It sometimes feels like the whole world runs on coffee, doesn't it? Just think about all the various places even in a small town like Walla Walla where you can get a cuppajoe, from the many drive-throughs to the restaurants, from the coffee shops to the grocery stores, and so many folks at home. It's easier to count up my non-'evil brown brew*'-swilling friends than those who do imbibe.
Wednesday at the Museum is coffee day, it seems, as several of our stalwart volunteers (Rod, clad in his Living History gear above, and Steve, the '2nd story man' working on a new display in our Headquarters) arrive to share a moment or two with us before we get on with the day. The staff is rolling in, too: Don's back, Jim's here early, as ever, and Anne is here, too. Laura will be in soon, herself. The coffee's the same today, at least no worse than usual, but the conversation is a little more animated. We got the last approval we needed yesterday to begin the demolition of Exhibit Hall 1, the first step in constructing our new Entrance Building!
Those are two of the architect's rendering of the new entrance building pictured at the top.
We concluded 2008 with just enough money in our capital campaign to make a really nice start on Phase I construction ... call it 'Phase I-A,' if you will. We're still actively fundraising this year to acquire some items currently unfunded, so if you'd like to help, give us a call at 509.525.7703. If you'd like to use a credit card, go to our website at http://www.fortwallawallamuseum.org/ and look for the DonateNow button in the left margin toolbar. We're carrying the past into the future ... you can help carry the load!
*hat tip to Mike Schultz, Head Librarian at University of Montana-Western
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