Museum elects officers, extends hours

Paul LaPorte was elected president of the Riverside History Center/Voyage Home museum board this month. Other officers are Phil Richman, vice-president, Carol Butler, secretary and Carolyn Hudson, treasurer. Board members include Scott Riggan, Jane Wilkinson, Brenda Mickle, Mary Jane Stumpf and Jan Musser.
The museum’s hours are now 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Sunday and 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. It is staffed by volunteers.
Opened in May, 2008, the museum, which displays both Riverside and Star Trek history, has drawn more than 1,000 visitors in its first year.
“The museum has had visitors from locals areas and from as far away as Australia,” said La Porte. “The exhibits have changed over the past year and will continue to evolve. which helps to bring peopel back.”
Besides the Star Trek displays, current Riverside history exhibits are Invasion Iowa, the Waldschmidt-Snyder Century Farm, the Duwa Family military service to the nation, the Barnett Company, St. Mary’s Catholic Church and Trinity United. Contact Stumpf at 319-648-2174 to impart information or arrange for loan or donation of photos or items to the museum for the exhibit.
The museum is at 361 East First Street (Highway 22) in downtown Riverside.