HARRISBURG PA – Money expected to “strengthen Pennsylvania’s museum community” have been announced for 15 organizations in Berks, Chester, and Montgomery counties, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission said. The commission is the state’s official history agency.
Among top grant recipients were:
- Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust in Boyertown, Berks County, $20,702;
- Chester County History Center in West Chester, Chester County, $20,305; and
- National Audubon Society in Audubon, Montgomery County, $9,708.
Also receiving grants in Berks County (totaling $60,895) were the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, $8,132; General Carl Spaatz Regional USAAC Museum, Boyertown, $4,000; Foundation for the Reading Public Museum, $19,159; and Berks History Center, Reading, $8,902.
Additional recipients in Chester County (totaling $47,858) were the American Helicopter Museum & Education Center, West Chester, $5,724; Graystone Society Inc., Coatesville, $7,358; and Historic Yellow Springs, Chester Springs, $14,471.
Winning other grants in Montgomery County Montgomery (totaling $31,936) were the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, $6,228; Historic Trappe, Trappe, $4,000; Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvania, Harleysville, $4,000; Historical Society of Montgomery County, Norristown, $4,000; and Morgan Log House Historical Society, Lansdale, $4,000.
The local funding was included as part of nearly $2 million in cultural and historical support grants announced Dec. 11 (2023; Monday) to 158 entities in 58 Pennsylvania counties. The money is intended to support “the general operations of eligible museums and official county historical societies … not supported by other state agency funding programs,” the commission reported.
Grants are awarded on a formula based on a percentage of the organization’s annual operating budget. The maximum grant award is $44,945; the minimum, $4,000.
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