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Comprehensive engineering study completed on Museum's buildings.
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June
2005
Campaign previewed at Museum's 2005 Annual Members' Meeting.
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Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation makes lead gift pledge of $100,000. |
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June
2006
Campaign is publicly launched on June 20 at the 66th Annual Members' Meeting at The Colony Hotel. WCSH6 anchor Bill Green gives the keynote address.
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Connecting Generations 2006 Capital Campaign enters public phase with $650k in hand. |
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August
2006
Campaign website launched.
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Campaign banners installed. |
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October
2006
Campaign crests the halfway mark.
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December
2006
Scaffolding set and repairs to brickwork begin
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Completion of repointing of the Museum's south and east walls
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March
2007
Rear chimney repaired. Work begins on repointing the north wall |
Repointing of the north wall completed
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May
2007
Repair of front chimneys begins; banner goes up on scaffolding anticipating the repointing on the Main St. facade
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Repointing and chimneys completed
Demolition continues on private property adjacent to the Museum and, as a result, opens up the approach to the Museum's entry walkway.
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July
2007
Campaign tops the million-dollar mark! |
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September
2007
Repainting the exterior of the Brick Store building is completed |
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January
2008
Plans are underway to temporarily move the contents of the Museum's archives building to offsite storage, in anticipation of repairing the structural issues in this edifice first. Inventorying contnues throughout the winter. |
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April
2008
On the move! Museum staff and volunteers receive training and start packing the china, glass, and fine arts collections for the offsite move.
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