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Finding and and Index to the Trail Maker, the Official Magazine of Massachusetts Girl Scouts, Inc.Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusettsmore
Production of a finding aid and index for 100 issues of The Trail Maker magazine from 1933-1942.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County
project director: Lynn Saunders Cutter
awarded on: 2019-07-29
amount: $2,000
Half-Hulls in Hanover: Inventorying One Town's Shipbuilding PastHanover Historical Societymore
Support for the production of an annotated catalog of documents and artifacts related to the history of shipbuilding on the North River.
Hanover, MA, Plymouth County (Southeast)
project director: John Galluzo
awarded on: 2019-05-13
amount: $2,000
Jack Kerouac Comes Home Again: Bringing Kerouac's Manuscripts Back to Lowell, MassachusettsUniversity of Massachusetts Lowellmore
Creation of a finding aid for a collection of Jack Kerouac's papers recently gifted to the University.
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)
project director: Michael Millner
awarded on: 2019-05-13
amount: $2,000
Mansfield Public Library Local Newspaper Digitization ProjectMansfield Public Librarymore
Digitization of 30 reels of the Mansfield News, a local newspaper dating back to 1873.
Mansfield, MA, Bristol County (Southeast)
project director: Whitney Brown
awarded on: 2019-05-13
amount: $2,000
Lee Historical Society Archive Inventory and Finding AidLee Historical Societymore
Inventory and creation of a finding aid for Lee Historical Society's collection.
Lee, MA, Berkshire County (Berkshire)
project director: Millard Eckert
awarded on: 2019-05-13
amount: $2,000
The Eugene Tappan PapersSharon Public Librarymore
Reparation and digitization of the papers of Eugene Tappan (1840-1908), the town's first historian, and creation of a finding aid.
Sharon, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Lee Ann Amend
awarded on: 2019-05-13
amount: $2,000
Preservation of Auburn's Winfried P Sommerfeld Photographic ArchivePhotographic Preservation Centermore
Inventory, organization, and digitization of items from the collection of photographer Winfried Sommerfeld.
Cambridge, MA, Middlesex County (Greater Boston)
project director: Fred Mirliani
awarded on: 2019-05-13
amount: $2,000
Consolidation of Inventories and Catalogs for Lowell Historical SocietyLowell Historical Societymore
A reorganization of archival documents and electronic inventories to create a searchable, accessible inventory for both scholars and the public.
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County (Northeast)
project director: Anthony Sampas
awarded on: 2018-07-30
amount: $2,000
Rediscovering Chester Square: A Lost Park in the South EndSouth End Historical Societymore
Inventory and creation of a finding aid for recently obtained records from the Chester Square Area Neighborhood Association.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Lauren Prescott
awarded on: 2018-05-14
amount: $2,000
People and Places from Brewster's PastBrewster Historical Societymore
Inventory and creation of a searchable catalog of the Society's Photographic Collection.
Brewster, MA, Barnstable County (Cape & Islands)
project director: Teresa Lamperti
awarded on: 2018-05-14
amount: $2,000
Fruitlands Shakers: New Collection/New AudiencesThe Trustees of Reservationsmore
Inventory and processing of the Fruitlands Shaker Collection of journals, church membership logs, sermons, and financial records.
Haverhill, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Alison Bassett
awarded on: 2018-05-14
amount: $2,000
Denton Family Collection at Wellesley Historical SocietyWellesley Historical Societymore
Necessary re-processing of a portion of the Denton Family Collection.
Wellesley Hills, MA, Norfolk County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Kathleen D. Fahey
awarded on: 2018-05-14
amount: $2,000
Processing and Making Available Archival Material Related to William Madison WoodAndover Historical Societymore
Inventory and make public their William Wood collection of photographs, maps, and publications.
Andover, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: Elaine Clements
awarded on: 2017-11-09
amount: $2,000
Douglas Historical InitiativeSimon Fairfield Public Librarymore
Inventory and processing of the Douglas Historical Society's Coppola Collection.
Douglas, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Justin Snook
awarded on: 2017-11-06
amount: $2,000
Sharon Public Library Newspaper Digitization ProjectSharon Public Librarymore
Digitization of the local Sharon Advocate Newspaper archive and make it available online to patrons.
Sharon, MA, Norfolk County (Southeast)
project director: Lee Ann Amend
awarded on: 2017-11-06
amount: $2,000
Black Holyoke: Uncovering the History of Black Peoples in Holyoke, MAHistoric Holyoke at Wistariahurstmore
Inventory and scanning of Wistariahurst Museum's Holyoke and Carlos Vegas/Latino History Collections in order to provide a searchable documentation of Holyoke's black populations.
Holyoke, MA, Hampden County (CT Valley)
project director: Penni Martorell
awarded on: 2017-11-06
amount: $2,000
Documenting Art, Education, Cultural Heritage, and Community in BostonUniversity of Massachusetts Bostonmore
An inventory of the papers of Theresa-India Young, noted fiber artist, educator, community organizer, and activist.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Meghan Bailey
awarded on: 2017-07-17
amount: $2,000
Medfield Slumbers: An Inventory of the 18th Century Gravestones in Vine Lake CemeteryVine Lake Preservation Trustmore
Photographing and inventory of 260 eighteenth?century gravestones in Medfield's Vine Lake Cemetery.
Medfield, MA, Norfolk County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Elise M. Ciregna
awarded on: 2017-07-17
amount: $2,000
Preserving and Digitizing the John Quinn AIDS Memorial Books CollectionThe History Projectmore
A project inventorying, processing, and digitizing the John Quinn AIDS Memorial Books in preparation for public programming and an online exhibit honoring people in the Boston area who died from HIV/AIDS related illnesses.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Andrew Elder
awarded on: 2017-02-06
amount: $2,000
A Century of Work: Greenfield Employers and EmployeesGreenfield Historical Societymore
An inventory of artifacts from three local businesses and explore connections between skilled labor and buying power.
Greenfield, MA, Franklin County (CT Valley)
project director: Robin Yerkes
awarded on: 2017-02-06
amount: $1,500
Defining Our History - Creating a Catalog of Amesbury Carriage Museum CollectionsAmesbury Carriage Museummore
Creation of a catalog their collection of carriages and sleighs as part of establishing a professional framework for their collection and developing an interpretive focus on the material culture of Amesbury.
Amesbury, MA, Essex County (Northeast)
project director: John W. Mayer
awarded on: 2017-02-06
amount: $2,000
Squam Life: Lasting More Than a DayAnnisquam Historical Societymore
Inventory of up to three boxes of ephemera that document life in Annisquam between 1850 and 1950.
Gloucester, MA, Essex County
project director: Mary Ellen Lepionka
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $1,500
The David Ruggles Center Archive Biographical InventoryDavid Ruggles Centermore
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.
Florence, MA, Hampshire County
project director: Lisa Baskin
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $1,500
Exploring the Porter & McLeod Machine Shop CollectionHatfield Historical Societymore
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.
Hatfield, MA, Hampshire County (CT Valley)
project director: Kathie Gow
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $1,500
Processing and Making Available the Papers of Charles ShivelyThe History Projectmore
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.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: William Holden
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $1,500
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.
Nahant, MA, Essex County
project director: Bonnie D'Orlando
awarded on: 2016-06-17
amount: $1,500
Norwood Historical Costume CollectionNorwood Historical Societymore
Funding to inventory, evaluate, photograph and re-house their collection of 750 garments dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. Materials will be used in a digital presentation of their entire costume collection, an exhibit of WWI era clothing and a planned exhibit exploring the diversity of Norwood's participation in the Great War.
Norwood, MA, Norfolk County
project director: Bryan Burns
awarded on: 2015-12-11
amount: $1,500
Reweaving the Social Fabric - Inventorying Leverett's Historical RecordLeverett Historical Commissionmore
Funding to inventory the Leverett Town Meeting Record and Municipal Archives in order to asses and catalogue town collections for their research potential.
Leverett, MA, Franklin County
project director: Lisa Stratford
awarded on: 2015-12-11
amount: $1,500
Early Families & Industries of West StockbridgeWest Stockbridge Historical Societymore
Funding to inventory, catalogue and preserve four boxes of records, invoices and papers from Baldwin's Extracts Company, est. 1865, ranging from the late 19th through early mid 20th centuries. The material will be part of an on-going series of talks and remembrances celebrating West Stockbridge and its families.
West Stockbridge, MA, Berkshire County
project director: Robert Salerno
awarded on: 2015-12-11
amount: $1,500
Squam: An Intimate HistoryAnnisquam Historical Societymore
Funding to inventory, photograph, and index 39 family albums and scrapbooks made by village residents from pre- civil war time on. Selected albums will be featured in an upcoming exhibit about what life was like for families in the village during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Gloucester, MA, Essex County
project director: Mary Ellen Lepionka
awarded on: 2015-12-11
amount: $1,500
Harry H. Dow Legal Case FilesChinese Historical Society of New Englandmore
Inventory, translation, and assessment of client files from the Harry H. Dow papers archived at the Suffolk Law School Library.
Boston, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Susan Chinsen
awarded on: 2015-06-19
amount: $1,500
Appalachian Mountain Club Historical Photograph Digitization ProjectAppalachian Mountain Clubmore
Scanning and inventory 1,000 photographic prints of New Englanders enjoying the outdoors between 1930-1950.
Charlestown, MA, Suffolk County (Greater Boston)
project director: Rebecca Fullerton
awarded on: 2014-06-20
amount: $1,500
Proctor Comb and Button Manufacturing InventoryNorthborough Historical Societymore
Inventory of 12 boxes of artifacts and records from the Proctor Comb and Button Manufacturing Company, a significant industry in the town from the mid-1800s into the early 1900s.
Northborough, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Ellen Racine
awarded on: 2014-06-20
amount: $1,500
Gardner's Colony for the Insane: A Story to TellWestminster Historical Societymore
Inventory of negatives and photographs taken at Gardener's Colony for the Insane during the 1950s and 1960s and reproduce them in print for researchers and online for the public.
Westminster, MA, Worcester County (Central)
project director: Elizabeth Hannula
awarded on: 2014-06-20
amount: $1,500
City of Lowell Division of Planning & Development CollectionLowell Historical Societymore
Preservation of the City of Lowell Division of Planning and Development Collection.
Lowell, MA, Middlesex County
project director: Martha Mayo
awarded on: 2013-06-21
amount: $1,500
Cataloguing the Paul White DocumentsWinslow Housemore
Awarded to catalogue, re-house, and transcribe the "Paul White documents," a group of about fifty documents that date from the 1740's to the early nineteenth century, with an eye towards future public programming.
Ocean Bluff, MA, Plymouth County
project director: Laura Smolcha
awarded on: 2013-01-31
amount: $1,500
Photo Digitization and ExhibitHassanamisco Indian Museum / Nipmuc Nationmore
Scanning, inventory, and electronic storage of more than 500 photographs in the Hassanamisco Indian Museum's collection.
South Grafton, MA, Worcester County
project director: D. Rae Gould
awarded on: 2012-12-14
amount: $1,500
Helen V. Manning Archive Inventory ProjectAquinnah Cultural Centermore
Inventory of the archival pictures, research papers, and notes left by Helen Vanderhoop Manning, an Aquinnah Wampanoag leader, historian, and educator.
Aquinnah, MA, Dukes County
project director: Berta Welch
awarded on: 2012-12-14
amount: $1,500
Robbins House Interpretive Center InventoryDrinking Gourd Project, Inc.more
Surveyal of archives relating to the African-American history of Concord and its neighboring towns from 1750-1787 in preparation for programming at the newly restored Robbins House.
Concord, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Robert Gross
awarded on: 2012-06-15
amount: $1,500
Winn-Adams Family CollectionArlington Historical Societymore
Inventory of the images relating to the annual Barrington Fair (c. 1841-1980) that are part of the Domenic and Marie Tassone photographic collection.
Arlington, MA, Middlesex County (Metrowest Boston)
project director: Faith Ferguson
awarded on: 2012-06-15
amount: $1,498