ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Orange County Regional History Center is preserving memorials honoring the 49 victims of the mass shooting at the Orlando club.
The Orlando Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2cd4gcd) the curators have carefully collected more than 3,500 items related to the massacre.
At least once a week, history center staffers visit the still-growing memorial outside Pulse to collect pictures, posters and other tributes before they are lost to the Florida sun and rain.
Museum officials say most people who contributed to the memorials had never met any of the victims but were compelled to honor them.
The center has no immediate plans to display the collection, but it may include a few items in an upcoming exhibit.
The objects in the collection were retrieved not only from the club but wherever memorials sprouted.
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Information from: Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com/
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9/3/2016 12:06:18 PM (GMT -4:00)
