Julia Info
A video produced by Legacy Washington, of John Hughes talking about Julia and his book about her. This is over an hour long, and very entertaining: link The first few minutes of introduction are an excellent hook, and the rest of the video continues especially engaging.
This short video “Julia, Always ahead of the curve” from Legacy WA includes some audio of Julia: link.
Copy of Bob Ferguson’s endorsement of the JBH house project on Instagram: link
Short biography of Julia on History Link: link
PDF of the pamphlet produced by the Chamber of Commerce about Julia’s house and heritage: link
The final copy has been delivered to the legislature. This Study, funded by the State Legislature, and managed by the Washington State Historical Society, was instrumental in allowing us to proceed with plans to develop the Julia Butler Hansen House and legacy. Thank you WSHS for getting this done a full year early !! Here is the link for download: link
Info Links
Links to help with volunteer tasks:
From the Information Services at the UofW, link to their ToolKit to help community groups to gather, maintain, and exhibit an oral history project: link
Community archiving Handbook: link
Links to help with the non-profit status task:
The Washington Secretary of State has some excellent documents on whether and how to start a nonprofit 501c3.: link
This 48-page pdf from the WA SoS is the pathway we are following for our 501c3. Recommended reading for anyone who wants to be board director as we start up: link
Form 1023 from the IRS – instructions to how to fill out the form to become a 501c3: link
Instructions for filing articles of incorporation under RCW 24.03a with WA SoS for a nonprofit: link
After the Articles of Incorporation are approved and before applying for 501c3 status, we need to get an EIN for FJBH, here is the form and instructions: link
When applying for the state grant, a DAHP assessment must be made, here is the link to the form (photos, site diagram, etc required): link
After the legislature approves the funding, and before we begin contract negotiations with the Department of Commerce we will receive a notice of award letter, this will then require us to complete this readiness survey as the next step: link
Grants
The Wahkiakum Foundation led the JBH house preservation and Julia legacy project from roughly 2003 to 2017. We don’t know what grants they received to help them, but according to their old 501c3 records they put a lot of money into their efforts.
In May 2024 we applied for an NEH research grant to explore best practices for a small rural site to preserve its artifacts. We did not get that grant, but we did get past the first rejection phase, and thus received written notes from the reviewers on how to improve for next time. Here is what they said: link
After our 501c3 process is complete we plan to apply for project-maintenance type grants from the county’s Cultural Access Program, assuming the county approves it. Here is a link to currently available documents on that program: link
We applied for funding from the state legislature for a capital improvement grant … Thanks to our LD 19 legielators Joel McEntire and Jeff Wilson we received that grant for $112,000 to improve the envelope of the JBH house (roof, HVAC including humidity control, foundation vapor barier, and add an up-to-date security system. “Direct Grant Program Guidelines”: link and, “Local Community Grant Program” application questions in pdf format: link
The Washington State Historical Society also offers some grants that will be very helpful once we have all of our preparations complete: link