PRINTER'S NO. 2504
No. 290 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY TANGRETTI, PETRARCA, HARHAI, MARKOSEK, PALLONE,
STAIRS AND CASORIO, SEPTEMBER 25, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 25, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Commemorating October 2001 as "Westmoreland Heritage Month."
2 WHEREAS, Westmoreland County has a rich history and is home
3 to many significant historical sites and museums; and
4 WHEREAS, Its citizens have helped shape national and global
5 events since the 18th century; and
6 WHEREAS, The Westmoreland County Historical Society and the
7 University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg have initiated the annual
8 Arthur St. Clair Lectureship each October to broaden public
9 understanding of county history; and
10 WHEREAS, The Westmoreland County Historical Society has
11 established the Arthur St. Clair Heritage Preservation Awards
12 presented each October; and
13 WHEREAS, October is "National Archaeology Month," and the
14 Westmoreland County Archaeological Society is active in
15 discovering the buried physical record of our past; and
16 WHEREAS, All citizens should become more knowledgeable about
17 the history of counties in this Commonwealth; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED, That October 2001 be commemorated as "Westmoreland
2 Heritage Month"; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That Westmoreland County schools, libraries,
4 historical sites and museums be encouraged to participate in a
5 coordinated program of activities which feature county history.
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