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Causes: Arts & Culture, History Museums, Museums
Mission: The park county historical society is a preservation organization promoting history and prehistory of the county though awareness and education for the citizens of park county. Short video of McGraw Park: https://www.facebook.com/SouthParkNHA/videos/257559561577389/
Target demographics: Students and adults understand the motivations of pioneers heading west to the Colorado mountains.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Taught students at Deer Creek Elementary, educated community members and provided a meaningful park experience.
Geographic areas served: preserving history, maintaining McGraw Park in Bailey and educating life in the mountains and frontiers of Colorado in the 1800s.
Programs: History presentations, tours of the historic structures in McGraw Park and Field Trips to historic sites in Park County.