So we've had a very exciting couple weeks here at the museum. Unfortunately it hasn't all been fun. About two weeks ago we had a break in. During this break in several of our display cases were badly damaged, several artifacts were stolen and our front door broken.

These actions were a real wake up call for all of us at the museum and has led to us taking several measures to tighten security around the museum. We are also hopeful that this recent burglary will aid us with our grant applications. Some of the grants we are planning on/in the process of applying to will not only help us purchase better security measures and also allow us to upgrade much of the outdated lighting and display cases along with several other projects planned for the museum.

In addition this break in forced us to rebuild several of the displays and move around/tweak some of the existing exhibits in the museum. The hats I wrote about a few blog posts ago have been put out on display and are looking absolutely fabulous in their new home.

One of the other displays that was broken into also has been remade into an exhibit based around a woman's carrying case from 1886 and is complete with all the make-up bottles, brushes and other accessories.

In all everything is starting to get back to normal here at the museum and we are excitedly looking forward to our first ever farmers market on the 11th of July.