{"id":619279,"date":"2010-01-03T23:28:26","date_gmt":"2010-01-04T04:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.genealogyblog.com\/?p=7708"},"modified":"2010-01-03T23:28:26","modified_gmt":"2010-01-04T04:28:26","slug":"wayne-county-pennsylvania-historical-society-museum-closes-until-april-15-due-to-budget-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/619279","title":{"rendered":"Wayne County (Pennsylvania) Historical Society Museum Closes Until April 15 Due to Budget Cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Wayne<\/a> HONESDALE<\/a> [PENNSYLVANIA]<\/strong> – A museum dedicated to preserving Wayne County’s history and Honesdale’s role as the birthplace of the American railroad will be shuttered over the winter due to a loss in critical state funding.<\/p>\n

“The easiest way to make up for that was just to close,” said Ann O’Hara, a spokeswoman for the Wayne County Historical Society<\/a>, which manages the downtown museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“It’s painful. We don’t like doing it,” she said.<\/p>\n

The museum, which houses a replica of the Stourbridge Lion, the first locomotive to run on commercial rails in the United States, will be closed today. It is expected to reopen April 15.<\/p>\n

Widespread state budget cuts this year affected non-profits throughout the state, with county historical societies taking big hits since their operations generally run on tight budgets supported through community fundraisers and memberships.<\/p>\n

The Wayne County Historical Society<\/a> lost its generally reliable $10,000 state grant, a significant portion of its $90,000 annual operating budget, Ms. O’Hara said.<\/p>\n

The museum’s executive director, Sally Talaga, will be laid off until the museum reopens. A part-time employee will now volunteer her services; and one other part-time employee will have her hours scaled back.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read the full article<\/a> in the January 1, 2010 edition of The Times Tribune<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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