Past Grants Awarded

An exhibit with enhanced programming that explores cultural syncretism between West African cultures with indigenous and colonial Portuguese traditions to make the cultural mosaic of modern Folk Art of Northeastern Brazil.

Three seven-week memoir-writing workshops serving low-income and immigrant residents.

Preproduction activities for film on current research into the pharmaceutical viability of psychedelic drugs and the historical and cultural contexts influencing how society regulates drugs.

A large exhibit and oral histories documenting the 20th century labor practices and social and labor contract negotiations in the New Bedford fishing industry.

An educational program to accompany a re-mounting of WAM Theatre's "Emilie: The Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight."

A series of programs designed to heighten awareness of racism, modern slavery, gender and economic inequality, and other injustices through lectures, film, and music.

A six-session Family Adventures in Reading series meeting on Tuesday evenings.

A professional development discussion series for K?12 educators and librarians on the subject of migration.

Research that will form the foundation for future programs at the summer estate of activist and reformer Robert Treat Paine.

A reading and discussion series for children and adults on the works of Jacqueline Woodson.

A six-month facilitated inter-departmental reading and discussion seminars for health Professionals at Mass General Hospital.

A program of lectures and discussions to mark Women's History Month, 2017.

A four-session series using the Family Adventures in Reading syllabus on Community.

A public moderated discussion of United South End Settlements' history and an exhibit at the Harriet Tubman House, both of which commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Settlement House.

A four-session series using the Family Adventures in Reading syllabus on Community.

Two symposia related to the themes of two of New Repertory's productions, performances of which accompany the discussions.

A facilitated inter-departmental reading and discussion sessions for health Professionals.

Revision and improvement to the academic portions of the Kyeza African Dance Project, a dance and discussion series that serves over 100 children each year in the Boston area.

A panel discussion engaging the audience about the local relevance of historical preservation and mark the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act.

A family Literacy Day based on the Family Adventures in Reading curriculum.

A day-long community event on the subject of im/migration and a sense of place in Western Massachusetts.

Six history curriculum-related film screenings with discussions led by invited guests for students from Martha's Vineyard Regional High School and Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School.

Implementation of two series (in 2016 and 2017) of the Enhancing Families Through Literature program with families involved with Berkshire Family and Probate Court.

A year-long project to produce six digital compilations of regional events to expand the popular Hilltown Families website.

Audience enrichment sessions and talkbacks for the company's production of "The Bakelite Masterpiece."

Development of a research-based plan designed to support small historical organizations in participating in a new statewide Commonwealth Historical Collaborative online archive.

A public presentation, a bilingual article for publication, an online repository of research, and a virtual walking tour on HistoryPin.com related to an exhibit regarding the social history of publishing, reading, and community engagement with the written word in Chinatown.
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Inventory of up to three boxes of ephemera that document life in Annisquam between 1850 and 1950.

Inventory of research materials collected by various scholars and members of the organization during the past decade or so of pulling itself into being and obtaining a headquarters.

Processing of the papers of the Porter McLeod Machine Shop, an industrial company in a town that knows most about its agrarian past, and evaluate its potential for a series of programs, including as part of the HHS core exhibit.

Inventory and processing of the papers of Charles Shively, a gay activist and poet in the Boston area during the 1970s and early 1980s, who was actively involved in a number of early and influential gay and queer newspapers, including Gay Community News, Fag Rag, and Gay Sunshine.
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Inventory of six folders of ephemera and other materials about the community effort to build and launch the Valiant, the last fishing vessel that was built by a fishing family in their back yard in Nahant, between 1955 and 1965.
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11 performances of Katori Hall's "The Mountaintop," seven of which will be followed by audience talkbacks, cast conversations, and a panel discussion with visiting scholars and other outside experts in the fields of civil rights and African American studies.

A project examining race and civic engagement within Boston's black community through film, discussion, performance, and a bike tour.

Humanities speakers and facilitators for a day-long festival and symposium at the Bryant Homestead in Cummington.

A series of humanities events built around the production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet."

Creation and presentation of five performances using Brandeis's newly acquired Lenny Bruce archives on the subject of First Amendment rights, free speech, and inclusive language-especially in regard to comedy and public performance.

Sponsorship of Bryan Stevenson's keynote address in Holyoke on incarceration and mass criminalization in the U.S.

Preproduction activities for a film about the life and work of Margaret Fuller.

Creation and installation of historical markers for a walking tour at the location of the former Northampton State Hospital.