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Agency Name: Historic Hillsborough Commission <br /> ` <br /> Mission Statement: The mission of the Historic Hillsborough Commission is to maintain and preserve the <br /> Burwell School Historic Site; to interpret the history of 19th century Hillsborough for the enrichment of the public; <br /> and to celebrate and promote the culture and heritage of Hillsborough and Orange County. <br /> Orange County Outside Agency Funding: 3007-08: $9,000 2000-89; $9,000 <br /> Executive/Program Director: KathmhnePou|hannue Website: www.burwellschool.org <br /> MAJOR SERVICES <br /> � <br /> The Commission owns and maintains the Burwell School located on Churton Street in Hillsborough, which <br /> is on the National Register of Historic Buildings. The two-acre site consists of the main house (ca. 1821, <br /> 1846). a brick classroom building (ca . 1837), a rare brick necessary (ca. 1837), and the CorrieVVoi�e <br /> Spurgeon Garden. The site ie open`tn the public yearroundandthenaisnoohargefortouraoftheoohoo|. <br /> • Burwell School Historic Site — site operational hours are Wednesday — Saturday 11:00ann to 4:00pm and <br /> Sunday 1:00pm—4:00pm. <br /> � <br /> Burwell School Historic Site offers many collaborative events to foster a sense of community. These events <br /> include the Hillsborough Literary Association Meetings, the Historic Hillsborough Holiday Weekend evento, <br /> and Last Friday events. <br /> w Burwell School Historic Site offers two different sets of heritage education programming: Then and Now and <br /> Portals to the Past. Through these pnograrns, we are able to interpret the life during the 19th century in <br /> many areas to school age children. <br /> • The Burwell School recently began its Girl Scout Patch progronn, which offers a number of heritage <br /> ( <br /> education programs where all levels of participating Girl Scouts can earn their badges. <br /> ) <br /> • Burwell School Historic Site offers various history events such as the annual Living History Tea which <br /> o||owaourvieitorstohaveaQ|impseofthedai|yactiviUeaofo1QthcenturyhoUeeho|d. <br /> ~ Burwell School is available for site rentals that increase the number of contacts with our historic site. These <br /> events usually foster relationships between the Burwell School and the participants. <br /> OUTCOME MEASURES <br /> FY 05-06 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 <br /> Actual Actual Actual Projected <br /> #Visitors to the Burwell School 5,534 7.108 6.886 7. 00 <br /> FY 2007-08 OUTCOMES <br /> Proposed Program Objective Status Actual Results <br /> Increase Site Visitation: The HHC had Actual number of visitors served <br /> established a goal to serve 6250 visitors Exceeds Expectations exceeded our estimated goal with <br /> in FY 2007-2008. 6886 people. <br />• This goal has been reached and <br /> surpassed through the publication of <br /> Through Scholars and Useful Members the "Book of Burwell Students" in the <br /> of Society: The Students of the Burwell fall of 2007, as well as the completion <br /> School: The overarching goal of this and installation for a professionally <br /> project is to sustain cultural heritage Exceeds Expectations deoigned, permanent exhibit on the <br /> through strengthening the Burwell School Burwell School that is open to the <br /> Historic Site's interpretation using new public. These varied interpretations <br /> tools focused on its students. are being promoted to the general <br /> public as well as to targeted groups, <br /> 52 <br />