Past Grants Awarded

Two symposia related to the themes of two of New Repertory's productions, performances of which accompany the discussions.

A facilitated inter-departmental reading and discussion sessions for health Professionals.

Revision and improvement to the academic portions of the Kyeza African Dance Project, a dance and discussion series that serves over 100 children each year in the Boston area.

A panel discussion engaging the audience about the local relevance of historical preservation and mark the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act.

A family Literacy Day based on the Family Adventures in Reading curriculum.

Inventory of up to three boxes of ephemera that document life in Annisquam between 1850 and 1950.

Inventory of research materials collected by various scholars and members of the organization during the past decade or so of pulling itself into being and obtaining a headquarters.

Processing of the papers of the Porter McLeod Machine Shop, an industrial company in a town that knows most about its agrarian past, and evaluate its potential for a series of programs, including as part of the HHS core exhibit.

Inventory and processing of the papers of Charles Shively, a gay activist and poet in the Boston area during the 1970s and early 1980s, who was actively involved in a number of early and influential gay and queer newspapers, including Gay Community News, Fag Rag, and Gay Sunshine.

Inventory of six folders of ephemera and other materials about the community effort to build and launch the Valiant, the last fishing vessel that was built by a fishing family in their back yard in Nahant, between 1955 and 1965.

11 performances of Katori Hall's "The Mountaintop," seven of which will be followed by audience talkbacks, cast conversations, and a panel discussion with visiting scholars and other outside experts in the fields of civil rights and African American studies.

A project examining race and civic engagement within Boston's black community through film, discussion, performance, and a bike tour.

Humanities speakers and facilitators for a day-long festival and symposium at the Bryant Homestead in Cummington.

A series of humanities events built around the production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet."

Creation and presentation of five performances using Brandeis's newly acquired Lenny Bruce archives on the subject of First Amendment rights, free speech, and inclusive language-especially in regard to comedy and public performance.

Sponsorship of Bryan Stevenson's keynote address in Holyoke on incarceration and mass criminalization in the U.S.

Preproduction activities for a film about the life and work of Margaret Fuller.

Creation and installation of historical markers for a walking tour at the location of the former Northampton State Hospital.

A day-long community event on the subject of im/migration and a sense of place in Western Massachusetts.

Six history curriculum-related film screenings with discussions led by invited guests for students from Martha's Vineyard Regional High School and Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School.

A public presentation, a bilingual article for publication, an online repository of research, and a virtual walking tour on HistoryPin.com related to an exhibit regarding the social history of publishing, reading, and community engagement with the written word in Chinatown.

Audience enrichment sessions and talkbacks for the company's production of "The Bakelite Masterpiece."

Development of a research-based plan designed to support small historical organizations in participating in a new statewide Commonwealth Historical Collaborative online archive.

A year-long project to produce six digital compilations of regional events to expand the popular Hilltown Families website.

Implementation of two series (in 2016 and 2017) of the Enhancing Families Through Literature program with families involved with Berkshire Family and Probate Court.

Creation of a theatre piece that will also produce an oral history of the fishing and environmental communities on Cape Cod.

A series of community conversations about affordable housing in Cambridge, based on citizen-conducted research and talks with experts and stake holders.

Planning for a new core exhibit for the museum on the subject of local history.

Distribution of the film "Food For Change" and the development of discussion materials.

A year of professional development activities for area humanities high school teachers about teaching the human and social consequences to violent conflicts and approaches to peaceful conflict resolution.

Support for an interactive exhibit that features Revolutionary War era communications systems in comparison and contrast with today's social and communications media in Buckman Tavern, one of the gathering and planning places for the Lexington militia .

Creation of a "pop-up" historic Campello Village neighborhood in George E. Keith Park in Brockton.

A two-part literature-based workshop series for women incarcerated at the Women's Correctional Center in Chicopee.

A three-part event in Concord including readings of the Declaration of Independence, shared readings of Frederick Douglass' July 4 speech, and a facilitated discussion by Professor Kendra Fields of Tufts University.

A public reading of the July 4 address by Frederick Douglass on the Newton Centre Green, an event co-sponsored by the City of Newton.

A communal reading of Frederick Douglass' July 4 speech as part of an Independence Day themed festival co-sponsored by the City of Lynn.

A Reading Frederick Douglass event on Worcester Commons.

A three-part event on the history of Frederick Douglass' alliance with Susan B. Anthony and his enduring relevance.

A parade and public discussion during the Reading Frederick Douglass event in Fitchburg, co-sponsored by many local organizations.

A new storytelling program about the history of Boston Harbor.