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Pilgrim Father/ Illegal SonChinese Progressive Associationmore
An exhibit juxtaposing the lives of pilgrim William Bradford (1590 - 1657), and an anonymous, undocumented Chinese immigrant now living near Boston.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Wen-ti Tsen
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
Truro Archaeology, A Hands-On ExhibitTruro Historical Societymore
Installation of a permanent, hands-on exhibit based on the historical society's collection of Native American artifacts.
Truro, MA, Barnstable County (Cape & Islands)
project director: Deborah Minsky
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
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
"Taking Flight" Exhibit PreparationNew Bedford Free Public Librarymore
Conservation and preparation of folio engravings from Audubon's The Birds of America for an exhibit opening this summer.
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Janice Hodson
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
More Than a NumberAmerican Textile History Museummore
Programming to accompany an exhibit of images of victims and survivors of the Cambodian genocide.
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)
project director: Sayon Soeun
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
Jazz Reading Group at Dudley LibraryRoxbury Action Programmore
Reading group examining literature about jazz and the social and cultural issues around it.
Roxbury, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: John Kordalewski
awarded on: 2009-12-28
amount: $1,000
Parsons Paper CollectionHolyoke Public Librarymore
Support to inventory the records of the Parsons Paper Company, the first paper mill in Holyoke.
Holyoke, MA, Hampden County (CT Valley)
project director: Maria Pagan
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $1,500
Amherst Historical Society RIGAmherst Historical Society and Museummore
Support to inventory collections related to the history of soldiers, their families, and Amherst's participation in times of conflict.
Amherst, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Patricia J. Lutz
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $1,270
Benjamin Franklin Butler CartoonsLowell Historical Societymore
Support to inventory 19th century cartoons and prints about Lowell resident and owner of the Middlesex Company, Benjamin Franklin Butler.
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)
project director: Martha Mayo
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $1,500
"The American Revolution"Filmmakers Collaborativemore
Support for research, a film treatment, and a trailer for a documentary about the early years of the Boston radio station, WBCN.
Melrose, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)
project director: Bill Lichtenstein
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $10,000
The Big Read: Boston - Fahrenheit 451WUMB Radiomore
Funding to purchase copies of the book Fahrenheit 451 for a citywide, "one book" project.
Dorchester, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Patricia Monteith
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $6,135
Mrs. Murray's Writing ClosetSargent House Museummore
Support for planning an exhibition of the writing closet of Enlightenment author and early feminist Judith "Constantia" Sargent Murray.
Gloucester, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Barbara Silberman
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $5,000
The Bread and Roses ProjectCenter For Independent Documentarymore
Support for research, script writing, and the production of a trailer for The Bread and Roses Project documentary.
Walpole, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Bernardo Ruiz
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $10,000
Exposed at WorkThe Welcome Projectmore
Support for production of a play about the language-based health and safety struggles of immigrant day laborers in Somerville.
Somerville, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Warren Goldstein-Gelb
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $9,982
The 5th Annual Boston Muslim Film FestivalAmerican Islamic Congressmore
Support for the "Cultures in Conflict?" festival featuring controversial issues in the Muslim world.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Lauren Murphy
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $4,120
TRUTH: A New Opera on the Life of Sojourner TruthOld Deerfield Productions, Inc.more
Support for writing of the libretto for a new opera entitled TRUTH, on the life of Sojourner Truth.
Deerfield, MA, Franklin County (CT Valley)
project director: Linda McInerney
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $10,000
The Harriet Jacobs ProjectUnderground Railway Theatermore
Support for educational materials and auxiliary programming to contextualize "Harriet Jacobs", a play based on the autobiographical narrative of a former slave who settled in Cambridge.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Debra Wise
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $10,000
The Places Poems MakeWorcester County Poetry Associationmore
Support for a workshop for Worcester high school teachers exploring connections between poetry and local history.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Mark Wagner
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $4,750
Truro Archaeology: A Hands-On ExhibitTruro Historical Societymore
Support for planning a hands-on exhibit based on the society's collection of Native American artifacts, including a portable "suitcase" exhibit.
Truro, MA, Barnstable County (Cape & Islands)
project director: Deborah Minsky
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $2,500
The Reverend Hancock's Household: Early Colonial Life in LexingtonLexington Historical Societymore
Support for planning a 2010-2012 archaeological exhibit at Buckman Tavern.
Lexington, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Susan J. Bennett
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $5,000
Scribbling WomenPublic Media Foundationmore
Support for development of an audio dramatization of Elinore Pruitt Stuart's "Letters of a Woman Homesteader."
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Valerie Henderson
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $5,000
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing AmericaWestern NY Public Broadcasting Associationmore
Support for the research and development of a documentary film, "Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America."
Buffalo, NY
project director: Lawrence R. Hott
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $10,000
American Roots and American VoicesReading Public Librarymore
Reading and discussion program concentrating on the concept of the American experience, democracy, immigration and great literature.
Reading, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)
project director: Ruth Urell
awarded on: 2009-10-19
amount: $1,000
Adoption: Secret Histories, Public PoliciesMIT School of Humanities, Arts and Sciencesmore
Funding for keynote speakers for a conference entitled, Adoption: Secret Histories, Public Policies.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Sally Haslanger
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
Massachusetts River of Words Planning GrantMassachusetts Center For The Bookmore
Support for the adaptation of the national River of Words curriculum for Massachusetts implementation.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Sharon Shaloo
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
Moby-Dick: A Whaling OdysseySpinner Publicationsmore
Support for an interdisciplinary and multi-media high school curriculum that centers on Spinner's illustrated, abridged version of Moby Dick.
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Elizabeth Comeau
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
2009 Massachusetts Poetry FestivalCultural Organization of Lowellmore
Support for the Massachusetts Poetry Festival.
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)
project director: Suzz Cromwell
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $10,000
Reading Lois Lowry: Discussing Young Adult LiteratureFitchburg State Universitymore
A reading and discussion series.
Fitchburg, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Mary C. Durling
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $1,500
Changing Lives Through LiteratureMiddlesex Community Collegemore
Support for transportation, books, and a meeting for instructors for the alternative sentencing program.
Bedford, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Jean Flanagan
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
Loyal Lesley Daughters: An Oral history of Massachusetts' Women Teachers, 1925-1965Lesley Universitymore
Programming and video production for the exhibit.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Patricia Kramer
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
Henry David Thoreau Birthplace: Interpretive Planning ProjectThoreau Farm Trustmore
Support to develop an interpretive plan for the newly-restored birthplace of Henry David Thoreau.
Concord, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Nancy Grohol
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
Remaking Historic House Museums in the 21st CenturyWorcester Historical Museummore
A conference where staff, board members, and community leaders will explore sustainable solutions for house museums in the 21st century.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Bill D. Wallace
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
John Brown and New EnglandAmerican Antiquarian Societymore
Programs in Worcester, Concord, and Boston, using Thoreau's "A Plea for Captain John Brown" to explore New England support for John Brown in 1859.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: James D. Moran
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $8,825
Russian Folklore Family Audio TourMuseum of Russian Iconsmore
Writing and recording an audio tour linking the museum's collection with Russian folklore and legend.
Clinton, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Tara Young
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000