Total Awards: 21 grants, $201,766.73
Bristol
American Clock & Watch Museum, Inc., $1,700
Museum Cell Phone Tours: American Clock & Watch Museum
The American Clock & Watch Museum was awarded $1,700 to implement a cell phone audio tour of its site, focusing particularly on the exhibit "Connecticut Clock Making and the Industrial Revolution."
Cos Cob
Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich, $7,220
Front Porch Forum
The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich received $7,220 to support a series of six lectures for its docent training and adult lifelong learning programs. CHC funding supports speaker honoraria and travel, design, printing, promotion, and other program expenses.
Guilford
Guilford Keeping Society, Inc., $1,666
Furnishing Plan for the Main Floor of the Medad Stone Tavern
The Guilford Keeping Society received $1,666 in CHDF support to engage a curatorial consultant to develop a furnishing plan for one of the Society’s properties, Medad Stone Tavern. The society is restoring and refurbishing the building to include an event space and museum.
Hamden
Connecticut League of History Organizations, $2,348
2007-2008 Out & About Program Series
The Connecticut League of History Organizations, a organization for museum
professionals, received $2,348 to conduct four programs around the state to educate staff and volunteers about essential history organization issues and showcase host sites.
Hartford
Connecticut Historical Society, $5,000
Strategic Planning for the Connecticut Historical Society
The Connecticut Historical Society was awarded $5,000 in CHDF technical assistance support to engage a consultant to lead the society through a strategic planning process.
Connecticut Historical Society, $4,150
Performance Management and Standards Program for Education
The Connecticut Historical Society received $4,150 in Technical Assistance to defray costs associated with participation in the American Association for State and Local History’s Performance Management Program. This program offers member museums a way to measure and analyze teacher satisfaction with museum education programs at a low cost with well-qualified consultants providing the evaluation strategies.
Litchfield
Litchfield Historical Society, $53,822
Litchfield County Furniture
The Litchfield Historical Society was awarded $53,822 in CHDF Implementation funds to mount an exhibition, publish a catalogue and present a symposium and other programs on the furniture of Litchfield County from 1770-1830. This follows a $25,000 planning grant awarded by the CHC last winter.
Litchfield Historical Society, $5,190
The Connecticut Farm Landscape: Open Space and Historic Buildings
The Litchfield Historical Society received $5,190 to host a two-day professional
development symposium focusing on the region’s agricultural heritage to raise
awareness of our state's fast-disappearing farm landscapes and farm architecture.
Madison
Madison Historical Society, $3,489
Madison Historical Society Interpretive Plan
The Madison Historical Society was awarded $3,489.48 to conduct interpretive
planning and institutional assessment. CHC funds cover consultant fees and supplies, and are matched by staff and volunteer time.
Middletown
Middlesex County Historical Society, $2,100
Middlesex County Historical Society Organizational Assessment
The Middlesex County Historical Society received $2,100 to engage National Executive Service Corps of Central Connecticut to conduct staff and board interviews, lead meetings, and deliver a report that can be used to establish short- and mid-term goals and action priorities for the organization.
Mystic
Mystic Seaport Museum, $61,845
Frozen In: The Inuit of Hudson Bay and Captain George Comer
Mystic Seaport received $61,845 in implementation funding for a major new exhibition on the story of George Comer, an East Haddam resident and whaling captain who spent much of his career in Hudson Bay living and working alongside the native Inuit people. CHC funds support fabrication of the exhibit, including casework, photo reproduction, graphics, and soundscaping, plus summative evaluation by an outside professional.
New Britain
New Britain Museum of American Art, 9,850
The World of Charles Ethan Porter: 19th Century African American Artist
The New Britain Museum of American Art received a $9,850 grant for educational and outreach programming related to its upcoming exhibit, "The World of Charles Ethan Porter." Programming includes lectures, concerts, films, school vacation programs, art and writing workshops for high school students, tours, and others.
New London
New London County Historical Society, $7,250
Thames River Heritage 2008
The New London County Historical Society, on behalf of numerous cultural
organizations on both sides of the Thames River, was awarded $7,250 in CHDF
support to create a unified marketing and promotional campaign for historic sites and heritage events in the New London/Groton area. Expenses include website maintenance, design and printing of a brochure, a map and one major event.
New London Main Street, 5,231
Books, Brushes, Jazz & Blues 2007
New London Main Street was awarded $5,231.25 in CHDF support to a multifaceted literary, arts and heritage event held in downtown New London. The festival is a collaborative effort between the area's cultural organizations that promotes the city and its cultural offerings as a destination for visitors.
Noank
Noank Historical Society, $4,118
Cataloging the Noank Historical Society's Archives and Artifacts
The Noank Historical Society received $4,118 to engage a professional cataloguer to help guide the organization in cataloguing its historical collections using database software. In addition, the consultant will train the volunteers who will complete the catologing process.
Ridgefield
Ridgefield Library and Historical Association, $5,000
Local History Materials and Programs at the Ridgefield Library: An Evaluation for the Town of Ridgefield's Tri-centennial Year in 2008
The Ridgefield Library Association, which operates the Ridgefield Public Library, received $5,000 to assess its local history collections and determine which materials to retain and which to remove from the collections. CHC funds cover consultant honoraria, archival supplies, and staff training.
Stamford
Stamford Historical Society, $2,550
Stamford's Urban Redevelopment
The Stamford Historical Society was awarded a $2,550 grant for a temporary exhibit on the urban redevelopment of Stamford during the 1960s. Funds support content research and the fabrication of exhibit panels.
Tolland
Association for the Study of Connecticut History, $3,632
The Constitution of 1818 and Beyond
The Association for the Study of Connecticut History, the state's professional
organization for historians, was awarded $3,632 to conduct its annual fall meeting, which is co-sponsored with the Connecticut Supreme Court Historical Society, UConn School of Law, and the Acorn Club.
West Hartford
Noah Webster House & WHHS, $5,230
West Hartford Hauntings
The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society received $5,230 to
conduct a series of "scary" interpretive tours in West Hartford over three nights. CHC support is requested for personnel costs, travel, supplies, carriage rental, printing, promotion, and program evaluation.
Wethersfield
Wethersfield Historical Society, $6,375
"My Town - Our Town" Wethersfield 375th Anniversary Cultural Heritage Project
The Wethersfield Historical Society received $6,375 in CHDF support for planning, research and community engagement activities in preparation for the town’s 375th anniversary celebration.
Woodbury
Seabury Society for the Preservation of the Glebe House, Inc., $4,000
Colonial Fair & Muster Day 2007
The Seabury Society for the Preservation of the Glebe House received $4,000 to support for their annual living history event.
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