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Pella Historical Society and Museums is in winter “hibernation” as they get ready for spring and Tulip Time.
Ahead of their reopening date on March 22nd, Executive Director Valerie Van Kooten says they are preparing for the completion of renovations to the Boyhood Home of Wyatt Earp.
“This is has been two years of planning, and we’re working with a design exhibit museum team in Montreal that has put together an exhibit for us called the Wyatt Earp Experience, about how a boy who grew up in a little Dutch town in the 1850s and 60s ended up as a famous lawman out west, and it’s a story only we can tell no one else can tell that.”
Pella Historical Society is nearing the finish line of the overall Forging our Future Campaign, which consisted of both new construction and renovation of their historic properties in the Tulip City.
Assistant Director Jessi Vos says the project first launched in March in 2018 aimed to transform their efforts in preserving and sharing the history of the community.
There were three key projects, including renovation of the Scholte House and construction of the new Scholte Garden, which was completed last summer, which Vos says has been a success both with the new view greeting visitors into the Central Business District and the updates to the Founder’s home.