Historical Society Of Delaware

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID AWARDED THROUGH CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES BY SUCH MEANS AS EDUCATION, SURVEY, PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES LIKE GRANTS AND TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES. THE GRANTS SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF PRESERVATION PROJECTS FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORTS, PRESERVATION PLANS, AND PHYSICAL PRESERVATION TO SITES IN KEEPING WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIORS STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS AS DESIGNATED BY CONGRESS. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE NONPROFIT, HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DELAWARE, FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE OLD TOWN HALL, SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES.

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GEORGE READ II HOUSE MUSEUM, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IMPROVEMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

THE MITCHELL CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE WITHIN THE DELAWARE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL DEVELOP AN EXHIBITION AND ORAL HISTORY INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON THE ENDURING LEGACY OF LOUIS L. REDDING, THE DELAWARE LAWYER WHOSE ADVOCACY HELPED SECURE EQUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR GENERATIONS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COLLECTION RESEARCH AND EXHIBITION DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING FOR SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING OUTREACH TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND HISTORY TEACHERS, AND ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE HIRING AN INTERN TO SUPPORT CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND A GRADUATE ASSISTANT TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF CONDUCTING AND EDITING ORAL HISTORY FOOTAGE. THE PROJECT WILL PRODUCE A SURVEY OF MATERIALS RELATED TO LOUIS L. REDDING, A PUBLIC ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING FIELD TRIP ACTIVITIES, SHORT VIDEO CLIPS, AND CLASSROOM RESEARCH MATERIALS THAT ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH A DEDICATED WEBPAGE.

THE DELAWARE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL ESTABLISH DELAWARE HISTORY ONLINE, A SET OF VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THAT WILL ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO LEARN ABOUT DELAWARE HISTORY FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. THE PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE COVID CHRONICLES DELAWARE, A COMMUNITY-AUTHORED JOURNAL OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC AS EXPERIENCED BY DELAWAREANS; VIDEOS OF MUSEUM OBJECTS, EXHIBITIONS, AND TOURS ALONG WITH EDUCATIONAL PACKETS DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-6; AND A DIGITIZED VERSION OF THE EXHIBITION COLLECTING WILMINGTON: PLACE, PERSPECTIVE AND MEMORY. THE PROJECT AUDIENCE INCLUDES THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AS WELL AS COLLEGE STUDENTS AND CHILDREN IN GRADES 3-12 WHO ARE LEARNING REMOTELY OR PRIORITIZING DIGITAL FIELD TRIPS OVER IN-PERSON EXPERIENCES DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE SOCIETY EXPECTS THERE WILL BE 30,000 PLUS EDUCATIONAL PACKET USERS; 28,000 PLUS VIEWS OF ALL 16 VIDEOS; AND 600 PLUS VIEWS OF THE ONLINE EXHIBITION BY DECEMBER 2022.

OBJECTS, IDEALS, AND DELAWARE'S UNFINISHED REVOLUTION [THE DELAWARE HISTORICAL SOCIETY (DHS) RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS $25,000 IN FUNDING FROM THE NEH TO DEVELOP AND INSTALL A NEW EXHIBIT, ?OBJECTS, IDEALS, AND DELAWARE?S UNFINISHED REVOLUTION.? THE EXHIBIT WILL CENTER DELAWARE WITHIN THE BROADER CONTEXT OF OUR NATION?S RICH AND COMPLICATED STORY, EXPLORING HOW THE IDEALS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE LAST 250 YEARS. DRAWING FROM DHS?S DIVERSE COLLECTION OF MORE THAN THREE MILLION ITEMS, THE EXHIBIT WILL COVER THE 19 CASES IN THE DELAWARE HISTORY MUSEUM?S SECOND-FLOOR DEWEES-THRONSON GALLERY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY?S FIELD GUIDE FOR THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL: MAKING HISTORY AT 250, THE EXHIBITION WILL FOCUS ON THE OVERALL THEME OF ?DELAWARE?S UNFINISHED REVOLUTIONS.? EACH CASE WILL HIGHLIGHT A THEME OR IDEAL AT THE HEART OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT AND DELAWARE LIFE.]