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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
Cathy Slusser, Deputy Director, Public Relations and Historical
Resources
Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court
941-741-4070
Manatee County Historical Records Library Wins Beautification
Award
September 26, 2006- Keep Manatee Beautiful recently awarded
the Manatee County Historical Records Library with an award
for the beautification of a public building. The landscaping
design by John Moody and Associates and installed by Mike Armstrong
Landscaping completes a five year project during which the building
was restored and the grounds enhanced. The Historical Records
Library is housed in a 1918 building which was formerly the
public library for the City of Bradenton and later, Manatee
County. It was built with funds from the Carnegie Foundation,
a philanthropic organization established by industrialist Andrew
Carnegie in the late nineteen century. Carnegie donated more
than $40 million dollars to build 1,679 new library buildings
all across America. Two of those libraries are in Manatee County,
one in Palmetto and one in Bradenton. The Bradenton library
houses the Manatee County Historical Records Library, a historical
archive established in 1978 by R.B. "Chips" Shore,
Manatee County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller. The building,
still owned by the City of Bradenton, is leased to the Manatee
County Clerk of Circuit Court. There, Manatee County's early
governmental records, dating back to the county's formation
in 1855, are kept. Documents such as marriage licenses, deed
books, probate files, tax records and historic maps can be used
by researchers. The Manatee County Historical Records Library
is located at 1405 4th Avenue West, Bradenton. Hours are 8:00
AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. For more information about
the Manatee County Historical Records Library, call (941) 741-4070.
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