Pennypacker mills will hire and train a curator in charge of the archives and procure required equipment and archival supplies

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded County Montgomery $653,180 under the Museums for America grant program (CFDA 45.301) on September 1, 2026, to hire and train a curator to catalog and digitize archival letters held at Pennypacker Mills. The curator will create item-level collections records, scan letters in chronological order, and link digital scans to database records. Eligible records will be uploaded to a searchable online database on a periodic basis with ongoing supervision and quality review. The project will produce item-level collections database records with linked digital scans and expand searchable online access where permitted. Beneficiaries include historians, genealogists, educators, students, the general public, remote users, and staff who use these records for interpretation and education. The project runs through August 31, 2029, and is performed in East Norriton Township, Pennsylvania.

The curator will catalog and digitize archival letters in chronological order by creating collections records, scanning each item, and linking scans to records. Eligible records will be uploaded to a searchable online database on a periodic basis, with ongoing supervision and quality review. The project will produce item-level collections database records with linked digital scans and expand searchable online access where permitted. Beneficiaries include historians, genealogists, educators, students, the general public, and remote users who rely on searchable access to archival materials, as well as staff who use these records for interpretation and education.