The National Trust for Historic Preservation is pleased to announce the awards from the Interpretation and Education Fund, providing more than $55,000 to eight National Trust Historic Sites.
- $10,000 to Woodlawn/Pope-Leighey House for researching and developing interpretive resources for the mid-19th century history of Woodlawn and supporting a public program at Pope-Leighey House to interpret the site in an international context.
- $9,000 to Cliveden to assemble a panel of nationally-recognized scholars and specialists to develop a plan to interpret the Site’s African American history through the Chew family papers.
- $7,000 to Chesterwood to support two summer internships to enhance the interpretation of the Contemporary Sculpture Show and Daniel Chester French’s studio, as well as purchase graphic design software to produce educational materials.
- $1,840 to Belle Grove to reproduce and enlarge seven historic images from James Taylor’s nineteenth century sketchbooks for exhibition during tours and events.
- $5,000 to Drayton Hall to support the second year of its teacher engagement program, which includes a four-day recertification workshop with scholars.
- $10,000 to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum for the planning and development of a revised neighborhood walking tour to increase capacity and include interpretation of additional immigrant communities for the period of 1935 to the present day in consultation with a team of scholars.
- $3,900 to Lyndhurst for the design and production of station signs and a printed guide to accompany an audio tour presented on cell phone, as well as audio translations in Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Japanese.
- $8,500 to James Madison’s Montpelier to expand the interpretation of African American history, including travel to conduct research on Paul Jennings, equipment to record oral histories, and a Jennings family reunion.
This year, eleven National Trust Historic Sites applied for more than $95,000—a record high for the Interpretation and Education Fund. The endowed Fund was created through an NEH Challenge Grant with the support of several generous donors and since its inception in 2002, has provided more than $625,000 to enhance and improve historical interpretation and public education at National Trust Historic Sites.
The next round of applications are due on June 15 for mini-grants and travel scholarships. For more details, visit the Interpretation and Education Fund page under Funding.
