Connecticut Historical Society

DISCRETIONARY

THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL INVENTORY, REHOUSE, CATALOG, AND DIGITIZE THE CONNECTICUT CULTURAL HERITAGE ARTS PROGRAM CCHAP COLLECTION WHICH DOCUMENTS THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND HERITAGE WITHIN THE RICH DIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT?S ETHNIC AND WORKPLACE COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT WILL IMPROVE ALL ASPECTS OF THE CARE, CONDITION, MANAGEMENT, ACCESS TO, AND USE OF THE CCHAP ARCHIVE. MUSEUM STAFF WILL WORK WITH A PROJECT ARCHIVIST AND DATA TECHNICIAN TO REHOUSE OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTION AND CREATE COMPREHENSIVE OBJECT FILES AND DIGITAL CATALOG RECORDS. VIDEO AND AUDIO COMPONENTS WILL BE DIGITIZED TO PRESERVE THAT COLLECTED MATERIAL. NEW OBJECT FILES WILL BE CREATED INCLUDING HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN BETTER MANAGEMENT OF THE OBJECTS BY STAFF AND IMPROVED PUBLIC ACCESS TO THESE DIGITAL RECORDS THROUGH THE CONNECTICUT DIGITAL ARCHIVE (CTDA).

THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY PLANS TO CREATE A NEW PUBLIC-FACING INITIATIVE, THE COMMUNITY HISTORIAN PROJECT. THIS CONTEMPORARY COLLECTING PROJECT-WHICH GATHERS ITEMS OF THE RECENT PAST AS WELL AS FROM EVENTS HAPPENING TODAY-WILL DEVELOP COMMUNITY HISTORIANS TO IDENTIFY, DOCUMENT, AND PRESERVE THEIR EXPERIENCES AS RESIDENTS OF CONNECTICUT, AND SHARE THESE EXPERIENCES DURING A SERIES OF COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS. IN COLLABORATION WITH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY, THE CONNECTICUT DIGITAL ARCHIVE, AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN HARTFORD, NEW HAVEN, AND NORWICH, THIS INITIATIVE ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR CONTEMPORARY COLLECTING IN AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE MUSEUM SEEKS TO PROVIDE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS' LIVED HISTORY, IMPROVE EDUCATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MUSEUM AND CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS, AND BUILD A MORE DIVERSE COLLECTION AT THE MUSEUM THAT REFLECTS CONNECTICUT'S DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

LIVING DEMOCRACY EXHIBITION AT THE CONNECTICUT MUSEUM OF CULTURE AND HISTORY [TO COMMEMORATE AMERICA?S 250TH IN 2026, THE CONNECTICUT MUSEUM OF CULTURE AND HISTORY WILL DEVELOP A MAJOR EXHIBITION EXAMINING THE LEGACY AND LASTING IMPACT OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE THROUGH THE LENS OF ONE OF THE ORIGINAL THIRTEEN COLONIES. LIVING DEMOCRACY [WORKING TITLE] WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS ON 1776, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTAL MOMENTS THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT?S HISTORY, WHEN THE PEOPLE OF CONNECTICUT TOOK ACTION ON ISSUES RELATED TO LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.]

CONG. SETASIDES, MUSEUMS

CREATING ONLINE ACCESS TO UNCATALOGED COLLECTIONS

MANUSCRIPT CATALOGING PROJECT

THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL PROVIDE DIGITAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY SOURCES AS A RESPONSE TO NEW STATE LEGISLATION MANDATING EVERY SECONDARY SCHOOL IN CONNECTICUT OFFER A COURSE ON BLACK AND LATINO STUDIES STARTING IN THE 2022–2023 SCHOOL YEAR. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPING 10 DIGITAL RESOURCE PACKS THAT WILL CONTAIN DIGITAL COPIES OF PRIMARY SOURCES FROM THE HISTORY SOCIETY’S COLLECTION, A LESSON PLAN LINKING THE PRIMARY SOURCES TO THEMES IN THE STATE CURRICULUM, AND A SHORT VIDEO GIVING DEEPER CONTEXT TO THE PRIMARY SOURCES. STAFF MEMBERS WILL WORK WITH A TEACHER ADVISORY BOARD TO PLAN, DEVELOP, AND PILOT TEST THE RESOURCE PACKS BEFORE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON THE MUSEUM’S WEBSITE. AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT, CONNECTICUT TEACHERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO LESSONS ALIGNED WITH THE NEW STATE CURRICULUM, AND AMERICAN HISTORY TEACHERS OUTSIDE OF THE AREA WILL HAVE ACCESS TO PRIMARY SOURCES AND CONTENT THAT ILLUSTRATE THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK AND LATINO INDIVIDUALS IN ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S ORIGINAL COLONIES.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL EXPENSES IN RESPONSE TO AND RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

TO SUPPORT THE DIGITIZING AND CATALOGUING OF PAINTINGS FOR THE ARTIST AND THE CONNECTICUT LANDSCAPE ONLINE ARCHIVE.

CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY DISTANCE LEARNING PROJECT

TO SUPPORT THE CONNECTICUT CULTURAL HERITAGE ARTS STATEWIDE PROGRAM (CCHAP) AND RELATED FOLKLIFE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING FIELDWORK DOCUMENTATION PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND SERVICES FOR TRADITIONAL ARTISTS.

TO SUPPORT THE CONNECTICUT CULTURAL HERITAGE ARTS PROGRAM (CCHAP) AND RELATED FOLKLIFE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING FIELDWORK DOCUMENTATION PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND SERVICES FOR TRADITIONAL ARTISTS.

TO SUPPORT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE ARTS PROGRAM (CHAP).

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AT THE CONNECTICUT MUSEUM OF CULTURE AND HISTORY.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN TRADITIONAL ARTS.

TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT THE CONNECTICUT CULTURAL HERITAGE ARTS PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE ARTS PROGRAM (CHAP).

TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AT THE CONNECTICUT MUSEUM OF CULTURE AND HISTORY.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN TRADITIONAL ARTS.

TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT THE CONNECTICUT CULTURAL HERITAGE ARTS PROGRAM AND RELATED STATEWIDE ACTIVITIES IN DOCUMENTING FOLKLIFE.

TO SUPPORT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "CONNECTICUT NEEDLEWORK: WOMEN ART AND FAMILY 1740-1840 " WITH ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM.

TO SUPPORT THE PUBLICATION OF A CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF PRINTS BY THE KELLOGG BROTHERS OF HARTFORD, 1830-1880, AN ACCOMPANYING EXHIBITION, AND

"THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL UNDERTAKE A FILM DIGITIZATION PROJECT TO CATALOG, DIGITIZE, AND IMPROVE STORAGE CONDITIONS FOR SELECTED ITEMS FROM ITS MOTION PICTURE FILM COLLECTION, WHICH PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO THE LIVES AND CULTURE OF 20TH -CENTURY CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES. THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS STAFF IDENTIFIED 73 FILMS AS HIGHEST PRIORITY DUE TO HISTORICAL RELEVANCE AND HIGH DANGER OF OBSOLESCENCE OR DETERIORATION. THE SOCIETY WILL UPDATE CATALOG RECORDS FOR EACH FILM SELECTED; DIGITIZE THE FILMS AND MAKE THE DIGITIZED VERSIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THE CONNECTICUT DIGITAL ARCHIVE; AND IMPROVE THE STORAGE SITUATION FOR THE ORIGINALS BY TRANSFERRING THE FILMS INTO NEW, BREATHABLE CANS THAT MEET ARCHIVAL STANDARDS, AND PLACING THE CANS IN A NEWLY PURCHASED COLD STORAGE FREEZER."

CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF SINGLE-SHEET MAPS AND CHARTS AT THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

DIGITIZING EARLY CONNECTICUT MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS