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Project Grant
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)

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.

Chinese Progressive Association
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)

project director: Wen-ti Tsen
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
Project Grant
Truro, MA, Barnstable County (Cape & Islands)

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 Historical Society
Truro, MA, Barnstable County (Cape & Islands)

project director: Deborah Minsky
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000

Creation of audio versions of the standard House tour in French, German, and Japanese.

House of the Seven Gables
Salem, MA, Essex County (Northeast)

project director: Amy Waywell
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $4,750
Project Grant
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)

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 Whaling Museum
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)

project director: Greg Galer
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
Project: Liberty & Justice For All Grant
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)

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.

Pollard Memorial Library
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)

project director: Susan Fougstedt
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $1,658
Project Grant
Concord, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)

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.

Thoreau Farm Trust
Concord, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)

project director: Nancy Grohol
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $4,600
Project Grant
Somerville, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)

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 Community Access TV
Somerville, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)

project director: William L. Marx
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
Project: Liberty & Justice For All Grant
Medford, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)

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.

Margaret Fuller Bicentennial Committee
Medford, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)

project director: Dorothy M. Emerson
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $10,000
Project Grant
Marblehead, MA, Essex County (Northeast)

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.

Town of Marblehead
Marblehead, MA, Essex County (Northeast)

project director: Myriam Zuber
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $2,270
Project Grant
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)

"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 Free Public Library
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)

project director: Janice Hodson
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
Project: Liberty & Justice For All Grant
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)

More Than a NumberAmerican Textile History Museummore

Programming to accompany an exhibit of images of victims and survivors of the Cambodian genocide.

American Textile History Museum
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)

project director: Sayon Soeun
awarded on: 2010-03-12
amount: $5,000
Discussion: Reading Grant
Roxbury, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)

Jazz Reading Group at Dudley LibraryRoxbury Action Programmore

Reading group examining literature about jazz and the social and cultural issues around it.

Roxbury Action Program
Roxbury, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)

project director: John Kordalewski
awarded on: 2009-12-28
amount: $1,000
Research Inventory Grant
Holyoke, MA, Hampden County (CT Valley)

Parsons Paper CollectionHolyoke Public Librarymore

Support to inventory the records of the Parsons Paper Company, the first paper mill in Holyoke.

Holyoke Public Library
Holyoke, MA, Hampden County (CT Valley)

project director: Maria Pagan
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $1,500
Research Inventory Grant
Amherst, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)

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 Historical Society and Museum
Amherst, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)

project director: Patricia J. Lutz
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $1,270
Research Inventory Grant
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)

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 Historical Society
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)

project director: Martha Mayo
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $1,500
Project: Media Grant
Melrose, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)

"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.

Filmmakers Collaborative
Melrose, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)

project director: Bill Lichtenstein
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $10,000
Project: Liberty & Justice For All Grant
Dorchester, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)

The Big Read: Boston - Fahrenheit 451WUMB Radiomore

Funding to purchase copies of the book Fahrenheit 451 for a citywide, "one book" project.

WUMB Radio
Dorchester, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)

project director: Patricia Monteith
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $6,135
Project: Liberty & Justice For All Grant
Gloucester, MA, Essex County (Northeast)

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.

Sargent House Museum
Gloucester, MA, Essex County (Northeast)

project director: Barbara Silberman
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $5,000
Project: Liberty & Justice For All Grant
Walpole, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)

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.

Center For Independent Documentary
Walpole, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)

project director: Bernardo Ruiz
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $10,000
Project: Liberty & Justice For All Grant
Somerville, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)

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.

The Welcome Project
Somerville, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)

project director: Warren Goldstein-Gelb
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $9,982
Project Grant
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)

The 5th Annual Boston Muslim Film FestivalAmerican Islamic Congressmore

Support for the "Cultures in Conflict?" festival featuring controversial issues in the Muslim world.

American Islamic Congress
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)

project director: Lauren Murphy
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $4,120
Project: Liberty & Justice For All Grant
Deerfield, MA, Franklin County (CT Valley)

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.

Old Deerfield Productions, Inc.
Deerfield, MA, Franklin County (CT Valley)

project director: Linda McInerney
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $10,000
Project: Liberty & Justice For All Grant
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)

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.

Underground Railway Theater
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)

project director: Debra Wise
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $10,000
Project Grant
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)

The Places Poems MakeWorcester County Poetry Associationmore

Support for a workshop for Worcester high school teachers exploring connections between poetry and local history.

Worcester County Poetry Association
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)

project director: Mark Wagner
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $4,750
Project Grant
Truro, MA, Barnstable County (Cape & Islands)

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 Historical Society
Truro, MA, Barnstable County (Cape & Islands)

project director: Deborah Minsky
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $2,500
Project Grant
Lexington, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)

The Reverend Hancock's Household: Early Colonial Life in LexingtonLexington Historical Societymore

Support for planning a 2010-2012 archaeological exhibit at Buckman Tavern.

Lexington Historical Society
Lexington, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)

project director: Susan J. Bennett
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $5,000
Project: Media Grant
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)

Scribbling WomenPublic Media Foundationmore

Support for development of an audio dramatization of Elinore Pruitt Stuart's "Letters of a Woman Homesteader."

Public Media Foundation
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)

project director: Valerie Henderson
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $5,000

Support for the research and development of a documentary film, "Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America."

Western NY Public Broadcasting Association
Buffalo, NY

project director: Lawrence R. Hott
awarded on: 2009-12-11
amount: $10,000
Discussion: Reading Grant
Reading, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)

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 Public Library
Reading, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)

project director: Ruth Urell
awarded on: 2009-10-19
amount: $1,000
Project Grant
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)

Adoption: Secret Histories, Public PoliciesMIT School of Humanities, Arts and Sciencesmore

Funding for keynote speakers for a conference entitled, Adoption: Secret Histories, Public Policies.

MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Sciences
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)

project director: Sally Haslanger
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
Project Grant
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)

Massachusetts River of Words Planning GrantMassachusetts Center For The Bookmore

Support for the adaptation of the national River of Words curriculum for Massachusetts implementation.

Massachusetts Center For The Book
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)

project director: Sharon Shaloo
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
Project Grant
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)

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.

Spinner Publications
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)

project director: Elizabeth Comeau
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
Project: Cultural Economic Development Grant
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)

2009 Massachusetts Poetry FestivalCultural Organization of Lowellmore

Support for the Massachusetts Poetry Festival.

Cultural Organization of Lowell
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)

project director: Suzz Cromwell
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $10,000
Project Grant
Fitchburg, MA, Worcester County (Central)

Reading Lois Lowry: Discussing Young Adult LiteratureFitchburg State Universitymore

A reading and discussion series.

Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA, Worcester County (Central)

project director: Mary C. Durling
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $1,500
Project Grant
Bedford, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)

Changing Lives Through LiteratureMiddlesex Community Collegemore

Support for transportation, books, and a meeting for instructors for the alternative sentencing program.

Middlesex Community College
Bedford, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)

project director: Jean Flanagan
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
Discussion: Reading Grant
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)

Loyal Lesley Daughters: An Oral history of Massachusetts' Women Teachers, 1925-1965Lesley Universitymore

Programming and video production for the exhibit.

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)

project director: Patricia Kramer
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
Project Grant
Concord, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)

Henry David Thoreau Birthplace: Interpretive Planning ProjectThoreau Farm Trustmore

Support to develop an interpretive plan for the newly-restored birthplace of Henry David Thoreau.

Thoreau Farm Trust
Concord, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)

project director: Nancy Grohol
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
Project Grant
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)

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 Historical Museum
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)

project director: Bill D. Wallace
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000
Project: Liberty & Justice For All Grant
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)

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.

American Antiquarian Society
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)

project director: James D. Moran
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $8,825
Project Grant
Clinton, MA, Worcester County (Central)

Russian Folklore Family Audio TourMuseum of Russian Iconsmore

Writing and recording an audio tour linking the museum's collection with Russian folklore and legend.

Museum of Russian Icons
Clinton, MA, Worcester County (Central)

project director: Tara Young
awarded on: 2009-09-11
amount: $5,000

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