The Tennessee State Library and Archives approved a State Board Programming Regrant Award in the amount of $2,300 to the Etowah Historical Commission and City of Etowah to support EHC’s Archives Digitization Project. State Board Programming Regrants are funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, a division of the National Archives. The grants are administered by the Tennessee Historical Records Advisory Board and the Tennessee State Library and Archives. The grant funds approved for Etowah will support the cost of scanning EHC documents and photographs into digital formats.
Jim Caldwell, Etowah Historical Commission Chair, said, “Historical materials stored in the Etowah Depot Museum Archives range in age from the late 19th century through the 20th century.
We appreciate the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Historical Records Advisory Board and the National Archives, for supporting our efforts to preserve important documentation of Etowah’s heritage.”
The Etowah Historical Commission was created by the City of Etowah in 1978 to raise funds for acquisition of the Depot and to oversee the initial restoration. The organization’s current mission is to preserve and share the history of Etowah through preservation of the Etowah Depot, educational programs for the public, advocacy and collaboration with other organizations and the City of Etowah to achieve shared community objectives.