RepHARRISBURG - Rep. Marty Causer (R-Turtlepoint) and Sen. Joe Scarnati

(R-Brockway) today announced grants from the Pennsylvania Historical and
Museum Commission. The grant money is being allocated in the following
amounts:

· Potter County - Potter County Commissioners, archives and records

Management, $6,186.

· McKean County - Eldred World War II Museum, $7,700.

McKean County Historical Society, $10,000.

· Cameron County - Cameron County Historical Society, $1,000.

Lumber Heritage Region of Pennsylvania, public history

and education $5,000.

"I have been a long-time supporter of the Historical and Museum Commission's
grant program, and I'm pleased that the commission's peer review panel
selected local organizations for recognition and funding this year," said
Causer.

The commission's grant programs help to fund a broad range of historic
activities, which are supported by state appropriations each fiscal year.

"These museums do an excellent job of preserving and portraying the rich
history of the region," said Scarnati. "Certainly our area will continue to
benefit from these museums' valuable work."

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