Good Will Home Association

EXPANDING CHARTER SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS THROUGH THE THRESHOLD PROGRAM - AN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM OF THE MAINE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

"THE L.C. BATES MUSEUM WILL PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATION TREATMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING RELATED TO ITS HISTORIC NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS. A CONTRACT CONSERVATOR WILL BE ASSISTED BY MUSEUM STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR 33 BIRD MOUNTS AND THEIR CASES AS WELL AS FIVE FISH MOUNTS. THE CONSERVATOR WILL ALSO WRITE A SCRIPT FOR DOCENT TOURS, AN ARTICLE RELATED TO THE PROJECT TO BE SHARED WITH OTHER MAINE MUSEUMS, AND PLAN AND PRESENT TWO COLLECTIONS CARE WORKSHOPS FOR MORE THAN 70 PARTICIPANTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAINE ARCHIVES AND MUSEUMS. THE COMPREHENSIVE TWO-YEAR PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A SCHOLARLY PRESENTATION ABOUT THE FISH TAXIDERMIST, VARIED LEARNER-CENTERED VISITOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMMING, AND THE PRODUCTION AND AIRING OF A CABLE TELEVISION PROGRAM ABOUT THE PROJECT. SIX AT-RISK YOUTH FROM THE MAINE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL WILL PARTICIPATE AS COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS."

THE L.C. BATES MUSEUM WILL DELIVER STEAM PROGRAMMING TO NEIGHBORING RURAL, MOSTLY LOW-INCOME SECOND GRADE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE OBSERVING ORNITHOLOGY SCIENCE PROJECT. OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD, THE MUSEUM WILL WORK WITH 40 TEACHERS IN 12 SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING TIED TO NEXT GENERATION CORE SCIENCE PERFORMANCE MEASURES. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL USE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND OTHER RESOURCES TO PRESENT A SERIES OF THREE ORNITHOLOGY PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MOTIVATE CURIOSITY AND ENGAGE CHILDREN IN OBSERVATION ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT A NEW APPROACH TO THINKING, ANALYZING AND SOLVING. THE MUSEUM WILL LOAN A NEW POP-UP DISPLAY TO EACH OF THE 12 SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND WILL PRESENT FOUR FAMILY AND FOUR CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BIRD DAYS AT THE MUSEUM FOR PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING EACH YEAR OF THE PROJECT. AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR WILL MEASURE THE PROJECT'S SUCCESS IN ACHIEVING DEFINED PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT INCLUDE STRENGTHENING THE CHILDREN'S KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, AND ATTITUDE TOWARD THE REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT.

THE L. C. BATES MUSEUM, A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM ON THE CAMPUS OF GOOD WILL-HINCKLEY HOMES, WILL PRESERVE AND SAFEGUARD 25 HISTORIC TAXIDERMY MOUNTS IN ITS COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM WILL CONTRACT WITH A PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATOR TO CARRY OUT TREATMENTS ON 21 BIRD MOUNTS, A LARGE WHITE MARLIN, AND THREE SMALL FISH MOUNTED BY NATURALIST AND TAXIDERMIST FRED C.N. PARKE. THE MOUNTS SELECTED FOR TREATMENT WERE INFORMED BY PREVIOUS COLLECTIONS ASSESSMENT FOR PRESERVATION (CAP) PROGRAM AND MUSEUM ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (MAP) RECOMMENDATIONS. MUSEUM STAFF WILL ALSO PROVIDE GUIDED TOURS TO EDUCATE VISITORS ABOUT THE PROJECT AND GENERAL COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP. CONSERVATION TREATMENT OF THE MOUNTS WILL ENSURE THEIR LONG-TERM PRESERVATION AND USE FOR RESEARCHERS, THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, STUDENTS, AND MUSEUM VISITORS.

GREENHOUSE STAFFING PROJECT.

SRSA APPLICATION

APPLICATION FOR SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

THE L. C. BATES MUSEUM WILL PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATION TREATMENT FOR NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS AND CREATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR THE PUBLIC ABOUT COLLECTIONS CARE. A PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATOR WILL COMPLETE CONSERVATION AND STABILIZATION TREATMENTS FOR 36 BIRD MOUNTS AND FIVE FISH MOUNTS AND THEIR HISTORIC CASES. THE CONSERVATOR WILL PROVIDE ASSOCIATED WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF THE WORK TO CONSERVE AND SAFEGUARD THE HISTORIC COLLECTIONS. THE MUSEUM WILL PARTNER WITH MAINE ARCHIVES AND MUSEUMS TO CONDUCT A WORKSHOP FOR REGIONAL MUSEUMS ON THE CARE OF MOUNTED COLLECTIONS. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE EXHIBIT AND CONSERVATION-RELATED TOURS FOR VISITORS AND HOST A SCHOLARLY LECTURE ON HISTORIC TAXIDERMY. THE PROJECT WILL BUILD ON RECOMMENDATIONS RECEIVED THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S PARTICIPATION IN BOTH THE MUSEUM ASSESSMENT AND CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS.

THE L.C. BATES MUSEUM, A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM ON THE RURAL CAMPUS OF GOOD WILL-HINCKLEY HOMES, WILL CONDUCT A COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP PROJECT THAT WILL CONSERVE AND SAFEGUARD ITS HISTORIC TAXIDERMY MOUNTS, INCLUDING 24 BIRD MOUNTS AND A BLUE FIN TUNA MOUNT. THE TREATMENT OF THE MOUNTS WILL COMPLY WITH THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC WORKS CODE OF ETHICS AND GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICE. THE MUSEUM WILL CONDUCT A COLLECTIONS CARE WORKSHOP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAINE ARCHIVES AND MUSEUM. THEY WILL CREATE A TUNA PRESENTATION AND CONSERVATION EXHIBIT, INCLUDING VISITOR CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES, AND DEVELOP RELATED PROGRAMMING.

APPLICATION FOR SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

INFORMED BY REPORTS FROM ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE COLLECTIONS ASSESSMENT FOR PRESERVATION (CAP) PROGRAM AND THE MUSEUM ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (MAP), THE L.C. BATES MUSEUM WILL ENGAGE A CONSERVATOR TO CONDUCT PRESERVATION TREATMENTS ON 23 INDIVIDUAL 1800’S BIRD MOUNTS AND ONE MOUNTED SAILFISH. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTRAL KENNEBEC HERITAGE COUNCIL, THE MUSEUM WILL CONDUCT A WORKSHOP ON THE TOPIC OF CARING FOR NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS. VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS WILL ASSIST WITH PROJECT ACTIVITIES, AND THE MUSEUM WILL PROVIDE RELATED PROGRAMS FOR RURAL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, SUCH AS DOCENT-LED TOURS OF THE COLLECTION AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM A CONSERVATOR AT WORK. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A WRITTEN EVALUATION AND THE MUSEUM WILL SHARE PROJECT RESULTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND NEWSLETTER UPDATES.

APPLICATION FOR SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

PHASE 10: DEVELOPING STORAGE SPACE AND HOUSING SIGNIFICANT HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS [THE L.C. BATES MUSEUM?S PROJECT GOAL IS TO IMPROVE COLLECTION?S CARE AND PRESERVATION BY COMPLETING PHASE 10 OF DEVELOPING STORAGE SPACES AND HOUSING SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC OBJECTS IN THE MUSEUM?S EXPANDING NEW 2ND FLOOR NW STORAGE SPACE. THE COLLECTIONS ARE RELEVANT TO THE NATIONAL HISTORY OF CHILDCARE AND ITS STUDY AS EXEMPLIFIED BY GOOD WILL-HINCKLEY HOMES (GWH), CULTURAL HISTORY OR MAINE HISTORY. THIS STORAGE PROJECT, A PRIORITIZED COLLECTIONS CARE GOAL OF THE MUSEUM?S 2022-2026 STRATEGIC PLAN, FOLLOWS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF OUR 2008 RE-CAP, 2012 MAP COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP, 2019 MAP FOLLOW-UP AND RON HARVEY?S 2000 COLLECTION SURVEY AND 2010-22 CLIMATE MONITORING REPORTS. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE CONSERVATOR HELPING IMPLEMENT THE STORAGE ACTIVITIES AND PRESENTING A METAL COLLECTIONS CARE WORKSHOP AND THE MUSEUM'S PURCHASE STORAGE SUPPLIES AND SHELVING.]

PHASE 9: DEVELOPING STORAGE SPACE AND HOUSING FOR HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS [THE L.C. BATES MUSEUM?S PROJECT GOAL IS TO IMPROVE COLLECTIONS CARE AND PRESERVATION BY COMPLETING PHASE 9 OF DEVELOPING STORAGE SPACE AND HOUSING FOR HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS IN THE MUSEUM?S NEW SECOND FLOOR NW STORAGE SPACE. THE COLLECTIONS ARE RELEVANT TO THE NATIONAL HISTORY OF CHILDCARE AND ITS STUDY AS EXEMPLIFIED BY GOOD WILL-HINCKLEY HOMES, CULTURAL HISTORY, OR MAINE HISTORY. THIS STORAGE PROJECT, A PRIORITIZED COLLECTIONS CARE GOAL OF THE MUSEUM?S 2022-2026 STRATEGIC PLAN, FOLLOWS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF OUR 2008 RE-CAP, 2012 MAP COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP, 2019 MAP FOLLOW-UP, AND RON HARVEY?S 2000 COLLECTION SURVEY AND 2010-22 CLIMATE MONITORING REPORTS. THE PROJECT WILL CONTINUE TO TURN AN UNUSED SPACE ON THE SECOND FLOOR INTO AN APPROPRIATE LONG-TERM STORAGE SPACE FOR HUMANITIES OBJECTS. (EDITED BY STAFF)]

PHASE 2 OF DEVELOPING STORAGE AND HOUSING SPACES FOR HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS

PLANNING TWO NEW STORAGE SPACES AND HOUSING COLLECTIONS

PHASE 3 DEVELOPING STORAGE AND HOUSING SPACES FOR HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS

PHASE 4 OF DEVELOPING STORAGE AND HOUSING SPACES FOR HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS RELATING TO GOOD WILL ORPHANAGE HISTORY

PHASE 6: DEVELOPING STORAGE SPACE AND HOUSING SIGNIFICANT HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS

PHASE 8: DEVELOPING STORAGE SPACE AND HOUSING FOR HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS [THE L.C. BATES MUSEUM?S PROJECT GOAL IS TO IMPROVE COLLECTION?S CARE AND PRESERVATION BY COMPLETING PHASE 8 OF DEVELOPING STORAGE SPACES AND HOUSING SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC OBJECTS IN THE MUSEUM?S RECENTLY DEVELOPED SECOND FLOOR SW STORAGE SPACE. THE COLLECTIONS ARE RELEVANT TO THE NATIONAL HISTORY OF CHILDCARE AND ITS STUDY AS EXEMPLIFIED BY GOOD WILL-HINCKLEY HOMES (GWH), CULTURAL HISTORY OR MAINE HISTORY.]

MONITORING THE COLLECTIONS STORAGE SPACES AND IMPROVING THE COLLECTIONS WORKSPACE

? PHASE 7: DEVELOPING STORAGE SPACE AND HOUSING SIGNIFICANT HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS [COMPLETE PHASE 7 OF THE ARCHIVAL HOUSING AND STORAGE OF HISTORIC GOOD WILL-HINCKLEY MATERIALS THAT DOCUMENT THE HISTORY OF CHILDCARE AND LIFE IN RURAL MAINE. CONSULT WITH CONSERVATOR RON HARVEY ON THE PROJECT WORK AND FOR A WORKSHOP FOR VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL MAINE MUSEUMS STAFF.]

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM