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Montgomery History outlines new museum campus, vault archive and wins one-time $15,000 for oral histories
Summary
Montgomery History told council members it is renovating a downtown bank building for a new history center, creating a conservation annex, and pursuing $10M+ in capital funds; the council added $15,000 as a one-time reconciliation item to help retain an oral-history contractor documenting Black Resistance and Emery Grove stories.
Montgomery History executive director Matt Logan updated the joint committee about plans for a new Montgomery History Center centered at 4 Courthouse Square and a separate archives annex, and the committee approved a one-time $15,000 reconciliation item to sustain an oral-history contractor.
Logan told council members that the primary museum site will be the former M&T/Farmers Banking and Trust building at 4 Courthouse Square, an Art Deco landmark that survived 1960s urban renewal. "We're installing an elevator, fire suppression throughout the entire building, a lot of security," Logan said, and invited members to visit during construction. He said the organization also leased the entire fourth floor of the Grama Courthouse as a conservation and storage annex and aims to be moved in by June for a ribbon-cutting tied to the county's 250th anniversary on Sept. 6.
The update included fundraising and budget context. Miss Cummings, council staff, told the…
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