Canterbury Shaker Village Inc

15.929 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURESOPPORTUNITY P24AS00544 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES GRANTS FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND PROVIDE PRESERVATION AND OR CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE TO NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND COLLECTIONS. GRANTS ARE AWARDED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND REQUIRE A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR, NON-FEDERAL MATCH, WHICH CAN BE CASH OR DOCUMENTED IN-KIND. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA), THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH), AND THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS). BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PHYSICAL PRESERVATION PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGE, INC., TO STABILIZE AND SEAL THE BUILDING EXTERIOR.

CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGE WILL IMPLEMENT A THREE-YEAR COLLECTIONS INVENTORY AND CATALOGING PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN THEIR MANAGEMENT AND CARE OF THEIR OBJECT COLLECTIONS. THE ARCHIVES AND MUSEUM COLLECTIONS ARE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE OF ANY EXTANT IN AN ORIGINAL SHAKER COMMUNITY. THIS STEWARDSHIP PROJECT WILL FULFILL A MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL NEED AND RESOLVE COLLECTION ACCESS AND USE PROBLEMS FOR 40,000 THREE-DIMENSIONAL ITEMS. ENHANCED PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL CONTROL OF THE COLLECTION WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF STAFF AS WELL AS RESEARCHERS OF SHAKER HISTORY AND MATERIAL CULTURE.

PLANNING GRANT FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION AND SUSTAINABLE PRESERVATION AT CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGE [CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGE (CVS) WILL DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE PRESERVATION STRATEGIES FOR OUR 100,000 ITEM COLLECTION HOUSED IN SEVEN HISTORIC BUILDINGS. AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM WILL CONDUCT TWO STUDIES IN ORDER TO 1) ASSESS KEY COLLECTION STORAGE BUILDINGS AND 2) DETERMINE THE NEED AND STRATEGY TO INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS AND IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE COLLECTION STORAGE AREAS. THE EXTERNAL TEAM WILL INCLUDE A PRESERVATION ARCHITECT, FIRE SYSTEMS CONSULTANT, AND CONSERVATOR. CSV?S COLLECTIONS ARE OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE BODIES OF MATERIAL REMAINING IN AN ORIGINAL SHAKER COMMUNITY. FOUR OF THE COLLECTION STORAGE BUILDINGS HAVE NO FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. ADDITIONALLY, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE FROM WATER AND HUMIDITY IS AN INCREASING CONCERN IN ALL BUILDINGS.]

COMPREHENSIVE REVALUATION AND UPDATE OF CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGE?S INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMMING [CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGE (CSV) WILL CREATE A NEW AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE, HUMANITIES-BASED PROGRAM OF HISTORIC SITE INTERPRETATION, ONE LINKING SHAKER TENETS AND HISTORY TO CONTEMPORARY HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES. CSV PROPOSES A 12-MONTH PROJECT TO (1) UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REVIEWS OF CURRENT SITE INTERPRETATION AND RELATED MATERIALS; (2) CREATE AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR A MORE COHERENT AND INTEGRATED INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM, ONE THAT INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TOUR GUIDES, VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF; AND (3) DESIGN A MORE VISITOR-RESPONSIVE SITE MAP AND CREATE VISITOR MATERIALS LINKING CSV TO THE TOWN OF CANTERBURY?S CENTER HISTORIC DISTRICT.]

CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF THE ELDER HENRY BLINN MUSEUM COLLECTION AT CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGE