: A year after merging with Cincinnati Museum Center, the National Underground RailroadFreedom Center ended fiscal year 2013 with a budget surplus.

Merger Savings:Back office savings and synergies with Cincinnati Museum Center have resulted in $1MM in budgetary savings.

Endowment Growth:Endowment has grown from $1.5MM to $6MM post-merger.

More than 100,000 people visit the Freedom Center each year, making it one of the most-visited museums in the region. New initiatives look to bring more visitors to experience the stories of freedom’s heroes:

St. Louis-based PGAV Destinations, a global design and planning firm, is creating new exhibit concepts to refresh permanent exhibitions.

New special exhibitions like And Still We Rise: Race, Culture and Visual Conversations give locals and tourists alike reasons to return seasonally.

A new website coming in late fall 2013 will give visitors across the world new ways to engage in stories of freedom.

Ending Human Trafficking:Since 2010, the Freedom Center has established a unique role in the modern abolition movement: history-inspired abolition. We are convening and encouraging awareness through unique programs and partnerships, inspiring courageous steps to end human trafficking.

Programs in Abolition:Journey to Freedom documentary, shown in 50 U.S. embassies; Historians Against Slavery National Conference; Yale teacher workshops; Invisible, the world’s first museum-quality exhibit on human trafficking; End Slavery Now website and community (under development).

Partners in Abolition:Yale University, Google, U.S. Department of State, American Bar Association, Fair Trade Productions, Frederick Douglass Family Foundation, Historians Against Slavery, Made in a Free World, 12 Years a Slave (the book and new feature film).

Sharing Stories of Freedom’s Heroes in Schools:More than 40,000 students visited the Freedom Center last year to hear stories of courage, cooperation and preservation through the heroes of the Underground Railroad. A newly revamped education sales team is projecting a 10% increase in school visit revenue for fiscal year 2014.

Inspiring Courageous Steps of Empowerment:The Freedom Center works to remove the legacies of slavery through economic empowerment programs:

Freedom Legacy Program provides mentors and classes on life skills and child development for low-income, single parents from targeted neighborhoods.

Youth Docent Program uses the lessons of the Underground Railroad to build leadership, preservation, communication and critical thinking skills in area high school students. Provided in partnership with The Links, Inc.

Contributions & Support

Operating RevenueOperating Expenditures

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Contributions and Support Statement of Activities RecapAbove: RevenueBelow: Cash & Investments

Operating Revenue Operating Expenditures

The Numbers

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

20,867,570

25,178,723

23,344,90322,827,558

19,309,98418,017,926

30,000,000

20,000,000

10,000,000

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

19,570,87519,850,969

17,698,627

30,000,000

23,235,301

27,172,991

22,194,522

10,000,000

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Photograph by Micheal E. Keating.