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Mother of All Strikes: Bread and Roses Strike of 1912 Centennial ExhibitLawrence History Center / Immigrant City Archivesmore
Development of a permanent multimedia, multilingual exhibit on the Bread and Roses Strike. The exhibit will be mounted at the Everett Mill, where the historic strike began.
Lawrence, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Barbara Brown
awarded on: 2010-12-10
amount: $10,000
The Banjo Project: The Story of America's InstrumentCenter For Independent Documentarymore
Enhancement of the website and social media campaign for "The Banjo Project: The Story of America's Instrument", a film to premiere on PBS that traces the compelling intersections of art, the humanities, race, and class that the banjo represents.
Walpole, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Marc Fields
awarded on: 2010-12-10
amount: $10,000
Tories, Timid or True Blue? Teacher WorkshopOld North Foundationmore
Teacher workshops that train middle and high school educators to use a website that will allow them, and ultimately their students, to work with primary source documents from the Revolutionary War period.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Elisabeth Nevins
awarded on: 2010-12-10
amount: $4,000
Henry Wilson ExhibitNatick Historical Societymore
Reinvention of the exhibition on the important, but unheralded, abolitionist politician, Henry Wilson. The exhibit will feature new interactive materials and become more accessible to children
Natick, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Jennifer Hance
awarded on: 2010-12-10
amount: $5,000
Lowell Speaks of Jack: An Audio Tour of the City Through the Life and Works of Jack KerouacUniversity of Massachusetts Lowellmore
Audio archive of 175 interviews concerning acclaimed writer and native son, Jack Kerouac. The project will result in a permanent oral history walking tour in Lowell.
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)
project director: Michael Millner
awarded on: 2010-12-10
amount: $5,000
Nonviolent Movements in The Modern World Professional Development Teacher InstituteCenter for Nonviolent Solutionsmore
Teacher training on the history of nonviolent movements. The program will show how such movements advance the cause of human rights and dignity as well as provide educators with tools to create better learning environments in their classrooms.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Paul S. Ropp
awarded on: 2010-12-10
amount: $10,000
Academy of Music School Day SeriesNorthampton Academy of Music, Inc.more
Two performance education programs designed for elementary and middle school children. The programs will be based on the plays" Freedom Train" (on the life of Harriet Tubman) and "Three Cups of Tea" (about Greg Mortenson's mission to build schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan).
Northampton, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Debra J'Anthony
awarded on: 2010-12-10
amount: $5,726
Rediscovering the ClassicsSturgis Librarymore
Library reading and discussion program.
Barnstable, MA, Barnstable County (Cape & Islands)
project director: Marcella M. Curry
awarded on: 2010-12-07
amount: $500
Coppola Collection InventoryDouglas Historical Societymore
Inventory of the Coppola Collection of archival materials (1868-1908), a collection newly acquired from the Coppola family that will augment an exhibition at the E.N. Jenckes General Store, the Historical Society's museum.
East Douglas, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Pattie McNulty
awarded on: 2010-11-30
amount: $1,500
Boston's GLBT HistoryThe History Projectmore
Documentation and exhibition of Boston's GLBT History, to inventory the records of three transgender-related organizations as part of its Transgender Initiative.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Andrea Gray
awarded on: 2010-11-30
amount: $1,500
Textile CollectionScituate Historical Societymore
Organization and inventory its textile collection, assess it for programming use, and identify clothing and accessories that represent styles commonly worn in the 1930s and 1940s. The work will result in an exhibit on the 1930s work of LIFE photographer Hansel Mieth.
Scituate, MA, Plymouth County (Southeast)
project director: Carol Miles
awarded on: 2010-11-30
amount: $1,500
"Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000" Discussion Guide and PublicityDocumentary Educational Resourcesmore
Discussion guide and publicity to promote screenings of the documentary "Marion Stoddart: Work of 1000."
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Susan Edwards
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $5,000
Historic Journal of Massachusetts 75th Commemorative Issue and Online Access ArchiveWestfield State College Foundation, Inc.more
Support for the Historical Journal of Massachusetts' 75th commemorative issue and build a database of articles since 1990.
Westfield, MA, Hampden County (CT Valley)
project director: Mara Dodge
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $5,000
People & Place: Oral Histories & Photographs of Ipswich SeniorsIpswich Council On Agingmore
Creation of an oral history and photography exhibit about Ipswich during the first half of the 20th century.
Ipswich, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Terri Unger
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $5,000
Historic Newton Aboliltion and Underground Railroad ExhibitionNewton Historical Societymore
Updating of abolitionism exhibit to reflect current scholarship about the Underground Railroad.
Newton, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Melissa Westlake
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $9,844
Prison DogsCenter For Independent Documentarymore
Preproduction work on "Prison Dogs", a documentary featuring a program to train service dogs for veterans.
Walpole, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Katherine Robinson
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $10,000
Discovering the Treasures of Spectacle IslandSave the Harbor/Save the Baymore
Archaeological day trips to Spectacle Island for urban youth from communities surrounding the Boston Harbor
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Bruce Berman
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $5,000
4th Annual AIA-MOS Archaeology FairArchaeological Institute of Americamore
Annual AIA-MOS Archaeology Fair at the Museum of Science, featuring ancient technologies.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Ben S. Thomas
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $5,000
The Scourge of New England: An Oral History of the Norfolk Prison Debate TeamNorfolk Historical Commissionmore
Support to collect, transcribe, archive, and present oral histories of former Norfolk Prison debaters from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Norfolk, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Natasha Haverty
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $10,000
African Americans in Rural New EnglandPocumtuck Valley Memorial Associationmore
Creation of a podcast, tour map, and online resources for African American sites in Old Deerfield.
Deerfield, MA, Franklin County (CT Valley)
project director: Timothy Neumann
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $10,000
Remembering GalileoFitchburg State Universitymore
Support for the public series, Remembering Galileo, including keynote speaker Dava Sobel.
Fitchburg, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Mary C. Durling
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $5,000
Mapping Leather: A Look at Peabody's Industrial PastCity of Peabodymore
Creation of a Google Earth map of the leather industry in Peabody from 1939 through the 1990s, when the industry folded.
Peabody, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Merritt Kirkpatrick
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $3,495
Boston Book FestivalBoston Book Festival, Inc.more
The hosting of authors at the festival on October 16 in Boston.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Emily D'Amour Pardo
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $5,000
The Popular Romance ProjectFilmmakers Collaborativemore
A documentary about romance fiction and its authors.
Melrose, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)
project director: Laurie Kahn
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $10,000
Voices from the PortCommunity Economic Development Centermore
Ten audio segments based on interviews with a variety of workers in fishing and related industries.
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Laura Orleans
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $9,070
A Sailor's LifeUSS Constitution Museummore
A book about sailors in the U.S. Navy to accompany the exhibit, All Hands on Deck: A Sailor's Life in 1812.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Sarah Watkins
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $5,000
There's a Meeting Here Tonight!Revels Incmore
A production about the Hutchinson Family Singers, who shared stages with leaders of the abolitionist, women's suffrage, and temperance movements.
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Kay Dunlap
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $5,000
Table for 10: The Art, History and Science of FoodFive Colleges, Incmore
A series of exhibitions and lectures about food in Pioneer Valley museums.
Amherst, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Kevin Kennedy
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $10,000
Thoreau Country: Mapping Henry David Thoreau's Travels in MassachusettsThoreau Societymore
Support for research and the creation of entries for an interactive online map of Thoreau's travels through Massachusetts.
Concord, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Susan E. Gallagher
awarded on: 2010-06-11
amount: $3,500
Beyond the GraveVine Lake Preservation Trustmore
Cataloging of gravestone inscriptions, conditions, and artwork in the four acre "Old Section" of Vine Lake Cemetery, dating back to 1651.
Medfield, MA, Norfolk County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Robert T. Gregg
awarded on: 2010-05-20
amount: $1,500
Holbrook Photograph CollectionHolbrook Historical Societymore
Inventory of 2,500 photographs of Holbrook from the 19th through the late 20th centuries.
Holbrook, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Edna Bowers
awarded on: 2010-05-20
amount: $1,470
Metz Automobiles MaterialsWaltham Museummore
Inventory and createion of a finding aid for the Charles H. Metz and Waltham Manufacturing Company collection.
Waltham, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Marie Wasnock
awarded on: 2010-05-20
amount: $1,500
Fields Corner Collaborative ToursDorchester Historical Societymore
Training program, walking tour and guidebook to strengthen youth leadership skills.
Dorchester, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Jeff Gonyeau
awarded on: 2010-04-22
amount: $2,586
Foreign Language Audio Tours for the House of the Seven GablesHouse of the Seven Gablesmore
Creation of audio versions of the standard House tour in French, German, and Japanese.
Salem, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Amy Waywell
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $4,750
Azorean Maritime Heritage ExhibitionNew Bedford Whaling Museummore
Creation of a multi-media exhibit around archival whaling footage, for the Azorean Maritime Heritage exhibition opening this fall.
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Greg Galer
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to EmancipationPollard Memorial Librarymore
Programming to accompany Forever Free, a traveling exhibit of reproductions of rare documents about Abraham Lincoln and abolition.
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)
project director: Susan Fougstedt
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $1,658
Henry David Thoreau Birthplace: Exhibit Implementation ProjectThoreau Farm Trustmore
Installation of the core exhibit for the Henry David Thoreau Birthplace, newly preserved and renovated as a "green" building.
Concord, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Nancy Grohol
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $4,600
The Judicial ReviewSomerville Community Access TVmore
Development of The Judicial Review, the arts criticism section of TheArtsFuse.com, a Web site for Massachusetts residents.
Somerville, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: William L. Marx
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
Margaret Fuller Bicentennial ProjectMargaret Fuller Bicentennial Committeemore
Programming to mark the bicentennial of the birth of Margaret Fuller, one of America's foremost nineteenth-century woman intellectuals.
Medford, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Dorothy M. Emerson
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $10,000
Marblehead-Grasse Sister City History and Arts ProjectTown of Marbleheadmore
Town-wide French and American programming on May 20 and 21, including exhibits, lectures, and performances.
Marblehead, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Myriam Zuber
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $2,270