Tina Pickett
09/20/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/20/2024 13:34
Bradford County Historical Society Awarded State Grant, Say Pickett, Owlett
Sep. 20, 2024
HARRISBURG - The Bradford County Historical Society has been awarded a Cultural and Historical Support Grant in the amount of $8,000 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), according to Reps. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming) and Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford).
"Preserving local history and culture is so important because it helps future generations better understand their past," said Pickett. "I am pleased the Bradford County Historical Society continues to receive this state support."
"Our historical society provides a valuable window into our past that also helps us learn and grow in the future," Owlett said. "I am happy to see the Commonwealth supporting this important service to the community."
The society operates and maintains a genealogical and history research library, early record archives and a museum in the old county jail building in Towanda.
The goal of the Cultural and Historical Support Grant program is to strengthen the Commonwealth's museum community by supporting the general operations of eligible museums and official county historical societies that are not assisted by other state agency funding programs.
PHMC this week approved $1.9 million in funding for 158 eligible museums and historical societies in 58 counties. Grants were awarded using a formula based on a percentage of each organization's annual operating budget.
Representative Tina Pickett
110th Legislative District
RepPickett.com / Facebook.com/RepPickett
Representative Clint Owlett
68th Legislative District
RepOwlett.com / Facebook.com/RepOwlett
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pickett Media Contact: Andy Briggs 717-260-6474
Owlett Media Contact: Patricia Hippler 717-772-9846
"Preserving local history and culture is so important because it helps future generations better understand their past," said Pickett. "I am pleased the Bradford County Historical Society continues to receive this state support."
"Our historical society provides a valuable window into our past that also helps us learn and grow in the future," Owlett said. "I am happy to see the Commonwealth supporting this important service to the community."
The society operates and maintains a genealogical and history research library, early record archives and a museum in the old county jail building in Towanda.
The goal of the Cultural and Historical Support Grant program is to strengthen the Commonwealth's museum community by supporting the general operations of eligible museums and official county historical societies that are not assisted by other state agency funding programs.
PHMC this week approved $1.9 million in funding for 158 eligible museums and historical societies in 58 counties. Grants were awarded using a formula based on a percentage of each organization's annual operating budget.
Representative Tina Pickett
110th Legislative District
RepPickett.com / Facebook.com/RepPickett
Representative Clint Owlett
68th Legislative District
RepOwlett.com / Facebook.com/RepOwlett
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pickett Media Contact: Andy Briggs 717-260-6474
Owlett Media Contact: Patricia Hippler 717-772-9846
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