Old Fort Western, Augusta,
$1,000
Uncovering the Past: The World of Historical Archaeology
A winter lecture series exploring a wide range of topics on Maine
archaeology.
Friends of the Maine State Museum, Augusta,
$1,000
"Maine's Adventurous Women" - Spring Lecture Series
A spring lecture series focusing on Maine women active in outdoor
life over the last 150 years.
Maine State Archives, Augusta, $2,000
Maine History Day - Maine
Maine's celebration of National History Day, a statewide contest fostering
creativity and imagination through a variety of student history projects.
YWCA Bangor-Brewer, Bangor, $375
Women's Week 2000
A public reading-discussion group on the work of author Maya Angelou.
Bangor Center Corporation, Bangor, $500
Historic Downtown Bangor Photography Contest & Exhibition
A juried exhibit of historical photographs to be presented in conjunction
with the 3rd annual Downtown Studio Tour of Bangor.
Arcady Music Society, Bar Harbor, $2,000
Ragtime Weekend in Bar Harbor
A series of cultural programs and lectures on the history of the "Ragtime
Era" in Bar Harbor
Belfast Institute of Lifelong Learning, Belfast,
$1,000
Poetry Program at the Hutchinson Center
A program of poetry appreciation for all ages, incorporating readings
and poetry slams.
Vivian E. Hussey Primary School, Berwick, $1,000
Literary Maine: Maine's Children"s Literature, Past &
Present
An inservice course with credits for K-6 staff in SAD #60 which will
explore Maine's literary heritage for children.
Brewer Public Library, Brewer, $500
Read All About It!
A library-based reading and discussion program for Brewer students
in grades 5-8.
Creative Photographic Art Center of Maine, Brunswick,
$500
Lewis Hine Lecture Series
A public lecture series featuring three speakers who will interpret
the photographs of Lewis Hine.
Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick, $2,000
Sew What? Making Sense of Making Things
An exhibit, public lecture, field trip, and 3 mini-workshops exploring
historical and contemporary creativity as seen through textile-related
products.
Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, Brunswick, $2,000
Bowdoin Summer Music Festival Chamberlain Days Concert
A special program of concerts and interpretation of the music
of the Civil War Era. A climactic event will be a performance of Copland's
"Lincoln Portrait" narrated by Governor Angus S. King, Jr.
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, $5,000
Upward Bound Humanities Seminar
A book discussion and activity series meeting during the school
year 2001-02 at sites in the St. John Valley, Washington County, and
southern Maine. Seminars are open to motivated Upward Bound students.
Northeast Historic Film, Bucksport, $1,000
Library of Congress Film Preservation Tour
A week-long series of film showings and interpretive programs
--the only Maine stop of the Library of Congress' National Film Preservation
Tour .
Northeast Historic Film, Bucksport, $5,000
Rural Places/Lost Worlds
The Northeast Silent Film Festival and accompanying symposium,
showcasing rare prints of films set in Maine and other "rural
places".
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, $500
Visiting Artist Paulus Berensohn
A lecture and interpretive program by craft educator Paulus
Berensohn at Haystack in July, 2001.
Kiwanis Club of Dexter Sunrise, Dexter, $500
Born to Read-Kiwanis Club of Dexter Sunrise Reading Program
A Born to Read program in SAD #46 (Dexter, Exeter, Garland &
Ripley) to serve approximately 190 client families.
Kennebec-Chaudiere Heritage Corridor Corporation, Dresden, $500
Kennebec-Chaudiere International Heritage Corridor Symposium
A public symposium on the historical and cultural themes of the
Kennebec Chaudiere International Corridor.
Old Fort Western, Dresden, $500
Old Fort Western Special Education Humanities Learning Results
Planning Grant
A one-day gathering for special education directors and teachers
to identify programs for challenged students which can be designed
and delivered at Old Fort Western .
Kennebec-Chaudiere Heritage Corridor Corporation, Dresden, $1,000
A Pathway to History: Exploring the History and Heritage of
the Kennebec-Chaudiere International Corridor
A one-day conference to mark the opening of the Kennebec-Chaudiere
International Corridor and the shared history and heritage along these
two rivers.
Downeast Health Services, Inc., Ellsworth, $500
Hancock County Born To Read
A literacy program which plans to reach over 100 families in
Hancock County, primarily through home visits.
Downeast Health Services, Inc., Ellsworth, $500
BTR-Downeast Health Services
A program to distribute books to parenting teens and low income
families in Washington and Hancock Counties.
Downeast Health Services, Ellsworth, $500
Ellsworth Born to Read
A family literacy program in the Ellsworth area to serve 250
client families
Plummer-Motz Elementary School, Falmouth, $500
The Effects of Historical Events on Everyday Lives
A music and history program by artist-educator Monica Grabin
to help students from several Falmouth classes analyze and interpret
four periods of American history.
Maine Organic Farmers & Growers Assn., Freedom, $500
An Oral History Demonstration Project for the Unity Common
Ground Fair
Planning grant to support an oral history project involving members
of the Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association.
Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association, Freedom, $1,000
MOFGA Oral History Project
An oral history project focusing on the early years of the Maine
Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association.
Portland Harbor Museum, Portland, $1,000
Portland Harbor Museum Lecture Series 2000-2001
A series of 6 illustrated maritime history lectures. Topics to
cover Portland Harbor, its islands and surrounding communities.
University of Southern Maine, Gorham, $1,050
The Artist's Inspiration: "A Sense of Place"
A conference at the University of Southern Maine for K-12 art
and social studies teachers to examine issues relating to the sense
of place
University of Southern Maine, Gorham, $1,700
Back Cove: Heart of Portland: Part 1
A multi-discipline interpretive project focusing on Portland's
Back Cove, to include 2 exhibits and the development of a historic
trail.
University of Southern Maine, Gorham, $500
The Greek Diaspora in America
Lectures, a video presentation, and concert reflecting on the
history and origins of the modern Greek diaspora community in America.
Hancock Historical Society, Hancock, $500
The Sun Never Sets On Hancock Point - What Did We Miss?
A public forum for residents of Hancock and Hancock Point, inviting
comments and oral history contributions for a new book on the history
of Hancock Point.
Classical Association of New England, Hanover, $1,000
From Augustus to Augustine: The Roman World & its Enduring
Legacy, July 5-July 13, 2001
Teacher Enrichment Program: Funds will provide stipends for Maine
teachers to attend the Classical Association of New England's Summer
Institute.
LA Arts, Lewiston, $2,000
Abenaki Author Joseph Bruchac's Visit to the Lewiston/Auburn
Community
Historian /author Joseph Bruchac will visit the Lewiston/Auburn
area for both grade school and public presentations.
Bates College, Lewiston, $500
Maine Art Museum Trail - Maine PBS Television Series - Planning
Grant
Supplementary planning support for an MPB television series on
Maine's seven principal art museums, with an additional focus on museology
and how museums operate.
Maine Art Museum Trail, Lewiston, $2,000
Maine Art Museum Trail Television Series
Planning grant for a new Maine PBS television series about the
seven art museums of the Maine Art Museum Trail.
Assoc. Cult. et Hist. du Mont-Carmel, Lille, $2,000
Speakers Series-2001/2002
A series of lectures on various aspects of Acadian life and culture
to be offered at L"Association Culturelle et Historique du Mont
Carmel.
Norlands Living History Center, Livermore, $1,000
Conference on Northern New England in the 19th Century-2001
Annual conference, this year entitled "Finding Sustenance
in a Challenging Environment: Food, Drink, Family, Community and Spirituality."
Participants will examine elements which sustained people in the 19th
century.
Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell, $1,870
Cavalcade of Entertainment in Lovell: 1800-2000
To accompany the Lovell Historical Society's Exhbit on Lovell
history, the Library will mount a community project dealing with the
history of local entertainment culminating in an historical pageant.
Lubec Landmarks, Lubec, $500
McCurdy's Smokehouse Through the Eyes of Frank Van Riper:
Exhibition Planning
Planning for an exhibit which features the work of photographer
and writer Frank Van Riper.
Mattawamkeag Historical Society, Mattawamkeag, $350
Through Their Eyes
Materials and supplies for an oral history project focusing on
the women of Mattawamkeag.
Katahdin Area Chamber of Commerce, Millinocket, $1,000
The History of Millinocket - The 2nd 50 Years
This grant will assist the Town of Millinocket in preparing historical
materials for use in its community centennial celebration.
Katahdin Area Chamber of Commerce, Millinocket, $500
Planning Millinocket's Centennial Celebration
A planning grant to help develop historical content for Millinocket's
100th anniversary celebration.
Katahdin Area Chamber of Commerce, Millinocket, $2,000
Fifth Annual Wooden Canoe Festival-2001
Funding supports historical programming at the Fifth Annual Wooden
Canoe Festival in Millinocket.
Pownal Elementary School, North Yarmouth, $1,000
Getting to Know Jones' Inn: A School-Community Collaborative
An excavation and interpretive program relating to the Jones
Inn site in Pownal Center, involving Pownal Middle School students
and community volunteers under the supervision of archaeologist Norman
Buttrick.
Norway Memorial Library, Norway, $1,000
Downtown Norway Walking Tour Guide
A project to produce an expanded and updated version of the highly
successful Downtown Norway Walking Tour Guide.
Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance, Old Town, $1,870
A Wabanaki Guide to Maine
Extended production of "A Wabanaki Guide to Maine,"
an arts & heritage tourism guide to the cultural heritage of the
Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Maliseet & Micmac tribes of Maine.
University of Maine, Old Town, $1,000
Ecology & Environmental Studies Visiting Lecturer
Richard Nelson, a writer and conservationist, will speak on ecology
and environmental issues at two evening lectures, an afternoon seminar,
and student group meetings.
Orono High School, Orono, $300
A Workshop With Maine's Poet Laureate
A two-day workshop and reading program for students and the public
at Orono High School featuring the Poet Laureate of Maine, Baron Wormser.
University of Maine, Orono, $900
Echoes Across the Himalayas
An art and photography exhibit that explores the lives of Tibetan
refugees exiled in Mussoorie, India.
University of Maine, Orono, $1,000
Folklife Center Orono
Maine Folklife Center Museum Without Walls
Grant will support development of a "Museum without walls"
to mount interpretive exhibits about Maine Folklife in several venues
around the state.
Franco American Studies, Orono, $500
Traditional Dance of French Quebec
Lecture and dance demonstration by Pierre Chartrand, a leading
choreographer of traditional French American dancing, who will appear
in conjunction with the Maine Folklife Center's Folk Festival in November.
Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine, Palermo, $300
Maine Survivors Remember the Holocaust (Closed Captioning
Project)
Production of closed caption version of video "Maine Survivors
Remember the Holocaust" to expand the audience for this resource.
Maine's First Ship, Phippsburg, $500
Early Maine History Workshop
A 2-day teacher workshop on the early history of Maine at the
site of the Popham colony.
Bolduc Correctional Facility, Warren, $1,000
Fiction Writing in a Maine Prison
The project focuses on fiction: writing, editing and discussion
works by inmates and other writers at Bolduc Correctional Facility,
in Warren.
Portland Stage Company, Portland, $5,700
The Humanities in Theater Project
This is a post-performance interpretive discussion program for
theater audiences of all ages.
Portland Public Library, Portland, $1,000
AIDA: A Rumination on Spectacle
A three-session mini course exploring the history, culture, and
context of the opera Aida, to coincide with the opera's Portland performances.
Maine Jewish Film Festival, Portland, $2,000
Audience Development Project
This grant supports public outreach, discussion, and interpretation
of selected films being shown at the Maine Jewish Film Festival.
LARK Society for Chamber Music, Portland, $1,000
Welcome to Chamber Music: an introduction to the History of
Music's Most Intimate Literature
A free lecture and live demonstration series exploring the history
of chamber music.
Center for Cultural Exchange, Portland, $2,000
Sudanese Conference 2001
One-day convocation of the Sudanese community in Portland to
explore culture, history, and shared experience among its mermbers
Museum of African Tribal Art, Portland, $2,000
Lessons from Africa
Two five-week series of free public workshops on African cultural
history with emphasis on connections between Africa and Maine.
Maine Crafts Association, Portland, $2,000
Craft History
An insert on Maine craft history to be included in the Maine
Crafts Association's directory.
Portland's Downtown District, Portland, $5,000
The Master's Eye: Puppets of Japan
September exhibition of antique Japanese puppet figures which
will include a symposium, workshops, and gallery talks. This will
be part of World Puppets Portland, a festival of international puppet
theater.
University of New England, Portland, $500
Earth Charter Celebration of Interdependence Summit
A program and lecture to be held at UNE-Westbrook, one of 10
sites around the country introducing the public to 16 principles for
tending the earth in the 21st century.
University of Southern Maine, Portland, $1,000
The Children of Abraham Down East: The Impact of Islam on
Jews, Christiams, & Community in Maine
Planning grant for a symposium exploring the relationships between
Islamic, Jewish, and Christian faiths in Southern Maine
City of Portland - Public Health Division, Portland, $400
Portland Public Health - Born to Read
A Born to Read program for clients of the Maternal-Child Health
Program in Portland.
Maine Preservation, Portland, $500
Maine Preservation 2001 Annual Conference: Smart Preservation-Can
You Meet the Challenge?
Support for Maine Preservation's 29th Annual Statewide historic
preservation conference.
Fine Arts Boosters-Portland High School, Portland, $500
The Longfellow Prize
Planning grant to explore future directions for the Longfellow
Prize, a statewide sonnet writing contest for high school students.
Maine Artists Space/Danforth Gallery, Portland, $1,000
Drawing the New Millennium: The Challenge of Media & Idea
to the Nature of Drawing
Conference and scholar-led panel discussion examining the nature of
drawing and its relevance at the turn of the 21st century.
Portland Symphony Orchestra, Portland, $2,000
Concert Conversations
A series of interpretive discussions held in conjunction with
Portland Symphony Orchestra programs.
Island Institute, Rockland, $500
Rockland's Working Waterfront
An exhibit depicting mid-coast Maine's fishing industry at the
turn of the century.
Penobscot School, Rockland, $1,000
Re-Awakening French Using Franco-American Heritage Arts
A program in Waterville to help Franco-Americans learn about
their heritage and language through exposure to Franco-American music,
folk tales, fiction films, and oral histories.
Center for Independent Documentary Roxbury Crossing, $3,000
A Fish Story
Scripting support for a 60 minute historical documentary on people
from fishing communities along the North Atlantic coast .
Tanglewood 4H Camp Sandy Point, $560
History of Civilian Conservation Corps Construction of Tanglewood
Camp
A project to collect material and prepare a presentation on the
history of Tanglewood Camp in Lincolnville built by the CCC.
University of Maine, Skowhegan, $500
Born to Read: Somerset County
A Born to Read program to distribute books during home visits
in Somerset County.
Southern Maine Technical College, South Portland, $1,200
Born to Read Book Bag Program
A project to distribute bags of books to licensed early childhood
care centers in the Greater Portland area.
Portland Public Schools, South Portland, $460
First Letters/Primeras Cartas
A mini-course for members of Greater Portland's Latino community
focusing on letter-writing, cultural history, and building literacy
skills.
St. Francis Historical Society, St. Francis, $500
Old Home Days
A community event to promote the local history of the town of
St. Francis and nearby historical sites.
Caribou Regional Applied Technology Center, Stockholm, $1,000
The Coming of the Swedes
Grant will support a student-community documentary on the founding,
flourishing, and preservation of Maine's Swedish community in Aroostook
County.
The Seal Bay Festival, Syracuse, $2,000
Introducing School-Age Students to Musical Improvisation:
Experimenting with Traditions and Newer Approaches
Two interpretive workshops on musical improvisation for school
age children, part of the 2001 Seal Bay Festival.
Topsham Public Library, Topsham, $2,000
Album
A 2-hour video documentary exploring the cultural heritage of
the Bernier & the McCarthy families of Topsham through oral and
other types of local history .
Maine Alliance for Arts Education, Veazie, $500
Building Community Through the Arts
This project offers high school teachers an opportunity to teach
humanities through the performing arts while building a positive social
climate in the classroom.
Bolduc Correctional Facility, Warren, $6,000
Reading, Discussion & Writing in Maine Prisons
Workshops involving the reading and discussion of fiction and
creative writing within three Maine prisons. Literary themes will
support reflection and discussion of issues pertinent to incarcerated
men and women.
The Greater Waterville Area Communities for Children Coalition,
Waterville, $2,000
Summer Shakespeare Camp for Teens
Extension of a successful after-school Shakespeare program, and
support for a summer Shakespeare camp for teen age students from Central
Maine.
Wayne Elementary School, Wayne, $1,391
Two Wayne School Redwork Embroidery Quilts: 1926 and 2001
Through a series of special programs, students explore the history
of a redwork embroidery quilt that was made by Wayne School students
in 1926.
Sheepscot Valley Children's House, Wiscasset, $600
The Art Lesson Lecture Series
Interpretive programming in relation to an exhibition of local
and regional artists at the Sheepscot Valley Children's House.
Maine Archives and Museums, Yarmouth, $1,000
Maine Archives & Museums Newsletter
This grant will support the museum and archives community in
Maine through its primary means of communication, the MAM quarterly
newsletter.
Old York Historical Society, York, $1,000
The 1692 Candlemas Raid on York
A two-day program examining a significant event in the early
history of York through three lectures, living history presentations,
and interpretation of a twentieth-century mural.
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