Things are going pretty well. The Cedar Rapids museum is one of three museums with African-American themes being planned for the state. In Waterloo, an effort is being made to create a museum focused on the black population in that city and how it came to be there. McGill said he's talked with organizers from the Waterloo and Des Moines projects. Early next year, the three buildings now on the site for the new museum will be demolished.
Construction is slated to begin in the spring, with completion slated later in the year.
While McGill and others associated with the museum are excited about this step, McGill stressed it's just a beginning. Anyone who has historical items that could be considered for display in the museum should call McGill or Pamela Nosek, museum curator, at 298-9772.