[OR_Archaeology] Oregon Historical Society to Curtail Services

[Susan White]

The Oregon Historical Society announced today substantial budget
reductions and layoffs, which will hit the research library hard.  OHS
is looking at the likelihood of a 25 percent reduction in revenue for
the coming year, and its Trustees decided to act now rather than bank on
the Legislature doing something unexpectedly good, said executive
director George Vogt.
 
The current proposal before the Legislature in its 2009-11 biennium
budget is a 65 percent reduction in state funding ($800,000 less per
year) for OHS and a rescission of $350,000 from the current biennial
budget.  In addition, OHS expects it will lose about $400,000 in
endowment revenue and is already experiencing a drop in annual fund
giving, he said.
 
The board decided to continue support, with some reductions, for its
museum and its traveling exhibits and outreach programs, said Vogt. 
Last year, attendance rose almost 40 percent.  The library will continue
to support photo research and photo orders, but access to most other
collections will be severely limited.  New hours of operation will be
posted on the OHS website at www.ohs.org  in the next two weeks.
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