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By BOB NOCEK; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Friday, January 10, 1997 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A 





WILKES-BARRE -- The check is in the mail, the Wyoming Historical and
Geological Society found out Thursday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The society will receive $15,000 from the state's History and Museum Grant
Program, including $5,000 awarded on the merit of the society's upcoming
renovation project. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "This particular $5,000 wouldn't make or break the project, but it's a big
help," said society director Michael Bertheaud. "It's $5,000 that we don't
have to come to your doorstep for. Every bit helps, and this is a significant
chunk." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The money is part of $944,106 in grant money given out by the state each
year to the official historical societies in each county. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The largest part, $10,000, is a General Operating Support Grant given to
the official historical societies in each county. These matching grants are
given in amounts equal to the funding provided by that county's commissioners.
The Luzerne County commissioners are contributing $10,000 to the society this
year. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The remaining $5,000 is a Museum Project Grant, given at the discretion of
the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission on the merits of a
particular program. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Wyoming Historical and Geological Society received the money for
anticipated development of its anthracite exhibit, which is part of a
full-scale renovation still in the planning stages. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "What we're looking to do is redo most of the exhibit area in the museum,"
Bertheaud said. "We're currently in the process of raising the money to do
it." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The society has an operating budget of $150,000 this year. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The proposed renovation of the museum on South Franklin Street includes
painting, new lighting and exhibit cases, and updating of the museum's
exhibits. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Some of them have been there a long time," he said. "Graphic materials are
looking a bit worn, paper colors are faded. We're going to redo all the
exhibit panels, which will make for a much better exhibit in terms of content
and appearance." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Other Northeastern Pennsylvania institutions receiving grants were: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Everhart Museum in Scranton, which received a Museum Project Grant of
$10,160 for a cooperative program with the University of Scranton and the
local Intermediate Unit to assess the education needs of area schools and
develop a curriculum using the museum's collection; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Lackawanna Historical Society in Scranton, which received a $10,000
General Operating Support Grant; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Wyoming County Historical Society, which received a $5,000 General
Operating Support Grant. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Wyoming Historical Society Receives $15,000 From State Program 
$5,000 Of Money Given 
Because Of The Museum's 
Planned Development Of 
Anthracite Exhibit

Wyoming Historical Society Receives $15,000 From State Program $5,000 Of Money Given Because Of The Museum's Planned Development Of Anthracite Exhibit