Essex
$4,953
to Connecticut River Museum for Planning a New "River Connections"
The
Connecticut River Museum received $4,953 in CHDF planning support
to hire consultants who will help the museum develop a long-term
comprehensive exhibition on the Connecticut River.
Hamden
$2,499
to Connecticut League of History Organizations for "Let's Be Friends:
Building Relationships in the History Community" CLHO Annual Meeting
The
Connecticut League of History Organizations received $2,499 to host
its annual conference in New London, which is attended by representatives
of (museums and historical societies, teachers, tourism officials
and others engaged in the presentation of Connecticut History to
the public.
$16,237
to Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation for Historic Barns
of Connecticut
The
Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation will use this $16,237
CHDF planning grant to continue documenting significant barns in
Connecticut in conjunction with the Council's state tour of the
Smithsonian Institution's Barn Again! exhibition. Findings from
the study as well as additional barn resources will be published
on the Internet at www.connecticutbarns.org. The grant follows a
$5,000 technical assistance grant awarded last summer.
Hartford
$4,000
to Antiquarian and Landmarks Society for Celebrating A Birth of
a Hero-Nathan Hale's 250th Birthday Celebration & Revolutionary
War Film Series
The
Antiquarian and Landmarks Society, which maintains the historic
Hale Homestead in Coventry, received $4,000 in CHDF support to organize
a series of summer programs that celebrate the 250th anniversary
of the birth of Connecticut State hero Nathan Hale.
Kent
$5,223
to Kent Historical Society for Barn Again! Projects and Exhibit
The
Kent Historical Society received $5,223 in CHDF support to host
public programs relating to the summer tour of the Smithsonian Institution's
Barn Again exhibition at the society. The Connecticut tour of Barn
Again is sponsored by the Connecticut Humanities Council.
Madison
$25,240
to Deacon John Grave, Inc. for Making Ends Meet: Financing Everyday
Life for a Madison Family, 1685-1865
The
Deacon John Grave Foundation in Madison received $25,240 in CHDF
implementation support to install an exhibition focusing on several
generations of the Grave family as an illustration of a microcosm
of early New England economy. This grant follows a $5,000 planning
grant.
New
Britain
$4,000
to Association for the Study of Connecticut History for Journal
Publication, Connecticut History
The
Association for the Study of Connecticut History received a $4,000
CHDF grant to publish its upcoming issue of Connecticut History,
the state's only professional journal on Connecticut History.
$2,500
to New Britain Museum of American Art for Charles B. Ferguson distinguished
Lecture Series
The
New Britain Museum of American Art was awarded $2,500 in CHDF support
to host a lecture series in conjunction with the museum's exhibition
For Spacious Skies: The Collection of Henry and Sharon Martin.
New
Haven
$2,415
to Greater New Haven African American Historical Society for "Lifetime
Contributions" Awards Event
The
Greater New Haven African American Historical Society received $2415
in CHDF funding to host Dr. Terrance Roberts as the keynote speaker
for the society's second annual awards ceremony.
Putnam
$1,000
to Town of Putnam for Revolutionary War Reenactment - Town of Putnam's
Sesquicentennial Celebration
With
$1,000 in CHDF funds, the Town of Putnam will host a Revolutionary
War reenactment in celebration of the town's 150th anniversary.
Sharon
$4,985
to Sharon Historical Society for Visions of Iron
The
Sharon Historical Society was awarded $4,985 conduct pre-production
research and on-camera interviews with historian and educator Ed
Kirby for a 20-minute documentary on the history of the iron industry
in northwest Connecticut, based on the historian's CHC-funded book,
Echoes of Iron in Connecticut's Northwest Corner.
Suffield
$3,560
to Suffield Historical Society for Strategic Planning
The
Suffield Historical Society received $3,560 in CHDF Professional
Development support to engage two consultants to help the society's
board develop a long-term strategic plan.
Torrington
$12,664
to Torrington Historical Society, Inc. for Black Friday: The Flood
of 1955
The
Torrington Historical Society received $12,664 in CHDF Implementation
support to mount an exhibition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary
of the flood of 1955, which devastated the Naugatuck Valley and
changed Torrington's cityscape forever.
West
Hartford
$11,707
to Noah Webster Foundation for Bristow and the African-American
Experience
With
a $11,707 Cultural Heritage Development Fund grant, The Noah Webster
House will plan a series of programs and projects to better explore
and commemorate the African American experience in West Hartford,
which includes an investigation into the life of Bristow, an enslaved
African that bought his freedom from the Thomas Hooker family. The
project is timed to coincide with the opening of West Hartford's
new middle school named after this West Hartford historical figure.
Wethersfield
$12,396
to Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum for Rochambeau & Revolutionary
Connecticut: 225 Years of Franco-American Relations
The
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum in Wethersfield will use $12,396 in CHDF
support to engage consultants to help plan the first scholarly conference
on Franco American relations in the recent past, and to develop
interpretative strategies for their National Historic Landmark properties.
Both the symposium and the new interpretation will be part of the
statewide commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the French march
across Connecticut in 1781 and the American victory at Yorktown.
$2,901
to Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum for Preparing for the Future: Interim
Interpretive Planning for the 1752 Joseph Webb House
The
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum in Wethersfield was awarded $2,901 in
CHDF support to hire a consultant to plan interim interpretative
strategies for the 1792 Webb House as the museum undertakes a six
month project to restore and refurbish the historic home.
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