Remnant Trust Open Houses Set This Weekend In Winona
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Remnant Trust Open Houses Set This Weekend In Winona
By David [email protected]
This weekend, the public will get to view those papers, books and other materials from such well-known historical figures as Thomas Jefferson, Confucius and Aristotle. Some of them date back more than 500 years.
Hours for community open houses will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.
Remnant Trust President Kris Bex said The Trust board hopes people will come in and see the documents, talk about what's there and give input.
The Remnant Trust is at 1101 Park Ave., Winona Lake.
In an interview Tuesday morning, Bex said the Trust incorporated officially in 1997, though it was an idea for seven to eight years before that.
"I was finishing graduate school then. Me, my father and board members felt it was something we could make a go of. We've been to three to four dozen institutions around the country. We have three to five displays per semester. Right now we have a few pieces at Ivy Tech in Warsaw and West Texas A&M. We have a display at Grace College next semester," Bex said. "Our focus is getting people to think about the ideas contained in these documents."
He said they like to think the documents stimulate ideas and discussion on liberty and dignity. Some people think those ideas just sprang forth some 230 years ago when the U.S. became independent, but they are ideas that go back thousands of years.
When initially putting the Remnant Trust together, Bex said they pondered where they could get collections of hundreds of documents on liberty and dignity. The organizers came to consensus on some of what should be included, but not always. They worked on getting the first editions of the works they wanted.
Now, The Remnant Trust boasts more than 1,100 documents, Bex said. It's added to on an irregular basis. They seek material through auction houses, collectors and wherever else possible.
"I like to say we get them anyway we can short of stealing them," Bex said.
He said the collection is widely appealing and they tried to have a broad approach with its collection.
"We tried to encompass anything that's been written about those two ideas," Bex said. "It's Galileo, Newton, Confucius, the Koran. It's all kind of these things."
"We try to stay out of the 20th Century. We do have some like George Orwell and Ayn Rand, but we try to stay out of it. That being said, we are kind of working on a 20th Century collection. We don't loan it out or anything," Bex said.
The Remnant Trust is not a traditional museum, he said. Most, but not all, of the items in the collection can be read and handled by the public.
"We approach colleges and say we have this collection of works. We ask them, would it be a valuable teaching tool if we brought 30 to 50 documents for you to use in class? When they realize they can use them, I would say, across the board, everyone says yes," Bex said.
He said they want to expose people to the ideas presented in the works and let people think for themselves.
"It seemed timely when we started that more and more, we don't have conversations about these things. We have become factioned, we all have our own opinions. The Trust is trying to get people to talk about these things, what it means to be a responsible citizen, what these people back then said about these things."
According to a press release from OrthoWorx, through a $170,900 grant from OrthoWorx, a $50,000 grant from the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, and the donated use, maintenance and utilities of the former Billy Sunday Museum by Grace College, The Remnant Trust moved its headquarters from Jeffersonville to Winona Lake.
Funding from OrthoWorx and the Community Foundation was used to retrofit the museum with precise temperature and humidity controls, as well to enhance building security
A Community Advisory Committee was created by OrthoWorx to work with The Remnant Trust to consider future public and educational programming.
Bex said a couple of years ago, The Trust board started looking for a facility where they wanted to be and with environmental controls. The Warsaw and Winona Lake area reared its head in the process. OrthoWorx and the Community Foundation stepped up.
"We're from Indiana. We've always been from Indiana. That was appealing to everyone involved. We have support from the inside and outside of this community," Bex said.
He added, "We fundraise for everything. We go to our supporters and board and try to raise cash for those kind of things."
For more information about The Remnant Trust, visit online at www.theremnanttrust.com
OrthoWorx is a Warsaw-based, industry, community and education initiative established to advance and support growth and innovation within the region's uniquely concentrated, globally significant orthopedics device sector. Funded in part by the Lilly Endowment, OrthoWorx was founded in 2009 out of a comprehensive study conducted by BioCrossroads. The initiative engages and enhances the broader community interests that both serve and depend upon the sector's continued growth by targeting an integrated set of educational, workforce, cultural, communication, branding, logistical and entrepreneurial efforts.
For more information about OrthoWorx, visit online at www.orthoworxindiana.com[[In-content Ad]]
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This weekend, the public will get to view those papers, books and other materials from such well-known historical figures as Thomas Jefferson, Confucius and Aristotle. Some of them date back more than 500 years.
Hours for community open houses will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.
Remnant Trust President Kris Bex said The Trust board hopes people will come in and see the documents, talk about what's there and give input.
The Remnant Trust is at 1101 Park Ave., Winona Lake.
In an interview Tuesday morning, Bex said the Trust incorporated officially in 1997, though it was an idea for seven to eight years before that.
"I was finishing graduate school then. Me, my father and board members felt it was something we could make a go of. We've been to three to four dozen institutions around the country. We have three to five displays per semester. Right now we have a few pieces at Ivy Tech in Warsaw and West Texas A&M. We have a display at Grace College next semester," Bex said. "Our focus is getting people to think about the ideas contained in these documents."
He said they like to think the documents stimulate ideas and discussion on liberty and dignity. Some people think those ideas just sprang forth some 230 years ago when the U.S. became independent, but they are ideas that go back thousands of years.
When initially putting the Remnant Trust together, Bex said they pondered where they could get collections of hundreds of documents on liberty and dignity. The organizers came to consensus on some of what should be included, but not always. They worked on getting the first editions of the works they wanted.
Now, The Remnant Trust boasts more than 1,100 documents, Bex said. It's added to on an irregular basis. They seek material through auction houses, collectors and wherever else possible.
"I like to say we get them anyway we can short of stealing them," Bex said.
He said the collection is widely appealing and they tried to have a broad approach with its collection.
"We tried to encompass anything that's been written about those two ideas," Bex said. "It's Galileo, Newton, Confucius, the Koran. It's all kind of these things."
"We try to stay out of the 20th Century. We do have some like George Orwell and Ayn Rand, but we try to stay out of it. That being said, we are kind of working on a 20th Century collection. We don't loan it out or anything," Bex said.
The Remnant Trust is not a traditional museum, he said. Most, but not all, of the items in the collection can be read and handled by the public.
"We approach colleges and say we have this collection of works. We ask them, would it be a valuable teaching tool if we brought 30 to 50 documents for you to use in class? When they realize they can use them, I would say, across the board, everyone says yes," Bex said.
He said they want to expose people to the ideas presented in the works and let people think for themselves.
"It seemed timely when we started that more and more, we don't have conversations about these things. We have become factioned, we all have our own opinions. The Trust is trying to get people to talk about these things, what it means to be a responsible citizen, what these people back then said about these things."
According to a press release from OrthoWorx, through a $170,900 grant from OrthoWorx, a $50,000 grant from the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, and the donated use, maintenance and utilities of the former Billy Sunday Museum by Grace College, The Remnant Trust moved its headquarters from Jeffersonville to Winona Lake.
Funding from OrthoWorx and the Community Foundation was used to retrofit the museum with precise temperature and humidity controls, as well to enhance building security
A Community Advisory Committee was created by OrthoWorx to work with The Remnant Trust to consider future public and educational programming.
Bex said a couple of years ago, The Trust board started looking for a facility where they wanted to be and with environmental controls. The Warsaw and Winona Lake area reared its head in the process. OrthoWorx and the Community Foundation stepped up.
"We're from Indiana. We've always been from Indiana. That was appealing to everyone involved. We have support from the inside and outside of this community," Bex said.
He added, "We fundraise for everything. We go to our supporters and board and try to raise cash for those kind of things."
For more information about The Remnant Trust, visit online at www.theremnanttrust.com
OrthoWorx is a Warsaw-based, industry, community and education initiative established to advance and support growth and innovation within the region's uniquely concentrated, globally significant orthopedics device sector. Funded in part by the Lilly Endowment, OrthoWorx was founded in 2009 out of a comprehensive study conducted by BioCrossroads. The initiative engages and enhances the broader community interests that both serve and depend upon the sector's continued growth by targeting an integrated set of educational, workforce, cultural, communication, branding, logistical and entrepreneurial efforts.
For more information about OrthoWorx, visit online at www.orthoworxindiana.com[[In-content Ad]]
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