Become a Member
When you become a member of the Boone County History & Culture Center, you help protect the stories that make this community what it is. You help care for artifacts, homes, photographs, and memories that would otherwise be lost to time. You make space for exhibitions, programs, artists, and students to connect with the past in meaningful ways.
Whether you have lived here your whole life or just began calling Boone County home, membership is a way to belong to something larger than yourself and help carry this place forward.
Membership is a choice to invest in Boone County.
In its people.
In its stories.
In what we pass on.
Why Your Membership Matters
Your membership fuels everything we do.
It supports:
- History Exhibitions that bring Boone County’s stories to life
- Art experiences that connect our community to creativity and culture
- Performers and programs that create educational opportunities and community connections
- Care, preservation, and the showcasing of thousands of historic artifacts and textiles
- Ongoing preservation of hundreds of thousands of historic documents and images
Boone County is one of only a few communities of its size in the nation with a history and culture center featuring a 2,800-square-foot art gallery, 5,500 square feet of history galleries, a 516,000-image photograph collection, a history village, and a Genealogy Library and Digital Imaging Lab.
Your membership ensures that legacy continues.
Choose the Membership That’s Right for You
Individual Membership
Support Boone County’s history while enjoying year-round benefits for yourself or your family.
Benefits:
- News & Notes newsletter with local history, exhibits, and events
- Invitations to programs, workshops, and events
- 15% discount in the Center Store
- Members receive a 15% discount on venue rentals, while Silver Patron members and above receive a 30% discount.
- Special rates for signature events, including the Boone County Hall of Fame Gala
- Voting rights at the Annual Meeting
- Recognition as a supporter of Boone County’s History & Culture Center
- The pride of belonging to your community’s cultural home
Additional benefits by level:
- Patron level and above: Reciprocal benefits at 1,000+ museums, gardens, zoos, and cultural institutions nationwide through NARM
- Gold Members and above: VIP behind-the-scenes tours of the Center’s vaults and grounds and exclusive invites
Corporate Membership
Partner with the History & Culture Center to invest in your community while gaining visibility and meaningful benefits for your business.
Benefits:
- Corporate membership offers meaningful benefits, from discounts on venue rentals to advertising opportunities in our monthly newsletter.
To explore how your company can take advantage of these benefits and find the membership level that best fits your goals, contact JenniferJohnson@BooneHistory.org or signup online.
Lifetime Members
We are grateful to the individuals and families who made a lasting commitment to Boone County’s history through our Lifetime Membership program. Their support has played an important role in preserving and sharing the stories of our community.
Although Lifetime Membership is no longer available, we are honored to recognize those who supported the Boone County History & Culture Center through this program.
We extend our sincere thanks to all of our Lifetime Members for their lasting support.
Our Lifetime Members:
- Aaron & Michelle Froese
- Andy & Suzette Waters
- Ann K. Covington
- Anne King
- Axie Hindman
- Betsy & Bruce Odle
- Betsy Garrett
- Bill Heffernan
- Bill & Martha Kinman
- Bill Powell
- Bob & Nancy Martin
- Brent & Nina Sappington
- Carl Morris & Larry Kantner
- Carol A Peck-Smith
- Carol Grove
- Carolyn Doyle
- Charmian Boyle
- Colleen & Ken Butler
- David & Ann Mehr
- David L. & Karen Rawlings
- David Sapp
- Deb Thompson
- Deborah Daniels
- Deborah Sanders & Dennis Shannon
- Deanna Harper
- Diana Hallett
- Dick & Shannon Walls
- Dianne Hart Miller
- Don & Sally Schilling
- Don Ranly
- Ethan & Laura Froese
- Eric Bettis
- Evelyn & Ed Kinkade
- Gary & Carol Smith
- Gary Evans
- George Wilson
- Glee Rollins
- Gloria Crull
- Grayson Neate Kabler
- Guy Marie Sachreiter
- Jackie Shupe
- Janet Thompson
- Jeff & Robin Ridgeway
- Jeffrey & Janet Hagan
- Jessie Yankee
- Joan Menser
- Joe & Mary Muscato
- Joel & Janet Bullard
- John & Jacqueline Kelly
- John Wilke
- Karen M. Miller & David Brown
- Karen Ridgeway
- Larry Ganong & Marilyn Coleman Ganong
- Laura Ingram
- Lee & David Russell
- Leigh Huesgen
- Linda Lyle
- Lindalee Stahlman Volmert & Joe Volmert
- Lisa Weil
- Marian Minor
- Marjorie Motley
- Marsha Knudsen
- Mary Ann Shaw
- Mary Anne McCollum
- Mary Ellen Sappington-Good
- Mary Hobbs
- Mary Lu Politte
- Mary Sandy
- Mary Smith
- Mary Waters
- M.B. Scofield
- Melissa Martin Acker & Kristen Acker
- Michelle & Frank Baumstark
- Mike & Connie Leipard
- Mike Flanagan
- Mila Cunningham
- Mills Menser
- Molly Patchell
- Nancy Lysen Kirtley
- Nancy Tharpe
- Otto & Stella Maly
- Paul Andre
- Phil & Jan Harrison
- Phil Prather
- Piyusha Singh
- Ray Beck
- Rebecca Fern Huffman
- Richard & Donna Otto
- Richard & Tootie Burns
- Richard Barohn
- Richard Mendenhall
- Rich & Peggy Poe
- Roberta Fern Huffman
- Robert & Sandra Hodge
- Robert C. Smith
- Robin Wenneker & Carolyn Wenneker
- Roger & Pat Wilson
- Roger Harmon & Janie Ausburn Harmon
- Rose Marie Berry
- Russell Thompson
- Ruth Tofle
- Sally Froese
- Sally O. Nichols
- Sandy Falloon
- Sarah Ann Froese
- Scott Robinson & Cindi King
- Sharon & Walter Naylor
- Shirley Bedsworth
- Stephen & Joan Mudrick
- Stephen & Mari Ann Keithahn
- Steven Scofield
- Sue Hamilton
- Sutu Forté
- Tom & Vikki Pauley
- Tom Mendenhall
- Vena Long
- Vicky Riback Wilson
- Virginia Crawford
- Wally Pfeffer
- William Carson
- Yolanda Ciolli & Mike Trail