From top: A guest studies a silver salver that was custom-made as a wedding gift during the time that the first occupants lived in the Tate House; Sally Lombard presents copper plate engravings of George III and his Queen Charlotte; the Tate House (from behind).
Selected MHC Grants Made Between September 1, 2004 and September 14, 2005
Bucksport
Invisible: “What is it to be an Indian in the 21st Century?”
$500: This grant supported a screening and discussion with James Eric Francis of a 60-minute video documentary on the historical and contemporary experience of Maine’s Indians. > Northeast Historic Film
Calais
The Laramie Project
$500: This grant supported a local production and related programming around The Laramie Project, a play by Moises Kaufman. Using the play, students discussed diversity issues and the need for tolerance in the school and local community. > Calais High School
Downeast Hidden Arts
$1,500: The Downeast Heritage Museum presented a workshop/demonstration series focusing on traditional downeast crafts, with participants producing finished products to be featured in a final exhibit. > Downeast Heritage Center
Dover-Foxcroft
Civil War Day, 20th Maine at Roundtop
$500: Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society presented a program centered on the 20th Maine regiment, and its role in the battle of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. > Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society
Winter Writers Series - 2005
$1,000: This program brought a series of published authors to Piscataquis county, where they read and discussed their work in a series of events at the Center Theater. > Center Theatre
Eagle Lake
Oral History Residence with Eagle Lake Elementary School, Northern Maine General, & Community
$1,500: Jennifer Armstrong, a musician and storyteller, provided a 3-day residency with students grades 3-8 at Eagle Lake Elementary School focusing on folklore, oral history, and the performing arts. > Northern Maine General
Farmington
Share Your Heritage
$1,500: This grant supported one of four “Share Your Heritage” workshops presented nationally by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to encourage appreciation of nature and the local history and culture of a region. This one focused on heritage tourism issues in Western Maine. > Mountain Counties Heritage
Reading Revolutions: Great Minds, Great Thoughts
$2,000: This grant supported an exhibition and programming relating to the Remnant Trust Collection, a travelling collection of original or early editions of seminal texts that will be in Farmington through fall 2005. > University of Maine at Farmington
Hinckley
Bernd Heinrich: The Naturalist As Artist
$1,500: This grant supported an exhibit and public programming on the life and career of renowned author, illustrator, and field biologist Bernd Heinrich. > L.C. Bates Museum (Good Will Home Association)
Jackman
Kennebec-Chaudière Audio Tour
$4,900: This project will produce an interpretive CD which will use personal and community narratives, soundscapes and audio art to explore Maine’s Kennebec-Chaudière International Corridor. > Kennebec Chaudière International Corridor Committee
Livermore
Washburn-Norlands Humanities Seminar – 2005
$1,000: This annual seminar brought together scholars and lay people around the topic of the historical New England identity. > Washburn-Norlands Living History Center
Lovell
Signs of the Times: Collaborative Programming for Deaf and Hearing Audiences in Western Maine
$750: This grant supported a public storytelling festival in both American Sign Language and English. > Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library
Madawaska
A Cultural Stewardship Workshop for Museums and Cultural Groups
$500: This grant supported a workshop on museum interpretation, cultural tourism, docent training, and communications for museums and cultural groups on the St. John Valley International Cultural Route. > Maine Acadian Heritage Council
St. John Valley International Cultural Route Website
$5,000: This grant will support planning and development of a website for the St. John Valley International Cultural Route, which will showcase the region to a worldwide audience. > Maine Acadian Heritage Council
New Gloucester
The Second Annual Fiddlehead Art & Cultural Festival - 2005
$1,500: This grant supported portions of the Fiddlehead Art and Cultural Festival. > Fiddlehead Center for the Arts
Norway
One Book, One Community
$1,000: This grant supported book discussions, events, and activities for all age groups, centered around the community’s reading the book Ernie’s Ark by Monica Wood. > Norway Memorial Library
Ogunquit
Memories of WWII — Photographs from the Associated Press Archives
$1,500: This grant supported a photography exhibit featuring 121 black & white photos from the files of the Associated Press during World War II, both from the theaters of war and the home front. > Ogunquit Museum of American Art
Orono
Somali Narrative Project
$500: This project recorded stories of Somali immigrants to document their experiences for use within the Somali community and for those interested in Maine’s immigrant history. > University of Maine
Portland
Henry David Thoreau, Surveyor of the Soul
$3,000: This scripting grant will assist in the development a two-hour documentary about the life and writings Henry David Thoreau and his influence on American culture. > Maine Alliance of Media Arts
Look at ME
$5,000: This grant will support a curriculum development program with group of art historians, public school teachers, arts educators, and parents working to encourage reading and arts literacy skills in children K-2. > Portland Museum of Art
Searsport
Waymouth 400: History Symposium
$5,000: This grant underwrote a history symposium at the Penobscot Marine Museum, one of several different projects comprising the celebration of the 400th anniversary of George Waymouth’s exploration of the Maine coast. > Penobscot Marine Museum
South Portland
The Concept of Liberty in American Life
$1,500: This grant allowed a group of academically at-risk Middle School students to analyze what liberty means for new immigrants as well as long-term residents; create a website; and lead a public forum on the subject. > South Portland School System
