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The University of Pittsburgh, the City of Pittsburgh and the Heinz History Center are among the organizations receiving grants from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission to help preserve the documents in their archives.
Thirty-one Historical & Archival Records Care grants totaling nearly $200,000 are being distributed around the state to help organizations to “improve the preservation and accessibility of historically significant records maintained by local governments, historical societies and academic institutions,” according to the Commission.
The city is getting an $8,016 grant to digitize and rehouse 24 volumes of city council minute books from 1816 to 1877 and to digitize 109 volumes of minutes and legislation from former municipalities annexed by the city.
Documenting Joe Biden s ties to Scranton
The Lackawanna County Historical Society is putting together an exhibit about Biden for his upcoming inauguration and needs your help. Author: Stacy Lange Updated: 6:49 PM EST December 30, 2020
SCRANTON, Pa. When Joe Biden secured the presidency last month, supporters celebrated outside his boyhood home on North Washington Avenue.
The president-elect s connection to The Electric City is well-known but not really well-documented. We want to tell the story of the President of the United States who was born in Scranton and what his connection to our city is and have people come together to mark that milestone, said Mary Ann Savakinus of the Lackawanna Historical Society.