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<br />`L'H~: Nfa;W ~f3.TGfiTQN' AREA I-f~:~TOILICAL SOCI~`!.'Y
<br />The f~e~,~ :L~ri~;kztar~ .Area ffista~ricral Societ.;y tkzF;~-~r:r~f`te;r icnaern >as ~~~3.AHS) w~~s irzcar-
<br />porrrte:d Marc.:h ?l, 1.98Q, as ~:~ vnlunteer•, rzc~.r-farafa.t c~rgrrzaiza.tior. whale stated.
<br />purpose is tfze discovery, ~zreservatiar;, ::ar„± c:issernin;atian of historical knew-
<br />1.edge abal.fi, the ;area in r~.z~.ld ==round thr~ L'i.ty ca.i"' New Brighton. The cuxrent
<br />rnr~mbersrzip is 100 members.
<br />t71~~'OT PT~ANS
<br />The Sul~aer Junc:t:ioiz/New f3ri~;hton I7~:pot ~Ir, g:iven to the N13A~TS in 198 with the
<br />cond,ita..ara that the building be moved afi' the ar:igixlG~.l site. The building is
<br />naw on ~, tempara.ry site in New Braghtarz, =;.nd it is hailed that the'new home far
<br />the depot will be at the I,axzg Lafxe Region-:rrl T'rzrk. The NBAHS and the Minnesota.
<br />f~3iatarica.l Society feel that the ixztegrity nt' ~~~ tr•r:~cksid~ l.ncation will be
<br />maintaixxed at the proposed prxrk sate.
<br />~~'UR~05E OF T~EPGT MUS:~t1M
<br />The Nl~AHS i.rztexzr?s to restore Whe Sao ,~.,_rre Deport to its originx~l r.~ppear~nce, be-
<br />c<:use it is r:~ uczique example o.f ~z rare, intfzct lBt~C~' :~ 4roodfrarne .r~ilrorxd depot.
<br />xhe depot hr,:zs se~rexz. :rooms, incl.udirzg li_vi.ng rtu~:rrters for the station. agent'. It
<br />is the ixztc:nt.ior~ a.f fire NSAHS to restr~:r~: these l.iva.ng qur~rte:rs in a period roam
<br />motif h~rzr;-ir wiill be ~.yTpacal of the spec:i.f"ic tune:, p~.ace r~;:zc? ecnnor7a.c level of
<br />tfaE~ 1f3S0 T 1.'C, NE'~'l,r ~~'!:"1.~~1ta:CAr
<br />t~+:c~~usrr ;z museum shnul.d tint :~ri i.rrterp ~ t;:'rc_ aevc:e of colf.ectia.ris far' t;tzc-w purpose;
<br />o,f' ~=duo<a.t:ion, r.esc : t°wi~, ry~it~_=rwt~z.inmE,nt ~:'~c ~=;xh:i.:z:its, the ~"a3.l.owin plans have
<br />l~c~c~r enC?orsed 9;fae Nf3Afi;~ bo~srd:
<br />1. '[`fze rrrrzseunr will. .fc;~,tux•e a l.i hr'r'T'y/ger>e~~logical uerzter for xeser~rch
<br />~,.xld. gen«-_r;+l study by histori.•,ns, students, a.nd thy: general public.
<br />Tt ;.s intcr_ded that r. local r,.'i_story section will be provided., and
<br />n m.cx•of'i.7..m reac~.er be -~vrjils~b`l,c fc,zr ;,tudy of census, newspapers
<br />,rand rnap.~. ..
<br />::~. The muse.urn ~r.l7_ fer~turr~ ~ sma.-L1. ~;ayt shop that wall prU~3e for sale
<br />tfzE~ t'c~11a'.,•-irg itr;ma: L;uidebaaks f'ox• faunc~ations tours, publa.c:~tians
<br />such ra;; loc~:,l histories, ch..ilrirens k:it;s, reprcdiactians of a.x•t work
<br />t,h.~t i;; typicr:.l of.' thc; ~~re,*., ~ncl po;,tr,;•:~x•d.~; of n d ~r
<br />1 street scene.
<br />~. Tea ~~1",.1 >ti:_i"~ .. ~ a ' C- ~~il F -. ?I,FE.'.t:'* ['aCilrl for' i~~Af~~a bt)i r`= ~" ~ fly)
<br />*~ i. ~e~ier,~l mc,et;inCrs (ciur~~rte.rly). '1'f:.,~.s room could. r,l.~o be used ras ,'a
<br />ctir:r~nu,.ll.ty exhibit rnrrnr zrith <-lr~:r:~;irz~ wxhibits.
<br />l,. Tha S'rr;:.i.gtrt morn r:~~u.ld. be u:seri f'or a min7.--theater f'ar slide shows a.nd
<br />1'i~lrns on history that ~.~ould ,f7e of interest to tkle community.
<br />`i. `~'izc=; NSAHS ,nc? t:he ~Si.nriE=latex li.f.titaric<~1 Liocir~ty ,-~g:ree that a b~semorzt will
<br />be n€~cess;=~r.'y to provide a st,r~r::~7c rsrea rand workx~nam t'or d~.splays. A
<br />model rr~ilrarrd rlub as interested in building a scale model of old
<br />New f~~°:i~Thtan to d:i:pi*ry irz t.l:i;~ <i.rerr.
<br />r"7„ Trae w~rit.:i.n~; roam, ka.tcherz, beciro:~rn ..end living roGrn wi1.1 be furna.shed
<br />w:i.tl'a t'ux•r of thr_ century furn:i.sf>..ing: that rare typical of an lBSc:)'s
<br />!? wc~~ll:ing.
<br />'7. A ~,roacae'rx pl.r~tf'nrm tiz~~t s'u'z~rouridEd the building in the 1~38D~ s will be
<br />r~tCled try tl'ze plan;l.
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