Person County Museum Of History Inc

PROJECT GOAL: ESTABLISH A SPACE WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN COME TO THE MUSEUM AND ACCESS OUR EXPANSIVE RESEARCH COLLECTION AND ARCHIVE OF LOCAL HISTORY MATERIALS. THIS READING ROOM WILL BE ADA ACCESSIBLE AND WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BOTH DURING NORMAL OPERATING HOURS AND VIA APPOINTMENT. PROJECT OVERVIEW: 1. CONSOLIDATE ALL REFERENCE MATERIALS IN THE MUSEUM COLLECTION. (PRESENTLY THESE MATERIALS ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT FIVE BUILDINGS.) 2. CREATE A SAFE AND STABLE LOCATION TO STORE RESEARCH COLLECTION MATERIALS AND MUSEUM ARCHIVES. 3. CREATE FINDING AIDS FOR THE RESEARCH COLLECTION AND ARCHIVES. MAKE THESE AVAILABLE ONSITE AND ONLINE. 4. ESTABLISH PROTOCOLS AND WORK PLAN TO DIGITIZE AND MAKE AVAILABLE ONLINE SOURCES FROM OUR RESEARCH AND ARCHIVE COLLECTIONS 5. PROVIDE ACCESS TO ONLINE SOURCES FOR THE PUBLIC INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: ANCESTRY.COM, FOLD3, NEWSPAPERS.COM, DIGITALNC, STATE ARCHIVES OF NORTH CAROLINA, PERSON COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS/GIS.

FUNDING IS AWARDED TO SUPPORT FIXED OPERATING COSTS AND COLLECTION PRESERVATION MATERIALS TO MAINTAIN HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING/SERVICES.