Sargent County Museum
Membership at the Museum
Let us know that you would like to support us throughout the year with a membership. We will need your: Name, Address, Phone Number, and Email Address for our records and what level membership you choose. These memberships can be dropped off at the Museum or sent to Sargent County Museum, c/o Pat Olofson, 8034 Hwy 32, Gwinner, ND 58040. Please make the checks out to the Sargent County Museum. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and contributions to the Sargent County Historical Society/Museum are tax-deductible to the extent of the law.
Memberships are:
Helper Level: $50 a year
Booster Level: $100 a year
Supporter Level: $250 a year
We Can Do It Level: $500 a year
We’ve Got Your Back Level: $1000 a year
These members at the $500 level and above will be listed on a member board. All memberships will be listed on this page if you want it listed. If you do not want it listed we will just write "donor" and the amount given. Membership will keep us going for everyone to enjoy what we have here at the Sargent County Museum.
We are not changing admission which will still be a FREE will offering.
You can also remember us in your will and give a percent to us or a lump sum donation.
Memberships Given:
Dec. 2016 - Booster Level- Lola & Eugene Lewandowski
Jan. 2017 - We've Got Your Back Level- Pat & Marvin Olofson- funds went to kitchenette area, new blinds, new extra work space & office paint
July 2017- Helper Level- Bill Anderson
July 2017 & 2020 Helper Level- Kathy Marquette,Rutland
Dec. 2017- We've Got Your Back Level- Steve & Janell McLaen - funds went to help with the gutters on the south side facing the parking lot
Dec. 2020 -We've Got Your Back Level- Steve & Janell McLaen
Helper Level-- Diane Wallin
We Can Do It Level- March 2018: Leo & Betty Rust
We Can Do It Level- Summer 2019: Leo & Betty Rust
We have Your Back Level: 2021 Tom & Warren Sederberg
We Can Do It Level: 2021 Charlie & Debbie Armstrong
We've Got Your Back Level -- 2019 Shirley Gillgard
DONATIONS:
May 2017 --- Donations given for Smart TV's and their mountings: Full Circle Ag, Doosan/Bobcat, Land O' Lakes,Inc. Foundation
July 2017 --- Donation of $1,000 given by Wallwork Truck for BLD #2 dehumidifier
Ottertail 2017 --- donation for general expenses --- $1,000.
May 2018 --- $50 donation for gutters from Charles Anderson
May 2018 --- $500 donation for gutters from Grotberg Electric, Inc
May 2018 --- $50 donation for gutters Nick Storhaug, CPA
June 2018 --- $100 donation for gutters from Forman Drug
June 2018 --- $100 donation for gutters from Lance Freier, Edward Jones
June 2018 --- $100 donation for gutters from Northern
Plains Ag
May 2018 --- $ 1,250 donation for concrete work and outdoor work from Rutland Sportsmans Club
2021 --- $780 Doosan/Bobcat Materials for new Bobcat area cases
2020 --- $,1000. Dakota Valley Electric/ Operation Roundup
2020 --- Nordak Publishing LLC --- $500 towards Newspaper Exhibit
2020 --- American Legion Post #38 Cogswell --- $500
2020 --- El Zagel, Gwinner --- $600.
For the Rebuild of our New Building -
April 9th, 2023 --- Gordon Iseminger ---$2,000
April 13th, 2023 --- Judith E. Hanson --- $150
April 19th, 2023 --- John and Carole Saunders Call --- $100
April 20th, 2023 --- Harry and Vera Grammond --- $100
April 20th, 2023 --- RDO Equipment --- $1,075
April 21st, 2023 --- Lila Mae Hedlund --- $100
April 21st, 2023 --- John J. Lynch --- $1,000
April 24th, 2023 --- Steve and Sheila Wyum --- $750
April 28th, 2023 --- Scott and Peggy Ekstrom --- $100
April 2023 --- Ida Shipton --- $200
April 2023 --- Wayne Sebens --- $100
April 2023 --- Wild Rice Tractor & Plowing --- $200
April 2023 --- Milnor Luther League ---$300
May 2nd, 2023 --- Rutland Sportsman Club --- $25,000
May 2023 --- Larry and Delores Bohenekamp --- $50
May 2023 --- Reinertson Fund --- $100
May 2023 --- Mark and Jean Bopp --- $200
May 2023 --- Kathy and Kyle Marquette --- $150
May 16th, 2023 --- El Zagal Viking Patrol, INC. --- $5,000
May 30th, 2023 --- Kim and Jon Mund --- $500
May 2023 --- USW Local 560 --- $300
May 2023 --- American Legion Post #38 (Cogswell) --- $2,489.90
May 2023 --- Bison Booster Club --- $25,000
May 2023 --- Pay Pal (Go Fund Me) --- $6,618.74
June 5th, 2023 --- American Legion Aux. Unit #82 (Forman) --- $500
August 8th, 2023 --- Dakota Valley Electric --- $3,000
August 2023 --- Basin Electric Power Coop --- $3,000
August 2023 --- Co. Bank, ACB --- $3,000
October 10th, 2023 --- Dylan Ekstrom - $5,000
October 18th, 2023 --- Forman Alumni Association --- $1,510.22
October 2023 --- Doosan/Bobcat --- $10,000
October 2023 --- Gordon Iseminger (In memory of June Fritzen) --- $5,000
November 11th, 2023 --- Mike and Phyllis Wyum --- $500
December 11th, 2023 --- Klefstad Family Partnership --- $100,000 (In honor of Harlan and Lyla Klefstad and Wendy Kotchian)
December 2023 --- Pat Wichmann - $200
December 2023 --- Dennis Orth --- $100
January 30th, 2024 --- Hankinson American Legion --- $100
January 30th, 2024 --- Steven Klefstad --- $5,000
January 30th, 2024 --- Gerald Fritzen (In memory of June Fritzen) --- $5,000
April 4th, 2024 --- Bev and Michael Walstead --- $2,000
April 29th, 2024 --- Gerald and Judy Ringdahl - $500
April 29th, 2024 --- Shirley Gillgard Del Furia (In memory of Joel and Elsie Gillgard) --- $10,000
April 2024 --- Luke Anderson --- $500.63
April 2024 --- Full Circle Ag. --- $750
April 2024 --- Land O' Lakes --- $750
April 2024 --- David Hossebroek --- $250.02
May 7th, 2024 --- Marshall and Linda Johnson --- $50
May 10th, 2024 --- Reinertson Family Charitable Fund --- $100
May 23rd, 2024 --- Steve and Janell McLaen - $5,000
May 28th, 2024 --- Harlem Township in Sargent County --- $500
GRANTS:
North Dakota Community Foundation (2016)
New Heating in BLD #1
North Dakota Operation Intern Grant (2018)
1 to 1 match for a college intern and a high school intern(up to $3000)
2021( Sept.) North Dakota Humanities -- SHARP Grant ($5000)
2020 ND State Historical Society and the state of ND for a Cultural Heritage Grant for MAP (long range planning)
2021 Dept. of Commerce Grant( 50/50 grant) for LED lighting in BLD #2
2022 ND State Historical Society and the State of ND for a Cultural Heritage grant to digitize the newspapers