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Grants
Past Grants Awarded
Grant
Boston, MA
The Juneteenth Public Reading and Racial Reconciliation GatheringNew Democracy Coalition of MA Incmore
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with New Democracy Coalition of MA Inc
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with Worcester Roots
Grant
Marion, MA
Reading Frederick Douglass Together in Bicentennial Park, MarionMarion Art Center, Inc.more
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with the Marion Art Center, Inc.
Grant
Somerville, MA
Reading Frederick Douglass Together via zoomCommunity Action Agency of Somervillemore
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with Community Action Agency of Somerville
Community Action Agency of Somerville
Somerville, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-06-15
amount: $350
Somerville, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-06-15
amount: $350
Grant
New Bedford, MA
Reading Frederick Douglass Together as the Struggle ContinuesNew Bedford Historical Society, Inc.more
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with New Bedford Historical Society, Inc.
New Bedford Historical Society, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-06-07
amount: $1,150
New Bedford, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-06-07
amount: $1,150
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with Sharon Historical Society
Grant
Dorchester, MA
Freedom Talks: Understanding Racism, Frederick Douglass and you in the 21st Century!Freedom House, Inc.more
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with Freedom House, Inc.
Grant
Somerville, MA
Reading Frederick Douglass Together (with the Somerville Museum)Somerville Museummore
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with Somerville Museum
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with Old Parish Preservation Volunteers, Inc.
Old Parish Preservation Volunteers, Inc.
Norwood, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-06-07
amount: $880
Norwood, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-06-07
amount: $880
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with Swampscott Public Library
Grant
Jamaica Plain, MA
Reading Frederick Douglass Together on The Lawn at Loring Greenough HouseThe Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club, Inc. DBA The Loring Greenough Housemore
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with The Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club, Inc. DBA The Loring Greenough House
The Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club, Inc. DBA The Loring Greenough House
Jamaica Plain, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-06-07
amount: $2,000
Jamaica Plain, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-06-07
amount: $2,000
Grant
Newton Centre, MA
Reading Frederick Douglass Together in NewtonCity of Newton Cultural Development Departmentmore
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with City of Newton Cultural Development Department
City of Newton Cultural Development Department
Newton Centre, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-06-07
amount: $1,250
Newton Centre, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-06-07
amount: $1,250
Grant
Newburyport, MA
Reading Frederick Douglass Together in Newburyport, MAHistorical Society of Old Newburymore
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with Historical Society of Old Newbury
Historical Society of Old Newbury
Newburyport, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-06-07
amount: $450
Newburyport, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-06-07
amount: $450
Grant
Plainfield, MA
Plainfield Reads Frederick Douglass and Founding Documents, 2021Plainfield Readsmore
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with Plainfield Reads
Grant
Milton, MA
Reading Frederick Douglass Together at the Forbes House MuseumForbes House Museummore
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with Forbes House Museum
Grant
Amherst, MA
Reading Frederick Douglass Together and Committing Ourselves to Racial JusticeSouth Congregational Churchmore
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with South Congregational Church
Grant
East Falmouth, MA
Third Annual Reading Frederick Douglass FalmouthCape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center, Incmore
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center, Inc
Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center, Inc
East Falmouth, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-05-17
amount: $2,000
East Falmouth, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-05-17
amount: $2,000
Grant
Andover, MA
Close Encounters by Andover Center for History & CultureAndover Historical Societymore
Supporting three online events: June Carmichael Fitzgerald, WWII WAVES and Parachute Rigger (1921- 2017) The Story of Allen and Mary Hinton - Entrepreneurs, Formerly Enslaved Addison B. LeBoutillier - Architect, Artist and Designer (1872 - 1951)
Supporting three online events: Remember Me to Lebanon: The Story of Early Arab American Immigrants to Boston Boston's Haymarket and the Market District Otis House: Witness to History
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with The Helene Johnson and Dorothy West Foundation For Artists In Need
The Helene Johnson and Dorothy West Foundation For Artists In Need
Oak Bluffs, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-05-17
amount: $2,000
Oak Bluffs, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-05-17
amount: $2,000
Supporting three online events: Author & Illustrator Talk: Twenty-One Steps - Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Solider The Cottingley Fairies: Doyle, Spiritualism, and a Hoax Plants Go to War
Wenham Historical Association & Museum, Inc.
Wenham, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-05-17
amount: $1,500
Wenham, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-05-17
amount: $1,500
Grant
Winchester, MA
Online programs by Winchester Historical SocietyWinchester Historical Societymore
Supporting three online events: Honoring Edwin Noble the Winchester veteran who fought to save Poland from Russia w/Ellen Knight Abraham Lincoln & Leadership in Turbulent Times with Harvard professor & historian Nancy Koehn ‘Lest we forget’. Remembering the Holocaust with Winchester resident Jerry Blaine.
Supporting three online events: Midcentury Modern in Fitchburg: Carl Koch's Fitchburg Paper Building Uruguay's World Cup Victory of 1951: A look at Soccer history Experiencing Fitchburg's Abolitionist History
Supporting three online events: The Global Future of Devens The Unseen Foe: Camp Devens in the 1918 Influenza Epidemic The Four Legacies of Edith Nourse Rogers
Grant
Plymouth, MA
400 Years Ago: Hybrid Lunch & Learn Series by Plimoth Patuxet MuseumsPlimoth Patuxet Museumsmore
Supporting three online events: Lunch & Learn: 400 Years Ago - A Look Back at Spring 1621 Lunch & Learn: 400 Years Ago - A Look Back at Fall 1621 Lunch & Learn: 400 Years Ago - A Look Back at Winter 1621
Grant
Peabody, MA
"Online Programs by the Peabody Historical Society and Museum"Peabody Historical Society and Museummore
Supporting three online events: The Moses B. Paige Company: The Last of the Peabody Potteries Local 21's Quest for a Moral Economy Fire! Boston Burning
Peabody Historical Society and Museum
Peabody, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-05-17
amount: $1,500
Peabody, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-05-17
amount: $1,500
Grant
Oak Bluffs, MA
Frederick Douglass Virtually Read by Massachusetts PatriotsThe Helene Johnson and Dorothy West Foundation For Artists In Needmore
A community reading of Frederick Douglass’s speech on the meaning of the 4th of July with The Helene Johnson and Dorothy West Foundation For Artists In Need
The Helene Johnson and Dorothy West Foundation For Artists In Need
Oak Bluffs, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-05-17
amount: $2,000
Oak Bluffs, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-05-17
amount: $2,000
Grant
Jamaica Plain, MA
Online Programs by the Loring Greenough HouseThe Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club, Inc. DBA The Loring Greenough Housemore
Supporting three online events: The Slavery and Servitude Roundtable An Evening with a Garden in the Woods Loring Greenough Interpretation Fellows Presentation
The Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club, Inc. DBA The Loring Greenough House
Jamaica Plain, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-05-17
amount: $1,500
Jamaica Plain, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-05-17
amount: $1,500
Supporting one online event: Living with the Atomic Bomb: 1945-1965
Supporting three online events: Traveling Back Down Littleton Rd (Rt. 110) with Geoff and Bob
Supporting three online events: Keynote Speaker: "From the Politics of Safety to Equal Protection for All" by Johanna Fernández There But for the Workers: Stories of Tragedy and Triumph “The Boiler Project" Revisited: What Does Safety and Justice Look Like in Lawrence Today?
Grant
Belchertown, MA
Online Programs by The Belchertown State School Friends AssociationBelchertown State School Friends Associationmore
Supporting three online events: Historical Overview of the Belchertown State School Book Talk with Kate Anderson: Images of America: The Belchertown State School Reflections on the Belchertown State School
Belchertown State School Friends Association
Belchertown, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-04-29
amount: $1,500
Belchertown, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-04-29
amount: $1,500
Supporting three online events: The Sheep at Gore Place What's Inside the Big Brick Building at Gore Place? A Virtual Guided Home Tour for Families My Farm at Waltham: Christopher and Rebecca Gore's country estate in Waltham
Grant
Gloucester, MA
Online Programs by Maritime GloucesterGloucester Maritime Heritage Center, Inc. dba/Maritime Gloucestermore
Supporting three online events: Caulking with Evelyn Ansel Navigation with Amanda Madeira Knots with Michael DeKoster
Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, Inc. dba/Maritime Gloucester
Gloucester, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-04-29
amount: $1,500
Gloucester, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-04-29
amount: $1,500
Grant
New Bedford, MA
Online Programs by New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford Whaling Museum (Old Dartmouth Historical Society dba)more
Supporting three online events: Local History Guild Part 1: How to Paint a Poem: Call for Poets Part 2: Ryder Renditions: An evening with Ryder and other poets
New Bedford Whaling Museum (Old Dartmouth Historical Society dba)
New Bedford, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-04-29
amount: $1,500
New Bedford, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-04-29
amount: $1,500
Supporting three online events: CHALLENGER: Soaring with Christa McAuliffe A Sign of the Times: WWI Poster Collection Murder & Mayhem in MetroWest Boston Book Launch
Grant
Arlington, MA
Virtual Programs Sponsored by the Old Schwamb MillOld Schwamb Mill Preservation Trust Incmore
Supporting three online events: Good as Gold: The Process of Gold Leafing a Frame. Boston Made: From Revolution to Robotics, Innovations that Changed the World The Artist's Enclave in Arlington Heights, Massachusetts
Old Schwamb Mill Preservation Trust Inc
Arlington, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-04-29
amount: $1,500
Arlington, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-04-29
amount: $1,500
Grant
Salem, MA
Redefining Heritage: Relationships With Our Environment, Past and PresentEssex National Heritage Commission, Inc.more
Supporting three online events: Redefining Heritage: Garbage to Gardens Redefining Heritage: Impactful Interactions Redefining Heritage: Art for Awareness
Essex National Heritage Commission, Inc.
Salem, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-04-29
amount: $1,500
Salem, MA
project director:
awarded on: 2021-04-29
amount: $1,500
Grant
Lenox, MA
Online Programs by The Mount, Edith Wharton's HomeEdith Wharton Restoration, Inc.more
Supporting three online events: Buying and Selling Civil War Memory in Gilded Age America The Glorious American Essay: One Hundred Essays from Colonial Times to the Present Library Conversations: Wharton’s Men
Supporting three online events: The Black Community in Revolutionary Cambridge Three Centuries of Black Cambridge How Have the Arts Mended Cambridge?