Originally published in 2002
The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame and its flying division, The Lone Star Flight Museum, finished up the year with some “good numbers” according to Museum President Ralph Royce. “Attendance for 2001 was up 4 percent during the period where some of our Museum friends were reporting decreases in teen [th] percentages,” said Royce. “We had a hiccup around September 11th, he continued, “but that was quickly overcome by the upsurge in patriotism. Even though our hometown tourism economy was off, we finished the year with an increase in attendance.”
Royce was further enthused about the continued success in volunteer man-hours donated by the Museum’s Members. Royce continued, “Last year we had 31,641 man-hours donated to the museum by 289 members and volunteers.” [This] equates to a donation value of about $500,000 by museum industry standards. Clearly, we could not do what we do without our members and volunteers. They are the backbone of this organization.”
[The above is an excerpt from a Museum Press Release.]