State Rep. Tina Pickett | Pennsylvania 110th Legislative District
State Rep. Tina Pickett | Pennsylvania 110th Legislative District
The Bradford County Historical Society has been awarded a Cultural and Historical Support Grant amounting to $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 Pickett110th Legislative District / Representative Clint Owlett68th Legislative District / Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesPickett Media Contact: Andy Briggs 717-260-6474Owlett Media Contact: Patricia Hippler 717-772-9846
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