The Yellow Trail Museum in Hope is opening its new research center to the public today.

Barb Johnson, director of the museum, says that the research area will be available for anyone who would like to search for historical information about the town in northeastern Bartholomew County. She says the idea is that the center will be used mainly for genealogy research.

The center will be open Monday and Wednesday fron 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. but other times can be arranged by appointment.

In April, the town opened a new satellite office for the Columbus Area Visitors Center inside the museum. The museum is on the northwestern side of the Town Square on State Road 9.