Past Grant Recipients and their projects
The Historic Preservation grant program has been in place, awarding money to historic preservation projects since 2009. Since then the money has gone to various projects throughout Snohomish County to the benefit of the people living in those communities. Below are samples of projects from years past, if you have any questions about past grants and about past projects feel free to contact the historic preservation commission or these groups individually.
Newspaper Digitization
Almost every year since 2009 money has been awarded to organizations to digitize their collections of historic newspapers and make them available on public platforms. Having these newspapers available in a digital format allows them to be used easier for research and allows the public to have easier access to them. A few Newspapers that have been digitized are the Marysville Globe, the Arlington Times, the Granite Falls Record and the Granite Falls Press, the Monroe Monitor, and the Lake Stevens Journal.
cultural History
In 2025 the Sauk Suiattle Indian Tribe was awarded $12,000 to support a group of Native American dancers for the 2025 Sauk Suiattle Celebrations of Generations Powwow in support of Snohomish County tribal history and culture.
Cemetery Maintenance and Mapping
In 2025 the Granite Falls American Legion Post 125 was awarded approximately $3,600 to clean historic cemetery stones in the American Legion Cemetery in Granite Falls. This enabled identification of historic veteran’s burial places and the development of a cemetery GIS mapping and and a smart phone application that helps the public locate specific graves.
Before cleaning
After cleaning
Historic School House RENOVATIONS
In 2013 The City of Bothell was awarded $10,000 to do interior restoration work to the Historic Northcreek Schoolhouse. This included removal of rotted wood and other damaged material and the installation of an HVAC system.
Startup gym restoration and preservation
From 2015 to 2019 the Snohomish County Historic Preservation Commission has awarded the Sky Valley Arts Council $140,000 to restore the Startup Gym and preserve it for years to come, as it is one of the only examples of that system of architecture in the area. The goal is to restore the gym to its former glory and rent it out for events.
