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Article: State plans to close historic sites for winter.
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- Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas)
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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Byline: Scott Rothschild
Dec. 1--TOPEKA -- A plan to shut down state historic sites, including Constitution Hall, for the winter received rough treatment Thursday from several legislators and historians in Lecompton. "This move to close the sites is a challenge to the heritage of all Kansans," Paul Bahnmaier, president of the Lecompton Historical Society, told lawmakers Thursday. The Kansas State Historical Society plans to suspend regular operating hours at most of the 17 state historical sites, starting today, from December through February. "We have a resource problem," said Jennie Chinn, the society's executive director. "We're trying to do something ...