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Available for the first time, fine giclée reproductions of six of Edward Bailey’s recently restored and most beautiful paintings!
Available on fine art paper or canvas in the Museum Shop, they are the same size as the original paintings and come unframed. Call 244-3326 or e-mail baileyhousemuseum@clearwire.net for details or to order!
Beginning Lauhala Weaving Class
at Bailey House Museum
There will a 6-week “Beginning Lauhala Weaving” class on Thursdays this summer at the Bailey House Museum. Learn to prepare hala leaves and weave your own lauhala project with kumu Pohaku Kaho`ohanohano, who has been teaching weaving for 17 years.
The class will be July 29, August 5, 12, 26 and September 2 and 9 from 6pm to 8pm and will be limited to 12 people. The cost is $50 for members of the Maui Historical Society and $60 for non-members. Please register by July 16th by calling the Maui Historical Society at 244-3326 or e-mailing at baileyhousemuseum@clearwire.net.
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`Ohana Day and kani ka pila at Bailey House Museum
Sunday May 16, 2010
12 pm to 4 pm
The Maui Historical Society/Bailey House Museum will hold an `Ohana Day on Sunday May 16, 2010. The museum will be open in the afternoon from 12 pm until 4 pm. We will offer half off admission ($3.00 for adults and $2.00 for seniors). The Children 12 and under will be free. The Museum Shop will also be open. Bring the whole `ohana to Bailey House for an afternoon of family fun! And bring your ukulele or guitar for old-fashioned kani ka pila!
The Maui Historical Society has new website
Courtesy of Meyer Computer, Inc.
Meyer Computer, Inc. of Wailuku has donated their time and service to create a new website for the Maui Historical Society/Bailey House Museum. Meyer Computer, Inc. has hosted the Maui Historical Society website without charge for a number of years. They have now created a website that can easily be updated by our staff with the latest news and images from the Bailey House Museum. Visit the new site at www.mauimuseum.org and follow the Bailey House Museum on Facebook.
The Maui Historical Society offers giclée
reproductions of Edward Bailey painting in Museum Shop
Available for the first time, fine giclée reproductions of three of Edward Bailey’s recently restored and most beautiful paintings! Available on fine art paper or canvas, they are the same size as the original paintings and come unframed. Call 244-3326 for details or visit the Museum Shop!
MAUI HISTORICAL SOCIETY
RECEIVES FUNDING FROM MAUI ELECTRIC COMPANY
The Maui Historical Society recently received a $7,000 grant from Maui Electric Company for electrical improvements. The Maui Historical Society received funding in 2008 to bring the aging electrical infrastructure of the Bailey House Museum up to date. The project was only partially completed. The new funding will be used towards remaining electrical improvements.
The Maui Historical Society Presents
“A Celebration of Quilts” Exhibit and Quilt Show
At the Bailey House Museum
Saturday April 24, 2010 from 10 am to 3 pm
The Bailey House Museum gardens will be a rainbow of colors on Saturday April 24, 2010 for “A Celebration of Quilts” Exhibit and Quilt Show. Local quilters from across Maui will hang their quilts throughout the gardens and will demonstrate quilting methods to visitors at this one-day event. Antique quilts from the Maui Historical Society’s collection will be exhibited in the Bailey House Museum. Admission to the Quilt Show includes admission to the museum and is $10 for adults. Children 12 and under are free.
Maui Historical Society/Bailey House Museum
Receives $10,000 for Chas Fisher Memorial Garden Improvement Project from
Cooke Foundation, Limited
The Maui Historical Society/Bailey House Museum has received $10,000 from Cooke Foundation, Limited for the Chas Fisher Memorial Garden Improvement Project. The project includes funds for replacing plants and plant identification signs, printing a new garden tour brochure, and one year of grounds maintenance. The Chas Fisher Memorial Garden is located at the Bailey House Museum in Wailuku and showcases native and traditional Hawaiian plants, trees and herbs, as well as plants introduced during the missionary era. The garden is named after Charles Fisher, former trustee and strong supporter of the Maui Historical Society. These improvements will enhance the overall experience of visitors to the Bailey House; increase visitation by Maui residents and visitors, as well as students, gardeners, and horticulturists; and improve the grounds for Society and rental events.
BAILEY HOUSE MUSEUM
STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
RECEIVES FUNDING from A&B FOUNDATION
“Educating youth about the past – for the future” is a paid work-study program for high school students at Bailey House Museum. Named after a past trustee of the Maui Historical Society the program is called “The Alexa Kahui High School Internship."
For 2010 the program is made possible through a $3,500 grant from the Alexander & Baldwin Foundation. This position will cover one intern for a 12-month period. Rick Volner Jr., HC&S Senior VP of Farming Operations, presented the check to Maui Historical Society Executive Director Nicole McMullen at their January 27 board meeting.
The program was developed to provide high school students with a program that would teach general office and customer service skills, and create an interest in preserving the history of Maui for future generations. Interns work in the Museum, Museum Shop, grounds, office, or on special projects. This position requires a commitment of six hours a week during the school year and twenty hours a week during school breaks.
Maui Historical Society/Bailey House Museum
Receives $10,000 grant from Hawaii Community Foundation
for museum software
The Maui Historical Society/Bailey House Museum has received a $10,000 Organizational Capacity Building Program grant from the Hawaii Community Foundation. This grant along with donations by the Rotary Club of Maui and former Trustee Zadoc Brown Jr. has allowed Maui Historical Society to purchase a new computer and Past Perfect Museum Software.
Digitizing the collections using this museum software will significantly increase Maui Historical Society’s ability to serve the public. This technology upgrade will improve the research capacity of the Society by centralizing records, improving efficiency, and making document, photograph and artifact collections easier to search and more accessible. We hope that these improvements will lead to increased use of the Archival Resource Center by the public. This project will directly benefit students, authors, researchers, historians, and the media, as well as museum staff, and ultimately, all the people of Maui.
The Archival Resource Center at the Bailey House preserves and makes available for research a library of published materials and an archive, which included maps, manuscripts, genealogies, biographies, and the documents of various organizations and businesses, as well as a photo collection of over 8,000 historic Maui photographs. Research hours are by appointment Monday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Please call 244-3326 to make an appointment.
`Ohana Day at Bailey House Museum
Sunday January 24, 2010
12 pm to 4 pm
The Maui Historical Society/Bailey House Museum will hold its first `Ohana Day on Sunday January 24, 2010. The Bailey House Museum will be open in the afternoon from 12 pm until 4 pm. We will offer half off admission ($3.00 for adults and $2.00 for seniors). Children 12 and under will be free. In addition there will be a demonstration of poi pounding on the grounds. Bring the whole `ohana to Bailey House for an afternoon of family fun!
Maui Historical Society/Bailey House Museum
Receives Donation
from The Harriet Baldwin Kokua Charitable Trust
The Maui Historical Society/Bailey House Museum has received $63,736.84 from The Harriet Baldwin Kokua Charitable Trust. The donation was presented to the Society by Trust representatives Janet Baldwin and Melinda Neuwirth. Harriet “Haku” Baldwin was a supporter and frequent visitor to Bailey House. She was born in 1913 in Honolulu and moved to Maui after she married Richard “Manduke” Baldwin. They had three children. Very active in the Maui community, Haku passed away in 2003, leaving the Trust to fund her favorite causes: Hawai`i, children, and animals. Executive Director Nicole McMullen said that the staff, volunteers and trustees of the Maui Historical Society were very grateful for the contribution and that the generosity of people in our community helps non-profits survive.
Maui Historical Society/Bailey House Museum
New Hours – Archival Resource Center open Monday – Saturday
by appointment
Starting in July 2009
Wailuku – The archives at the Bailey House Museum is a valuable resource for historical research, genealogy, old photographs and for anyone interested in Maui’s past. In order to make the archives more accessible to the community, the Archival Resource Center will now be available two additional days, Friday and Saturday, starting in July 2009. Located on the lower level of the Bailey House Museum, the Resource Center contains a library and archives of maps, manuscripts and documents of various organizations and a photo collection with over 8,000 historic photographs. The user fee for the archives is $5.00 and can be applied to the cost of membership to the Maui Historical Society. There are fees for copying and photo reproduction. The Resource Center is open only by appointment from 10:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 3:00 due to the small size of the research area and the limited number of staff and volunteers. To make an appointment, please call 244-3326. Please review the finding aids to the archives on our website www.mauimuseum.org before calling.
