Toledo Matters Podcast

The National Museum of the Great Lakes was established in 2014 and is host to the Col. James M. Schoonmaker (formerly known as the Willis B Boyer). At the time of her launch in 1911, the Schonmaker took the title of Queen of the Lakes which is given to the biggest ship on the Great Lakes. www.inlandseas.org ~~~~ Today’s Guests ~~~~~ John McCarty - Chief Operating Officer, National Museum of the Great Lakes Anna Kolin - Director of Development, National Museum of the Great Lakes ****Toledo Trivia*** Q1. Edward Drummond Libbey and a co-hort of 6 other incorporators first opened the Toledo Museum of Art in which year? A1. 1901 Q2. Edward Libbey pledged $50,000 toward a new Museum building if the people of Toledo would raise an equal amount. The goal is accomplished within 20 days. Edward and his Wife Florence donate 6 acres of land on Monroe St. for the cause. In what year would that building (the building you and I know as the Toledo Museum of Art) first open? A2. 1912 Q3. On May 21st, 2013 - the Tole