20 non-profits are sharing in state funding for cultural and historic sites.  The Department of Economic and Community Development is doling out nearly $2 million from the Good to Great Program. 

Among those sharing in the funding is the Bethel Historical Society.  The group is receiving little more than $69,000 in state funding.  The Wilton Historical Society will receive $125,000. 

Department Comissioner Catherine Smith says 46 applicants submitted projects that demonstrate a clear vision of how individual sites can improve the customer experience and promote more visitors.  They also demonstrated how they tie together local, regional or statewide cultural assets.