Island will now have a permanent place ‘to honor its past’
By Jerick Sablan
HAGÃ
TÃA, Guam (Pacific Daily News, Feb. 6, 2013) – A Guam museum is one step closer to becoming reality.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held at Skinner Plaza in Hagåtña yesterday for the Guam and Chamorro Educational Facility.
The facility will provide a place to hold artifacts from the island's more-than-3,000-year history, cultural events, movie, and educational classes, said Department of Chamorro Affairs President Joseph Artero-Cameron.
During yesterday's ceremony, Gov. Eddie Calvo honored two men -- both historians -- who died recently.
Former senator, journalist, historian and teacher Antonio "Tony" Palomo died Friday at the age of 81.
Author, educator and historian Dirk Ballendorf died Monday at age 73.
Palomo was the director of the Guam Museum for several years and was an advocate for finding a permanent home for the museum.
Palomo's...