Fort Douglas Military Museum Asso

Programs: During the year, the organization hosted and sponsored museum program events, assisted in improvement projects related to the museum, and helped to create and develop exhibits for the museum. Continued on schedule o. During the year, the organization participated or hosted the following events: participated in museum day at the state capitol (23 feb) participated in the annual state history fair (16 apr) conducted a 40th anniversary commemoration and dedication for the red gilmore gallery (14 may) conducted a field trip to karl smith's military vehicle collection in tooele (30 may) participated in the annual fort douglas cemetery memorial day program (25 may) participated in the blue star museum program (30 may - 5 sep) conducted a utah fallen warrior remembrance program (4 jun) conducted the annual fort douglas family day (18 jun) hosted a buffalo soldier lecture and book signing (18 aug) conducted a 9/11 day of remembrance program (11 sep) organized and conducted a world war i, enemy alien symposium (16 sep) participated in smithsonian museum day (24 sep) conducted a fort douglas cemetery tour (22 oct) hosted a utah war lecture and book signing (7 nov) this does not include the many lectures, special group visitors, and other day-to-day activities that the docents are involved in. During the year, the organization assisted in the following improvement projects related to the museum: installed gutter heating cables on building 31 and 32 installed chairs in the orientation theater completed a basement library repository room in building 31 cleaned out and reorganized storage in building 35 installed a new museum directional sign during the year, the organization helped to create and develop exhibits for the museum, as described below: concluded and returned the nps temporary exhibit, victory from within: the american pow experience organized an education artifact collection received a m109a5 paladin 155mm self propelled howitzer updated the patriotic walk scout patch search criteria completed the inventory for the jess mccall collection assisted in hosting the premier of splinters of a nation pow documentary developed a temporary exhibit for the annual university of utah's veterans day program (11 nov)