Legislator Mills announces county investment into Schoolhouse 8 History Center & Museum
NORTH COLLINS — Erie County Legislator John Mills has secured $10,000 for the Schoolhouse 8 History Center & Museum, located in North Collins, to support this historically significant museum.
Legislator Mills prioritized the funding in the 2017 Erie County budget, which was approved at the annual budget meeting on Dec. 6.
“After taking a tour of the schoolhouse and meeting with members of the organization, I knew it was important that the county find a way to support its efforts at this time. I was incredibly impressed with the work being done and I believe this is a good investment, especially for a section of Erie County that is too often forgotten by the administration,” said Legislator Mills.
“We are extremely pleased and appreciative of this $10,000 grant to the Schoolhouse 8 History Center & Museum. These monies will allow for further preservation of an important part of our country’s history, one room schoolhouses, where our education system originated. More specifically, this money will allow for the creation of a professionally generated DVD, for viewing by visitors to the museum, that documents what it was like to be a student and/or teacher in a one-room schoolhouse. This DVD will include descriptions and experiences, as extracted from raw footage of videotaped interviews, conducted with a number of people who lived in the era of one-room schoolhouses. Having this video will truly enhance a visit to the Schoolhouse 8 History Center & Museum in North Collins,” said June Karbowski, president of the Schoolhouse 8 History Center & Museum.
The funding was added into the 2017 budget without raising the bottom line. In fact, the Legislature lowered the property tax rate. The legislators encourage the county executive to support the funding.
For information or assistance, please contact Legislator Mills’ Legislative Office at 858-8850 or email john.mills@erie.gov.
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