The recovery team for Aberdeen’s Armory building has begun extracting and restoring artifacts from the Aberdeen Museum of History, as well as the museum’s computer hard drive and some paper files.

The Restoration Management Company, which was hired by the city, has not yet been able to enter the main museum displays area, but has gone through the museum’s curator office on the main floor, according to Aberdeen Parks Director Stacie Barnum.

Barnum said in a press release that “most of the property” from the office will be recovered or restored, as that area was not damaged as significantly as the museum’s exhibit space.

These recovery efforts are happening now four months after the initial June 9 fire that destroyed most of the Armory building. Investigations were unsuccessful at determining what started the fire.

For Dann Sears, the museum’s former director, the museum’s computer hard drive has been a priority for recovery, as it contains a catalog of information for all of the artifacts that were held in the museum.

The hard drives are now being looked at by someone hired by the city with expertise at extracting information from damaged computers.

The Rognlins construction company was hired by the Restoration Management Company to do shoring work on the building, after which workers will be able to continue property recovery in the museum’s displays area.

The Coastal Community Action Program, which had its offices in the Armory building, has also been recovering items from the building, and expects to complete that work by either Thursday or Friday.

Louis Krauss | The Daily World A worker on the second floor of Aberdeens Armory building inspects the remains.

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group Restoration Management Company employees work on restoring items from Aberdeens Armory building Wednesday.