Past Grants Awarded

Presentation and interpretion of the history and culture of New England's commercial fishing and port industries by creating a series of short (4 minute) audio segments for radio play and web broadcast. Segments will be based on oral histories collected as part of the Working Waterfront Documentation Project, an ongoing oral history project.

This week-long summer institute for K-12 educators will provide them with the content, skills, and resources needed to infuse more global content into classroom curricula. The goal is to provide teachers with the information needed to connect students to the wider world, providing them with an opportunity to challenge their own definition of self and of liberty and justice in various cultural contexts. The institute will include guest lectures, hands-on workshops, video conferences and other special presentations.

Book discussions for adults learning English. Themes include cross-cultural experiences, courage, immigrant stories, working, and family stories. Genres include fiction, folktales, memoir, and biography.

Research on the planning, landscape design, preservation and promotion of Stockbridge from 1853-1993 by the Laurel Hill Association.

Research into the history and influence of the Turkish people on the city of Peabody during the leatherworking period of the late 19th and early 20th century.

Research to analyze and annotate the primary source documents produced by several women in mid-nineteenth century Westfield. Electronic and written resources will be produced for use by patrons, students, and visiting scholars.

Document the establishment of Hawley's old town common identifying the people involved and examining their motives.

Display of Newton artifacts and presentation on local archaeology with a focus on historic preservation and awareness of archaeological sites and past Native American lifeways through lecture and a stone tool making demonstration.

Stage productions of a one-woman show including a post-show Q&A.

Public exhibition and development of internet distribution for the 12-minute video documentary "Juror Number Six" which examines the role of media representations of race.

Series of five documentaries with panel discussions on the theme of "Liberty and Justice for All".

Curriculum development for presentation on board the National Historic Landmark dory-fishing schooner Adventure, part of a plan to develop the schooner into a floating museum of North American fisheries. The curriculum will also be available for download to schools.

Four session dialogue series using the documentary "RACE - the Power of an Illusion" a 3-episode series questioning the very idea of race as biology. Facilitated conversations based on the documentary and its discussion guide will enable groups ot delve into topics raised in the film.

Four programs focusing on housing as an issue of social and economic justice built around the documentary film At Home in Utopia.

Planning, development and production of an exhibit depicting the history, in images and texts of one of the better-documented Pilgrim Fathers of the Mayflower and the life stories, through oral history transcripts and representative pictures and objects, of 2-3 contemporary, undocumented Chinese immigrants.

Fabrication and installation of an exhibit providing an overview of an important chapter in American history when New Bedford was the Whaling Capital of the World and the pivotal role of the Rotch Family during this period.

Script development and production of a play dramatizing two little-known court cases that led to the abolishment of slavery in Massachusetts with an accompanying study guide.

Exhibit and lecture on a series of photographs by Harry J. Sparrow from 1911. The exhibit and accompanying lecture will put the photographs into perspective in the history of photography, landscape history, as well as economic and social life in Orleans early in the 20th century.

Literary festival featuring a keynote address, readings, film screenings, roundtables and interviews, whose intention is to explore the relation between literary art and environmental studies.

Inventory of a portion of the Stone House Museum's textile collection from the mid 19th century.

Inventory of materials that bear on the occupancy of Judith Sargent Murray, the house as it looked during that period, as well as deeds at the Essex County Courthouse that bear on the house.

Documentation and re-housing and inventory of materials from 32 exhibit panels from the Prescott Museum.

Installation about women in the construction industry that will bring attention to the frontline experience of a significant public policy effort, on the thirtieth anniversary of the Executive Orders that opened industry jobs and apprenticeship programs to women.

Post production panel discussions of the play and its relevance to our times, including veterans in the audience. As a follow-up, a veterans' workshop will be held including performances/reading from Henry V, writing prompts and journaling, sharing of personal stories, and a discussion of the play.

A series of public forums, an oral history component and a case study addressing issues of refugee resettlement and intercultural understanding.

Series of public programs examining the nature of leadership and political franchise in Plymouth Colony and the Wampanoag Homeland in the 17th century, the 30-year Mashpee Wampanoag Federal recognition process, and current affairs in the Wampanoag Homeland since achieving sovereignty. Programming will include thematic tours and talks by museum staff, Native community forums, performances of theatre pieces and an exhibit.

Lecture, panel discussion, photography exhibit, and the distribution of a dvd and study materials to stimulate discussion of competing views of racial justice.

Panel discussions, staged readings, film presentations, a poetry reading and other events that will provide several different perspectives on the Israeli/Palestinian situation. This collection of events is centered around the Downstage@ New Rep productions of "My Name is Rachel Corrie and Pieces."

Production of an introductory film for visitors from around the world to the historical context of the Battle of Lexington. The film will complement Lexington Historical Society's interpretive program at three nationally significant historical sites with important connections to the events of April 19, 1775.

Film screenings followed by discussions led by a film critic, food historian or scholar. Following the film/discussion, participants are invited, at a separate cost, to a meal offered by a local restaurant reflecting the cuisine of that film's culture.

Vinfen's film festival, with films by and about individuals with developmental disabilities and mental illness, is the first of its kind in Boston. Four to six hours of film screenings grouped by theme will be followed by 35-40 minute panel discussions with subject experts, individuals served, humanists and filmmakers on issues.

Three part lecture series in conjunction with a major gallery exhibition combining architectural surveying, cartography, and popular art to produce an oblique aerial image of a community as if imagined from 2,000 to 3,000 feet.

A series of four in-depth public programs and a teacher workshop exploring how the concepts of liberty and justice in the Bill of Rights have evolved in our country's history.

Series of public events focusing on the largely unknown history of the Massachuset people who inhabited the land that would become the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The project will present the story of the time before now from both perspectives: the Massachuset - representing the Native population in New England - and the Puritans - representing the Europeans.

Design, printing and shipment of an educational poster depicting the Civil War submarine, Alligator.

Video-taped oral history interviews from 15 Soviet immigrants living in Lynn.

Library reading and discussion group at the Sturgis Library

An exhibit at Worcester Historical Museum, a lecture/discussion series offered to the Worcester County community at various partner agencies, oral histories from the leaders, volunteers and service recipients of WCFP and its partners and other public programs.

Exhibition for the entrance to the Lawrence Public library using a slide show and free-standing exhibits highlighting the legacies of two former Lawrence residents, Robert Frost and Reverend William Wolcott.

Design and planning of permanent signage to introduce the story of the site and fundamental interpretive concepts to annual visitors.