Past Grants Awarded

Inventory of the images relating to the annual Barrington Fair (c. 1841-1980) that are part of the Domenic and Marie Tassone photographic collection.

Inventory of the papers of Carlos Vega, one of Holyoke's most vocal and prolific Latino activists.

Inventory of the Robert H. Nylander Collection of research notes and maps related to the original Iron Work Farm land grant and the extant Jones-Faulkner Homestead and Jones Tavern for a permanent exhibition on the extent and evolution of the Jones and Faulkner land holdings throughout the town of Acton and nearby communities.

Cataloguing of materials relating to Medford during the transitional ante-bellum period, c. 1855.

Inventory of documents relating to Polish immigration to Hatfield in the first half of the 20th century.

Research in preparation for a 2012 exhibit on the antislavery movement in Cummington.

Inventory of the collections of Charles Kenney and Jack Deady regarding the Cocoanut Grove Fire.

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.

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.

Support to inventory the records of the Parsons Paper Company, the first paper mill in Holyoke.

Support to inventory collections related to the history of soldiers, their families, and Amherst's participation in times of conflict.

Support to inventory 19th century cartoons and prints about Lowell resident and owner of the Middlesex Company, Benjamin Franklin Butler.

Inventory and catalogue the Civil War-related materials in the city's historical collection.

Preparation for creating a database of all known workers at the Schwamb framing mill.

Inventory of the Cutthyhunk Historical Society's collection of materials from local shipwrecks off the Elizabeth Islands.

Inventory of artifacts and documents in public collections across the three counties of the Pioneer Valley related to Valley residents who journeyed to California as part of the California Gold Rush.

Inventory of the Ellis Family collection, a recent donation of 200 items from the Ellis Family of Westwood, to be used as the basis for a major exhibition at the Westwood Historical Society in the fall of 2009.

Inventory of the sources of contemporary information about the Royall family's correspondence at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Inventory of 10-12 boxes of the costume and textile collection of the Westport Historical Society with reference to themes in Westport local history as well as national issues such as the civil war.

Support for partial inventory of core collection. Frank White will pick, inventory and mark 60 core artifacts directly associated with up to three themes in the development of farming in the Pioneer Valley from subsistence to industrial farming. The report and catalog will be used to develop a mission statement and create one and five-year programming plans.

Inventory of a portion of the Stone House Museum's textile collection from the mid 19th century.

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.

Documentation and re-housing and inventory of materials from 32 exhibit panels from the Prescott Museum.

Inventory of Civil War and late nineteenth century era documents, photos and postcards.

Inventory of the Burr family collection to help elucidate the experience of farming in rural Western Massachusetts.

Archival of the personal and military papers of Captain Lucius Richmond a Brocktonian and an Officer in the Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry during the Civil War.

Support to inventory the Lavinia Warren Bump (Mrs. Tom Thumb) collection in preparation for renewing their exhibition of material on the couple.

An inventory project for the Natick Historical Society to catalogue their collection of photographs.

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.

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.

An inventory of Southborough Historical Society's 18th and 19th century collection of manuscripts and artifacts to support a lecture or exhibit relating to the history of Southborough's triphammer, used for pounding and shaping iron.

Inventory of the Pickardt family collection, a family of German descent, who came from New York City to settle in Westwood, a rural farming community in the late 1800's, opened a business and influenced the Westwood and Islington communities from the 1880's to the 1950's.

A scholary inquiry into the papers of Lowell-based magician, Louis Ackerman, as a means to explore the history of popular culture of the city and the country.

Organization of the Brockton Historical Society's collection of materials documenting the life and career of Rocky Marciano, famous boxer and Brockton resident.

Inventory of artifacts of the Leonard family, one of the oldest in Raynham.