Matzie: Nearly $280,000 awarded to support region’s museums, county historical societies
Rep. Robert Matzie December 8, 2021 | 4:48 PM
AMBRIDGE, Dec. 8 – The Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation is receiving $4,000 in state funding, and history centers and museums in Allegheny County were awarded more than $274,000, state Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver/Allegheny, announced today.
Matzie, who serves on the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, voted today to approve the grants, which consist of nearly $2 million in funding to 154 museums and county historical societies statewide under the Cultural and Historical Support Grant Program and additional funding of $175,000 to 34 organizations statewide under the Historical and Archival Records Care Grant Program.
“I was excited to join the board in approving this funding for the organizations and museums that play such a vital role in keeping our history alive,” Matzie said. “Here at home, new funding to the Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation will support staff in their efforts to collect and preserve area landmarks, documents and other artifacts and showcase them in a way that engages the public, stimulates young minds, and keeps the story of our past alive for future generations.”
Matzie said regional funding under the Cultural and Historical Support Grant Program includes:
Beaver County
Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation - $4,000
Allegheny County
Braddock’s Battlefield History Center - $4,000
Carnegie Museum of Natural History - $40,000
Carnegie Science Center - $40,000
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh - $40,000
Frick Art & Historical Center - $40,000
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania - $40,000
The Holocaust Center of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh - $8,825
Rivers of Steel – Steel Industry Heritage Corporation - $31,153
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc. - $17,341
The following Allegheny County organizations also received funding under the under the Historical and Archival Records Grant Program:
Archives & Special Collections - University of Pittsburgh - $5,000
Historical Society of Mount Lebanon - $5,000
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation - $2,825
More about the grants is available here.