FY2025 adopted budget book — official finance index

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MUSEUM  
 
Function  
Division 66100 funds the Smyrna History Museum. The Museum Manager position is budgeted 
here. The Smyrna History Museum aims to engage present and future generations in the history 
and preservation of Smyrna and surrounding communities. The museum is an educational 
facility that physically preserves historic objects and documents and shares them with the 
community through exhibits and programming. 
 
The Museum Manager is supervised by the Library Director. In concert with the Library Director 
and City Administration, the Museum Manager oversees all museum functions including 
policies, staffing, volunteers, exhibits, marketing, collections care, and programming. The 
manager is responsible for periodically updating the Smyrna Historical Society Board on 
museum events and policies. 
 
 
 
Major Goals & Objectives  
• Continue to professionally catalog the Museum’s collections.  
• Advertise and promote the City of Smyrna through various activities.  
• Work with teachers to prepare field trips for local schools.  
• Update the Jonquil City Historic Trail.  
• Expand on the monthly pop-up crafts events for kids.  
• Expand hands-on history trunks for young children.   
 
 
Performance Measures 
 
• Increase museum visitation numbers.  
• Increase museum volunteers.  
• Implement internships with local schools.  
• Expand our cemetery care workshops to Mt. Zion and Daniell Cemeteries.  
  
  
  
 
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