Champaign historical museum suffering from lack of volunteers
By Paul Wood
Sunday August 24, 2008
Vanda Bidwell
Harold Balbach, co-president of the Champaign County Historical Museum, shown in front of an exhibit in the facility's home at the 1857 Cattle Bank building, says a dearth of volunteers has kept visitors away. The museum is currently being staffed by an aging board of directors and is open only five hours a week, from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.
The county's historical museum has a historical building, the 1857 Cattle Bank, and a large collection of exhibits, but what it doesn't have is volunteers, which means it doesn't have many visitors.
The Champaign County Historical Museum is open only five hours a week, Saturdays from noon until 5 p.m., staffed by an aging board of directors.
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