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Ellis County Historical Society shows restored museum, asks commission for letters of support on grants
Summary
Amanda Rupp, director of the Ellis County Historical Society, updated commissioners on completion of the Brick‑by‑Brick restoration, volunteer hours, fundraising totals and requested letters of support for upcoming Kansas tourism and T‑Mobile Hometown grants.
Amanda Rupp, director of the Ellis County Historical Society, told the Ellis County Commission on Feb. 18 that restoration of the organization’s red brick museum building in Hays is complete and that the group is shifting to exhibit design and programming.
Rupp said the museum’s Brick‑by‑Brick restoration finished at a cost lower than earlier 2016 estimates and that volunteers contributed roughly 1,500 hours last year. “We had predicted a…
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