Donations to Columbus museum make for early Christmas

  • A team of movers helps to transport a mirror that was donated to the Columbus Museum by Wes and Jan Houser last month. Up to six men at a time carried the heavy object out of the Housers’ old home, into and out of a moving truck and to its final destination across town. Photo by Jacob Spencer
    A team of movers helps to transport a mirror that was donated to the Columbus Museum by Wes and Jan Houser last month. Up to six men at a time carried the heavy object out of the Housers’ old home, into and out of a moving truck and to its final destination across town. Photo by Jacob Spencer
  • Donations to Columbus museum make for early Christmas
    Donations to Columbus museum make for early Christmas
  • Part of Wes and Jan Houser’s moving crew sets up the over 11 foot-tall mirror that was donated to the Columbus Museum earlier this month. Museum Curator Doris Richardson was said to have spent hours preparing a place for the beautiful, historical piece. Photo by Jacob Spencer
    Part of Wes and Jan Houser’s moving crew sets up the over 11 foot-tall mirror that was donated to the Columbus Museum earlier this month. Museum Curator Doris Richardson was said to have spent hours preparing a place for the beautiful, historical piece. Photo by Jacob Spencer

    Santa came early to the Columbus Museum this year. He wasn’t in a red suit and he didn’t come in his sleigh but he did come bearing nice gifts.

    We received a very nice monetary donation from Thomas Rhoads. We greatly appreciate this gift.

    The Prudence Lodge #100 disbanded and were kind enough to donate some of the artifacts to the museum. I have not had a chance to go through them all yet, but what …