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Capitol Museum Curator Brenda McLain is working against the clock -- and a state budget deficit -- for the big move.
Some 8,000 items in storage at the old Capitol are slated for transfer to the new Polly Rosenbaum Archives and History Building, 19th Avenue and Madison. Preparations for the fall move began last summer.See the full content of this document
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Artifacts can't just be tossed onto the back of a truck. They have to measured and carefully packed. Their condition and catalog numbers have to be written down, then keyed into a database that tracks museum items using special software.
There's little money for extra help. McLain has a paid intern and a volunteer helping out. They go shelf-by-shelf in a room filled with antique typewriters, Native American pottery and odd gifts presented to governors, including a turkey sculpture given to former Gov. Raul H. Castro.It's slow work. So far, only a qua...See the full content of this document
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