Museum on the verge of fading into history Livingston Daily livingstondaily.com http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20140416/news01/304160003/museum-verge-fa... Page 1 of 4 4/16/2014 CLASSIFIEDS: JOBS CARS HOMES APARTMENTS SHOPPING BUY & SELL PLACE AN AD News Classifieds Opinion Sports Multimedia Calendar Lifestyle Obituaries Help FEATURED: VOTE: Restaurant Poll Things to do Auto Deals DealChicken Find what you are looking for... SEARCH ADVERTISEMENT Museum on the verge of fading into history Apr. 16, 2014 1:24 AM 1 Comments Recommend 3 people recommend this. Sign Up to see what your friends recommend. Recommend 3 Tweet 0 0 A A Hamburg Historical Museum Director Suzanne Hines adjusts a dress display at the museum. The Hamburg Historical Society may have to close its doors due to a lack of funding. / GILLIS BENEDICT/DAILY PRESS & ARGUS Written by Christopher Behnan Daily Press & Argus FILED UNDER News Local News The Hamburg Historical Museum will close unless thousands of dollars are identified to keep the 160-plus-year-old building open. The museum at 7225 Stone St., owned and operated by the Hamburg Historical Society, can no longer sustain about $20,000 in annual utility and insurance costs. Costly heating bills this winter drained much of the museum s fund balance. ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Commented More Headlines 1 Wilson gives reasons for job search The Historical Society s board initially set June 1 as a closing date unless a new funding agreement is reached. The township Board of Trustees on Tuesday agreed to contribute $1,000 to keep the museum running until September. If the museum is closed, the society intends to return local artifacts to their owners. Making matters worse, Suzanne Hines, the museum s stalwart director, is resigning due to health concerns. 2 3 4 5 Museum on the verge of fading into history Court Docket: Livonia man heading to trial in road-rage case Court: Deliver mail to jail Barnstormer on the market
Museum on the verge of fading into history Livingston Daily livingstondaily.com http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20140416/news01/304160003/museum-verge-fa... Page 2 of 4 4/16/2014 The society hopes Hamburg Township will help pay the annual utility costs and an estimated $40,000 for a new roof. It also wants the township to hire a curator. Most Viewed Hamburg Historical Society vice president Wayne Burkhardt talks about the buildings he fabricated to represent the actual buildings of Pinckney, as well as Howell, Hamburg, Lakeland and other nearby areas in his model train layout, part of the Hamburg Historical Museum which may be forced to close its doors. / GILLIS BENEDICT/DAILY PRESS & ARGUS Township officials, hesitant to invest in the old building, hope to sell the property and move the museum s treasures into the township s Merrill Road library. Relocating the museum s inventory would detract from the small village area, said Pat DeWolf, whose family history in Hamburg dates back to the Civil War. Oak Grove Barn Fire (raw footage) Apr. 14, 2014 PHOTO GALLERIES On the Web Hamburg Historical Museum: http://www.hamburg.mi.us/ hamburg_historical_museum This solution they have of helping us by not helping us keep the building is not what I m in favor of. We need some help with the township, and to me, their only solution is to sell the building outright probably as is, Brighton Township house fire Family photos of victim Thomas Orndorf DeWolf said. It s just all that history. I don t think they understand how important it is, she added. DeWolf said the best outcome would be for the township to reclaim the building and lease it to the society. That way, she said, the building could fall under the township s insurance policy to cover future repairs. The township board has created a two-trustee subcommittee to explore options for the museum. Storied past, uncertain future The museum building was originally a Methodist church in the mid- 1800s. It later housed township offices and the local library. The Hamburg library relocated to its Merrill Road location in 2001. Page 1 2 Next Sales Manager Detroit, MI DELI MANAGER Livonia, MI PREVIOUS JOBS ACROSS MICHIGAN NEXT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: PCDMIS PROGRAMMERS Novi, MI Survey & Research Development Sp Birmingham, MI RECRUITERS, CALL (888) 999-1288 TO ADVERTISE. SPONSORED LINKS by Taboola View Comments (1) Share your thoughts» TOP VIDEO PICKS YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN SPONSORED LINKS Oak Grove Barn Fire (raw footage) Apr 14, 2014 Pinckney approves zoning change for Wellbridge One drop at a time - Students help to bring clean Officers, volunteers go 'above and beyond' At top of game, Piepho leaves: Brighton girls coach Howell, Hartland areas put under burn bans Disney Remodeling the Magic Kingdom Hub in Front of (Undercover Tourist) Father Hires Escort Who Turns Out to Be Someone He (Stirring Daily) Daughter is brutally honest about mother in obituary (Daily Dot) Teenage Girl Murdered By Her Boyfriend Found With (Radar Warren Buffett Indicator Signals C Moneynews Little Known Way to Pay Off Mortgage Weekly Financial Solutions Online) Oak Grove Barn Fire (updated) An Inside Look at a Futuristic Los Angeles Home (Luxury Retreats)