Past Grants Awarded

An online program on U.S. fascism from the 1930s until today, and how that threat motivated activists and writers to create cultural and political works to counter it. The program will include NAASR's personal archives of Avedis Derounian, aka John Roy Carlson, who infiltrated the Nazi underground and wrote “Under Cover."

The virtual American Voice in Poetry and Song project explores the American Voice through literature, poetry, spoken word, music, and historical storytelling, featuring Chicago-Renaissance composers Florence Price and Margaret Bonds, poets Langston Hughes, Myrtle Vorst Sheppard, Maria Howard Weedun, and National Slam Poetry Champion Regie Gibson, and writer Charles Coe.

"Sharing Our Stories: An Interactive, Digital Exploration of Our Lives" is a humanities program for 30 adult literacy students that includes a free, open to the public, online reading and discussion forum that features local authors.

Two online exhibits and accompanying gallery talks about the history of the Black community of abolitionists and formerly enslaved in Florence, Northampton, Massachusetts in the two decades before the Civil War.

An upgrade and redesign for the museum's website, including migration of the website to Wordpress and support the addition of additional content.

A virtual exhibition of the upcoming show Many Trails Muhheconeok: The people of the waters that never stand still. A digital platform will enhance the narrative of the exhibition through digital representation of the objects and space on the explore.berkshiremuseum.org website and expands the audience to serve those who are unable to visit the exhibition in person.

The Early Stages Conversation Series showcases writers, historians, poets, thinkers, scientists, and more in hybrid events, and there will be a web-based archive of the series.

The 2021 Virtual Humanities Program includes live zoom events and video production of “Voices from Somerville” online series, “Faith in a City” event, and online events related to our exhibition, “Penny Chronicles and the Stories They Tell.”

A virtual tour of some of the contents, history and families involved with the Shaw Hudson House, with special consideration given to the 1850's office of Dr. Samuel Shaw, a completely intact medical office, with medical equipment and books.

Improve the Museum's virtual lecture experience with video editing, upgraded streaming capabilities and equipment purchases.

An online virtual tour of Old North Church and accompanying enrichment materials designed for middle and high school classrooms.

An online database documenting the free and enslaved People of Color in Marblehead from the 17th century through the 19th century. A robust database system into which documentary evidence and data can be inputted and the public can freely access and search via the Museum’s website.

Adding WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility to a new website, and an education portal for teachers and students using humanities materials related to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice from our collection and archives.

Taking the Classroom to the Streets uses large-scale works of public art in Lynn as the foundation for an innovative, cross-curricular educational experience for Lynn youth, including a coded access website to augment classroom learning so that students can digitally interact with the public art, and virtual reality goggles and stipends for artists to explain the cultural significance behind their work.

An online exhibit on the role of Thomas Reynolds, head gardener and estate superintendent, in the creation of Edith Wharton’s acclaimed gardens.

A dedicated website to host creative & critical responses to historical research focusing on nearby, hidden, & personal histories of participants in Greenfield and nearby towns.

Supporting laptop distribution to youth participants who lack the technology to participate in online programming as part of the the Violence is Not Normal project.

The NHS will create and deliver four digital learning modules that will help teachers meet third grade curricular standards and inspire connections to local history among some of Natick's youngest residents.

For the creation of interactive story maps of two recent Pao Arts Center projects, Inside Chinatown and Love Letters, that will be featured on the Pao Arts Center website.

For the enhancement of online walking tour with the addition of interactive maps, new photographs, and other information as well as redesign for a more digital-friendly layout.

For the creation of an online Local History Film Series which will feature rare footage related to the region's history.

For the production of an online virtual tour and program of the museums' campus that can be used by schools and teachers unable to come to the museums due to costs or COVID 19.

The Society will streamline brochures of self-guided architectural walking tours of six key districts in New Bedford to create mobile application of the tours of the city's historic neighborhoods.

A bilingual video project aimed at capturing the Lawrence history knowledge held by staff, local historians, and scholars, but not yet digitally documented.

An outdoor garden exhibit highlighting our region's horticultural past, present, and future.

To hire a professional web designer who can train AHS staff and volunteers, and renovate the AHS website so that it can be used as a digital platform to expand public access to AHS local history resources.

For Combahee’s Radical Call: Black Feminisms (Re)Awaken Boston, an online program about Combahee River Collective and how its work still impacts racial, social, and gender justice.

For the production of a series of interactive online exhibits of historical photos highlighting the culture and landscape of central Massachusetts, framed as a microcosm of the American post-war way of life.

Implementing the digital exhibition of a program celebrating the culture and heritage of the long-standing Massachusetts commercial fishing industry, highlighting women both locally and abroad.

A project to make improvements to ensure that the website, www.paulreverehouse.org, meets WCAG standards, in particular in sections where there is new content.

For the creation of a digital interactive component to an outdoor exhibit telling the story of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians in Berkshire County.

For production of an online version of the "A Changing Way of Life" section of our new permanent exhibit and downloadable discussion guides, as well as QR codes to enable in person visitors to listen to oral history excerpts presented at five listening stations on their cell phones. A variety of audio, video, and still images will enable visitors to explore themes of labor, immigration, the environment, family & community and sea stories.

Offer Virtual Field Trips curriculum packages for students in grades 8-12 based on Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms which will explore America's democratic ideals and practice. Also provide Virtual Gallery tours of our new exhibitions for adults.

For the Digital Native Connections and Ancestral Story Circles project.

For the development of a widely accessible digital walking tour and virtual visit focused on the little-known story of enslaved and free Black people in 18th-century Deerfield, MA.

For the digitization of the Tewksbury State Hospital intake records, which when completed, will be accompanied by a genealogy program, a virtual exhibit, and a website redesign showcasing newly digitized content.

An ongoing comprehensive digital initiative for the purposes of making valuable content available and accessible to the public, educational institutions, partnering organizations, and researchers.

Abolition, Activism, and Social Justice from the 19th Century to Today

Development of a new guided house tour and supporting exhibit panels to tell the story of the domestic workers who lived at the house over its 100 years of occupancy.

Recently incarcerated persons to tell their stories and engage the public in conversation about the challenges of life after prison.