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Phase 2 of the renovation is complete!!

The Marshall County Museum hosted a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Wednesday, November 3, 2010.

In this latest construction round, areas of the museum got a sprinkling system, oak baseboards, track lighting, an uncovered and restored tin ceiling, carpeting, paint, new roofs, facade work and a new vestibule. There are new lighted display cases and panel exhibits. There are several new rooms with historical and educational displays of the museum’s vast collections.

On October 14th, 2008, the Marshall County Historical Society kicked off a $1,113,461 renovation project to expand its museum into the two adjacent buildings, doubling the size of their facility and providing more opportunities for historic education and preservation in the Marshall County area.

Michiana Contracting managed  the project, with RQAW as the Contract Engineering firm. The Historical Society raised over $300,000 for the project. Coupled with a grant award of $784,000 from the Indiana Department of Transportation, the new buildings have been restored. The research library has moved from the lower level of the museum to the main floor, meeting rooms for the public have been created, new exhibit space and much needed storage for the artifact collection has been added.

The new facility will be called the Historic Crossroads Center,  because the main exhibit housed in the museum will be focused on the historic highways that cross the County:   Lincoln Highway, Michigan Road, Yellowstone Trail and U.S. 6, Grand Army of the Republic. In addition, several railroads helped in the development of the area and will be a secondary focus of the exhibit.

All of these improvements will help tell the story of the history and people of Marshall County.

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