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Article: Shopping center a 'great move' for historical society
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- Dayton Daily News
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- September 18, 2008
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RIVERSIDE -- The Riverside Historical Society's new location
might seem unusual for such an organization, but Historical Society
President Judy Horn said it's had unforeseen benefits.
"At first I thought, oh gosh, a historical society in a shopping
center," Horn said. "But it's been a great move for us."
With help from city Economic Development Director Bob Murray, the
historical society started moving into its new quarters in the
Airway Shopping Center in May and celebrated its grand opening
Sunday, Sept. 14, with an oldfashioned ice cream social and ribbon-
cutting.
The Riverside Historical Society was formed 12 years ago, and
until May, housed in a small office at the old Village Hall ...