Society For The Preservation Of New England Antiquities Inc

HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND HAVERHILL CENTER ENVIRONMENT AND STORAGE PROJECT

HISTORIC PLACE TO CYBERSPACE: EXPLORING SIX NEW ENGLAND SITES FROM HOME

HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND WILL DIGITIZE A COLLECTION OF 125,000 GLASS PLATE AND FILM NEGATIVES TO CREATE ONLINE ACCESS TO IMAGES OF NEW ENGLAND ARCHITECTURE, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SHORELINES, AND LANDSCAPES FROM THE 1880S TO THE PRESENT DAY. THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE TWO FULL-TIME PROJECT STAFF: A PHOTOGRAPHER TO CAPTURE THE IMAGES DIGITALLY, AND AN ARCHIVIST TO RECORD METADATA AND CREATE AN ONLINE FINDING AID. STAFF WILL TRAIN VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AS A PAID GRADUATE STUDENT ON BEST PRACTICES FOR PROCESSING UNCATALOGUED COLLECTIONS. AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT, STAFF WILL MAKE IMAGES OF THE COLLECTION FULLY AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION’S ONLINE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND WILL PILOT A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY, COHORT-BASED, PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TO ENHANCE EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATION AND GENERATE A MODEL FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO SUPPORT A MORE DIVERSE AND EMPOWERED MUSEUM WORKFORCE.  THE PROGRAM WILL SEEK TO RECRUIT 76 STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE-LEVEL PROGRAMS, OR THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED A DEGREE PROGRAM WITHIN THE LAST 24 MONTHS.  THE INTERNS WILL CONVENE WEEKLY, AS A COHORT, TO RECEIVE TRAINING AND SUPPORT ON MUSEUM OPERATIONS AND NAVIGATING EMPLOYMENT.  AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT, STUDENTS WILL GAIN TECHNICAL SKILLS, CONNECTIONS WITH PEERS, AND UNDERSTANDING OF MUSEUM OPERATIONS AND THE JOB MARKET.  IN ADDITION, THE PILOT PROJECT WILL CULMINATE IN A WHITE PAPER THAT OUTLINES LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING PAN-INSTITUTIONAL COHORTS AT PEER INSTITUTIONS, WITH AN EYE TOWARD CREATING SAFE AND MEANINGFUL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS.

2019 HPF SAT - SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NEW ENGLAND ANTIQUITIES

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

TO SUPPORT DIGITIZATION AND ONLINE ACCESS TO THE PAPERS OF THE MILITARY ENGINEER BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS LINCOLN CASEY (1831-1896) AND HIS SON, ARCHITECT EDWARD PEARCE CASEY (1864-1940), A TOTAL OF 35.36 LINEAR FEET, AND A CROWDSOURCING PROGRAM TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN TRANSCRIPTION OF HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENTS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM.

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION

HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND'S MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTIONS: EXPANDING ONLINE ACCESS TO NEW ENGLAND HERITAGE

DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY FOR PROTECTING HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND*S COLLECTIONS

HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND WILL HIRE A CURATORIAL FELLOW TO ASSIST STAFF IN DEVELOPING A NEW COLLECTING PLAN TO AMPLIFY MARGINALIZED VOICES AND REPRESENT A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE REGION. TO INFORM THE INSTITUTION'S NEW COLLECTING PLAN, THE FELLOW WILL IDENTIFY COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS THE REGION, WHO WILL BE OFFERED STIPENDS TO PARTICIPATE IN COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS FOCUSED ON DIFFERENT THEMES, INCLUDING INDIGENOUS HISTORY, BLACK HISTORY, AND LGBTQ+ HISTORY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FELLOW WILL RESEARCH MARGINALIZED AND SUPPRESSED STORIES WITHIN THE EXISTING COLLECTIONS; CATALOGUE AND DIGITIZE 'A TIME TO REMEMBER,' HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND'S COVID-19 AND BLACK LIVES MATTER COLLECTING INITIATIVE; AND WRITE BLOG POSTS SHOWCASING STORIES IN THE COLLECTIONS. THIS PROJECT IS PART OF A LARGER ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVE, 'RECOVERING NEW ENGLAND'S VOICES,' WHICH RESEARCHES AND SHARES MARGINALIZED AND SUPPRESSED STORIES ACROSS THE REGION.

HISTORIC PAST, CARBON NEUTRAL FUTURE: PLANNING FOR CLIMATE ACTION AT HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND [BUILDING ON MORE THAN A DECADE OF CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE AREA OF CLIMATE RESILIENCY, HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND WILL UNDERTAKE AN AMBITIOUS PLANNING EFFORT TO DEFINE GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR ADVANCING RESILIENCY, MITIGATION, AND CLIMATE JUSTICE GOALS ACROSS A COLLECTION OF THIRTY-NINE HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN FIVE NEW ENGLAND STATES. THE PROJECT WILL PRODUCE AN INSTITUTIONAL CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND TWO ACTIONABLE PROJECT PLANS FOR ACHIEVING CARBON NEUTRALITY AT HIGH-PROFILE PUBLIC HISTORIC SITES IN DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS AND SAUNDERSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND.]

DEVELOPING A MASTER PLAN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ENERGY CONSERVATION

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE PRES AND EDUCATION

NPS - FY21 - IMR - NCPTT GRANTS

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.