May 2007: Omaha Virtual Museum Preserves Omaha Tribe’s Heritage and CultureRecipient: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE Grant: 2001 National Leadership Grant Pictured: "Bert Fremont and Family", 1910s. Nebraska State Historical Society Photograph Collections. W.L. Jacobs. Web site: http://omahatribe.unl.edu Contact: Dee Ann Allison Director, Computing Operations & Research Services 402/472-3944 Dallison1@unl.edu A wolf-skin shirt, a buffalo-horn spoon...
April 2007: Manhattan and New Orleans Children’s Museums Offer Mutual Support in Turbulent TimesRecipient: Children's Museum of Manhattan Grant: 2006 Museums for America Website: www.cmom.org Contact: Josh Green Account Executive jgreen@bratskeir.com (212) 679-2233 Recipient: Louisiana Children's Museum Grant: 2006 Museums for America Website: http://lcm.org Contact: Julia Bland Executive Director (504) 586-0725 ext. 201 jbland@lcm.org Profile Resources Jump to Lessons Learned View more...
October 2006: Maine Memory Network Recipient: Maine Historical Society, Portland, ME Grant: 2002 National Leadership Grant 2003 Learning Opportunities Grant Pictured: A student prepares a historic photograph to be uploaded into the Maine Memory Network. Web site: www.mainehistory.org Contact: Steve Bromage Director of Programs & Education Maine Historical Society 489 Congress Street Portland, ME 04101 sbromage@mainehistory.org Need...
July 2006: Some Body! at the Hall of HealthRecipient: Hall of Health, Berkeley, CA Grant: 2003 Learning Opportunities Grant Pictured: Students from Hoover Elementary School on a Some Body! field trip Website: http://www.hallofhealth.org Contact: Lucille Day, Director 2065 Kittredge St., Suite F Berkeley, CA 94704 510-549-9381 lucyday@hallofhealth.org According to the National Institutes of Health, more than twice as many children are...
June 2006: Conservation of Polychrome Sculpture, Blessing ChristRecipient: Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, M Grant: 2003 and 2002 Conservation Project Support Grants Pictured: Blessing Christ, 13th century. Images used courtesy of the Saint Louis Art Museum. Website: http://www.slam.org Contact: Dr. Judith Mann, Curator of Early European Collection Saint Louis Art Museum 314-655-5218 Judy.mann@slam.org Need The Saint Louis Art Museum will soon reopen its...
May 2006: Sky Camp: Teens Take Wing with Math, Science, and Technology at the LibraryRecipient: Upper Hudson Library System, Albany, NY Grant: 2003 and 2004 Grants to State Library Agencies Pictured: Sky Camp particpants pose in front of a state police helicopter. Project Partner: Mohawk Valley Library System Website: http://www.uhls.org Contact: Mary Fellows, Manager of Youth and Family Services 518-437-9880 x228 mary@uhls.lib.ny.us Need To succeed in the 21st century the youth...
April 2006: The Language of Conservation: The Poet in Residence at the Central Park ZooRecipient: Wildlife Conservation Society/Central Park Zoo, New York, NY Grant: 2003 National Leadership Grant, Museum-Library Collaboration Project Partner: Poets House 72 Spring Street New York, NY 10012 http://www.poetshouse.org Website: http://nyzoosandaquarium.com Contact: Dan Wharton, Director dwharton@wcs.org "A culture is no better than its woods." W.H. Auden from Woods (England, 1907-1973)...
March 2006: Pratt Museum High School Summer Internship ProgramRecipient: Pratt Museum, Homer, AK Grants and Awards: 2005 National Award for Museum Service, 2005 Museums for America, 2002 National Leadership Grant Website: www.prattmuseum.org Project Partners: Homer High School, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Seldovia Native Association, Texas A&M University, Smithsonian Institution’s Arctic Studies Center Contact: Lois Bettini Director of Education...
February 2006: K–12 School Library InitiativeRecipient: Washington State Library, Olympia, WA Grant Program: Grants to State Library Administrative Agencies Partners: Washington Library Media Association, Office of Public Instruction Contact: Martha Shinners mshinners@secstate.wa.gov Website Need Why would a school librarian need a ten-second elevator speech to pitch his or her program to a school administrator? Because that is one effective...
January 2006: Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation TrustRecipient: Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, Oak Park, IL Grant Program: Learning Opportunities Grant (now Museums for America) Title of Project: Architect Studio 3D Contact: Cheryl A. Bachand, Project Director 708-848-1976 bachand@wrightplus.org Need As the steward of two Frank Lloyd Wright architectural gems in the Chicago area, the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust knows a thing or two...
