Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc

MULBERRY ROW AND THE LANDSCAPE OF SLAVERY AT JEFFERSON'S MONTICELLO

THE "GETTING WORD" ORAL HISTORY PROJECT AT MONTICELLO: "AN ARCHIVE OF BLACK FREEDOM" [THE "GETTING WORD" AFRICAN AMERICAN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT IS A UNIQUE ARCHIVE OF ORAL HISTORIES AND ASSOCIATED RESEARCH FILES OF FAMILIES WHOSE ANCESTORS WERE ENSLAVED BY THOMAS JEFFERSON, OR WHO LIVED AT MONTICELLO AFTER HIS DEATH DURING THE LEVY PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP (1836?1923). THE PROJECT DOCUMENTS THE HISTORY ? AND HUMANITY ? OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN SLAVERY ON THE MONTICELLO MOUNTAINTOP, AND CHRONICLES A STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM ACROSS GENERATIONS OF DESCENDANTS, FROM THE CIVIL WAR TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. ONE FAMILY DESCENDANT CITES "GETTING WORD" AS AN IMPORTANT "ARCHIVE OF BLACK FREEDOM" STRETCHING FROM JEFFERSON'S LIFETIME TO THE PRESENT DAY. THE WORK TO MIGRATE THE ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVE ONTO AN ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL PLATFORM HAS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, WEAKENING MONTICELLO?S ABILITY TO COMMEMORATE THE NATION?S 250TH AS WE WISH AND WE MUST, WITH THE FULLEST POSSIBLE PICTURE OF OUR NATION?S FOUNDING -- THROUGH THE LENS OF THOSE DENIED THE PROMISE OF THE DECLARATION.] [PURPOSE:?THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO CREATE A NEW DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT ON THE DESCENDANTS OF THE ENSLAVED AT THOMAS JEFFERSON?S MONTICELLO IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS GRANT FUNDS PROJECT AND INTERPRETATION STAFF TO MIGRATE THE ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVE ONTO AN ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL PLATFORM.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES:?THIS GRANT WOULD ALLOW STAFF TO CONTINUE MAKING THESE ORAL HISTORIES ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE, AN EFFORT THAT HAD BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE DESCENDANTS OF THOSE ENSLAVED AT MONTICELLO AS WELL AS RESEARCHERS OF AMERICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:?THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS. ]

EXPANDING THE DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARCHIVE OF COMPARATIVE SLAVERY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM

THE ORIGINS OF A SLAVE SOCIETY: DIGITIZING FLOWERDEW HUNDRED

MULBERRY ROW REASSESSMENT: DIGITIZING A DECADE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON SLAVERY AT MONTICELLO

BEYOND THE MANSION 2.0: COMPLETING A DIGITAL ARCHIVE FOR THIRTY YEARS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH AT THE HERMITAGE

SLAVERY AT JEFFERSON'S MONTICELLO: PARADOX OF LIBERTY

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS - MUSEUMS

THE USE OF CERAMICS IN CULTURAL RECONSTRUCTION -THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES NAVIGATE CHANGING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC LANDSCAPES THROUGH THEIR PRODUCTION, EXCHANGE, AND USE OF EVERYDAY OBJECTS. ARCHAEOLOGY PROVIDES CRITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO HISTORICAL NARRATIVES BY OFFERING INSIGHTS BASED ON THE TANGIBLE MATERIALS OF DAILY EXPERIENCE, PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO THE TIMELESS AND UNIVERSAL CHALLENGES THAT ARISE WHEN DIFFERENT CULTURES COLLIDE. MAKING TRADITIONAL OBJECTS SUCH AS POTTERY VESSELS IS A WAY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT PRACTICES WHILE ALSO PARTICIPATING AND ADAPTING TO CHANGES WITHIN THE BROADER ECONOMY. THIS PROJECT HARNESSES INNOVATIVE COMPARATIVE TECHNIQUES TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE TRENDS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL BIG DATA TO DOCUMENT CHANGING STRATEGIES OVER TIME AND SPACE. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH DESCENDANT COMMUNITIES AND INCORPORATE THEIR INTERESTS AND FEEDBACK INTO THE METHODS USED TO GATHER, ANALYZE, INTERPRET, AND SHARE THE DATA GENERATED FROM THIS PROJECT. THE RESEARCH TEAM EXAMINES HOW INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES USED POTTERY KNOWN AS COLONOWARE TO CONTRIBUTE TO, CIRCUMVENT, AND EVEN DISRUPT TRADITIONAL EUROPEAN MARKETS DURING THE 17TH -19TH CENTURIES. COLONOWARE, A TYPE OF HANDMADE, LOW-FIRED POTTERY, WAS AN IMPORTANT MATERIAL COMPONENT OF ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL STRATEGIES DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO CONDITIONS CAUSED BY COLONIAL SYSTEMS. USING EXISTING ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS THE RESEARCHERS COLLECT AND ANALYZE FINE-GRAINED DATA FROM HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF COLONOWARE FRAGMENTS TO CONSTRUCT MODELS FOR ASSESSING HOW DIFFERENCES IN THE MANUFACTURE AND MARKETING OF THESE POTTERY VESSELS REFLECT IDENTITY, SOCIAL POSITION, AND RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PRODUCERS AND USERS. THE RESULTS IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ACTIVE ROLES THESE COMMUNITIES OF POTTERS AND CONSUMERS PLAYED IN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS AND ADVANCE PUBLIC AND SCHOLARLY UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE HISTORICAL CONTEXTS AND LOCAL ADAPTATIONS THAT SHAPED THE LIVES OF ALL PEOPLE, ENSLAVED AND FREE, IN THE SLAVE SOCIETIES OF THE EARLY MODERN WORLD. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS: PIVOTING MONTICELLO TO A NEW NORMAL

MONTICELLO WILL DEVELOP A HANDBOOK FOR FACILITATING EFFECTIVE TEACHER LEARNING AT HISTORIC SITES AND MUSEUMS. THE HANDBOOK WILL BE BASED ON EARLIER IMLS-FUNDED RESEARCH AND TEACHERS AND MUSEUM EDUCATORS' FEEDBACK ON ABOUT WHAT AND HOW TEACHERS LEARN FROM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AT HISTORIC SITES AND MUSEUMS. SAMPLE DISCUSSIONS, CASE STUDIES, AND PROFILES FROM TEACHERS WILL BE COMBINED INTO A HOW-TO GUIDE. THIS WILL HELP MUSEUM EDUCATORS ASSIST TEACHERS IN BUILDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MUSEUM RESOURCES AND THEIR CLASSROOM PRACTICE. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE REDESIGN OF A WEBSITE TO DISSEMINATE RESOURCES SUCH AS INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS FOR MUSEUM EDUCATORS. THE MUSEUM WILL FACILITATE VIRTUAL AND ON-SITE WORKSHOPS TO SHARE PROJECT FINDINGS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR FACILITATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR P-12 TEACHERS.

THE ST. KITTS-NEVIS DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGY INITIATIVE

NEW INTERPRETATIVE PLAN FOR MONTICELLO

THE GRANT IS TO COVER PARTIAL COSTS OF AN EXHIBITION TITLED THOMAS JEFFERSON: INVENTING AMERICA THAT WILL BE HELD IN BEIJING MAY-AUGUST, 2019.