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Mar 8, 2021 MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP (AP) Every year thousands of school children visit the collection of century-old buildings at the Meridian Historical Village. The student tours of the Okemos property’s farmhouse and general store and lessons inside its one-room schoolhouse help Friends of Historic Meridian, the nonprofit that maintains the village, fulfill its mission: to create and sustain an active appreciation of history. They also account for 90% of the village’s revenue. The money is used to help maintain the property’s seven aging buildings and its chapel, all located off Marsh Road in Meridian Township’s Central Park. In the last year, amid a global pandemic, school visits to the village have ground to a halt. So have many of the building rentals and weddings hosted at the village chapel, according to the Lansing State Journal.

Pandemic puts strain on Meridian Historical Village

Pandemic puts strain on Meridian Historical Village Follow Us Question of the Day By RACHEL GRECO - Associated Press - Sunday, March 7, 2021 MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Every year thousands of school children visit the collection of century-old buildings at the Meridian Historical Village. The student tours of the Okemos property’s farmhouse and general store and lessons inside its one-room schoolhouse help Friends of Historic Meridian, the nonprofit that maintains the village, fulfill its mission: to create and sustain an active appreciation of history. They also account for 90% of the village’s revenue. The money is used to help maintain the property’s seven aging buildings and its chapel, all located off Marsh Road in Meridian Township’s Central Park.

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