Historic Saranac Lake Inc

HISTORIC SARANAC LAKE WILL CREATE AN EXHIBIT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF SARANAC LAKE AND ITS ROLE AS AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. INFORMED BY AN INTERPRETIVE PLANNING PROCESS AND A PREVIOUS DESIGN PROJECT SUPPORTED BY IMLS, STAFF WILL WORK WITH EXHIBIT DESIGN PROFESSIONALS AND HUMANITIES SCHOLARS TO DRAW CONNECTIONS TO TOPICS SUCH AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE U.S., THE HISTORY OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, AND THE EVOLUTION OF TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT AND PREVENTION. THE EXHIBIT WILL BE INSTALLED IN BOTH THE HOME OF DR. E. L. TRUDEAU AND THE NEIGHBORING SARANAC LABORATORY MUSEUM. BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE LOCAL RESIDENTS, VISITORS, STUDENTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY.

PANDEMIC PERSPECTIVES AT THE SARANAC LABORATORY MUSEUM [HISTORIC SARANAC LAKE WILL MEET THE CHALLENGE OF ?A MORE PERFECT UNION WITH TWO PROJECTS: 1) WE WILL HOST A NEW MUSEUM EXHIBIT, "PANDEMIC PERSPECTIVES? AND HOST COMPLEMENTARY HUMANITIES PROGRAMS. BY RELATING OUR HISTORY AS TB SANATORIUM COMMUNITY TO THE CHALLENGES OF THE PRESENT DAY, THE EXHIBIT AND PROGRAMS HELP BUILD A MORE PERFECT UNION IN OUR UNDERSERVED, RURAL REGION. THE NEH GRANT WILL PROVIDE STIPENDS TO FOUR HUMANITIES SCHOLARS FOR THEIR TIME PREPARING AND PRESENTING PROGRAMS. 2) WE WILL CREATE A NEW SHORT FILM THAT INCLUDES INTERPRETATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY IN OUR REGION. A HUMANITIES NY VISION GRANT RECENTLY ENABLED US TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS AND PLAN FOR INTERPRETATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY IN OUR FUTURE EXPANDED MUSEUM. THE NEW FILM WILL PREPARE OUR INSTITUTION TO MARK THE NATION?S 250TH ANNIVERSARY BY NOT ONLY COMMEMORATING OUR NATIONHOOD, BUT ALSO BY TELLING THE STORY OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE BEFORE THE UNITED STATES WAS BORN.] [PURPOSE:?FUNDING FOR SCHOLAR-LED PROGRAMS THAT ILLUMINATE THE ?PANDEMIC PERSPECTIVES? EXHIBITION AND A SHORT FILM ABOUT SARANAC LAKE HISTORY.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: STAFF WILL WORK WITH HUMANITIES SCHOLARS ON CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM PRESENTATION, AND FILM PRODUCTION.   EXPECTED OUTCOMES:?EXHIBITION AND PROGRAM ATTENDEES WILL MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE PANDEMIC AND LOCAL HISTORY, LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE, DEATH AND DYING, BIOETHICS, AND REGIONAL INDIGENOUS HISTORY. THE NEW FILM WILL INTRODUCE THE MUSEUM USING A BROADER HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION THAT INCLUDES THE NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY OF SARANAC LAKE.      INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: MUSEUM ATTENDEES AND MEMBERS OF THE REGION?S MORE REMOTE RURAL POPULATION WHO WILL BE SERVED THROUGH THE MUSEUM?S ?CURE PORCH? MOBILE OUTREACH EFFORTS.   SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:?THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

HISTORIC SARANAC LAKE WILL CREATE CATALOG RECORDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,500 OBJECTS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS TO GAIN INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROL OVER ITS COLLECTION. INFORMED BY A PREVIOUS IMLS-FUNDED PILOT PROJECT TO CATALOG RECORDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PHOTOGRAPHS AND POSTCARDS FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS, THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OF OBJECTS AND THE CREATION OF A PLAN FOR MOVING THE COLLECTION TO A NEW STORAGE SPACE. PROJECT STAFF WILL WORK WITH A CONSULTANT TO COMPLETE AND EVALUATE THE PROJECT. AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT, THE INSTITUTION WILL PRODUCE A COMPREHENSIVE MOVING PLAN FOR THE COLLECTION, PUBLISH CATALOG RECORDS AND IMAGES, AND INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE COLLECTION. THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS, AND STAFF PREPARING FOR EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS.

HISTORIC SARANAC LAKE WILL UNDERTAKE SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR NEW INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS PRESENTING SARANAC LAKE’S HISTORY AS AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL PLAN EXHIBITS FOR AN EXPANDED MUSEUM CAMPUS THAT WILL INCLUDE THE SARANAC LABORATORY MUSEUM AND THE RECENTLY ACQUIRED HOME OF DR. E. L. TRUDEAU. BASED ON A RECENTLY DEVELOPED MUSEUM INTERPRETIVE PLAN, THE MUSEUM WILL PARTNER WITH AN EXHIBIT DESIGNER, EXHIBIT DEVELOPER, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, AND CONSULTING HUMANITIES SCHOLARS TO PRODUCE A SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE EXHIBIT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THE MUSEUM EXPANSION WILL INCORPORATE A BROADER, MORE INCLUSIVE HISTORY OF THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, SERVING TO BUILD COMMUNITY AMONG RURAL RESIDENTS UNDERSERVED BY CULTURAL PROGRAMS.

HISTORIC SARANAC LAKE IN NEW YORK WILL CARRY OUT SEVERAL INITIATIVES TO CATALOG ITS COLLECTIONS, RESPOND TO RESEARCH REQUESTS, AND PREPARE FOR EXPANSION OF THE MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM PRESERVES AND INTERPRETS THE REGION'S HISTORY AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE SANATORIUM TREATMENT FOR TUBERCULOSIS IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS A CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, IN THE NUMBER OF RESEARCH AND GENEALOGICAL REQUESTS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY, AD DID DONATIONS TO THE COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM WILL REPLACE AND EXPAND A STAFF POSITION LOST DUE TO REDUCTIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO MANAGE THE INITIATIVES. THIS NEW COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT WILL RESPOND TO RESEARCH/GENEALOGICAL REQUESTS, PROCESS DONATIONS TO THE COLLECTION, AND MANAGE VOLUNTEER-COMPLETED COLLECTIONS PROJECTS. THE ADDITIONAL STAFF SUPPORT WILL INCREASE THE MUSEUM'S ABILITY TO PROPERLY CARE FOR ITS COLLECTIONS AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

HISTORIC SARANAC LAKE WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT DESIGNED TO GAIN INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROL OVER ITS COLLECTION IN PREPARATION FOR A MAJOR EXPANSION INTO THE HISTORIC HOME ADJACENT TO THE MUSEUM. THE PROJECT REPRESENTS THE NEXT STEP IN THE MUSEUM?S RECENTLY COMPLETED COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION PLAN. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL CREATE CATALOG RECORDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PHOTOGRAPHS AND POSTCARDS FROM THE MUSEUM?S COLLECTIONS. THEY WILL REHOUSE AND REORGANIZE OBJECTS AS NEEDED AND GIVE INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS. THEY ALSO WILL CREATE GUIDELINES FOR APPROPRIATE STORAGE IN THE NEW LOCATION BASED ON DATA COLLECTED IN THE CATALOGING PROCESS. THE CATALOG RECORDS WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR MUSEUM STAFF TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FROM RESEARCHERS AND TO BETTER UTILIZE COLLECTION IMAGES FOR EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS.

"HISTORIC SARANAC LAKE WILL CREATE A LONG-RANGE PRESERVATION PLAN FOR ITS MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. THE PLAN WILL DELINEATE PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTIONS CARE, UPDATE POLICIES, AND SET LONG-TERM GOALS FOR THE COLLECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PLAN WILL ESTABLISH PRESERVATION PRIORITIES BASED ON UPDATED RECOMMENDATIONS OF A 2011 NEH-FUNDED PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT, A SURVEY OF CURRENT CONDITIONS, AND RESEARCH FINDINGS. THE PLAN WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, DISASTER PLANNING, SECURITY, HOUSEKEEPING, COLLECTIONS STORAGE AND HOUSING, DIGITAL STORAGE, REFORMATTING, AND CONSERVATION TREATMENT. THE DOCUMENT WILL INCLUDE GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE PERIODIC REVIEW AND UPDATING OF THE MUSEUM'S PRESERVATION PLAN, AND WILL IMPROVE THE MUSEUM'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT, CARE, AND CONSERVATION OF, AS WELL AS BROAD ACCESS TO AND USE OF ITS COLLECTIONS."

TO SUPPORT DESIGN AND PLANNING FOR THE TRAVELING CURE PORCH.