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THE MARKTWAIN
HOUSE & MUSEUM
351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105!
!
Annual Report 2014 !
REPORT FROM JOEL FREEDMAN, 

PRESIDENT OFTHE BOARD OFTRUSTEES
To:$$Members,$Friends,$and$Supporters$of$The$Mark$Twain$House$&$Museum$
!
Planning$and$programs$at$The$Mark$Twain$House$&$Museum$revolve$around$our$Fiscal$Year,$which$ended$January$31,$2014.$I$know$that$many$of$you$are$receiving$numerous$mailings$from$
us,$but$with$the$conclusion$of$our$annual$audit$we$thought$it$would$be$valuable$to$summarize$how$we$ended$Fiscal$Year$2014$and$what$we$accomplished.$$
!
Our$most$notable$success$was$hiring$Cindy$Lovell,$who$started$as$ExecuPve$Director$in$March$2013.$$Cindy$is$one$of$the$most$knowledgeable$Twainiacs$in$the$country$and$most$recently$
served$as$the$ExecuPve$Director$of$the$Mark$Twain$Boyhood$Home$&$Museum$in$Hannibal,$Missouri.$Much$of$our$success$during$the$past$year$is$due$to$Cindy's$energy$and$experPse.$Cindy's$
report$follows$mine$and$will$outline$her$team’s$acPviPes$and$objecPves$during$our$current$Fiscal$Year.$
!
On$February$1,$2014$I$took$over$as$President$of$the$Board$from$Greg$Boyko,$who$brought$the$insPtuPon$to$a$new$level$during$his$fourWyear$tenure$as$President.$Greg$is$due$every$accolade$
for$steering$the$Board$and$organizaPon$during$tough$Pmes,$and$for$ensuring$that$we$ended$the$Fiscal$Year$in$excellent$shape.$Expenses$were$within$budget$and$totaled$$2,538,632.!We$were$
successful$in$raising$income$from$many$generous$individual,$corporate,$foundaPon,$and$government$donors,$and$with$Revenue$totaling$$2,592,900$were$able$to$end$the$year$with$a$modest$
surplus.$$
!
Our$Board$of$Trustees$currently$numbers$40$individuals$represenPng$diverse$disciplines,$including$business,$academia,$law,$accounPng,$literature,$public$relaPons,$and$tourism.$We$have$
grown$beyond$Greater$Har_ord$and$have$trustees$from$Fairfield$County;$New$York$State;$Washington,$D.C.;$and$Chicago.$Each$trustee$provides$invaluable$Pme$and$service,$but$special$credit$
needs$to$go$to$Greg$Servodidio$who$provides$triple$duty$as$Vice$President,$Treasurer,$and$Chair$of$the$Finance$Commidee.$
!
We$presently$have$21$fullWPme$and$48$partWPme$dedicated$staff$members.$$Along$with$Cindy,$we$added$a$new$Director$of$Development,$Tracy$Wu$Fastenberg$and$Development$Assistant,$
Sarah$Hawkes.$David$Cash$joined$the$staff$as$Publicist$and$PublicaPons$Editor,$and$Sean$Orcud,$a$former$guide,$now$manages$Facility$Rentals.$We$also$opened$The$Nook,$an$onWsite$café$
where$visitors$can$enjoy$a$quick$meal,$under$the$auspices$of$the$Museum$Store.$
!
Individuals$and$groups$touring$The$Mark$Twain$House$conPnue$to$grow.$$Last$year,$we$increased$visitors$by$2,500$to!69,645.!They$arrived$from$50$states$and$72$countries,$and$we$have$an$
ambiPous$plan$to$escalate$this$number$over$the$next$three$years.$Our$joint$Pcket$partnership$with$the$Harriet$Beecher$Stowe$Center$is$benefijng$both$organizaPons.$$Equally$important,$as$I$
meet$with$prospecPve$trustees$and$donors$and$the$Har_ord$community,$I$menPon$that$we$are$not$merely$a$“house.”$$We$have$grown$into$a$vibrant$community$and$cultural$organizaPon$
with$135$events$last$year,$ranging$from$specialized$evening$tours,$celebrity$performances,$book$launches,$family$events,$and$“Tapping$into$Twain.”$$Several$years$ago,$we$launched$marquee$
events,$which$benefit$the$economies$of$Har_ord$and$throughout$ConnecPcut.$$Last$year,$we$held$the$third$Mark$My$Words$event$in$New$Haven’s$Shubert$Theater:$a$panel$of$disPnguished$
authors$hosted$by$author$(and$MTH&M$trustee)$David$Baldacci.$$We$were$also$pleased$to$feature$one$of$Stephen$King's$infrequent$appearances,$which$filled$the$2,800Wseat$Bushnell$Theater.$$$
!
I$look$forward$to$working$with$the$Board$of$Trustees,$Mark$Twain$House$staff,$and$all$of$you$during$the$coming$year.$
!
Joel$Freedman
Dear$Friends$and$Supporters$of$The$Mark$Twain$House$&$Museum,$
!
It$gives$me$great$pleasure$to$share$this$Annual$Report$for$our$Fiscal$Year$ending$January$31,$2014.$Thanks$to$the$hard$work$of$a$dedicated$staff,$expert$governance$from$our$
Board$of$Trustees,$and$generous$support$from$donors$like$you,$we$experienced$a$year$full$of$wonderful$highlights$as$Joel$Freedman$described$in$his$leder.$With$an$eye$on$the$
current$fiscal$year,$I’d$like$to$comment$on$a$few$of$our$iniPaPves.$$
!
First,$we$have$embarked$on$a$threeWyear$plan$to$increase$tourism$at$The$Mark$Twain$House$&$Museum.$Our$goal$is$to$increase$visitaPon$to$the$House$by$25,000$paid$house$
tours$over$the$next$three$years.$Toward$that$end,$we$have$expanded$the$House$tour$to$include$the$Servants’$Area$and$the$ArPst’s$Friends$room$(next$to$the$Billiard$Room).$In$
February$(FYE$15)$we$appointed$Kim$Beal,$a$former$guide,$as$Tourism$Outreach$Coordinator.$The$Mark$Twain$House$&$Museum$is$a$respected$economic$driver$in$
ConnecPcut’s$tourism$industry,$generaPng$millions$of$dollars$for$hotels,$restaurants,$and$stores,$not$to$menPon$tax$dollars.$But$we$can$do$beder.$Na#onal'Geographic$named$
the$Mark$Twain$House$“one$of$the$ten$best$historic$homes$in$the$world,”$and$we$want$to$share$it$with$the$world.$
!
In$addiPon$to$focusing$on$increased$tours,$our$high$energy$Director$of$CommunicaPons$and$Special$Programs,$Jacques$Lamarre,$has$been$offering$another$stellar$slate$of$
events$and$programs.$We$have$already$enjoyed$talks$by$Garrison$Keillor$and$Dan$Brown,$and$author$Anne$Rice$is$scheduled$for$November$5th
.$Another$new$event$this$year$is$
BECK$&$CALL$–$The$Servants$Tour,$an$interacPve$evening$tour$during$which$actors$portray$the$Clemens$family$servants$and$share$behind$the$scenes$stories.$Jacques$has$also$
launched$the$new$BOOK/MARK$series$featuring$both$established$and$new$authors.$And$be$sure$to$save$these$dates$for$some$of$our$favorite$events:$July$24:$Ice$Cream$Social;$
September$26:$Tapping$Into$Twain;$October$21:$Mark$My$Words$with$Stephen$Schwartz$and$Gregory$Maguire$at$The$Bushnell;$and$November$8:$The$Greatest$Gala$on$Earth!$
!
Another$new$iniPaPve$this$year$is$the$expansion$of$the$Mark$Twain$House’s$role$as$a$writer’s$house.$Julia$Pistell,$Director$of$WriPng$Programs,$has$launched$the$Royal$
Nonesuch$NaPonal$Humor$WriPng$Contest.$The$contest$includes$categories$for$Adults$and$Young$Authors$and$drew$more$than$350$submissions$in$this$inaugural$year.$
Celebrity$judges$include$Roy$Blount,$Jr.,$Colin$McEnroe,$Lucy$Ferris,$Tim$Federle,$and$Jessica$Lawson.$Julia$has$also$expanded$mulPple$wriPng$programs$in$new$and$exciPng$
direcPons$including$the$highly$successful$“WriPng$in$Twain’s$Library”$–$an$exclusive$opportunity$to$curl$up$for$a$few$quiet$hours$in$the$famous$library$and$be$inspired.$
!
Every$single$staff$member$at$the$Mark$Twain$House$is$working$diligently$to$ensure$another$outstanding$year.$Thank$you$for$your$conPnued$support,$and$I$hope$to$see$you$
soon.$
!
With$graPtude,$
!
Cindy$Lovell$
!
REPORT FROM CINDY LOVELL,!
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lois$Anderson

Louise$Bailey

David$Baldacci

Timothy$F.$Bannon

Douglas$Boains$
Gregory$Boyko$
Gregory$Butler

Christa$Carone$
Lesa$CavalleroWLaraia

John$E.$Curran$$
John$De$Laney$
Anne$Elvgren

Brian$Flaherty

Marty$Flanders$
Joel$Freedman$

$$$$$(President)$
John$N.$Giamalis$
Michael$Grunberg$
J.$David$Haddox,$DDS,$MD

George$H.$Jamison$
David$Jimenez

Grant$Jones$
James$Jones,$Jr.$
Alan$J.$Kreczko$
Andrew$Lajmer$
Frank$Lord$
James$Mallozzi$
Duby$McDowell$
R.$Paul$Mehlman$
Dana$Neves$
Mark$Ostrowski$
Debra$Palermino$
Paul$Pendergast$
George$Scurlock$
Pedro$Segarra$
Gregory$Servodidio$(Vice$

$$$$$President$&$Treasurer)$
Jeanmarie$Shea$

$$$$$(Secretary)

Kathryn$Sherer$
Andrew$Sullivan$
Jennifer$Tombaugh$
Edward$Whidemore$
!






Joined$Board$

Bethany$Berger

Annede$Bolt

Ranjana$Chawla

G.$Michael$Cooper

Ann$Glover$
Hugh$Howard$
John$Moran

Mark$Nielsen$
Jeffrey$M.$Oller$
Allan$Polak
in$FYE15

VOLUNTEERS & INTERNS
Dick$Ahles

Christa$Anderson

Lois$Anderson$
Barry$Avery$$
Sarah$Bailey$
Joao$BapPsta$
Patricia$Barnes$
Victoria$Belanger$
Mad$Blaine$
John$F.$Blake$$
Karen$Brown$
Jay$Brown$
Chuck$Buder$
Wendy$Burki$$
Catriona$Calo

Sally$Carrier$
Marianne$Cassidy

Adam$Cohen$
Carol$Cole

Donna$Collins$$
Diana$Coogan$
Neil$Coogan$
Brian$Cook$
Brenda$Crelan$
Mark$D’Amato$
Meaghan$Davis

Dede$DeRosa$$$
Laura$Dodge$
Lynn$Donnelly

Roxanne$Drolet$$
Lelaneia$Dubay$
Craig$Dubois$
Kate$Eburg$$
Monica$Echanique$
Thomas$Farrell$
Ellie$Fiske$
William$Ford$$
Kaitlyn$Frakl$
Dan$Golden

Charles$Granquist$
Megan$Griswold$
Maureen$Hart$$
Kathleen$Harrington$
Kathryn$Higgins$
Pamela$Howard

Joan$Hurwit$$
Karin$James$
Megan$Joseph$
Sam$Kirkendall$
Steve$Kovak$
Peggy$Kunkel$
KrisPn$Kureczka$
Gabrielle$Lataille$
Aliza$Lipman$
Rosanna$Longenbaker

Regina$Madigan

Kathy$Marr$
Nick$Messier$
Lea$Anne$Moran

Heather$Morgan$
Angela$Nero$
Adam$Neuerod$
Diane$Nunziato$
Terri$Oberg$
Fred$O’Dell$$
Emily$Oshinskie$$
Chuck$Paydos$
Carol$Paydos$
Dee$Peters$
Joe$Philippon$
Karen$Pierson$
Rebecca$Raynor$
Blanche$Ross$
John$Ruggierello$
Rodrigo$Salcedo$
Mollie$Scheerer

Noreen$Shugrue$
Khamarre$Smith$
Sabrina$Somers$
Maggie$Stocker$de$

$$$$$Belcher$
Peter$Tangney$
Bobbie$Wasdo$
Elaine$Widmer$$
Ardell$Wilson$
Adam$Wisnesky$
Jessica$Wolinski$
Andrew$Wyman

Robin$Zaleski$
Larry$Zarbo$
Karen$Zummo$
!
UConn$Master$Gardeners$lend$experPse$
and$elbow$grease$to$the$Conservatory.
THE FRIENDS OFTHE MARKTWAIN HOUSE
Jessie$M.$Adams$
Lois$R.$Anderson$
Bedy$Arnold$
Louise$M.$Bailey$
Beverly$Buckner$Baker$
Annede$Bolt$
Tina$Bouchard$
Harriet$Boyko$
Dr.$Sybille$Brewer$
Jean$Bronson$
Cindy$Brown$
Jay$Brown$
Dorly$Brunner$
Lorraine$Canty$
Sally$and$Ted$Carrier$
Margaret$Chagnon$
Sara$Marcy$Cole$
Ed$and$Jackie$Colon$
Doje$Conklin$
Alice$and$Pete$Cruikshank$
Kelly$Daly$
Ann$T.$Darling$
Susan$Del$Grego$
Robert$De$Mello$
Pamela$Dowling$and$Jim$Healey$Jr.$
Doris$L.$Ellis$
Bedy$Ewing$
Marty$Flanders$
Donna$Fritzer$
Fannie$Gabriel$
Ida$Gall$
Sandra$and$Aaron$Gersten$
Edward$Gladstone$
Sue$Gleason$
Fran$Gordon*$
Jean$and$William$Graham$
Anne$Healey$
Mary$Ellen$Higgison$
Joan$Hurwit$
Gloria$Intravia$
Dianne$Jones$
Mildred$Kay$
Susan$Kennedy$
Barbara$and$Paul$Kiefer$
Karen$Kelleher$
Claire$and$Francis$King$
Jo$Dee$Krejmas$
BedyWJoan$LaChapelle$
Joan$Larkins$
Karen$Licht$
Henry$Link$
Margah$Lips$
Sally$Lord$
Lynne$Lumsden$and$Jon$Harden$
Libbie$and$George$Merrow$
KaPe$and$Bob$Metcalf$
Meg$and$Clifford$Moon$
Ella$Norwood$
Alexandria$Okeson$
Karen$Ollestad$
Jill$Morgan$Packard$
Norma$Paley$
Carol$and$Chuck$Paydos$
Jean$Pearson$
Ann$and$Nicole$PellePer$
Emily$Perreda$and$Nancy$Rider$
Elizabeth$Perrin$
Dee$Peters$
Michael$Peters$
Lori$Petricone$
Maryanne$Petrus$
Terri$Pollack$
Virginia$and$John$Regan$
Deborah$Richards$
Patricia$Ritz$
Marilyn$and$James$Rodriquez$
John$Rohatzsh$and$Sam$White$
Helen$Roth$
Patricia$Sack$
Kirsten$Sanderson$
Marilyn$Schaffer$
Helen$Kemp$and$Lloyd$Schavauser$
Carolyn$and$David$Schnatz$
Doris$Shuskus$
Faye$Smith$
Amy$Sowa$
Nancy$and$Bob$Sproat$
Donna$and$Sam$Stout$
Maria$Synodi$
Geraldine$Sullivan$
Grace$Tanner$
Angela$Thomas$
Carolyn$Vallieres$
Penny$and$Bob$Whalen$
Carol$Wolcod$
Joan$Wood$
Janet$Zimmerman$
Barbara$Zyla$
Julie$Zyla$and$Michael$Bender$
!
!
*Deceased
DONORS
Aetna,$Inc.$
Bank$of$America$
Ford$FoundaPon$
IBM$InternaPonal$FoundaPon$
Illinois$Tool$Works$FoundaPon$
MassMutual$Financial$Group$
McKesson$FoundaPon$
Pfizer$FoundaPon$
Stanley$Black$&$Decker$
United$Technologies$CorporaPon$
Voya$Financial™,$inspired$by$ING$
WFSB$TV3$
These$companies$have$matched$giys$made$by$their$employees$to$The$Mark$Twain$House$&$Museum.$To$increase$the$impact$of$your$donaPon,$ask$your$Human$Resources$Department$if$your$company$will$match$your$giy.$
CORPORATE MATCHING
DONATIONS
GOODS & SERVICES CONTRIBUTORS
Alex$and$Ani$
Arch$Street$Tavern$
Back$East$Brewing$Company$
David$Baldacci$
Bard$Graduate$Center$$
Estelle$Berube$
Black$Bear$Saloon$
Daniel$T.$Blow$
Blue$Point$Brewing$Company$
Boston$Beer$Company$
Boston$Beer$Company$(Sam$

$$$$$Adams)$
Greg$Boyko$
Christopher$Buckley$
The$Bushnell$Center$for$the$

$$$$$Performing$Arts$
Capa$Di$Roma$
Craig$T.$Carr$
Cavalry$Brewing$
Cedar$Hill$Cemetery$FoundaPon$
Charles$Agvent$Rare$Books$&$

$$$$$Autographs$
Charter$Oak$Brewing$
City$Steam$Brewery$Café$
Contours$Spa$&$Wellness/Peter$

$$$$$Marandino$
Steve$Courtney$
DATTCO$
DFX$Entertainment,$LLC$
Judy$Dosch$
Emily's$Catering$/$Rick$Kerzner$
Bob$Englehart$
Tracy$Wu$Fastenberg$
First$&$Last$Tavern$
Ira$Fistell$
Foresite$
The$Friends$of$The$Mark$Twain$

$$$$$House$&$Museum$
Mrs.$George$Gabriel$
George$H.$Gilman$&$Wynn$Lee$
Goose$Island/Founders$Brewing$
David$Gordon$
J.$David$Haddox,$DDS,$MD$
The$Half$Door$
Har_ord$Beder$Beer$Company$
Har_ord$Downtown$Marriod$
Har_ord$Stage$
Har_ord$Symphony$Orchestra$
Janet$S.$Hill$
John$Hilyard,$Jr.$
Bob$Hopkins$
Hot$Tomato's$Ristorante$
J$Restaurant$
Jordan$Caterers$
Jacqueline$Kelly$
The$Landmark$Trust$USA$
Late$Show$with$David$Lederman$
Tom$&$Margah$Lips$
Long$Trail$Brewing$Company$
Dr.$Cindy$Lovell$
Mr.$&$Mrs.$Bruce$R.$Machol$
Main$Street$Creamery$
Max$Restaurant$Group$
Jack$McConnell$
Mohegan$Sun$
Mozzicato$DePasquale$Bakery$&$

$$$$$Pastry$Shop$
Narragansed$Brewing$Company$
Nelson$Salon$&$Spa$
Nestlé$Waters$North$America,$Inc.$
The$New$Britain$Rock$Cats$Baseball$

$$$$$Club$
New$Haven$Register$
Olde$Burnside$Brewing$
Antonia$Barnes$Palazzolo$
Lester$G.$Paliwa$
Penguin$Classics$
Paj$&$Joe$Philippon$
PITA$Group$
Terri$Pollack$
Red$Hook$Brewery$
ROGO$Distributors$
Christopher$Rozzi/Tiny$Confessions$
The$Russian$Lady$
Salute$
Shady$Glen$
Shipyard$Brewing$Company$
Michael$Shortell/Shortell$Framing$
Mark$Sinatro,$Sinatro$Agency$One$

$$$$$Insurance$
Spiritus$Wines$
Stanley$Black$&$Decker$
Stony$Creek$Beer$Company$
The$Strongworks$
The$Study$at$Yale$
Thomas$Hooker$Brewery$
Tulmeadow$Farm$Store$
UConn$Dairy$Bar$from$the$UConn$

$$$$$Department$of$Dining$
Mark$ValenP$
Vinted$Wine$Bar$&$Kitchen$
Wadsworth$Atheneum$
WFSB$TVW3$
WillimanPc$Brewing$Company$
Chion$Wolf$
Janet$Wolgast$
Wood$N$Tap$
Zok's$Home$Brewing$
Our$thanks$to$the$many$businesses$and$individuals$who$provide$goods$and$services$for$our$programs$throughout$the$year.$These$donaPons$reduce$our$operaPng$costs$and$help$to$ensure$the$high$quality$of$our$programs.
MARK MY WORDS !
SPONSORS
Best!Seller!Sponsor!
The$Har_ord$
!
First!Edi0on!Sponsor!
Wish$You$Well$FoundaPon$
!
Final!Dra3!Sponsors!
Hachede$Book$Group$
Hoffman$Auto$Group$
Penguin$Group$
!
!
!
!
!
Mark!My!Words!
Contributors!
Algonquin$Books$
Bauman$Rare$Books$
The$Har_ord$Steam$Boiler$

$$$$$InspecPon$and$

$$$$$Insurance$Company$
Katherine$Neville$
Nelson$DeMille$
Pullman$&$Comley,$LLC$
Reid$and$Riege,$P.C.$
!
!
!
!
In!Kind!Sponsors!
DATTCO$
New$Haven$Register$
Foresite$
The$Study$at$Yale
Trustee$David$Baldacci,$Alice$Hoffman,$Scod$Turow,$and$Sue$Grayon$“talk$Twain”$
during$Mark$My$Words$at$The$Shubert$Theater$in$New$Haven.
Huckleberry!Finn!Sponsor!
The$Har_ord$$
!
Tom!Sawyer!Sponsors!
Purdue$Pharma$L.P.$
Xerox$
!
Gilded!Age!Sponsors!
Landmark$Partners$
MassMutual$Financial$Group$
Voya$Financial™,$inspired$by$ING$
!
Connec0cut!Yankee!Sponsors!
Deloide$&$Touche,$LLP$
Fairview$Capital$Partners,$Inc.$
Grunberg$Management$
Link$Mechanical$Services,$Inc.$
Northeast$UPliPes$FoundaPon$
Robinson$&$Cole$LLP$
Stanley$Black$&$Decker$
The$Travelers$Companies,$Inc.$
!
Steamboat!Sponsors!
Aetna$
Blum$Shapiro$
ICM$Partners$
Pullman$&$Comley,$LLC$
Webster$Bank$
!
Underwriter!Sponsors!
The$Har_ord$Steam$Boiler$InspecPon$

$$$$$and$Insurance$Company$
Shipman$&$Goodwin$LLP$
!
In!Kind!Sponsors!
DFX$Entertainment,$LLC$
PITA$Group$
GALA SPONSORS
FUNDTHE LEGACY
Lois$&$Bruce$Anderson$
Bred$Armstrong$
Leslie$Ashford$
Elizabeth$Bannon$
Timothy$F.$Bannon$
Douglas$&$Theresa$Boains$
Christopher$&$Jeannine$

$$$$$Borowiec$
Gregory$&$Harriet$Boyko$
Inga$Buhrmann$
Gregory$&$Nancy$Butler$
Ted$&$Sally$Carrier$
Lorenzo$Casas$
Frank$F.$Coulom$
Andrew$&$Michelle$Creed$
Charles$Culliton$
John$&$Barbara$Curran$
John$B.$De$Laney$
Daniel$Dilzer$
Howard$&$Irene$Dixon$
Thomas$C.$Dolan,$DDS$
Mishone$Donelson$
Anne$Melissa$Dowling$
Kevin$&$Lynne$Ferrigno$
ChrisPne$Fini$
Edward$&$Patricia$Fournier$
Joel$&$Susan$Freedman$
Susan$Garred$
Russell$&$Gina$Gasdia$
Michael$&$Karen$Gingold$
Richard$&$Andrea$Goldstein$
Daniel$A.$&$Leslie$Gregor$
J.$David$Haddox$&$Marsha$

$$$$$McAllister$
Jonathan$&$Carrie$Hammond$
Alisyn$Hendel$
C.$Yvonne$Hickey$
Herb$Hutchison$
Jeffrey$Izard$
Jason$Jarvis$
Alan$&$Becky$Kreczko$
BedyWJoan$LaChapelle$
Roger$&$Margaret$Lawson$
Christopher$&$Joanna$Link$
Frank$Lord$&$Suzanne$Hopgood$
James$&$Maureen$Mallozzi$
Thomas$McCabe$
Duby$McDowell$&$Kevin$G.$

$$$$$Dubay$
R.$Paul$&$Cecily$Mehlman$
Lisa$Miller$
Carl$Moeller$
William$&$Maureen$Norton$
Dan$O'Connell$
Mark$&$Jane$Ostrowski$
Louis$Riggs$
Donald$&$Sheila$Ridman$
David$&$Linda$Roth$
Vito$Rubino$
Peter$Ruchwa$
ChrisPan$&$Jennifer$Sager$
Greg$Saum$
Jeanmarie$B.$Shea$
Kathryn$Sherer$
Peter$&$Catherine$H.$Smith$
Robert$H.$&$Sharon$W.$Smith$
Michael$Talbot$
Brooke$&$Ted$Whidemore$
We$are$grateful$to$those$who$made$a$special$giy$to$Fund$the$Legacy$during$our$2013$Gala.$These$giys$are$integral$to$fulfilling$our$mission.
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS & AUTHORS
Tessa$Afshar$
Cindy$Brown$AusPn$
David$Baldacci$
Bandstand$Barbershop$Quartet$
Terry$Brooks$
Susan$Campbell$$
The$Castle$Theatre$Company$
Poppy$Champlin$
Jon$Clinch$$
ConnecPcut$Children’s$Museum$
Steve$Courtney$
Michael$Daly$
Bill$Dedman$
Carlo$DeVito$
Anita$Diamant$$
Lauren$Drain$
Bob$Englehart$
Tim$Federle$
Carole$Goldberg$
Sue$Grayon$
Dr.$Benjamin$Griffin$
Josh$Hanagarne$
David$Handler$$
Scot$Haney$
Har_ord$Stage$
Heloise$
Alice$Hoffman$
Denis$Horgan$$
Nikola$Jajic$
Penn$Jillede$
Mellini$Kantayya$
Steve$Kemper$
Piper$Kerman$
Stephen$King$
Chris$Knopf$$
Dan$Lauria$
Lois$Leveen$
David$LindsayWAbaire$
Hilary$Iris$Lowe$
Bob$Margolis$
Colin$McEnroe$
Bruce$MacNab$
Christopher$Moore$
William$Morgan$
Elizabeth$Petruccione$
Dan$Pope$
Jane$Rainwater$
Tom$Ratliff$$
Theresa$Rebeck$
Hillary$Rejg$$
Jeffrey$Richardson$
Davy$Rothbart,$Found$Magazine$
Kate$Rothwell$$
Mark$Russell$
Nikkole$Salter$
Jason$ScappaPcci$
Susan$Schoenberger$
Mary$Donnarumma$Sharnick$$
Diane$Smith$
MaryWAnn$Tirone$Smith$$
John$Stanizzi$
Vince$Sullivan$
Kara$Sundlun$
John$Taliaferro$
Scod$Turow$
Calvin$Von$Crush$
Andrew$Walsh$
Craig$Whitney$
Chion$Wolf$
Lauren$Yarger
We$are$grateful$to$the$many$giyed$individuals$who$donate$their$Pme$and$talents$to$our$events$and$programs$at$The$Mark$Twain$House$&$Museum.$
HOLIDAY HOUSETOUR SPONSORS
The!Prince!&!The!Pauper!Sponsor!
Viking$Fuel$Oil$Company$
!
Connec0cut!Yankee!Sponsors!
Hooker$&$Holcombe$
Pamela$Dowling$&$James$Healey,$Jr.$
!
Tom!Sawyer!Sponsors!
Aaron$&$Sandra$Gersten$
Bourassa$Catering$and$Events$
Kemper$Associates$Architects,$LLC$
Rock$Hall$Luxe$Lodging$
Tallulah's$Catering$
!
Huckleberry!Finn!Sponsors!
Herstory$Theater$
In$Honor$of$Fran$Gordon,$

$$$$$First$President$of$The$Friends$
Karen$Licht$
!
In!Kind!Sponsor!
Jordan$Caterers
With$special$thanks$to$The$Friends$of$The$Mark$Twain$House$&$Museum$who$make$every$holiday$special.
With!special!thanks!for!the!opportunity!to!tour!
these!lovely!homes:!
!
The$IshamWTerry$House$
Katharine$Hepburn$House$
Joan$and$Albert$Hurwit$House$
Lisa$and$Joseph$Curran$House$
Tomas$Nenortas$House
TO HONOR & REMEMBER
In!Memory!of!Cathy!Bates's!Mother!
Sally$Weisman$&$Brian$Ruyle$
!
In!Memory!of!Jeanne!Dahl!
Wally$Seiler$
!
In!Memory!of!David!Silverstone!
Leendert$Dejong$
Bradford$Elliod$
Jay$P.$Legenza$
Elliod$&$Barbara$Rubin$
Roger$&$Paj$Smith$
Leonard$&$S.$Joyce$Toigo$
!
!
!
In!Memory!of!John!Spehar!
Claudia$Helfgod$
Michael$&$Gayle$O'Brien$
Dale$Outhouse$
Frances$A.$&$Gregory$G.$Quish$
John$&$Sandy$Rainaldi$
!
In!Honor!of!Hal!Holbrook!
Shelley$Fisher$Fishkin$
!
In!Honor!of!Marlin!Nelson!
Pamela$J.$Nelson$
HALLEY’S COMET SOCIETY
Estate$of$Olivet$Beckwith*$
Estate$of$Robert$Boenig*$
Estate$of$Ellen$R.$Bowman*$
Gregory$&$Harriet$Boyko$
David$Cash$
Estate$of$Catherine$Davidson*$
Estate$of$Mary$W.$Edwards*$
Joel$and$Susan$Freedman$
Estate$of$Concordia$A.$Gregorieff*$
Steven$J.$Hoffman$
Estate$of$Shepherd$M.$Holcombe*$
Estate$of$Elizabeth$W.$Hunjng*$
Dr.$Cindy$Lovell$
Estate$of$Henry$McLane*$
Estate$of$Frances$H.$O'Dell*$
Estate$of$Walter$K.$Schwinn*$
Estate$of$Mary$D.$Shipman*$
Barbara$J.$Zyla$


*Deceased
If$you$have$included$The$Mark$Twain$House$&$Museum$in$your$estate$planning$but$have$not$yet$noPfied$us,$or$for$more$informaPon$on$legacy$giving,$please$contact$The$Development$Office$at$860W280W3113.
Legacy giving…
ANNUAL FUND
$25,000+!
ConnecPcut$Department$of$

$$$$$Economic$and$

$$$$$Community$Development$
Greater$Har_ord$Arts$

$$$$$Council's$United$

$$$$$Arts$Campaign$
The$Har_ord$
The$Mark$Twain$FoundaPon$
Shaun$P.$&$Kathleen$

$$$$$Mathews$
The$Travelers$Companies,$

$$$$$Inc.$
United$Technologies$

$$$$$CorporaPon$
The$William$&$Alice$

$$$$$Mortensen$FoundaPon$
!
!
!
!
$10,000!W!$24,999!
ConnecPcut$Natural$Gas$
The$Barnes$FoundaPon$
The$Brown$Rudnick$

$$$$$Charitable$FoundaPon$
Ted$&$Sally$Carrier$
David$W.$&$Anna$F.$Clark$
The$Ensworth$Charitable$

$$$$$FoundaPon,$Bank$of$

$$$$$America,$N.A.,$Trustee$
First$Niagara$FoundaPon$
The$Friends$of$The$Mark$

$$$$$Twain$House$&$Museum$
The$Katharine$K.$McLane$

$$$$$and$Henry$R.$McLane$

$$$$$Charitable$Trust$
Lincoln$Financial$FoundaPon$
The$Saunders$FoundaPon$
!
!
!
$5,000!W!$9,999!
David$&$Sharman$Altshuler$
Timothy$F.$Bannon$
Gregory$&$Nancy$Butler$
ConnecPcut$HumaniPes$
Michael$J.$Dury$
The$Fund$for$Greater$

$$$$$Har_ord$
David$&$Cynthia$Gordon$
Michael$Grunberg$
Dr.$Harry$M.$Day$Charitable$

$$$$$FoundaPon$
Hoffman$Auto$Group$
Alan$&$Becky$Kreczko$
James$&$Maureen$Mallozzi$
NewAlliance$FoundaPon$
ConnecPcut$Light$&$Power$
The$Owenoke$FoundaPon$
Kathryn$Sherer$
!
!
$2,500!W!$4,999!
The$Ahearn$Family$

$$$$$FoundaPon$
Barnes$Group$FoundaPon$
Douglas$&$Theresa$Boains$
Gregory$&$Harriet$Boyko$
Christa$Carone$
George$David$
Dede$&$Frank$DeRosa$
The$Ellen$Jeanne$Goldfarb$

$$$$$Memorial$Charitable$Trust$
Anne$Elvgren$
Fisher$FoundaPon$
Brian$&$Melanie$Flaherty$
Joel$&$Susan$Freedman$
J.$David$Haddox$&$Marsha$

$$$$$McAllister$
The$Har_ord$Steam$Boiler$

$$$$$InspecPon$and$

$$$$$Insurance$Company$
David$R.$Jimenez$
Dr.$James$F.$&$Mrs.$Jan$

$$$$$Sheets$Jones$
Andrew$&$Genevieve$

$$$$$Lajmer$
Frank$Lord$&$Suzanne$

$$$$$Hopgood$
R.$Paul$&$Cecily$Mehlman$
Debra$A.$Palermino$
Elizabeth$S.$Russell$
Greg$&$Camille$Servodidio$
Jeanmarie$B.$Shea$
SorensonWPearson$Family$$

$$$$$FoundaPon$
Jennifer$&$Philip$Tombaugh
Individual$donors$who$contribute$$1,000$or$more$annually$are$members$of$the$“Samuel$Clemens$Society.”
ANNUAL FUND
$1,000!W!$2,499!
Aetna$
Richard$F.$Ahles$
Ramani$&$Louise$Ayer$
Berkshire$Bank$
Dr.$Sybille$Brewer$
Howard$&$Sue$Carver$
The$Cheryl$Chase$and$Stuart$Bear$Family$

$$$$$FoundaPon,$Inc.$
Michael$D.$Coe$
The$Colonial$Lords$of$Manors$in$America$
Dorothy$M.$Conklin$
ConnecPcut$AutomoPve$Retailers$

$$$$$AssociaPon$
John$B.$De$Laney$
Duclos$Family$Charity$Trust$Fund$
Dr.$Robert$L.$&$Mrs.$Susan$Fisher$
Ted$&$Mary$Gawlicki$
The$George$A.$&$Grace$L.$Long$

$$$$$FoundaPon,$Bank$of$America,$N.A.,$

$$$$$and$Alan$S.$Parker,$Esq.,$Trustees$
Bob$&$Frankie$Goldfarb$
Peter$C.$Grzybala$&$Diane$W.$Korntheuer$
Dr.$Robert$P.$Hockmuth$
Steven$J.$Hoffman$
Chloe$&$Wesley$Horton$
Robert$Ignagni$&$Jen$Dolan$
The$Imagineers$FoundaPon$Inc.$
Karen$A.$Kelleher$
Patrick$W.$&$Ann$F.$Kenny$
Christopher$&$Janet$Larsen$
Frederick$&$Janet$Leonberger$
Roger$&$Jane$Loeb$
Duby$McDowell$&$Kevin$G.$Dubay$
H.$Richard$McLane$
Jill$M.$Packard$
Charles$&$Carol$Paydos$
Paul$F.$&$Linda$Pendergast$
Claire$M.$Pryor$
Renée$B.$Fisher$FoundaPon,$Silicon$

$$$$$Valley$Community$FoundaPon$
River$Oaks$FoundaPon,$Inc.$
Saint$Francis$Hospital$and$

$$$$$Medical$Center$
Frederick$&$Philomena$Sawyer$
George$&$Rhonda$Scurlock$
David$Sherman$&$Diana$Creamer$
Edward$L.$&$Marge$Storrs$
Timothy$&$Geraldine$Sullivan$
Watkinson$School$
Jacqueline$R.$Werner$
Brooke$&$Ted$Whidemore$
F.$Scod$&$Holly$Wilson$
The$Zachs$Family$
!
$500!W!$999!
Leonard$&$Victoria$Albert$
Jay$S.$&$Eugenia$P.$Benet$
Edward$H.$&$Mary$G.$Budd$
Coleman$H.$&$Jo$Champlin$Casey$
Lesa$CavalleroWLaraia$&$Robert$Laraia$
William$Alexander$&$Jean$Conner$
Mary$Jane$Converse$
Mrs.$J.$Noyes$Crary$
Steven$V.$&$Tracy$Wu$Fastenberg$
Fran$Gordon$
Welles$&$Lillian$GuilmarPn$
Robert$&$Darlene$Hermann$
Joseph$A.$&$Susan$Iacovelli$
Lee$G.$Kuckro$
Lamb$Family$Fund$
Coleman$&$Judie$Levy$
Thomas$D.$&$Margah$Lips$
Dr.$Cindy$Lovell$
Dr.$Leta$W.$Marks$
Kathleen$Coville$Marr$
Earl$McMahon$&$Dina$Plapler$
Dana$Neves$
Mark$&$Jane$Ostrowski$
Reid$and$Riege,$P.C.$
Mr.$&$Mrs.$George$T.$Richards$
River$North$/$Moody$Publishers$
Dr.$Elizabeth$N.$&$Mr.$Richard$F.$Rumohr$
Ruth$and$Jack$Glantz$Family$FoundaPon$
Alison$V.$Scherer$
Henry$Steiner$
Andrew$M.$&$Karen$Sullivan$
Carolyn$D.$Vallieres$
Robert$J.$&$Elizabeth$A.$von$Dohlen
Individual$donors$who$contribute$$1,000$or$more$annually$are$members$of$the$“Samuel$Clemens$Society.”
ANNUAL FUND
$250!W!$499!
Aaron$Hollander$Fund$
Joel$B.$Alvord$
Nancy$Banulski$
Karen$Bartholomew$
John$F.$&$Marla$Byrnes$
Frank$S.$&$Mary$Anne$Chew$
Blair$Childs$
William$&$Marjorie$Coleman$
Walter$B.$Denny$
Bradford$Elliod$
Margo$Lynn$Hablutzel$
Dr.$Susan$K.$&$William$J.$Harris$
Dr.$Walter$L.$&$Mrs.$Dianne$M.$

$$$$$Harrison$
Anne$M.$Healey$
AnWPing$&$Sarah$Hsieh$
Robert$C.$&$Carol$L.$Lindberg$
Lawrence$V.$Mowell$
Dr.$K.$Patrick$&$Cathy$I.$Ober$
Robert$&$Margaret$S.$Patricelli$
Judith$C.$Pierson$
Mr.$&$Mrs.$John$H.$Riege$
Simon$Hollander$Fund$
D.$Vincent$Sullivan$
Brian$Tamms$
TBS$Vision$
Jane$C.$Waters$
Susan$L.$Winter$
!
!
!
!
!
!
ANNUAL FUND
$100!W!$249!
Stephen$Altschuler$
Larry$&$Penelope$Andress$
Judith$E.$Askey$
Bank$of$America$
Elizabeth$M.$Barnes$
Sara$Batchelder$
Alan$L.$Benford$
Linda$Biancalani$
Duane$Bietz$
David$R.$Bradley$
James$Bute$
Dr.$&$Mrs.$Robert$Cerciello$
Mark$E.$&$Victoria$Woodin$Chavey$
Stephan$&$Francine$ChrisPansen$
Mark$Cocalis$&$Lisa$Ann$Erburu$
Dr.$William$H.$Cohn$
Colebrook$Historical$Society$
Alison$Coolbrith$
David$W.$&$Joan$Cooney$
Sam$H.$Creswell$
John$&$Barbara$Curran$
Edwin$&$Patricia$Dahill$
Francis$J.$DeRosa$
Keith$A.$&$Sally$S.$Dobbins$
James$E.$&$Dorothy$F.$Elsner$
James$&$Isabelle$English$
Dr.$Shelley$Fisher$Fishkin$
Carl$Floyd$
Michael$Friedman$
Douglas$&$ChrisPna$Gerbino$
John$Giamalis$
Edward$D.$Gladstone$
Kevin$Gough$&$Paula$Jones$
Joseph$&$Janet$W.$Grasso$
Walter$&$Roberta$Greenberg$
Arthur$&$Zadelle$Krasow$Greenblad$
Kenneth$&$Gail$Hambled$
Elwyn$V.$&$Elsie$H.$Harp$
Laura$Harris$
Joshua$&$ChrisPne$HawksWLadds$
Alice$Hendrickson$
John$&$Marcia$Hincks$
Denis$E.$&$Patricia$A.$Horgan$
Christopher$&$Nancy$Houlihan$
Mr.$&$Mrs.$Russell$Hunter$
Alan$H.$Kaufman$
David$&$Cheryl$Kesterson$
Alice$K.$Kugelman$
Dr.$Sarah$Bradford$Landau$
Norman$&$Cindy$Landry$
Laura$Ruth$LaneWRePcker$
Ann$E.$Leonej$
Jeannede$L.$LeSure$
Mr.$&$Mrs.$William$H.$Loos$
Richard$A.$Lowenstein$
Michael$Lussier$&$Linda$McDowell$
Dr.$Robert$W.$Lyons$
Alfred$Maher$
Louise$E.$Mann$
Robert$S.$&$Sarah$C.$MarPn$
Donald$McGilvray$
Dr.$Bruce$F.$&$Theresa$H.$Michelson$
Michael$Miller$
Frederick$J.$&$Eleanor$May$Mullen$
Bichop$&$Linda$Nawrot$
Sally$E.$Newell$
Janice$L.$Niehaus$
Steve$NighPngale$&$Vaughan$Finn$
Sara$C.$Norris$
Nicolina$Pallone$
Arthur$Palmunen$
David$A.$Peck$&$Susan$Leslie$
Robert$Perkin$
Christopher$&$Lorraine$Petricone$
R.F.$&$Diane$McMahon$Prad$
Aaron$&$Arleen$Priest$
John$&$Sandy$Rainaldi$
Erroll$F.$&$Martha$S.$Rhodes$
Michael$J.$Riley$
Catherine$Riordan$&$Kurt$Raschi$
Rob$Ruggiero$
Mary$T.$Sargent$
Glenn$&$Audrey$Scanlan$
Frederic$Schadt$
Jonathan$&$Beverly$Seymour$
The$Shulansky$FoundaPon,$Inc.$
Barbara$Sicherman$
Mrs.$June$C.$&$Dr.$Eugene$M.$Sigman$
Duncan$S.$Somerville,$Jr.$
Barbara$C.$Sterne$
Samuel$D.$&$Deborah$L.$Streiff$
Leonard$&$S.$Joyce$Toigo$
Theodore$J.$Tucci$&$Nancy$A.$Hronek$
Judith$A.$W.$Wawro$
Richard$&$Maureen$Wenner$
Robert$E.$&$Gail$H.$West$
Diane$White$
C.$Lawrence$&$Anne$Z.$Whitman$
Janice$Wood$Williams$
Hunter$&$Daryl$Wilson$
William$E.$Woodburn,$Jr.$
Yosef$Wosk$&$Margaret$Brown$
Ann$Vibert$Wuelfing$
Pauline$P.$Zidlick$
ANNUAL FUND
Up!to!$99!
Jessie$Adams$
Tessa$Afshar$
Mrs.$Chesney$Smith$

$$$$$Allan$
Jane$E.$AmbrozaiPs$
Linda$J.$Arden$
Carolyn$Arvidson$
Ethel$H.$Atz$
Ivan$A.$Backer$
Nicholas$Addison$

$$$$$BalisPerri$
Robert$D.$&$Donna$S.$

$$$$$Batch$
Clara$Baur$
Jerry$A.$Bilton$
Louis$Blumenfeld$&$

$$$$$Jacqueline$
Isaacson$
Walter$&$Sharon$

$$$$$Bobowski$
Deanne$Born$&$
Dennis$

$$$$$Golbesky$
Richard$Brewster$
Carol$Ann$Brown$
Ronald$&$Mary$Ellen$

$$$$$Brown$
Margaret$F.$&$

$$$$$Lawrence$F.$Buck$
John$&$Arlene$Buckey$
Harold$&$Joyce$

$$$$$Buckingham$
Inga$Buhrmann$
Richard$A.$Byam$
Steven$M.$&$

$$$$$Rebekah$S.$Cafrelli$
Keith$&$Kim$

$$$$$Carpenter$
Ting$Mei$Chiu$
Brian$W.$&$Ellen$

$$$$$Nelson$Clarke$
Glenn$E.$Coe$
Joseph$&$Constance$

$$$$$D.$Comprone$
Raymond$&$Kimberly$

$$$$$ConforP$
Kathleen$S.$Conran$
Thomas$B.$&$Diane$

$$$$$Copeland$
Linda$R.$Cromwell$
Philip$E.$Davis$
William$&$Mary$Anne$

$$$$$DeGrazia$
Leendert$Dejong$
Susan$&$John$

$$$$$DelGrego$
Philip$&$MaryWAlice$

$$$$$Dennehy$
Dr.$Karen$S.$Devassy$
Mr.$&$$Mrs.$Dennis$

$$$$$Dix,$Jr.$
Thomas$Donahue$
Nancy$Dunbar$
Elizabeth$Elia$
June$G.$Ellis$
Bob$Englehart$&$Pat$

$$$$$McGrath$
Susan$A.$Fair$
Dennis$M.$&$Roxanne$

$$$$$Farrell$
Peter$Fazekas$
Paul$&$Gayle$Fiser$
John$Fleagle$
Rebecca$Floyd$
Fannie$Gabriel$
Ida$Gall$
Mark$&$Carol$

$$$$$Gantner$
Seymour$&$Annede$

$$$$$Gavens$
Heidi$Schreiner$

$$$$$Godleski$
Dianne$Goodrich$
Elysa$Greenblad$
Dr.$Alan$D.$Gribben$
John$Groo$
George$C.$HasPngs$
John$HasPngs$
Claudia$Helfgod$
Cliyon$Helms$
Donald$&$Jeanne$

$$$$$Hochstetler$
Terry$&$Margaret$

$$$$$Hoover$
Robert$S.$Hopkins,$Jr.$
Jules$A.$Hopnowski$
William$C.$&$Simone$

$$$$$G.$Howe$
Kimball$H.$&$Dorothy$

$$$$$G.$Hunt$
Jay$F.$&$Diana$

$$$$$HunPngton$
Dr.$Jared$M.$&$Mrs.$

$$$$$Karen$L.$Insel$
William$&$Jessica$

$$$$$Jakubek$
Alice$Jena$
Deborah$Kandzerski$
John$G.$&$Violeda$P.$

$$$$$Kava$
Lynn$L.$Kayser$
Roger$&$Laurel$

$$$$$Kirschen$
Christopher$&$Cheryl$

$$$$$Klein$
Herbert$&$Daphne$

$$$$$Klepper$
John$J.$&$Sara$D.$

$$$$$Koziol$
Nancy$Kreider$
MarPn$Kreiswirth$
Joyce$D.$Kunkle

Hernan$&$Evelyn$

$$$$$LaFontaine

Timothy$Lambert

Judith$Yaross$Lee$
(cont.)$
ANNUAL FUND
Up!to!$99!(cont.)!
Jay$P.$Legenza$
Edward$LeviWDeRosa$
Philip$Lewis$
Edwin$O.$Lomerson,$Jr.$
Richard$&$Linda$Loretz$
Adam$&$Jessica$Lovell$
Dr.$Conrad$L.$&$Dr.$

$$$$$Claudia$G.$Malled$
Vincent$A.$Marcelli$
Shirley$MarPn$
Margaret$L.$McCarthy$
John$H.$McDevid$
Miriam$Miller$
James$S.$Milloy$
Robert$M.$&$Andrea$

$$$$$Milstein$
Robert$&$Lynn$

$$$$$Mocarsky$
Barbara$A.$Moore$
Alex$MorganP$
Timothy$&$Rosemary$

$$$$$Moynihan$
Alan$&$Jo$Anne$

$$$$$Nadritch$
Mark$Neikrie$&$Nancy$

$$$$$Thomas$
Pamela$J.$Nelson$
Trung$Nguyen$
Michael$&$Gayle$

$$$$$O'Brien$
Dale$Outhouse$
Jane$Ellen$Pak$
Susan$L.$Papa$&$David$

$$$$$G.$Schatz$
Marcia$Parish$
Lewis$P.$&$Judith$C.$

$$$$$Parker$
Vivian$M.$Partridge$
Sharon$Parzych$
Phyllis$G.$Pasternak$
KrisPn$E.$Peckrul$
David$&$Laura$Pels$
Brian$&$Dina$Phelps$
Dr.$Arthur$O.$

$$$$$Phinney,$Jr.$
James$L.$Pomeranz$
Alice$Pritchard$
Kenneth$J.$&$Mary$

$$$$$Jane$QuarP$
Frances$A.$&$Gregory$

$$$$$G.$Quish$
Thomas$&$Gloria$

$$$$$Ranney$
Laura$Reiter$
Louis$Riggs$
Penn$Rider$&$Robin$

$$$$$Kipnis$
Helen$Roth$
Elliod$&$Barbara$

$$$$$Rubin$
Susan$Varnum$Smith$

$$$$$Rubin$
Samuel$L.$Schrager$&$

$$$$$Terry$Gellin$
Joan$W.$Schroder$
G.$William$&$Anne$

$$$$$Seawright$
Wally$Seiler$
Paul$Shipman$
Sonia$Shipman$
Carol$Sicbaldi$
Gretchen$S.$Skelley$
Richard$&$Raimi$Slater$
David$E.E.$Sloane$
David$W.$&$Susan$S.$

$$$$$Smith$
Faye$Smith$
Roger$&$Paj$Smith$
Deborah$D.$Sprague$
Bob$&$Harriet$

$$$$$Statchen$
Sandra$T.$Stein$
Robert$E.$Stewart$
W.$Forrest$&$Marjorie$

$$$$$Moretz$SPnespring$
Charles$A.$Surko$
John$&$Dorothea$

$$$$$$Talcod$
Raquel$Thomison$
Mr.$&$Mrs.$Paul$

$$$$$Tine,$Jr.$
Virginia$Trenholm$
James$Tricarico$
Barbara$B.$Valk$
Hope$W.$Vath$&$

$$$$$George$KirkuPs$
Philip$S.$Walker$
Sally$Weisman$&$

$$$$$Brian$Ruyle$
Michael$G.$&$

$$$$$Margaret$C.$

$$$$$Wheeler$
Mr.$&$Mrs.$Raymond$

$$$$$J.$Winter$
Andrew$L.$Wizner$
David$J.$&$Sylvia$Jane$

$$$$$Wojcik$
Virginia$Wolf
IMPACT
SCHOOLS SERVED
Academy$of$Charlemont$
ACES$Mill$Road$School$
Ädelbrook$
Agawam$High$School$
Alfred$E$Burr$Elementary$School$
Anna$Reynolds$Elementary$School$
Asahi$Travel$InternaPonal$
BapPst$Bible$Academy$
Bielefield$School$
Billings$Forge$Community$Works$
Blind$Brook$High$School$
Bloomfield$High$School$
Bolton$High$School$
Boston$LaPn$School$
Bulkeley$High$School$
Burns$LaPno$Studies$Academy$
Campbell$County$High$School$
Capital$Preparatory$Magnet$School$
Captain$Nathan$Hale$Middle$School$
Central$ConnecPcut$State$University$
Central$School$
Chase$Collegiate$School$
Chesnut$Accelerated$Middle$School$
Chester$Elementary$School$
The$Children's$Tree$Montessori$School$
Chop$Point$School$
ChrisPan$Heritage$
The$Classical$Magnet$School$
Columbus$Elementary$School$
Columbus$Elementary$School$
Conard$High$School$
Connecitcut$Junior$Republic$
ConnecPcut$Friends$School$
ConnecPcut$River$Academy$
Cornerstone$ChrisPan$Academy$
Covenant$Preparatory$School$
Capitol$Region$EducaPon$Council$(CREC)$
CREC$Museum$Academy$
Cub$Scout$Pack$122$
Discovery$Zone$Learning$Center$
East$Hampton$High$School$
East$Lyme$Middle$School$
Eas_ord$Elementary$School$
Edison$School$
EducaPon$First$
EF$Smithsonian$
Ethel$Walker$School$
Francis$T.$Maloney$High$School$
Franklin$County$Technical$School$
Furnace$Brook$Middle$School$
Gallup$Hill$School$
Gildersleeve$School$
Girl$Scout$Troop$10640$
Girl$Scout$Troop$10780$
Glastonbury$High$School$
Glen$Urquhart$School$
Global$CommunicaPons$Academy$
The$Grace$S.$Webb$School$
Greater$Har_ord$Academy$of$the$Arts$
Hall$High$School$
Hall$Memorial$School$
Hamden$High$School$
Hampden$Charter$School$of$Science$
Hampton$Elementary$School$
HARC,$Inc.$
Har_ord$Magnet$Trinity$College$Academy$
Har_ord$Public$Schools$
Hawthorne$Tours$
Hebron$Avenue$Elementary$School$
Helping$People$Excel$
High$Road$School$
Highland$Elementary$School$
Highland$School$
Hillcrest$Middle$School$
Hindley$Elementary$School$
Holy$Family$Passionist$Retreat$Center$
Hopewell$School$
Immaculate$High$School$
Independent$Day$School$
Ivy$Drive$School$
James$H.$Moran$Middle$School$
Jeje$S.$Tisdale$School$
John$F.$Kennedy$High$School$
Jumoke$Academy$
Kelley$Elementary$School$
Kelly$Middle$School$
Killingly$Intermediate$School$
King$Low$Heywood$Thomas$

$$$$$PrivateSchool$
Kingswood$Oxford$School$
La$Salle$Academy$
Lawrence$Elementary$School$
Lighthouse$ChrisPan$School$
Litchfield$High$School$
MacDuffie$School$
Manchester$Community$College$
Mansfield$Middle$School$
Margaret$M.$Generali$Elementary$School$
Mary$T.$Murphy$Elementary$School$
Madhew$J.$Kuss$Middle$School$
MeePng$House$HIll$School$
Metacomet$School$
Middle$Gate$Elementary$School$
Middleburry$Union$High$School$
Middlebury$Union$High$School$
Miss$Porter's$School$
Monument$Valley$Regional$Middle$School$
Naugatuck$Valley$Community$College$
Naylor$School$
New$Canaan$Country$School$
New$Testament$BapPst$School$
North$Charlestown$

$$$$$Community$School$
Northwest$Village$School$
Notre$Dame$Academy$
Ox$Ridge$School$
Oxford$High$School$
Poly$Prep$County$Day$School$
Pomfret$Community$School$
Public$Allies$ConnecPcut$
R.M.T$Johnson$School$
The$Rectory$School$
Renbrook$School$
Riderwood$Youth$Choir$
Ridgewood$High$School$
Rotella$Interdistrict$Magnet$School$
Royle$Elementary$School$
Russian$School$of$MathemaPcs$
Saint$Rose$School$
Salisbury$Central$School$
Sayles$School$
Sedgwick$Middle$School$
Shelter$Rock$Elementary$School$
South$End$School$
South$Kent$School$
South$Windsor$High$School$
Southbridge$Middle$High$School$
Southington$High$School$
SouthwickWTolland$Regional$

$$$$$School$District$
Sport$and$Medical$Sciences$Academy$
Squadron$Line$School$
St.$AugusPne$School$
St.$Bridget$School$














St.$Joseph$School$
St.$Michael$School$
St.$Peter's$School$
St.$Thomas$Aquinas$Catholic$School$
The$Stony$Brook$School$
Stafford$High$School$
Stra_ord$Academy$
STRIVE$
Thirman$Milner$School$
Thomas$Hooker$Elementary$
Travel$On$USA$
Trinity$ChrisPan$School$
Trinity$Glen$
Trinity$Hill$Care$Center$
Two$Rivers$Magnet$High$School$
University$High$School$of$Science$and$

$$$$$Engineering$
Vance$Village$Elementary$School$
The$Village$for$Families$and$Children$
Waterbury$Arts$Magnet$School$
Waterford$High$School$
Weaver$Culinary$Arts$Academy$
Wellspring$FoundaPon$
Wequonnoc$Elementary$School$
West$Woods$Academy$
Westbrook$Middle$School$
Wethersfield$High$School$
Wilbraham$and$Monson$Academy$
Wolcod$High$School
With$special$thanks$to$all$who$support$our$EducaPon$Programs.
COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES
Curatorial!staff!responded!to!60+!research!
requests!on!such!wideWranging!topics!as:!
Mark$Twain’s$billiard$table;$Frederic$Schweppe;$
dollhouse$furniture$reportedly$carved$by$Jean$
Clemens;$Candace$Wheeler$texPles;$preservaPon$
of$The$Mark$Twain$House;$Twain$and$cocktails;$
Twain$and$tea;$idenPfying$photographs$&$
signatures;$genealogy;$Twain’s$views$on$
vivisecPon;$Twain’s$views$on$minstrel$shows;$
Twain’s$tobacco;$and$Twain’s$wriPng$habits.$
Inquiries$came$from$Who$Wants$to$be$a$
Millionaire;$CNN;$GQ;$Bermuda'Sun;'Yankee'
Magazine'and$others.
Curatorial!staff!provided!images!for!such!ins0tu0ons!as:!
FlorenPne$Films$(Ken$Burns);$Library$of$Congress;$Pearson$
EducaPon;$Pandora$Films;$McFarland$Publishing;$Bedford/St.$
MarPn’s$Publishing;$and$the$Mark$Twain$Memorial$Shrine$in$
Florida,$MO.$
!
Curatorial!staff!facilitated!loan!requests!for!such!ins0tu0ons!as:!
Masterworks$Museum$of$Bermuda$Art;$Newseum;$
ConnecPcut$Governor’s$Residence;$New$Britain$Museum$of$
American$Art;$Villa$Stuck$in$Munich,$Germany;$Rhode$Island$
School$of$Design$Museum;$The$Har_ord$Club;$and$the$Harriet$
Beecher$Stowe$Center.$
Special$exhibiPons$included$“The$Gilded$Age$of$Har_ord”$and$“An$Inglorious$Peace$or$a$Dishonorable$War:$Mark$Twain's$Views$on$Conflict.”
PROGRAMS
More$than$20,000$people$adended$our$unique$offering$
of$programs.$We$offered$130+$events$including:$
Graveyard$Shiy$Ghost$Tours

“Get$a$Clue”$Tours

Ice$Cream$Social

Tom$Sawyer$Day

ExhibiPons$&$Openings

The$Trouble$Begins$at$5:30

Mark$Russell

Christopher$Moore

Penn$Jillede

Author$Talks$&$Book$Signings

Storytelling

Life'on'the'Mississippi$Musical

Poe$Down$Below

As'You'Like'It$W$Shakespeare$On

$$$$$The$Lawn

Tapping$Into$Twain

Writers’$Weekend



OUTREACH
Each$year$museum$staff$members$are$invited$to$speak$about$Mark$
Twain$at$various$insPtuPons$and$events.$Last$year$these$lectures$
took$place$in$a$variety$of$locaPons$including$the$following:$
Steve!Courtney,!staff!writer:$Fourth$Ward$School$benefit$in$
Virginia$City,$Nevada;$Masterworks$Museum$of$Bermuda$Art$
Craig!Hotchkiss,!educa0on!manager:!Dyer$Library$in$Saco,$
Maine;$New$Britain$Museum$of$American$Art$
Cindy!Lovell,!execu0ve!director:$Masterworks$Museum$of$
Bermuda$Art;$UConn$&$UConn$Law;$Coffee$House$Club$in$NYC;$
The$Har_ord$Club$$
Pab!Philippon,!chief!curator:$New$Britain$Museum$of$
American$Art;$Driehaus$Museum$in$Chicago;$Prosser$Public$
Library
Please$consider$inviPng$our$staff$members$to$speak$at$your$club$or$funcPon.
HOSTED EVENTS
Facility$rentals$brought$many$new$visitors$to$our$site.$
We$hosted$70$events$at$The$Mark$Twain$House$&$
Museum,$welcoming$hundreds$of$guests$who$were$
visiPng$our$beauPful$facility$for$the$first$Pme.$
Please$consider$hosPng$your$next$special$event$at$The$Mark$Twain$House$&$Museum.
FINANCIAL REPORT
!
2014 

FINANCIAL SUMMARY
!
!
!
FISCAL YEAR ENDING 

JANUARY 31, 2014
!
!
!
Cash & Cash Equivalents $388,728 (3%)
Receivables $506,852 (3%)
Other $188,231 (1%)
Investments $1,530,266 (10%)
Property, Power Plant, & Equipment $12,840,099 (83%)
ASSETS: $15,454,176
LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS: $15,454,176
Current Liabilities $167,384 (1%)
Mortgage $4,177,101 (27%)
Permanently Restricted $1,332,269 (9%)
Temporarily Restricted $217,996 (1%)
Unrestricted, Fixed Assets $9,298,998 (60%)
Unrestricted, Undesignated $260,428 (2%)
OPERATING REVENUES: $2,592,900
Annual$Support$$717,196$$(28%)
Admissions$$668,786$$(26%)
Store/Cafe$$385,373$$(15%)
Events$$233,531$$(9%)
Membership$$43,849$$(2%)
Contributed$Goods/Services$$68,620$$(2%)
Friends$of$MTH$$34,545$$(1%)
Other$$441,000$$(17%)
OPERATING EXPENSES BY FUNCTION: 

$2,538,632
Education Programs $799,148 (31%)
Museum Programs $1,109,208 (44%)
Management/General $279,736 (11%)
Fundraising $350,540 (14%)
OPERATING EXPENSES BY TYPE: 

$2,538,632
Salaries/Payroll Taxes/Benefits $1,362,586 (54%)
Supplies/Maintenance $74,112 (3%)
Utilities $186,009 (7%)
Programs $52,736 (2%)
Office $52,794 (2%)
Insurance $103,400 (4%)
Professional Fees $121,894 (5%)
Technology $29,712 (1%)
Development/Membership $115,385 (4%)
Public Relations $243,087 (10%)
Store/Cafe $196,917 (8%)
Tom Sawyer & Becky Thatcher of Hannibal meet Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Stephen King mesmerizes a sold-out crowd at The Bushnell.
Ice Cream Social in July!
Highlights…
From Stephen King to Josh Hanagarne to barbershop quartets to steamboatmen - we had it all!
If$you’ve$read$this$far,$there$is$no$doubt$of$
your$interest$in$supporPng$our$mission$to$
preserve$Mark$Twain’s$legacy$by$
preserving$his$home$on$Farmington$
Avenue,$offering$programs$and$events$to$
the$Nook$Farm$neighborhood$and$his$
fans$worldwide,$and$planning$for$the$
future.$
!
In$just$ten$years$(2024),$we$will$celebrate$
the$sesquicentennial$of$the$Mark$Twain$
House.$Every$acPon$we$take$today$
ensures$that$future$generaPons$will$be$
able$to$visit$this$spectacular$home,$
named$“one!of!the!ten!best!historic!
homes!in!the!world”$by$NaPonal$
Geographic.$
!
Thank$you$for$your$conPnued$support!
PLEASE CONTACT US
To!support!Opera0ons!
To!support!the!Endowment!
To!support!Capital!Projects!
To!support!Collec0ons!&!Archives!
Tracy$Wu$Fastenberg,$Director$of$Development

P.$860.280.3113

tracy.fastenberg@marktwainhouse.org$
Sarah$Hawkes,$Development$Assistant

P.$860W280W3112

sarah.hawkes@marktwainhouse.org$
Visit$us$online:$marktwainhouse.org

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