Join the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society
The Cahokia Mounds Museum Society is a not-for-profit organization
founded in 1976 to support the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site.
Our mission is:
To promote for the public benefit the educational and scientific
aspects of the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site and associated
archaeological sphere, and to support activities that are calculated
to preserve, develop or interpret Cahokia Mounds.
Our primary source of funding is through operation of the museum
gift shop
, collection of membership fees and
donations
.
New Society members receive a variety of
benefits
, such as a discount in the gift shop and the quarterly publication,
named the
cahokian
.
The many activities supported by the Society include:
- Special Events such as Kids Day, Archaeology Days,
the Contemporary Indian Art Show, American Indian Pow Wows.. and others..
- Sponsoring archaeological field schools and other research.
- Sponsoring volunteer programs, including opportunities to assist
with archaeological research at the site (Membership in the Society is required
for some activities).
- Craft Classes.
- The Winter Lecture Series.
- Providing guidebooks for the interpretive trails
and Nature/Culture hikes.
- The Native American Performing Arts Series
(Vocal and Instrumental performances).
- Promoting the site by producing educational materials
and materials for use by TV, radio and newspapers in public
service announcements.
- The Society has produced the award-winning video
Cahokia Mounds-Ancient Metropolis and the award-winning book
Cahokia: City of the Sun.
- Journey to Cahokia is a CMMS produced
children's educational and activity book centering on Cahokia from a
child's perspective.
These titles are available for purchase in the gift shop.
- The Society is currently involved in a special effort
to acquire mounds from private owners and expand
the site boundaries by reclaiming significant
archaeological property from subdivisions adjacent
to the site.
YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR DONATION CAN EVEN HELP BUY A MOUND!!
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