Members & Donors
Memberships and donations to the Heritage Center are solicited annually. These memberships and donations help with meeting the mission and vision of the Canton Area Heritage Center. We invite you to become a member or a major donor today!
Annual Memberships
We invite you to use the form here to join or renew for remainder of 2022 and the New Year of 2023.
Annual membership categories include:
- Student/Senior (age 65+): $15
- Individual: $20
- Family: $35
- Club/Organization: $50
- Business/Commercial: $100
Major Donors
Individuals, businesses and community organizations may donate to the Canton Area Heritage Center. Donations are tax-deductible, as the museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Donors at the Founder and Benefactor levels will be publicly recognized unless they wish to remain anonymous. [Click on the bars below to see these generous donors.]
- Founder: $1,000+
- Benefactor: $500-$999
- Sustaining Donor: $250-$499
- Contributing Donor: $150-$249
Founders
We recognize donors who contribute $1,000.00 and above as a Founder.
Dana Smith, Pres., Canton Main Street
Robert Senneff, CEO, Graham Hospital Association
Kent McDowell, Mayor, City of Canton
Dr. James Farlik
George H. Mills
Dr. Roland Pettit
Kelvin Sampson
Joe D. Stone
Ray & Emily Cleer
Wendy Mayall, Mngr., Helping Hands Resale Shoppe
Dr. John & Myrna Welch
Jim Murphy, President, CFC Properties, Inc. Bloomington, IN
Benefactors
Those who contribute $500.00-$999.00 are named Benefactors.
Ron & Cheryl Bielema
Brooks and Mary Ellen Carver
Kevin & Teresa Meade
Jim & Arlene Morgan
Jack & Mary Pollitt
Paul & Roberta Reber
Jack & Ruth Walker
Mike and Susan Walters
Dr. Roland Pettit
Contact Information
Please call 309-647-2242 for more information on contributions options available. Completed forms and fees can be mailed to Canton Area Heritage Center, ATTN: James Morgan, P.O. Box 526, Canton, IL 61520.
Membership Levels
Below are lists of current members — Individuals, Families, Businesses and Organizations who support our mission. We have begun to receive Memorials in honor of former residents. If you would like to recognize a family member or friend in this way, we ask that you include his/her full name (including maiden name), dates of his/her birth and death, and a little about their lives, along with the memorial gift.
Individual
Lee Ann Bennie*
Cheryl & Ron Bielema*
Linda Brown*
Gary R. Bouc**
Bill & Ellie Carlberg**
Wanda Carmack*
Elizabeth A. Clark**
Ray & Emily Cleer*
Carol Davis**
Kenneth Etcheson*
J. Kent & Susan Fawcett
Sue Freiley**
David Giagnoni**
Janice Germann**
V. Duane Goyen*
Phil Gregory**
Martha Harr*
Caryl Harrison*
Roy Hopper**
Jo Johnson**
Susan Osborn Jones**
Lou Jones*
Michael & Melanie Jurlando**
Maxine Leezer**
Kay Long**
Jim Morgan**
Eldon Myers Jr.**
Roland Pettit**
Norman & Liz Pollitt*
Gloria Pschirrer*
Elaine Putrich**
Stanley Ransom*
Maura Neighbors**
Larry Stanfel**
Beverly Tanner**
Christina Tomasic**
Bernita Trigg**
Diana Martin Wade*
Carl White*
Paul & Charlotte Buell**
Mary Williams**
Darlene King**
Robert Anderson*
Erika Davis*
Stephen Soldwedel*
Tabitha Watson
Miriam Simerly*
Barbara Almeida
Steve & Debby DeRenzy**
Calvin Korf*
Kathleen Madden**
Roland Pettit**
Bonnie Watkins**
Donald Barnett *
Mary Louise Bishop**
Margaret Campbell**
Adrianne Cowan**
Janice Dare Bruster**
Patti Goyen**
George H. Mills*
Fred & Sharon Odendahl*
Dorwin Pete Peterson**
Barb Ranallo*
Harold Rose*
Jim Morgan**
Kathleen Myers**
Jack & Mary Pollitt**
Ellen Melton**
Monica Conner*
Susan Orendorff Cooper**
Maida Williams**
Stephanie Wright*
Vinnie Cufaude**
Betty Ann Manock*
Jane Schwerer Thro**
Sheila K. Dye*
Elizabeth A. Ellis*
Willard R. Knott**
Mike Tucker**
Jeanine Standard**
John Malone**
Gary Grzanich**
Theresa Wilcoxen**
*2022 or **2023 dues or donation received
Family
Charles & JoEllen Albertson*
Kurt & Megan Bielema*
Ron & Kim Bunner**
Pat & Fran Carter**
Brooks & Mary Ellen Carver**
Stephanie Churchill*
Lisa Thompson**
Greg & Susan Derry**
Dale & Carol (Combs) Ely*
Jackie & Dacia Fouts**
Lynn D. Fuller*
David & Renee Gregory*
Joe & Kelly Havens*
Don & Connie Heller**
Claudia & Terry Moss**
Richard & Mary C. Kerr*
Bill & Mary Lou Kuchan*
Bill & Judy Leitze*
Richard & Norma Lindsey*
Charlie & Barbara Luthy*
Wendy Martin*
Bob & Katie Matusik*
Kevin & Teresa Meade*
Darrell & Peggy Meisinger*
John & Beverly Morrell**
John & Mary Nelson**
Larry & Diane Nelson**
Paul & Roberta Reber**
Tim & Amy Svob**
Carolyn West**
Max & Cheryl Scott**
Ken & Helen St. Clair*
Kevin & Debbie Stephenson**
Jim & Charlotte Van Sickle*
Mike & Keely Vollmar**
Mark & JoEllen Welch**
Gladys May*
Dan & Donna O’Bryant**
Ira & Connie Ludlum**
Dave & Andrea Barbknecht*
Bruce & Jennifer Beal*
Ray & Emily Cleer*
James & Karen Farlik**
Laura Hepp Kessel*
Amanda Sampson*
Michael & Susan Walters*
Robert E. Williams*
Harold & Creta Wilson*
Gene & Donna Stuckey**
*2022 and **2023 dues or donation received
Business
Mark Bixler
Mbixler Legacy Media
Carla Bobell, Exec. Director
Canton Area Chamber of Commerce
Lynn Fuller, Owner
Fuller’s Jewelry
Barbara Long, Exec. Director
Fulton County Rehabilitation Center
Wendy Mayall, Store Mngr.
Helping Hands Resale Shoppe
Cole McDaniel, Exec. Director
Spoon River Partnership for Economic Development**
Kent McDowell, Mayor
City of Canton**
Robert Senneff, President & CEO
Graham Health System**
Dr. Curt Oldfield, President, Spoon River College
Dana Smith, President
Canton Main Street
Chuck Taylor
Chuck Taylor State Farm Insurance**
Aaron & Veanna Thum, Owners
Crawford’s Home Furnishings
Sarah Keefer, LPL Financial Advisor…… Keefer Financial, Inc.
Rick Klinedinst, President & CEO… MidAmerica National Bank**
Andrew Gregory, Realtor, Tucson, AZ **
Jim Murphy, President, CFC Properties, Inc., Bloomington, IN
**2023 membership received
Memorials
In memory of Gregory A. Campbell, Canton, IL, (12/1/1946-12/17/2021) by Margaret Campbell, Canton, IL
In memory of Robert Raymond Hubbs, Sunnyvale, CA, (8/17/1936-1/30/2021) by Adrianne Hubbs Cowan, Macomb, IL
In memory of Karen Phillips Korf, Nokomis, FL, (9/22/1938-8/8/2021) by Calvin Korf, Nokomis, FL