Ohio museum faces tough times (Cincinnati Enquirer)
from The Cincinnati Enqurer through usatoday.com:
By Mark Curnutte
The Cincinnati Enquirer
CINCINNATI — When the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center opened here in 2004 with a glitzy, star-studded celebration attended by Oprah Winfrey, then-first lady Laura Bush and actress Angela Bassett, few of its supporters could have predicted the rocky road the center would travel.
The museum, designed to tell the story of how slaves crossed the Ohio River to freedom through a secret network of escape routes known as the "Underground Railroad," has struggled in the recession with cuts to funding, staff and projected attendance.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-10-12-freedom-center-museum_N.htm
By Mark Curnutte
The Cincinnati Enquirer
CINCINNATI — When the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center opened here in 2004 with a glitzy, star-studded celebration attended by Oprah Winfrey, then-first lady Laura Bush and actress Angela Bassett, few of its supporters could have predicted the rocky road the center would travel.
The museum, designed to tell the story of how slaves crossed the Ohio River to freedom through a secret network of escape routes known as the "Underground Railroad," has struggled in the recession with cuts to funding, staff and projected attendance.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-10-12-freedom-center-museum_N.htm
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