THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY CURRENTLY OPERATES TWO MUSEUMS ON THE ISLAND, THE PRINT SHOP MUSEUM AND THE MARINE MUSEUM, AS WELL AS TWO ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL SITES, HERITAGE PARK AND THE PROTAR HOME. WE OFFER SEVERAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO OUR VISITORS, INCLUDING GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH, COPIES OF ARCHIVAL PHOTOS, AND A SERIES OF HISTORICAL JOURNALS AND OTHER BOOKS FOR PURCHASE. ADDITIONALLY, WE HOST MANY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROMOTE THE ISLAND'S HISTORY.
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Dates
Nov 1, 2022 – Oct 31, 2023
Source
990
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$139.2K
Print Shop Museum Renovation
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS COMPLETED IN 2022 A THREE-PHASED CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION PROJECT AT OUR PRINT SHOP MUSEUM. PHASE 1 CONSISTED OF RECONSTRUCTING THE FRONT PORCH OF THE MUSEUM. PHASE 2 DEMOLISHED A WING OF THE MUSEUM THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE HISTORICAL STRUCTURE AND A NEW GALLERY, ARCHIVE AND CONFERENCE ROOM WAS CONSTRUCTED. PHASE 3 WAS A RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC CORE OF THE PRINT SHOP MUSEUM.