Museum History Timeline of Significant Milestones 1999 March 1999 Group founded July 1999 Incorporated as a nonprofit 2000 March 2000 Site search initiated 2001 August 2001 Agreement on Spaulding-Grinnell site and Mark Hudson named Executive Director 2002 April 2002 First grants awarded 2003 January 2003 RDG Planning-Design of Des Moines selected as Architect of Record June 2003 Acquisition of Spaulding property and buildings July 2003 Mark Hudson dies September 2003 John Swanson named Executive Director 2004 April 2004 Program-facility identification and conceptual planning started June 2004 Stabilization/preservation construction started on east and west buildings October 2004 Program/facility stabilization construction started 2005 January 2005 Roof replaced on west building and north wall stabilized. East building roof repairs and debris clean-out completed May 2005 Partial roof collapse on administration building. Repair and stabilization begun immediately July 2005 Senator Grassley secures $3.6 million grant for ITM to develop a national transportation heroes center and regional, muti-state research library and archive September 2005 Museum confirms it will receive $1 million private, unrestricted donation November 2005 Museum and facility master planning process begins 2006 January 2006 Work completed on administration building including new roof and wall repairs April 2006 Administration building interior restoration to begin 2007 January 2007 Anticipated opening of Welcome Center, conference facilities and museum store Late 2007 Projected opening of Museum and Restoration Lab …to educate Iowans and others about the history of transportation in Iowa …to demonstrate the importance of transportation to the state’s economy …to showcase the transportation advances made in Iowa or by Iowans …to provide a historical archive for use by researchers …and to create a state-of-the-art tourism destination that all Iowans can use and take pride in