Staley Museum In The News

Silk and satin and lace, OH MY!

This week is your last chance to purchase tickets for $20/person to the VIP First Look on July 19th, 2025 from 1-5PM!

💍Vintage wedding gown displays
💐A limited boutique of dresses for purchase
💒Replica clothing from Theatre 7
🎊Sweet treats
💘 ...and FUN!

Tickets will be available at the door on July 19th for $30/person.
All proceeds benefit the Staley Museum. ... See MoreSee Less

You know about the Staley football team, but did you know the company also supported a Staley baseball team?

Discover Staley sports by visiting the museum!

Open Tuesday - Saturday, 1-4PM.
Admission is $5/Adult, $3/Senior, $1/Child.

📸: July 1940, Staley Journal, Page 21 - Staley Museum Archives

"The Staley baseball team, of which Chet Boyles is manager, had its picture taken recently. in the front row are Dick Hopkins, Don Hall, Bill Artze, Chet Boyles, Larry Withrow, Carl Grant and Pete Kelly. Standing are Irv Smith, Max Craig, A. Hopkins, Emil Martina, Doolin, Griffin, Norm Schultz and Joe Hilberling. The mascot is Chet Boyle's son." ... See MoreSee Less

Art of the Staley Journal, July 1940

⚾ The cover of the July 1940 issue of the Journal features a cartoon drawing of a baseball player catching an incoming ball overtop a newspaper featuring sports news. The contents of the issue heavily covers Staley baseball, as well as plant safety, home purchasing, airplane transportation, and more. ... See MoreSee Less

Celebrating 95 Years of Staley Credit Union

Membership at Staley Credit Union was initially limited to Staley employees and their immediate family members. To apply for membership, prospective individuals needed to visit Staley Credit Union offices in the administration building and pay a one-time fee of 25 cents and purchase at least one share, valued at five dollars. Shares could be paid in full at the time of application, or in regular installments.

The by-laws for the credit union, published in the August 1930 issue of the Staley Journal, provided employees education and transparency to the credit union system and established trust with the organization. Membership quickly grew.

At incorporation - 25 members, $125.00 in shares.
Six months after incorporating - 574 members, $13,000.25 in shares, $14,256.37 borrowed.
After five years - 1429 members, $96,728.68 in shares, $97,003.71 borrowed.
Tenth anniversary - 1725 members, $367,955.81in shares, $389,189.68 borrowed.

Business at the credit union grew so quickly that in 1935 Gene Rhodes was hired as a full-time accountant for the credit union, managing the bookkeeping, accounting, and statistical work. Due to this growth, the board also increased in size from nine directors to twelve in order to better manage the needs of their members.

Rhodes started his work at Staley in 1928 as a plant messenger before moving to clerical work, then accounting, and eventually Assistant Treasurer in the 1950s. ... See MoreSee Less