Springfield Tour

[L Verge]

It is a shame that this is happening to this museum system. Winning accreditation from the AAM represents a long assessment that requires a lot of staff work, hard thinking, and important decision-making. The fact that this Illinois system has maintained its accreditation for over forty years speaks well of the program. Let's hope there's a savior somewhere.

Every city, county, and state budget process always pleads for more money for public education -- but the bean counters and the politicians often fail to realize that history museums and arts programs are part of society's on-going education. Even the arts community's pleas are heard above those coming from history museums. It is very frustrating.