The Carbondale Historical Society and Museum is a non-profit educational and historical institution registered as a charitable organization with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State's Bureau of Charitable Organizations. Contributions to the Historical Society are tax-deductible in accordance with Federal and State laws. The Historical Society welcomes contributions by individuals and organizations in support of our educational and historical programs and initiatives. History of Carbondale Historical Society and Museum The Carbondale Historical Society was established in October 1974, in response to a recommendation by Dr. Paul Gillette that local history be preserved. Accordingly, six Carbondale school teachers (Joseph Pascoe, Marie Hornbeck, Gloria Wilson, Martin Roe, Ann Russo, and Paul Kaczmarcik) took it upon themselves to start the organization. The first public meeting was held in January 1975, with monthly meetings thereafter. On November 6, 1982, the Historical Society and the Committee to Restore Carbondale City Hall merged to form the Carbondale Historical Society and Museum, Inc., an organized and permanent institution that was incorporated on March 15, 1983, and recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt from Federal income tax on July 2, 1984. Mission Statement The Carbondale Historical Society and Museum is an educational and historical membership organization whose mission is to record, gather, and preserve the history of the city of Carbondale and the surrounding area. Through its genealogical and local history research center and exhibition galleries on the third floor of Carbondale City hall (listed in the National Register of Historic Places on January 6, 1983, through the efforts of the Society) and through an annual series of public lectures, programs, exhibitions, and commemorative ceremonies, in the community and in the public schools, the Society, at the same time, interprets and makes accessible to the public the City's rich, diverse, and unique history and heritage. The Carbondale Historical Society and Museum is committed to the central values of (1) maintaining the highest possible standards in all its endeavors, (2) providing excellent service to the public at all times, and (3) demonstrating leadership and innovation in the field of local history.
After providing for family, friends, and others in their wills or living trusts, members and/or friends of the Carbondale Historical Society may choose to remember the Carbondale Historical Society in their wills or living trusts. Such gifts are called bequests.
You can provide for a bequest to the Carbondale Historical Society at the time your will or living trust is being drafted, or by simply adding a codicil to your existing will/trust document.
Bequests can be designated for a specific purpose or for a prticular use within the Historical Society that you would like to support. Such gifts are an excellent way to create a lasting legacy at the Historical Society.
To make such a bequest, the first step that you should take is to speak with your attorney.
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