Fundraising Goal: $3,000
$3,144
raised from
40
unique donors
Verified 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Help Us Pick Up Steam!
Organization Mission:
The Friends of Auburn Heights connects generations to foster excitement for Auburn Valley State Park, steam-era technology and American life at the dawn of the automotive age.
The mission of the Friends of Auburn Heights is to connect generations and foster excitement for Auburn Valley State Park, steam-era technology and American life at the dawn of the automotive age.
The Auburn Heights estate (within Auburn Valley State Park, formerly Auburn Heights Preserve) includes the Marshall family home and carriage house listed on the National Register of Historic Places, site of the first Stanley automobile dealership in Delaware; the Marshall Steam Museum, housing a world-class collection of vintage automobiles; a 1/8-size live steam railroad operating on the property; and approximately 456 acres of surrounding park land.
Each year, visitors from around the world come to the museum for tours of the property, collection, and buildings at Auburn Heights, drawn by the opportunity to ride in one of the largest collections of operating Stanley Steamers and be inspired by the magic age of steam.
Caring for an operational collection such as ours isn’t easy. The museum relies on the generous support of a community of volunteers and donors to achieve its mission. These volunteers keep the knowledge of steam engine operation, maintenance, and repair alive through regular trainings, work sessions, and driving opportunities. How much a vehicle is used is the result of careful calculus, balancing each drive and training opportunity with the vehicle’s conservation and maintenance needs. Our volunteers say that you drive a steam car with all your senses—what the car smells like, feels like, and sounds like is just as important as what’s on the road ahead of you. Without operation, a key element of this era of history is lost.
Your contribution to the Marshall Steam Museum today supports the preservation of this intangible heritage by helping us purchase parts and tools that are key to keeping our collection running smoothly for many generations to come.
About Friends of Auburn Heights
To accomplish this mission, the Friends of Auburn Heights strives to:
- Provide experiential programs and events that connect generations;
- Share the ingenuity, invention and innovation behind early and emerging technologies, encouraging the public to observe, inspect and experience the vintage cars, trains and artifacts in the museum collections;
- Offer educational programs for children (from fields trips and outreach to scouting opportunities and summer camps) that inspire a lifelong love of learning and a curiosity in science, technology and history;
- Share the organization's archival holdings with a growing audience across the globe.
- Provide experiential programs and events that connect generations;
- Share the ingenuity, invention and innovation behind early and emerging technologies, encouraging the public to observe, inspect and experience the vintage cars, trains and artifacts in the museum collections;
- Offer educational programs for children (from fields trips and outreach to scouting opportunities and summer camps) that inspire a lifelong love of learning and a curiosity in science, technology and history;
- Share the organization's archival holdings with a growing audience across the globe.
Organization Details
Name:
Friends of Auburn Heights
EIN: 51-0502460
Counties Served: New Castle
Office Locations: Yorklyn
Sectors: Museums & Historical
Fundraisers for this Organization
Goal: $1,000, Raised: $510
Goal: $600, Raised: $310
Recent Donations
- Ruth Marshall $100
- Jennifer Vos $25
- Cabin Fever Auctions $100
- Aino Pulles $25
- Ryan Schwartz ---
- Andrew Barbour $50
- Kathy Beck $460
- Alli Schell $25
- Anonymous $25
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Hannah Horowitz
(in honor of Jammy) ---
