Robidoux Row Museum approves new board members
By Chris Fortune
Robidoux Row Museum is welcoming new members to its board of directors ahead of the new year.
Museum leaders approved new members, including Megan Wyeth, Devon Campbell and Judy Fuston, at a meeting earlier this month.
Robidoux Row Museum highlights St. Joseph founder — Joseph Robidoux and his efforts to help new settlers in the town by providing temporary housing while their new homes were being built.
Executive Director Jeff McMillian will continue to serve in his position, and he is excited to bring new perspectives to his team.
“We’ve got an incoming president of the board who works for the libraries here in town, the Rolling Hills Libraries, and he is very familiar with volunteer programs and the organization of volunteers, which will be really helpful to Robidoux Row,” McMillian said.
Incoming Board President Hans Bremer said he has been involved with the museum intermittently, but he is ready to stay involved in his new position and already has a new volunteer program in the works.
“One of the things I want to do as president is start a docent program here at the Robidoux Row,” Bremer said. “Jeff (McMillian) needs help. It’s hard to manage a facility like this 24 hours a day, so if we had docents and volunteers to do various things around the building, it would help him a great deal.”
Bremer works with new board member Devon Campbell at the Rolling Hills Library and convinced him to apply for a board position.
Campbell is the youngest person currently serving on the board and is a member of the St. Joseph Southside Lion’s Club.
“I work with a lot of older clubs, so I’ve kind of brought the new and the old together,” Campbell said. “I’ve had some experience working with getting younger people to come in. I’m hoping to get more younger people coming in and appreciating what we see here.”
New board members will have time to acclimate to their new roles as the Robidoux Row Museum will be closed in January and February for renovations.
“We will be closed January to February to the public as we do a lot of maintenance inside the facility, clean up, spiffy up and prepare for the new year,” McMillian said.
