WHO WE ARE Mission Statement


The Mission of the Coronado Historical Association is to encourage and promote the appreciation, knowledge and understanding of Coronado’s unique art, architecture, history and other historical resources. We do this in a myriad of ways. We operate a state-of-the-art historical archive where Coronado’s wonderful history is captured on everything from 1880s newspapers and glass plate negatives to historic garments and artifacts. We take history to the people at every opportunity.


HOW TO REACH US


Museum Store and Visitor Center our hours are: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday. The general number for CHA and the Museum is 619.435.7242. The Visitor Center is 619.437.8788. The toll-free number for the Coronado Visitor Center is 866-599-7242. For more information,


visit www.coronadohistory.org or www.coronadovisitorcenter.com.


Staff:


Susan Enowitz, Executive Director director@coronadohistory.org


Becky Emerson/Mary Pack, Visitor Center Managers vcmgr@coronadovisitorcenter.com


Emily Allen, Dir. of Exhibit Design & Special Events emily@coronadohistory.org


Mary Gartner, Store Mgr/Buyer store@coronadohistory.org


Rachel Lieu, Archivist/Registrar archivist@coronadohistory.org


Trish Tyer, Office Manager trish@coronadohistory.org


Board of Directors Whitney Benzian, President Courtenay McGowen, Vice President Jim Kaufman, Treasurer


Penny Duermeyer and Holly Nappen, Secretary Bob Balfour Gail Bardin Tim Cusick


Penny Duermeyer Russ Haley Susan Keith Rick Moore Cassie Morton Jim Runner


Kathleen Turk Suros Mayor Casey Tanaka, City Council Liaison


From the Director A


few weeks ago I heard someone say that perhaps a San Diego struggling museum should just close their doors and perhaps their financial situation shows that fewer museums rather than more are better. I’ve been thinking about that statement and wondering why this disturbs me. I’m a diehard believer in the importance of museums as caretakers of a community’s legacy. Museums are institutions whose primary mission includes preservation, collection and education in the topic in which the museum specializes. They are the stewards, the guardians, the researchers of objects, textiles, documents and photographs and anything else that helps to tell the story of the subject of the museum. Without museums, how would Ken Kramer, producer of the television program “About San Diego” have been


Susan Enowitz, Executive Director


able to put together his segments which speak about the history of our area? “The community museums are an indispensable resource,” Ken Kramer says, “and I’m haunting them for stories they tell.”


The Coronado Historical Association’s primary purpose is to promote Coronado’s unique cultural heritage and community resources to the public through exhibitions, educational programs and information services. Specifically we do that through collecting, preserving, and researching, creating publications, maintaining the museum, providing visitor services and creating enjoyable and memorable experiences.


For almost ten years we have been part of a program recognizing California


museums through a resolution and proclamation which names May as California Museums Month. From a study conducted in 1999-2000 on the impact of museums on the California state economy, several tenets that we hold as core values were emphasized. To summarize a few of them:


• Museums perform a unique service to the state and its citizens by preserving and interpreting California’s natural


• and cultural heritage.


Museums do important work that helps the state meet • its obligations to citizens in the field of education.


Museums are a significant resource for in-service training • of California teachers.


• our society’s art, science, history and culture to California citizens. • Museums are an important means of making available the best of


Museums provide a huge economic boost to their communities by attracting tourist and local visitors, all of whom create a demand for services.


In May we will also participate in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s National Preservation Month whose mission is helping people protect, enhance and enjoy the places that matter to them. These connections to the places that matter help us know who we are. The places around us matter. The objects, documents and photographs we find in those places matter. We do our best abiding to all professional standards in the care of what we have in our collections so that they will be here for many generations. They will be here so many future television producers of historic stories have the ability to utilize them for storytelling, education and entertainment. Celebrate California museums and all the historic places you value during the month of May!


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