Preserving black history in an updated space

(Baltimore Sun) - When retired teacher Wylene Burch started the Howard County Center of African American Culture in 1987, her vision was to preserve the stories of black county residents from the past and present.
Now Burch, along with a team of staff members and volunteers, will continue to fulfill that mission with the renovation and reopening of the Columbia museum, which is made up of a library and thousands of donated artifacts from black families around the county.
"Our main purpose is preserving the history of Howard County," said Burch, the museum's executive director. Continued