Efforts to recognize the history of high school sports in Marshall County are getting a big boost. The Marshall County Museum has gotten a $30,000 grant to upgrade its Sports Room. The museum is one of 25 organizations included in the first group of recipients of the Indiana Historical Society’s Heritage Support Grant.
According to a press release from the Indiana Historical Society, some of the upgrades at the museum’s sports exhibition include a hardwood gym-style floor, better lighting, and improved digital media technology. The museum says its “goal is to become the hub for sports artifacts from all over the county,” with high school sports memorabilia and images from various eras.
The Indiana Historical Society says it plans to award a total of $2.5 million in Heritage Support Grants to non-profit groups around the state through 2019, thanks to funding from the Lilly Endowment. Organizations working on history-related projects have until Friday to apply for the next round of grants.
For more information, visit IndianaHistory.org/grants.
