There are many ways to support the museum through donations, membership, and volunteering.
Donation options:
• Annual Fund
The Annual Fund supports the Museum’s fundamental operating expenses. Your gift directly impacts the Museum’s resources and services. Your Annual Fund donation is unrestricted. This provides the greater flexibility needed to plan and expand on future developments. In an effort to keep our membership fees low, we utilize Annual Fund donations to offset expenditures.
To maximize the impact of your gift, donations by check are encouraged. This allows us to avoid electronic processing fees and dedicate every dollar to preservation and operations.
Mailing Address: 403 Lake Ave N, Battle Lake, MN 56515
Payable to: Prospect House Museum
• Matching Gifts
You may be able to double your gift through a matching gift program available through your former or current employer. Contact your Human Resource Department to check for eligibility.
• Bequests
One of the simplest ways to support the future of the Prospect House is through a bequest included in your will. The simplest form is an Outright Bequest in which you designate the specific asset or amount of money you wish to bequeath.
• Descendants of Prospect House
Descendants of the Prospect House is an exclusive group of donors who can trace their lineage back to James A. “Cap” Colehour. Descendants of Prospect House Charter Members have donated funds that paid for rebuilding and recovering furniture and much needed signage.
Thank you for supporting the Prospect House & Civil War Museum. Your generosity makes a difference. Giving online is a safe, simple and time efficient way to donate. Though it will only take a few minutes to donate, your gift will impact the Museum for years to come.
Past Donations Received – Thank you!
DAV Donation
The Prospect House & Civil War Museum was the recent recipient of a generous donation from the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 25, of Fergus Falls, MN, in the amount of $2,000. The Veterans delivered the check personally and were truly impressed with the museum, stating, “There’s not another Civil War Museum like it.” The members of the DAV of MN are spread across 32 Chapters throughout the state. Chapters are ingrained in their local communities and provide support, resources, and engagement at a local level. Members of Chapter 25 voted to provide a donation to the museum, and we thank them for their support! The Civil War Museum is based on the experiences of James “Cap” Colehour, the last Civil War survivor in Otter Tail County. Cap also built the Prospect Inn in 1882. The Prospect House is on the National Register of Historic Places and is open daily for tours.
Pictured above, left to right:
Bruce Hanstad, Vietnam Veteran, Army; Jay Johnson, Prospect House Museum Manager; Dennis Johnson, Vietnam Veteran, Navy; Scott Meder, Peace Time Veteran, Army; and Bruce Meder, Grenada Era Veteran, Navy.
Photo and article submitted by PHM Board member, Sharon Kleeman.
