Past Grants Awarded

A workshop on the reading and writing of poetry for Berkshire County elementary, middle and high school teachers.

Preproduction support for a documentary film that explores New England Native identity from the point of view of view of language preservation and loss.

A library reading and discussion series focusing on the political history of the Modern Middle East (formerly a council-conducted program).

Programming and resources to accompany an exhibit of Currier & Ives prints, including a panel discussion, an on-line version of the exhibit, and an exhibition/program brochure.

A summer teachers' institute that will equip teachers with the knowledge and curricular resources necessary for teaching about the modern Middle East.

The Actors' Shakespeare Project's summer teaching institute on teaching Shakespeare, centering on their Boston production of Hamlet

Interpretive historical signage (wayside exhibits) to be installed in the Concord River Greenway park, a large community project preserving land along the east bank of the Lowell portion of the Concord River.

An oral history project that will be conducted in conjunction with the third Working Waterfront Festival, a celebration of the occupational culture of the commercial fishing industry.

A bilingual audio tour and public programs in conjunctions with an upcoming exhibit, "Mi Puerto Rico: Master Painters of the Island, 1785-1952."

The publication of a catalogue of the Concord Museum's Thoreau collection that includes his desk, walking stick, flute, spyglass, and other objects.

Educational programs for K-12 students using the Lexington Historical Society's collection of documents and artifacts and its three Colonial properties that figured in the Battle of Lexington.

Preproduction of a documentary about Somali women adjusting to life in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The production of a documentary about the Sisters of Providence in Holyoke, Massachusetts, who founded public healthcare institutions in the region.

An exhibition of the foundational documents of Massachusetts including the 1629 Massachusetts Bay Charter, to be displayed at the Massachusetts Archives.

Production grant for this documentary about three years in a multicultural Catholic parish in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

A summer series of eleven interactive living history performances.

A theater piece based on oral history interviews with military women from Massachusetts who have served in Afghanistan or Iraq.

The installation of an "outdoor museum" of historic markers in Northampton.

The creation of an inventory of the journals and writings of three generations of the Harwood family. The final product will be a guide to the Harwood family papers.

The entering of historical deeds from the Dyer collection into a database to be made available at the Shaw Memorial Library in Plainfield.

A study of the male overseers at Lowell's ante-bellum textile mills.

A study of the records and product samples from Daveys, a Worcester handbag company. The records now reside with the Worcester Historical Museum.

A study of the development of the straw-braiding and textile industries in Stoughton and Easton from before the War of 1812 to approximately 1840, as reflected in the Hodges Collection of business ledgers and day books.

Archival research into the artifacts related to food history held by both Andover and North Andover Historical Societies. Resources developed will be used for new programs.

A research project to determine the farming and dairying activities that occurred at the Bryant Homestead from 1900-1959.

An investigation of the Crypt of the Old North Church to determine who is buried there.

The planning, design, and fundraising phases of a permanent exhibit on the history of the Gloucester fishing industry.

The development of routes and tours for a newly purchased trolley in the City of Waltham.

An exhibit honoring the contributions of American women in all branches of military service as well as on the "home front" during conflicts from the Revolution to the present day.

The publication of articles about industries formerly active on Cape Cod: Ship Building, Whaling, Cranberry Harvesting, Marine Sciences, and Woolens. The articles will be published in the Falmouth Enterprise.

A teacher workshop for 40 teachers on techniques for using primary sources in the classroom.

A series of free lectures and demonstrations, exploring a wide range of the historical and cultural aspects of the Renaissance, as part of the Company's Outdoor Bankside Festival of performances and events.

Summer teachers' institute for classics teachers, with free public lectures on ancient philosophical theories of freedom.

The collecting of oral histories of people with experience of farming in Belmont between 1900 and 1950.

Planning for an exhibit to introduce visitors of the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum to the life of whaling merchant William Rotch, Jr.

A one-week summer institute on Massachusetts' history and geography for 25 teachers of grades 3-5.

A curriculum on the history and lessons of the Holocaust for high school and middle school students.

A two-year residency of the play at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston, a collaborative effort of Theatre Espresso and the Supreme Judicial Historical Society.

To survey of the collection of the Westport Historical Society for artifacts and documents that relate to the history of the Society's headquarters, the Bell School, and its relationship with communities of Westport.

Inventory of the Dyer Collection, letters and materials relating to the relative and changing importance of a mixed economy and mixed land use in Plainfield over the past 200 years.