The Floyd County Historical Society in Charles City, Iowa, will improve its collection stewardship by organizing storage rooms and properly cataloguing its artifacts. Many objects in the museum’s collection were taken in as donations without proper documentation and then placed in a storage area without supporting paperwork to even identify its location. This lack of prior inventory control has affected the museum’s programming for the community, which became very evident during the pandemic.
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Funding from the National Park Service will be used to rebuild and preserve 14 historic and archaeological sites across Indiana, including a church in Angola, an iron bridge in Fort Wayne, old campsites near in Monroe and Morgan counties and an aging school building in Monticello.
The announcement of the $481,000 in grants, which must be matched by local communities, was made Wednesday by the Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology of the state Department of Natural Resources.Â
Through the National Park Serviceâs Historic Preservation Funds (HPF) program, states receive money to preserve the landmarks and places significant in their history. Since 2000, Indiana has awarded $11 million to assist more than 500 historical projects. Among this yearâs recipients are the Angola Powers Church, the City of Fort Wayne parks department, Ball State University and the Twin Lakes School Corporation.
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