The project will see the society catalogue and display objects of importance, including shearing, dairy and horse equipment, as well as farmhouse items.
Numurkah and District Historical Society president Jeff Blackley said he was pleased to receive the Victorian Government grant after applying in January.
“We've got two areas that we want to open up for display that have previously just been storage areas,” Mr Blackley said.
“We need to have it out on display so it will be looked after more, I think it's really important for preservation and for the education of people coming in to the museum, particularly school groups.”
Items will be put on display and labelled before opening up to the public, including a Coxon's water cart and tools early settlers used on their farms.
State Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp said the society was completing fantastic work in preserving local history.
“Our local history is in good hands with community groups like Numurkah and District Historical Society working hard to ensure stories and artefacts of our past are not forgotten,” Mr Gepp said.
The grant is a part of the Victorian Government’s Local History Grants Program.
A full list of recipients is available at: prov.vic.gov.au
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