U.S. Marshals Museum video ready for viewing
by January 29, 2010 11:33 am 71 views
A more than nine-minute video touting the U.S. Marshals Museum has been produced and will broadcast nationwide on public television as part of a “Great Museums” series.
The series will hit the airwaves later this year, according to Marshals Museum Director Jim Dunn. Burbank, Calif.-based VT Media produced the “corporate” video. It will be used to show potential museum donors and educate the public about the library. A one-minute segment of the video will be used between transition between public television shows, according to Museum Coordinator Jessica Hayes. In a September board meeting, Hayes said portions of the video might also find airtime on some of the major cable networks, including TLC and Lifetime
The video briefly explains the history of the U.S. Marshals Service from the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 to today’s work in supporting the federal judicial system. Reasons why Fort Smith was selected for the national museum are also included. One reason is that more U.S. Marshals are buried in the Fort Smith area than any other place in the country,U.S. Marshal Michael Pearson, assistant director-asset forfeiture division, notes in the video.
“The Marshals Service is in the DNA of the people of Fort Smith,” Dunn says in the video.
In January 2007, the U.S. Marshals Service selected Fort Smith as the site for the national museum. The U.S. Marshals Museum board of directors and staff are underway with what will be a $50 million national fundraising effort. It’s been estimated the fundraising effort could take up to 7 years. The roughly 50,000-square-foot museum will be built in downtown Fort Smith near the Arkansas River.
The national fundraising effort was formally launched Dec. 18 with a reception at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock. Former U.S. President and Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton and Gov. Mike Beebe served as honorary hosts of the event.
On Nov. 17, Dunn said more than $5 million in cash or pledges had been received, which included a gift of $500,000 from Fort Smith-based First Bank Corp. On Dec. 1, the Richard Griffin family and Fort Smith-based companies gave $100,000 to the museum, and Fort Smith businessman Chester Koprovic gave the museum $100,000.
Link here to view the full video.