The History House has been awarded $1490 by the State Government.

History House general manager Eve Chappell said the funds would be used to conserve an old hand-inked silk or cotton military map that shows local river crossings in terms of their ability to bear armaments, an original cabbage tree hat, and a photo album of district pioneers.

“Grants like this are hugely important for us to keep and preserve the museum artifacts,” she said.

“It is best practice to use acid free boxes, enclosures and tissue paper as that conserves and prolongs the life of the items and it is safe storage, but that costs money.

“We are very grateful that these grants are available to us and that we were successful in our application.”

 Local State MP Adam Marshall said preserving these items would help give current and future generations a sense of the historical context of the Glen Innes community.

“All our communities are built on the work of people who, outside places like History House, have otherwise vanished into history,” he said.

“It’s important not to lose a sense of that contribution – if only to marvel at how easy our lives are in comparison to those who went before us.

“I wholeheartedly thank the people working to keep History House open and vital for their own contribution; it is one of the best community-owned archives of local history in the state’s north.”

History House is one of 13 local museums across NSW which have successfully accessed the NSW Government’s Volunteer Initiated Museum (VIM) Small Grants and Development Project Grants programs administered by Museums & Galleries on their behalf.

The VIM Small Grants fund short-term collection-based projects, while VIM Development Project Grants fund strategic projects such as initiatives to develop volunteers’ skills