The End is Near

The Museum will be closed December 31st andJanuary 1st.  Enjoy your New Year! Just a friendly reminder that if you mail your gift, be sure that it is postmarked by December 30 to ensure tax credit for a 2017 gift. Online gifts may be made up to midnight on December 31. Click donate to be directed to PayPal. Or click here if you would like to mail a donation in. Oregonians have a unique opportunity to fund cultural activities in the state and to double their impact for free with the Cultural Tax Credit. Make sure to claim yours. Find out more by clicking here. Up to $500/individual and $1000/joint filing. We have so many exciting things coming up this year! Just a quick overview, with more details to come: 1st Tuesday Talks, 2nd Sunday Free Day, Monthly Knot Club, Basket Weaving Classes, the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian exhibit, Patriot Nations: Native Americans in our Nation's Armed Forces - Opens March 1st, Woman's History Month Luncheon, Brunchy Canvas Class, Annual Fundraising Event and so much more!   There will be NO first Tuesday talk in the month of January. February 6th at 6:30pm will beJoshua Hirschstein and Maren Beck, Authors and Textile Experts. Membership Renewal It's time to renew your membership! If you do not know when your membership expires, email Becca atmembership@cooshistory.org to find out.  She would be happy to help. Click here for online membership renewals or hereto print off a form to mail in. Our bookkeeper and collections manager have made a special request. We are in need of copy paper.  Reams or cases can be dropped off at the front desk with your contact info. CHM 975.75 A 1902 Marshfield High School Classroom all decked out for the holidays. Toddler Yoga starts up again January 4th! Every Thursday from 10:30am-11:30am Cost is $7 per adult or free if you are a CHM member, at family level or higher. Bay Watch? On the front page of our website, when the pictures scroll through, is a link to see what is going on in the bay.Click here to see what we get to see every day. One of the many benefits of getting a Friend membership or higher is being able to gain access to the 973 museums that are a part of that association. Click here if you are interested to know what NARM is and see places you can go.

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