Item provided by War Museum

THE VERMILION COUNTY WAR MUSEUM HAS DELAYED IT’S
RE-OPENING. THE 14,000 SQUARE FOOT MUSEUM HAD
PLANNED TO RE-OPEN THIS SATURDAY FOLLOWING
RENOVATIONS, BUT THAT HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL
SATURDAY, MARCH SECOND. MUSEUM VICE PRESIDENT
LARRY WEATHERFORD SAID THAT GETTING THE DEEP
CLEANING AND RENOVATIONS DONE BY THIS WEEKEND
JUST ISN’T POSSIBLE. WE WANT OUR VISITORS TO HAVE
THE FULL EXPERIENCE OF ALL THE CHANGES, AND
ALTHOUGH OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE WORKING HARD, WE
DIDN’T ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE JOB DONE. A
NEW MEDAL OF HONOR ROOM, MEDIA ROOM, DISPLAY HALL
AND WELCOME AREA ARE NEARING COMPLETION.

THE MUSEUM, WHICH WILL CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF
OPERATION LATER THIS YEAR IS LOCATED AT 307 NORTH
VERMILION STREET IN THE FORMER CARNEGIE LIBRARY.