Wildlife Art: Kitsch or Kunst? A Workshop to Initiate the Development of an Interpretive Framework

Recipient: Carraro, Francine (Jackson, WY 83002 USA) in affiliation with National Museum of Wildlife Art (Jackson, WY 83001 USA)

Goal: Consultation with scholars on how to improve the museum's interpretation of its collection and how to better contextualize the art within the West.

Grant: 157790 / HP-30001-02,   Category: Art History and Criticism,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2002

Gathering Perspectives: Interpretive Planning in Jackson Hole

Recipient: Lytjen, Lokey (Jackson, WY 83001 USA) in affiliation with Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum

Goal: Consultation with scholars and museum professionals that will lead to new interpretive approaches in the museum's new exhibitions.

Grant: 157792 / HP-30003-02,   Category: American History,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2002

Astronomy Artifacts Interpretive Consultant Grant

Recipient: Casey, Robert F (Cincinnati, OH 45208 USA) in affiliation with Cincinnati Observatory Center

Goal: Consultation with scholars to determine interpretive themes for a new permanent exhibition on the history of astronomy.

Grant: 157793 / HP-30008-02,   Category: Museum Studies or Historic Preservation,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2002

Project Archaeology: A New National Heritage Education Program

Recipient: Moe, Jeanne M (Bozeman, MT 59717 USA) in affiliation with Montana State University

Goal: Consultation with scholars, educators, and experts in archaeology and historic preservation to expand a program that develops materials and activities for diverse audiences on interpreting and protecting archaeological resources.

Grant: 157795 / HP-30015-02,   Category: Interdisciplinary,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2002

The Seminole Wars

Recipient: Porfiri, David (Rectortown, VA 20140 USA) in affiliation with American University (Washington, DC 20016 USA)

Goal: Consultation on a television documentary about the military conflicts between the United States and the Seminole Indians from 1817 to 1858.

Grant: 157796 / HP-30018-02,   Category: American History,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2002

Stories From the Faubourg Treme

Recipient: Logsdon, Dawn C (New Orleans, LA 70119 USA) in affiliation with Greater New Orleans Educational TV Foundation

Goal: Consultation and research for a documentary film on the social, cultural and anthropological history of the Faubourg Treme, the oldest Black urban neighborhood in America that borders the French Quarter of New Orleans.

Grant: 157797 / HP-30023-02,   Category: Afro-American Studies,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2002

Living with Nature

Recipient: Powers, James L (Huntsville, AL 35801 USA) in affiliation with Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum

Goal: Preliminary planning for interpretive themes and strategies that will guide visitors through a new on site orientation center.

Grant: 157794 / HP-30009-02,   Category: American Studies,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2002

Quonset: The Ongoing History of Quonset Huts in Alaska

Recipient: Chiei, Christopher M (Anchorage, AK 99501 USA) in affiliation with Alaska Design Forum (Anchorage, AK 99510 USA)

Goal: Consultation with scholars and a museum curator to plan a traveling exhibition, Web site and book exploring the impact of Quonset huts on the built environment and culture of post-World War II Alaska.

Grant: 157791 / HP-30002-02,   Category: Architecture,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2002

Sasha McInnes Women's Studies Collection

Recipient: Massey, Susan A (Melbourne, FL 32901 USA) in affiliation with Florida Institute of Technology

Goal: Consultation with scholars in women s studies to assess a newly acquired collection and explore ways to extend the reach of the collection to the general public.

Grant: 157767 / HP-20039-01,   Category: Women's Studies,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2001

American Dialects Radio Modules

Recipient: Farnell, Kathie (Foley, AL 36535 USA) in affiliation with Artemis Media Project (Montgomery, AL 36104 USA)

Goal: Consultation to produce a series of radio modules and website which examine how expressions used in daily speech reflect a community's history, culture, and lifestyle.

Grant: 157768 / HP-20041-01,   Category: Media-General,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2001

Ohio's Touring Oral History Project

Recipient: Barber, Rachel D (Wapakoneta, OH 45895 USA) in affiliation with Auglaize County Historical Society (St. Mary's, OH 45806 USA)

Goal: Consultation with oral history and theater consultants to develop a traveling oral history performance that would tour Ohio during the state s bicentennial in 2003.

Grant: 157770 / HP-20050-01,   Category: American History,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2001

Oral History of Granville, Ohio: A Community Challenged by Change

Recipient: Daly, Richard J (Granville, OH 43023 USA) in affiliation with Granville Ohio Historical Society

Goal: Consultation with humanities scholars and programming advisors to develop themes and interview strategies for a community oral history project interpreting the past fifty years in Granville.

Grant: 157771 / HP-20053-01,   Category: American History,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2001

Conservation of Culture in the Atlantic Northeast and Pacific Northwest

Recipient: Linzee, Jill I (Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 USA) in affiliation with Northwest Folklife (Seattle, WA 98109 USA)

Goal: Consultation with content and programming experts to plan public programs comparing cultural resources, issues, and communities in New England and the Pacific Northwest.

Grant: 157772 / HP-20056-01,   Category: Folklore/Folklife,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2001

Assessing Community History in JeffVanderLou

Recipient: Martinez, Sal F (St. Louis, MO 63106 USA) in affiliation with Vashon/JeffVanderLou Initiative

Goal: Consultation with staff members of the Missouri Historical Society and a researcher/writer to assess the resources of a historically African American neighborhood for public programs on its history.

Grant: 157773 / HP-20057-01,   Category: History,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2001

After the Trail of Tears

Recipient: Meredith, Mary Ellen (Tahlequah, OK 74465 USA) in affiliation with Cherokee National Historical Society (Tahlequah, OK 74464 USA)

Goal: Consultation with museum professionals and Native American scholars to develop an interpretive plan to present the history of the Cherokees from 1838 to the present.

Grant: 157774 / HP-20062-01,   Category: Native American Studies,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2001

Campbell House Interpretive Plan

Recipient: Brum, David M (Spokane, WA 99204 USA) in affiliation with Eastern Washington State Historical Society

Goal: Consultation with an interpretive specialist on the ways in which the history of Campbell House can best be conveyed to visitors.

Grant: 157775 / HP-20066-01,   Category: Museum Studies or Historic Preservation,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2001

Calypso International: A Caribbean Music in the United States and Britain

Recipient: Stuempfle, Stephen (Miami, FL 33130 USA) in affiliation with Historical Association of Southern Florida (Miami, FL 33129 USA)

Goal: Consultation meetings with calypso scholars to define themes and to review resources for a traveling multimedia exhibition on the history of calypso music.

Grant: 157776 / HP-20068-01,   Category: Music History and Criticism,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2001

Creative Vision Planning for Exhibits

Recipient: Luetjen, Karen (Seattle, WA 98112-0000 USA) in affiliation with Historical Society of Seattle and King County (Seattle, WA 98112 USA)

Goal: Consultation with scholars, interpretive specialists, and visitors to help shape the focus of a new interpretive center for the general public.

Grant: 157777 / HP-20075-01,   Category: Museum Studies or Historic Preservation,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2001

Exhibits Bridging the Millennium: Reviewing, Evaluating, and Refocusing the Interpretive Exhibitions

Recipient: Welch, Richard W (Lawton, OK 73507 USA) in affiliation with Museum of the Great Plains (Lawton, OK 73502 USA)

Goal: Consultation with museum professionals and a Native American scholar to refocus and expand a comprehensive interpretive plan on recent scholarship of the Great Plains.

Grant: 157778 / HP-20076-01,   Category: Humanities,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2001

Western Performers Gallery

Recipient: Reeves, Donald W (Oklahoma City, OK 73111 USA) in affiliation with National Cowboy Hall of Fame (Norman, OK 73071 USA)

Goal: Consultation with scholars and exhibit-related travel on the image of the cowboy in radio, movies, television, and other popular culture.

Grant: 157779 / HP-20077-01,   Category: American History,   Division: Public Programs,   Year Awarded: 2001