For Kaye, it’s all about yesterday

For Kaye, it’s all about yesterday: "For Kaye, it’s all about yesterday
History museum’s future unfolding

CAPTION: A model of the new Marquette County History Museum shows the former Marq-Tran building the way historical society members want it to look after renovation. (Journal photo by Andy Nelson-Zaleski)

Kaye Hiebel isn’t accustomed to the luxury of working with a lot of extra space.

As the long-time curator and recently-appointed director of the Marquette County History Museum, Hiebel has watched countless items for exhibit display and archival research pass through the museum doors. With an average of one to two new artifacts being donated each day, the relatively small building, which has harbored the museum since 1949, has nearly reached its carrying capacity. "