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Stone House Museum Textile Collection InventoryStone House Museummore
Inventory of a portion of the Stone House Museum's textile collection from the mid 19th century.
Belchertown, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Laura L. Quinn
awarded on: 2008-02-01
amount: $1,000
Sargent House Musuem RIGSargent House Museummore
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.
Gloucester, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Joan Ciolino
awarded on: 2008-02-01
amount: $995
Prescott Museum Exhibit Panel InventorySwift River Valley Historical Societymore
Documentation and re-housing and inventory of materials from 32 exhibit panels from the Prescott Museum.
New Salem, MA, Franklin County (CT Valley)
project director: Ani Gonzalez-Rivera
awarded on: 2008-02-01
amount: $1,000
On Equal TermsBrandeis Universitymore
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.
Waltham, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Susan Eisenberg
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $8,994
Henry V Conversations: What is a Just War?Actors' Shakespeare Projectmore
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.
Somerville, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Lori Taylor
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $4,000
Walaalo! Somali Women's ProjectNew World Theatermore
A series of public forums, an oral history component and a case study addressing issues of refugee resettlement and intercultural understanding.
Amherst, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Andrea Assaf
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $10,000
Chosen to LeadPlimoth Plantation, Incmore
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.
Plymouth, MA, Plymouth County (Southeast)
project director: Elizabeth A. Lodge
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $10,000
Examining Human Rights and Racial Justice in Boston, the US, and the WorldNortheastern Universitymore
Lecture, panel discussion, photography exhibit, and the distribution of a dvd and study materials to stimulate discussion of competing views of racial justice.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Martha F. Davis
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $7,052
Their Voices Will Be Heard: Artist Responses to the Israeli/Palestinian SituationNew Repertory Theatremore
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."
Watertown, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Meron Langsner
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $5,000
The Day the Revolution Began: Orientation Film for Visitors to LexingtonLexington Historical Societymore
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.
Lexington, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Susan J. Bennett
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $10,000
Film FeastsBerkshire Museummore
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.
Pittsfield, MA, Berkshire County (Berkshire)
project director: Melanie Mowinski
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $8,100
Moving Images: Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Film FestivalVinfen Corporationmore
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.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Juliana Field
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $5,000
Boston and Beyond: A Bird's Eye View of New England: A Lecture SeriesBoston Public Librarymore
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.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Roni Pick
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $3,280
Revolutionary Ideals and Modern Debate: The Evolution of Liberty and Justice.Old South Meeting Housemore
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.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Michelle LeBlanc
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $10,000
First Contacts - In the Time Before Now: The Massachuset, The Partnership of the Historic PartnersPartnership of the Historic Bostonsmore
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.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Wilfred Holton
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $5,000
USS Alligator PosterThe Navy and Marine Living History Associationmore
Design, printing and shipment of an educational poster depicting the Civil War submarine, Alligator.
North Attleboro, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Charles L. Veit
awarded on: 2007-12-14
amount: $4,995
Social Justice in Soviet and American SocietiesLynn Museummore
Video-taped oral history interviews from 15 Soviet immigrants living in Lynn.
Lynn, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Molly Pucci
awarded on: 2007-12-08
amount: $3,700
Adults in Transition: Exploring the UnexpectedSturgis Librarymore
Library reading and discussion group at the Sturgis Library
Barnstable, MA, Barnstable County (Cape & Islands)
project director: Marcella M. Curry
awarded on: 2007-10-25
amount: $1,000
Got Food? Creating a Hunger Free CommunityWorcester Historical Museummore
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.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Bill D. Wallace
awarded on: 2007-09-28
amount: $10,000
Lasting Legacies: Art and Poetry for Lawrence MARobert Frost Foundationmore
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.
Lawrence, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Mark Schorr
awarded on: 2007-09-28
amount: $5,000
The Birth of the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) Movement in Massachusetts, 1987-2007Stonewall Communities, Inc.more
Documentation of the gay-straight alliance movement's origins through community panel discussions and an oral history course.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Michael A. Connolly
awarded on: 2007-09-28
amount: $9,595
Stonehurst Exhibit and Signage DesignStonehurst, Robert Treat Paine Estatemore
Design and planning of permanent signage to introduce the story of the site and fundamental interpretive concepts to annual visitors.
Waltham, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Ann Clifford
awarded on: 2007-09-28
amount: $5,000
Laura Jernegan: Girl on a WhaleshipMartha's Vineyard Museummore
Development of an online exhibition for children and families to learn about the history of the New England whaling industry and its impact around the world using as its centerpiece the diary of Laura Jernegan, a young girl on a whaling voyage in the mid-1800s.
Edgartown, MA, Dukes County (Cape & Islands)
project director: Nancy Cole
awarded on: 2007-09-28
amount: $5,000
Story Capture Booth at the Choosing to Participate ExhibitBoston Museum Projectmore
Development of a story capture booth to allow visitors to videotape their own reflections on exhibit material. Visitors will be invited to step into a private booth located adjacent to an exhibit area and by a series of open ended questions appearing in sequence on a computer touch screen as they videotape their thoughts and reactions to both the exhibit content and their own related life experiences.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Katy Abel
awarded on: 2007-09-02
amount: $10,000
Mexico: Reading and Discussion SeriesFriends of the Williamsburg Libraries and Meekins Librarymore
Reading and discussion group about Mexico and its shared history in the West and Southwest of the USA.
Williamsburg, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Nel Wijnhoven
awarded on: 2007-06-18
amount: $1,000
In the Spirit of Clara Barton: Almira Fales and the Women of South DanversPeabody Institute Librarymore
Exhibit focusing on letters sent to the Ladies Soldiers' Aid Society formed in South Danvers (now Peabody) from the years 1861 including a living history performance and two lectures.
Peabody, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Nancy Barthelemy
awarded on: 2007-06-14
amount: $1,050
Rockland Historical Commission RIGRockland Historical Commissionmore
Inventory of Civil War and late nineteenth century era documents, photos and postcards.
Rockland, MA, Plymouth County (Southeast)
project director: James Paul
awarded on: 2007-06-09
amount: $1,000
Worthington Historical Society RIGWorthington Historical Societymore
Inventory of the Burr family collection to help elucidate the experience of farming in rural Western Massachusetts.
Worthington, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Patricia Kennedy
awarded on: 2007-06-09
amount: $910
Branded on My Arm and In My SoulSpinner Publicationsmore
Publication of "Branded on My Arm and In My Soul," the holocaust memoir of long-time New Bedford resident, Abraham Landeau.
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Karen Gravel
awarded on: 2007-06-09
amount: $5,000
Left on Pearl: Women Take Over 888 Memorial Drive888 Women's History Project, Inc.more
Production of a film titled "Left on Pearl: Women Take Over 888 Memorial Drive, Cambridge". Employing multiple perspectives, this documentary will tell the story of a little-known but highly significant event in the history of the Second Wave of the women's movement. The takeover of a Harvard building was the surprise ending of that year's International Women's Day March.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Susan Rivo
awarded on: 2007-06-09
amount: $10,000
Peacemaking CircleCenter For Independent Documentarymore
Pre-production of a documentary exploring cutting-edge applications of a Native American tradition in which community members resolve conflict by convening a special ritual circle.
Walpole, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Julie Mallozzi
awarded on: 2007-06-09
amount: $10,000
Hidden Walls, Hidden Mills, Exploring the Plainfield LandscapePlainfield Historical Societymore
Design of self-guided outings for a family audience that explore the history and ecology of the Plainfield landscape. Tours will involve participants in the 'discovery' of history.
Plainfield, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Pleun Bouricius
awarded on: 2007-06-09
amount: $7,500
Living Off the Land in Falmouth, Then and NowFalmouth Historical Societymore
A trolley tour focusing on Falmouth's agricultural history including a visit to a modern farm and a local community garden.
Falmouth, MA, Barnstable County (Cape & Islands)
project director: Carolyn T. Powers
awarded on: 2007-06-09
amount: $3,090
Working Waterfront Documentation ProjectCommunity Economic Development Centermore
The Working Waterfront Documentation Project will document and present the history and culture of New England's commercial fishing and port industries in conjunction with the Working Waterfront Festival.
New Bedford, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Laura Orleans
awarded on: 2007-06-09
amount: $9,320
John Quincy Adams in RussiaAmerican Antiquarian Societymore
Series of regional performances of a historically accurate presentation of the role of John Quincy Adams in creating the lasting bonds between Russia and America.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: James D. Moran
awarded on: 2007-06-09
amount: $4,985
The Color InitiativeLifted Veils Productions, Inc.more
Radio reporting initiative that will examine complex global issues of democracy, liberty, culture, history and society through the framework of human perceptions and experiences related to skin color. Aired on WGBH/BBC/PRI's The World.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Phillip Martin
awarded on: 2007-06-08
amount: $10,000
Memory Breakdown?Harwich Port Library Associationmore
Pre-production funds to support research, consultation with a scholar, and the usage of archival footage for the documentary film "Memory Breakdown?" The film will feature Nina Schuessler, a Massachusetts woman who takes a trip into the unknown and finds the place where her mother's friends were guillotined.
Harwich Port, MA, Barnstable County (Cape & Islands)
project director: Stefan Roloff
awarded on: 2007-06-08
amount: $10,000
Martha Rosler: Bringing the War HomeWorcester Art Museummore
A brochure and public programs for students and adults in conjunction with the exhibition. Includes a lecture by Howard Zinn and an artist talk by Martha Rosler.
Worcester, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Susan L. Stoops
awarded on: 2007-06-08
amount: $5,000
Attleboro Area Industrial Museum SIRAttleboro Area Industrial Museummore
Research into Attleboro's great fire of 1898.
Attleboro, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: George Shelton
awarded on: 2007-04-15
amount: $2,500
Inquiry into the Role of African-Americans at Old NorthOld North Foundationmore
Research on the lives of enslaved and free Africans and African-Americans who were members of the Old North congregation.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Christine Baron
awarded on: 2007-03-13
amount: $2,500