It was with great sadness that I learned today that the State of Pennsylvania closed the Joseph Priestley House. As reported by News Radio WKOK:
Friday, August 14, 2009
Pennsylvania closes the Joseph Priestley House in Northumberland
NORTHUMBERLAND – The Joseph Priestley House in Northumberland closed its doors at 3:00 p.m. today. Co-president of the Friends of the Joseph Priestley House, Tom Bresenhan, tells us the state made the announcement Thursday. He says they were told the museum would close and their director Andrea Bashore, would be furloughed. Bresenhan says they hope the closure will be a temporary one. The Friends of the Joseph Priestley House has submitted a plan to the state to continue to keep the sight open on a limited basis. Probably on afternoons and weekends, they hope to have volunteers operating the site, with the facility still owned by the state.
Bresenhan says they were expecting this step to be taken by the state, with no budget passed and four of the six identified sites, including the Priestley House closed their doors today. (Ali Stevens)
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