Parma receives grant for historical display

The New York Council for the Humanities in New York City has awarded a $1,390 grant to the Parma Meetinghouse Museum to aid in the preparation of two panel exhibits for the Parma Town Historian's office.

The exhibit will trace the influence of ethnic immigrants upon the growth and development of the area with the theme: "A Mosaic of History: Parma's Ethnic Influences." It will be placed in a new office area now being constructed at the Parma Town Hall.

Last year's grant of $887 from the council helped fund an exhibit of Amish quilts which recently set a new attendance record at the museum, drawing visitors from three counties.

Contributing to the "mosaic" program will be City of Rochester Historian Ruth Rosenberg Naparsteck, Parma Historian Shirley Cox Husted and a young Russian artist who will create a traditional folk border for the panels. The exhibit will be a highlight of a program marking Husted's 35th anniversary as town historian in September, then remain on display throughout October, NYS Humanities Month, before becoming a permanent exhibit in the town historian's office.

The Council is a private agency, supported in part by monies from the state and federal government.