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Monroe County to apply for up to $750,000 NEH records‑preservation grant to restore historic records
Summary
County Clerk Anna Marie Osmond told commissioners the county will apply to the National Endowment for the Humanities for up to $750,000 to restore and digitize historic county records (birth records to 1874, death records to 1867, marriage records to 1818); the board approved filing the application with no match required.
County Clerk Anna Marie Osmond asked the board to authorize submission of a National Endowment for the Humanities records-preservation grant application for up to $750,000 with no required local match. Osmond described the county’s archival holdings — birth records back to 1874, death records to 1867 and marriage records to 1818 — and said some items are in poor condition; she said the grant would fund restoration and digitization so records remain accessible for genealogy and public research.
Commissioners asked no substantive questions beyond appreciation for the project. The board approved the request by roll call and placed the application on file for the clerk to submit.
