Naperville Heritage Society

DISCRETIONARY

"NAPER SETTLEMENT WILL PARTNER WITH FIVE MUSEUMS-NOAH WEBSTER HOUSE AND WEST HARTFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY, HISTORY MUSEUM AT THE CASTLE, HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST, OHIO HISTORY CONNECTION, AND KANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM-TO LAUNCH 'UNVARNISHED: MOVING HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS TO INTERPRET DE FACTO SEGREGATION IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN UNITED STATES.' THE PROJECT WILL CONVENE HISTORY MUSEUMS IN A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH SCHOLARS, PRACTITIONERS, EVALUATORS, AND PROGRAM SPECIALISTS, TO BECOME THOUGHT LEADERS IN ADVANCING MORE INCLUSIVE NARRATIVES OF SYSTEMIC RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS DE FACTO SEGREGATION, INCLUDING RESTRICTIVE HOUSING COVENANTS AND SUNDOWN TOWNS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ASSESSMENT SURVEYS, HISTORICAL RESEARCH, METHODOLOGY WORKSHOPS, AND FIELD STUDY VISITS. TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH AN ONLINE TOOLKIT OF MODEL PRACTICES, A DIGITAL ONLINE EXHIBIT, AND PUBLICATIONS. THE TOOLKIT WILL PROMOTE MORE INCLUSIVE HISTORICAL NARRATIVES, AND HELP MUSEUMS FOSTER DIALOG ABOUT STORIES OF THE PAST THAT IMPACT TODAY'S AMERICANS."

INNOVATION GATEWAY A HUMANITIES HUB AT NAPER SETTLEMENT: A PLACE FOR CIVIC REFLECTION AND CONVERSATION [THE INNOVATION GATEWAY IS A CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT WILL CREATE AN EDUCATION AND WELCOME CENTER WITH MEETING, EXHIBIT, AND ORIENTATION SPACES THAT WILL BENEFIT RESIDENTS, VISITORS, EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS AS A PLACE FOR GATHERING, DIALOGUE AND LEARNING. WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, IT WILL BE HOME TO A DIGITAL EXHIBIT EXPERIENCE THAT WILL EXPAND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE MUSEUM?S DIGITAL COLLECTION AND CURATION, PRODUCING A WHOLE, TRUTHFUL AND INCLUSIVE STORY OF NAPERVILLE?S HISTORY INCLUDING PIVOTAL EVENTS, PEOPLE, PUBLIC POLICY, CULTURAL SHIFTS AND LOCAL BUSINESS INNOVATIONS FROM THE 19TH, 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES. ITS CONSTRUCTION WILL IMPACT THE MUSEUM?S ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD ON ITS TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE BY PROVIDING DESPERATELY NEEDED EXHIBITION, PROGRAMMING, MEETING, AND EVENT SPACE. IT WILL BE A PLACE OF CIVIC EDUCATION BY INFORMING CONVERSATION AROUND HUMANITIES TOPICS TO ENGAGE THE MUSEUM?S PLURALISTIC AUDIENCE.]

IMPROVED STORAGE FOR NAPER SETTLEMENT'S HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS

PROJECT CONSISTS OF INSTALLING STORMWATER DETENTION VAULTS, RAIN GARDENS, AND PERRMEABLE PAVERS TO IMPROVE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AT NAPER SETTLEMENT,

THE NAPERVILLE HERITAGE SOCIETY WILL IMPLEMENT A CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT TO SUPPORT INSTITUTION-WIDE LEARNING IN ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION, LEADERSHIP, AND NEW PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE SOCIETY'S VISION TO TRANSFORM NAPER SETTLEMENT, A 19TH CENTURY PIONEER HISTORY VILLAGE, INTO A COMMUNITY-ORIENTED MUSEUM RELEVANT TO THE CONCERNS AND ISSUES OF A DIVERSE, RAPIDLY CHANGING CITY. STAFF MEMBERS AT ALL LEVELS WILL PARTICIPATE IN EIGHT FACILITATED ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT NAVIGATION SESSIONS, SIX FIELD STUDY TRIPS, A BOOK CLUB, AND EIGHT INNOVATION WORKFORCE SEMINARS LED BY TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS IN AND OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM FIELD. STAFF LEARNING AND OPENNESS TO CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM PRACTICES WILL BE ASSESSED THROUGH PRE- AND POST-EVALUATION RESULTS ADDRESSING ATTITUDES, ENGAGEMENT, AND LEARNING. EACH OF THE PARTICIPATING SPEAKERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A COMPENDIUM OF ESSAYS, WHICH WILL BE SHARED WITH THE FIELD THROUGH BLOGS, PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, AND WEBINARS.

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

NAPER SETTLEMENT SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

TALL GRASS PRAIRIE TO TECHNOBURB: DIGITAL EXHIBITION EXPERIENCE [NAPERVILLE HERITAGE SOCIETY (NHS) SEEKS A DISCOVERY AWARD OF $30,000 TO ENABLE OUR TEAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HUMANITIES SCHOLARS AND LEADING DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE DESIGN PARTNERS, TO IDENTIFY AND STORYBOARD THE EXHIBIT EXPERIENCE BEST SUITED TO ENGAGE VISITORS IN THE HISTORY OF NAPERVILLE?S TRANSFORMATION FROM INDIGENOUS LAND TO A SMALL FARM COMMUNITY TO THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES THAT DEFINED THE 21ST CENTURY CITY. RE-TELLING NAPERVILLE?S ORIGIN STORIES ALLOWS FOR A WIDER VIEW OF HISTORY, SPARKING QUESTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS ABOUT AMERICA, EXEMPLIFYING NEH?S AMERICAN TAPESTRY INITIATIVE ?TO TELL OUR COUNTRY?S HISTORY IN ALL ITS COMPLEXITY AND DIVERSITY.? THE DIGITAL EXHIBIT EXPERIENCE WILL LET VISITORS NAVIGATE BETWEEN CENTURIES OF HISTORY TO BE INSPIRED BY THE DIVERSE STORIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO MIGRATED TO THIS PLACE OVER TIME.]

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

EMBRACING COMMUNITY CHANGE: NAPERVILLE'S CONTEMPORARY STORY

TO SUPPORT AN ARTIST RESIDENCY BY PHOTOGRAPHER WING YOUNG HUIE.

TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION WITH ARTIST WING YOUNG HUIE.

TO SUPPORT A WALKING TOUR OF SELECT CENTURY WALK PUBLIC ARTWORKS, ARTIST CONVERSATIONS, AND WORKSHOPS.