National Society Of Colonial Dames

WE THE PEOPLE CHALLENGE GRANT TO EXPAND HUMANITIES PROGRAMS AT STENTON

INSTALLATION OF AN UPGRADED, ENERGY EFFICIENT HVAC SYSTEM FOR DUMBARTON HOUSE

COMPLETED IN 1730, STENTON WAS THE SEAT OF JAMES LOGAN, SECRETARY TO WILLIAM PENN, FOUNDER OF PENNSYLVANIA THIS GRANT WILL FUND THE REPAIR OF DETERIORATED ELEMENTS OF THE MANSION BY COMPLETING REPAIRS ON THE BUILDING S DORMERS, AND FULLY REPAIRING THE 10 SASH DORMER WINDOWS AS WELL AS TWO WINDOWS IN A NEARBY PRIVY IN ADDITION, ALL EXTERIOR MANSION TRIM AND WOODWORK WILL BE PAINTED THE APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE 127,300 IN MATCHING FUNDS

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DUMBARTON HOUSE WILL IMPLEMENT THE FIRST PHASE OF AN INTERPRETATIVE REINSTALLATION PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL IMPACT AND OVERALL EXPERIENCE FOR ITS VISITORS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF NEW INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING AS WELL AS INTERPRETIVE AND WAYFINDING SIGNS. THE MUSEUM WILL ALSO ENHANCE ITS VISITOR CENTER WITH IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY, NEW FURNITURE, AND EXHIBITS THAT SET THE SCENE FOR THE STORIES TO BE SHARED INSIDE THE HOUSE. THE PROJECT COORDINATOR WILL MANAGE IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS AND RECORD OBSERVATIONS FROM VISITORS TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NEW INTERPRETIVE APPROACHES. THE PROJECT FOLLOWS TEN YEARS OF RESEARCH COMBINED WITH PROGRESSIVE PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT GRANTS TO TRANSFORM THE SITE FROM A TRADITIONAL HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUM TO A VISITOR-FOCUSED EXPERIENCE.

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HISTORIC GERMANTOWN, A CONSORTIUM OF 18 HISTORICAL SITES AND CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS IN NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA, WILL HIRE TWO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATORS. THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE BASED AT TWO HISTORIC GERMANTOWN MEMBER SITES, STENTON AND CLIVEDEN, TO BUILD CONNECTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE MEMBER SITES' ABILITY TO REACH AUDIENCES DIGITALLY AS THEY RECOVER FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THESE IN-HOUSE STAFF WILL HELP THE HISTORICAL SITES LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THEIR STAKEHOLDERS OF COLOR (PREVIOUSLY, HISTORIC GERMANTOWN'S MEMBERS RELIED ON CONSULTANTS TO HELP BUILD AND MAINTAIN THESE RELATIONSHIPS). THE NEW STAFF WILL LEARN HOW TO MOVE COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS FROM TRANSACTIONAL TO RELATIONAL, A SHIFT THAT WILL LEAD TO SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIPS.

RE-INTERPRETING DUMBARTON HOUSE

INTERDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT AND PLAN FOR AN ENERGY EFFICIENT HVAC SYSTEM FOR DUMBARTON HOUSE

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