Bradford County Historical Society recently received a contribution from Chesapeake Energy for $10,000 in support of the society’s energy project. Matthew Carl, Manager/Curator at the Bradford County Historical Society, is presented the honorary check from Jane Clements, Coordinator of Corporate Development at Chesapeake’s Towanda office. The funding will be matched with a contribution from the Allen F. Pierce Foundation to complete upgrades that were suggested in an energy audit that the historical society had done last year. The current focus of the project is the research library where improvements in heat retention and insulation will be made. Besides its own research material and collections, the Bradford County Historical Society is a repository for Bradford County’s oldest public records including deed books, mortgage books, tax records, court records and much more. The historical society’s research library will be closed from December 24 until March 31 to undertake several energy improvements. For more information about the Bradford County Historical Society, visit www.bradfordhistory.com or visit the society’s Facebook page.
