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Maine New Century Community Program Facilities Grant
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| Summer 2010 The Historical Society applied for and was awarded a Facilities Grant, available from the Maine State Archives. The grants are available for buildings that house collections. The money can be used for repairs, for building new shelving or anything that will specifically help protect the collection. When you apply for a grant you have to commit to paying 50 percent of the cost which, in this case, will be paid by the town of Litchfield. To lower the cost of the portion owed by the town the Historical Society did in-kind work which the Archives credits to the application the same way as money would be. Pownalborough Restorations is the company doing the construction on the Town House. They did previous work on the south side of the building. To contact them visit their website www.pownalboroughrestorations.com In June, just before school closing, the children of Litchfield schools came through for tours. In addition to the school tours the Town House was open for tours on three occasions this summer. Articles in the Kennebec Journal about the Town House:
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 Before restoration
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 After restoration |
 Inside the ell before restoration
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 Inside the ell during the restoration
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 Inside the ell during restoration
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