Recovery efforts continue at the Buena Vista County Historical Society after severe weather in the early morning of Friday, April 18th damaged its building in Storm Lake.
Straight-line 70-mile-per-hour wind tore off the roof, and the inside of the building, including some artifacts, sustained water damage. Several bricks were lost off the top southwest corner and the east side of the building. Some of the flooring will need to be replaced. Last Thursday, April 24th, brought heavy rain overnight. The plastic on the roof wasn’t enough to hold back the rain, and water seeped into the main floor again.
Society Vice President Kristen Watts says recovery is going pretty well…
Watts says they’ve been able to save quite a few items…
The BV County Historical Society has set up a Go Fund Me page for those wanting to help with recovery efforts…
Watts hopes they’ll be able to reopen the building very soon…
The open house is scheduled for Sunday, June 22nd from 1 to 4pm. Dave Baker from the 29th State will give a presentation on Ghost Towns of Buena Vista County and Early Buena Vista County History.
Click here to access the Go Fund Me page. The fundraising goal is 14 thousand dollars. As of shortly before 9am, nearly 27 hundred has been raised.
