Past Grants Awarded

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

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.

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.

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).

Library reading and discussion program.

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.

Documentation and exhibition of Boston's GLBT History, to inventory the records of three transgender-related organizations as part of its Transgender Initiative.

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.

Discussion guide and publicity to promote screenings of the documentary "Marion Stoddart: Work of 1000."

Support for the Historical Journal of Massachusetts' 75th commemorative issue and build a database of articles since 1990.

Creation of an oral history and photography exhibit about Ipswich during the first half of the 20th century.

Updating of abolitionism exhibit to reflect current scholarship about the Underground Railroad.

Preproduction work on "Prison Dogs", a documentary featuring a program to train service dogs for veterans.

Archaeological day trips to Spectacle Island for urban youth from communities surrounding the Boston Harbor

Annual AIA-MOS Archaeology Fair at the Museum of Science, featuring ancient technologies.

Support to collect, transcribe, archive, and present oral histories of former Norfolk Prison debaters from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Creation of a podcast, tour map, and online resources for African American sites in Old Deerfield.

Support for the public series, Remembering Galileo, including keynote speaker Dava Sobel.

Creation of a Google Earth map of the leather industry in Peabody from 1939 through the 1990s, when the industry folded.

The hosting of authors at the festival on October 16 in Boston.

A documentary about romance fiction and its authors.

Ten audio segments based on interviews with a variety of workers in fishing and related industries.

A book about sailors in the U.S. Navy to accompany the exhibit, All Hands on Deck: A Sailor's Life in 1812.

A production about the Hutchinson Family Singers, who shared stages with leaders of the abolitionist, women's suffrage, and temperance movements.

A series of exhibitions and lectures about food in Pioneer Valley museums.

Support for research and the creation of entries for an interactive online map of Thoreau's travels through Massachusetts.
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Cataloging of gravestone inscriptions, conditions, and artwork in the four acre "Old Section" of Vine Lake Cemetery, dating back to 1651.

Inventory of 2,500 photographs of Holbrook from the 19th through the late 20th centuries.

Inventory and createion of a finding aid for the Charles H. Metz and Waltham Manufacturing Company collection.

Training program, walking tour and guidebook to strengthen youth leadership skills.

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

Editing of a classroom length version of "Coexist", a documentary about post-genocide reconciliation programs in Rwanda.

Research on and interpretation of the Society's collection of redware pottery for an exhibit in 2011.

Research and interpretation of the Society's collection of military objects from the Civil War for a 150th anniversary exhibit.

Transcription of farm journals, contextualize Gore Place farming of the Federal era, and integrate the information into a new farm plan.

Research into Mohican cultural resources in preparation for reinterpreting the Mission House and Monument Mountain in Stockbridge.

Creation of We Shall Not Be Moved, an exhibit about the Bank Tenant Association.

Performances and scholar-led discussions of Timon of Athens for inner city youth and South Boston communities.

An exhibit juxtaposing the lives of pilgrim William Bradford (1590 - 1657), and an anonymous, undocumented Chinese immigrant now living near Boston.

Installation of a permanent, hands-on exhibit based on the historical society's collection of Native American artifacts.