2024 HPRP Grants Awarded
The 1772 Foundation, based in Macon, Georgia, and the National Preservation Partners Network, located in Lansing, Michigan, play leading roles nationally in promoting historic properties redevelopment programs (HPRPs), which are also known as revolving funds. At a quarterly meeting of The 1772 Foundation, the partnership awarded HPRP grants totaling $663,500. Individual grants ranged in amount from $10,000 to conduct a feasibility study to $100,000 to each of three established programs.
Macon, Georgia
The 1772 Foundation, in cooperation with the National Preservation Partners Network, announces fourteen grant recipients.
The 1772 Foundation, based in Macon, Georgia, and the National Preservation Partners Network, located in Lansing, Michigan, play leading roles nationally in promoting historic properties redevelopment programs (HPRPs), which are also known as revolving funds. At a quarterly meeting of The 1772 Foundation, the partnership awarded HPRP grants totaling $663,500. Individual grants ranged in amount from $10,000 to conduct a feasibility study to $100,000 to each of three established programs.
Executive Director Ethiel Garlington states, “As reflected in our awards, our professional reviewers and the trustees of The 1772 Foundation were thrilled to learn about the preservation real estate ventures being undertaken by our grantees. Across the country, these programs are transforming communities and revitalizing entire neighborhoods, while also addressing some of the most important pressures in the market - affordable housing, equitable access to lowinterest loans, and investments in small commercial buildings that are the backbone of main streets everywhere."
HPRP grant recipients were Dade Heritage Trust in Miami, Florida ($100,000), Downtown Joplin Alliance in Joplin, Missouri ($50,000), Fairmount Park Conservancy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ($50,000), Heritage Ohio in Columbus, Ohio ($100,000), Historic Charleston Foundation in Charleston, South Carolina ($100,000), Historic Wilmington Foundation in Wilmington, North Carolina ($75,000), New York City Historic Properties Fund in New York, New York ($30,000), Preserve Rhode Island in Providence, Rhode Island ($50,000), and Restore Mobile in Mobile, Alabama ($35,000).
Three preservation organizations received grants to assess how HPRP programs might be implemented in their communities. Recipients of these grants were Landmark Foundation of Montgomery in Montgomery, Alabama ($15,000), Preservation Dayton in Dayton, Ohio ($10,000), and Revolution Workshop in Chicago, Illinois ($20,000).
The Sema Hadithi African American Heritage and Culture Foundation in Salt Lake City, Utah was awarded $13,500 to establish a preservation easement program to protect sites of African American significance. Lastly, a longtime grantee of The 1772 Foundation, the Waterfront Historic Area League (WHALE) in New Bedford, Massachusetts was awarded $15,000 to conduct HPRP-focused strategic planning.
The National Preservation Partners Network (NPPN), established as an independent organization in 2018, works to advance the growth and effectiveness of the organized historic preservation movement through education, training, and a common advocacy agenda. More information about NPPN may be found at https://PresPartners.org.
2024 African American Experience and Dynamic Preservation Grants Awarded
At a quarterly meeting, trustees of The 1772 Foundation, based in Macon, Georgia, awarded five grants totaling $248,192. Individual grants ranged in amount from $25,000 to $100,000. Awards were made in two granting categories: African American Experience and Dynamic Preservation.
Macon, Georgia
The 1772 Foundation announces four grant recipients.
At a quarterly meeting, trustees of The 1772 Foundation, based in Macon, Georgia, awarded five grants totaling $248,192. Individual grants ranged in amount from $25,000 to $100,000. Awards were made in two granting categories: African American Experience and Dynamic Preservation.
African American Experience Grants
The 1772 Foundation continues its support for organizations endeavoring to document and preserve African American heritage and contributions in the United States. In its first grant round of the year, the foundation awarded grants to two such organizations. Since 2020, Black History in Action for Cambridgeport (Massachusetts) has been collaborating with members of St. Augustine’s African Orthodox Church to safeguard the church property, undertake the architectural restoration of the church, and reactivate it as a thriving Black community space. BHAC received a grant of $62, 492, the last funding needed to complete the fourth and final phase of the building’s preservation and adaptive reuse. The Cecil William South Carolina Civil Rights Museum (Orangeburg) was awarded $25,000 to tell the unknown story of Briggs v. Elliott, the first case in the twentieth century to challenge the constitutionality of racially segregated schools. It was one of five cases collectively entitled Brown v. Board of Education, decided 70 years ago on May 17, 1954. Funding from The 1772 Foundation will support a series of symposiums in five South Carolina cities.
Dynamic Preservation:
Under the umbrella of dynamic preservation, The 1772 Foundation funds innovative projects and proposals designed to achieve change. Year to date, three awards have been made in this category to two organizations. Main Street America, longtime 1772 partner and grantee, received $35,000 to support its annual Main Street Now Conference, this year held in Birmingham, Alabama. The 1772 Foundation also provided Main Street America with $100,000 to help with startup costs for a new initiative, the National Trust Loan Fund (Washington, DC), still in the development stage. The fund will support high impact/high quality, small-scale adaptive reuse projects in need of low cost capital in communities across the country.
Preservation Maryland will use its $25,250 grant to develop an action plan for implementing a recruitment and mentorship program to support diverse recruitment within the field of historic preservation. Following plan implementation, the Diverse Recruitment Pipeline will result in a replicable program, which can be adopted and utilized by other preservation organizations.
Ethiel Garlington, executive director of The 1772 Foundation, says, “It is exciting and rewarding to see our grantees expand their programs in innovative, equitable, and sustainable ways. We look forward to their successes.”
Mary Adams Anthony Recognized with National Award
The 1772 Foundation is thrilled to announce that Mary Adams Anthony, longtime executive director and current program advisor for The 1772 Foundation, has been named the 2023 recipient of Preservation Action Foundation’s Nellie Longsworth Award for Outstanding Leadership in Historic Preservation Advocacy.
The 1772 Foundation is thrilled to announce that Mary Adams Anthony, longtime executive director and current program advisor for The 1772 Foundation, has been named the 2023 recipient of Preservation Action Foundation’s Nellie Longsworth Award for Outstanding Leadership in Historic Preservation Advocacy.
The Preservation Action Foundation, founded in 1998 as the Center for Preservation Initiatives, is the non-profit 501(c)(3) educational arm of Preservation Action 501(c)(4). The Preservation Action Foundation seeks to facilitate and promote understanding of federal preservation programs and policies, encourage scholarly discourse about preservation policy, and educate and inspire the next generation of preservation advocates. Nellie Longsworth was the founding president of Preservation Action and served in that role for 22 years. Nellie died on March 1, 2021 at the age of 87 and left an inspiring legacy for generations of preservation advocates.
As The 1772 Foundation’s inaugural executive director for over 20 years, Mary has demonstrated visionary leadership and commitment to preservation efforts across the United States.
Huy Pham, chair of PAF said, “Preservation Action is presenting Mary Adams Anthony with the Nellie Longsworth Award in recognition of her exemplary leadership and unwavering dedication to the cause of historic preservation. Her more than two-decade-long stewardship of The 1772 Foundation, overseeing the deployment of over $60 million in grants to support historic preservation initiatives, exemplifies the kind of visionary advocacy and commitment that this prestigious award seeks to honor.”
“We can think of no one more deserving of this prestigious award than Mary,” said Margaret Waldock, president of The 1772 Foundation's board of trustees. “Her pioneering work has made historic preservation more inclusive, innovative and impactful. We are profoundly grateful for her dedication and look forward to her continued involvement.”
Mary shared, “It is deeply humbling to be recognized by my peers with the Nellie Longsworth Award. I share this honor with my talented colleagues who have made The 1772 Foundation a leader in progressive preservation. There is still important work to be done, and I look forward to contributing as the organization enters an exciting new chapter.”
New Executive Director Announced
Following a one-year transition planning process, the 1772 Foundation has announced that Ethiel Garlington has been named Executive Director, effective September 18th.
POMFRET, Connecticut
Following a one-year transition planning process, the 1772 Foundation has announced that Ethiel Garlington has been named Executive Director, effective September 18th.
“Ethiel’s professional experience and exceptional leadership in historic preservation make him the ideal choice for executive director of the 1772 Foundation. His impressive accomplishments closely reflect the values and strategies upheld by our organization, specifically his commitment to elevating historic preservation as a powerful driver for community well-being, and as a relevant and impactful solution to the social, economic, and environmental challenges facing communities today,” said Margaret Waldock, President of the Board of the Foundation.
For the last nine years, Ethiel has served as Executive Director of the Historic Macon Foundation (HMF). Under his leadership, HMF has dramatically increased its staff size and operating budget and developed innovative educational programming, membership campaigns, and real estate initiatives relevant to the community. The organization has become nationally recognized for its dynamic, entrepreneurial approaches to historic preservation. Before coming to HMF, Ethiel was Director of Preservation Field Services for Knox Heritage in Tennessee.
“I am honored to serve as the second Executive Director of the 1772 Foundation and look forward to building on the legacy built by my predecessor, Mary Anthony, and the Board of Trustees. I believe that with the help of philanthropy, historic preservation can transform communities and bolster the broader citizenry. I look forward to working closely with partners across industry lines and shepherding 1772 through its next chapter,” said Ethiel Garlington.
Ethiel succeeds inaugural Executive Director Mary Anthony, who has held the post for twenty years. Mary has been responsible for the deployment of over $60 million in grants during her tenure and, more recently, played a key role in the transition planning process. Mary will serve as Executive Director until September. She will remain at the foundation as Program Advisor to provide support to the board and staff and to ensure a successful transition. The board is deeply appreciative of Mary’s proactive leadership over two decades, especially her commitment to dynamic historic preservation efforts.
2023 Maine Preservation Grants Awarded
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for a fourth year with Maine Preservation, awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $128,952 to seventeen private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in Maine. The grants ranged in amount from $2,500 to the grant maximum of $10,000, with four organizations receiving the latter amount.
POMFRET, Connecticut
17 grant recipients announced
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for a fourth year with Maine Preservation, awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $128,952 to seventeen private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in Maine. The grants ranged in amount from $2,500 to the grant maximum of $10,000, with four organizations receiving the latter amount.
Grants were provided for exterior work: painting; surface restoration; fire detection/security systems; repairs to/restoration of chimneys, porches, roofs, and windows; repairs to foundations and sills; and masonry repointing. Projects were evaluated by Maine Preservation field services staff, who also will manage the grants. Each grantee was required to have matching funds for its project.
Maine Preservation Executive Director Tara Kelly said, “Maine Preservation is honored to partner with The 1772 Foundation to deliver support to nonprofit organizations that steward historic buildings integral to the fabric of communities across Maine. We are pleased to direct much-needed capital improvement funds to organizations for rehabilitation projects – enhancing accessibility and improving energy efficiency and climate resilience. The 1772 Foundation funds supplement the limited in-state grant resources currently available to support preservation efforts in Maine.”
President of The 1772 Foundation Margaret Waldock commented on the importance of these grants to the preservation community. “With these grants, The 1772 Foundation continues its investment in preservation efforts that protect assets of community importance. While the individual grants may seem small, we have found they leverage considerable local resources and opportunities — communityprovided matching dollars, support for local businesses and tradespeople, and the long-term power of incremental, small-scale capital investments in roofs, windows, and structural improvements that protect and maintain the value of assets over time.”
Grant recipients were Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Foundation (Greene), Avesta Housing (Portland), Bangor Historical Society (Bangor), Bar Harbor Historical Society (Bar Harbor), Bearnstow (Mount Vernon), Augusta Colonial Theater (Augusta), Ellsworth Historical Society (Ellsworth), Farmington Maine Historical Society (Farmington), Fifth Maine Museum (Peaks Island), Friends of the West Durham Methodist Church (Durham), Wells Reserve at Laudholm (Wells), Maine Art Gallery (Wiscasset), Mechanics’ Hall (Portland), Norway Landmarks Preservation Society (Norway), Pejepscot History Center (Brunswick), Sagadahoc Preservation, Inc. (Bath), and Tides Institute & Museum of Art (Eastport). Grants were also awarded in each of the other five New England states and in Georgia.
2023 Rhode Island Preservation Grants Awarded
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for a fourth year with Preserve Rhode Island, awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $125,000 to sixteen private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in Rhode Island. The grants ranged in amount from $3,250 to the grant maximum of $10,000, with nine organizations receiving the latter amount.
pomfret, connecticut
16 grant recipients announced
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for a fourth year with Preserve Rhode Island, awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $125,000 to sixteen private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in Rhode Island. The grants ranged in amount from $3,250 to the grant maximum of $10,000, with nine organizations receiving the latter amount.
Grants were provided for exterior work: painting; surface restoration; fire detection/security systems; repairs to/restoration of chimneys, porches, roofs, and windows; repairs to foundations and sills; and masonry repointing. Projects were evaluated by Preserve Rhode Island staff, who also will manage the grants. Each grantee was required to have matching funds for its project.
Stated Valerie Talmage, executive director of Preserve Rhode Island, “Preserve RI is grateful to The 1772 Foundation for partnering with us to provide vital funding to help nonprofits from all around with state with important capital repair projects to their historic sites. All of the projects allow these historic buildings to continue to be utilized for the benefit of all Rhode Islanders.”
President of The 1772 Foundation Margaret Waldock commented on the importance of these grants to the preservation community. “With these grants, The 1772 Foundation continues its investment in preservation efforts that protect assets of community importance. While the individual grants may seem small, we have found they leverage considerable local resources and opportunities – community-provided matching dollars, support for local businesses and tradespeople, and the longterm power of incremental, small-scale capital investments in roofs, windows, and structural improvements that protect and maintain the value of assets over time.”
Grant recipients were AS 220 (Providence), Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association (Jamestown), Borders Farm Preservation, Inc. (Foster), Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse (East Providence), Gilbert Stuart Birthplace & Museum (Saunderstown), Glocester Heritage Society (Glocester), Historic New England (Jamestown), The Historical Society of Smithfield (Smithfield), Hope & Main (Warren), Hopkinton Historical Association (Hopkinton), Jamestown Historical Society (Jamestown), Jonnycake Center of Westerly (Westerly), Newport Historical Society (Newport), Revive the Roots (Smithfield), Sojourner House (Providence), and South County Arts Association (Kingston). Grants were also awarded in each of the other five New England states and in Georgia.
2023 Georgia Preservation Grants Awarded
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for the first time with The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $100,000 to twelve private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in Georgia. Four sites were previously included on the Trust’s list of Georgia’s most endangered historic places, Places in Peril. The grants ranged in amount from $3,500 to the grant maximum of $10,000, with seven organizations receiving the latter amount.
POMFRET, Connecticut
12 grant recipients announced
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for the first time with The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $100,000 to twelve private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in Georgia. Four sites were previously included on the Trust’s list of Georgia’s most endangered historic places, Places in Peril. The grants ranged in amount from $3,500 to the grant maximum of $10,000, with seven organizations receiving the latter amount.
Grants were provided for exterior work: painting; surface restoration; fire detection/security systems; repairs to/restoration of chimneys, porches, roofs, and windows; repairs to foundations and sills; and masonry repointing. Projects were evaluated by Georgia Trust staff, with an in-depth knowledge of the needs of Georgia’s heritage organizations. The Georgia Trust will manage the grants. Each grantee was required to have matching funds for its project.
According to Mark C. McDonald, president and chief executive officer of The Georgia Trust, “The Georgia Trust is delighted to partner with The 1772 Foundation to bring financial assistance to twelve Georgia preservation projects. The fact that we had 51 letters of inquiry and 22 applications certainly demonstrates the need for funding assistance in Georgia and the great interest in historic preservation. We are deeply grateful to The 1772 Foundation for this program.”
President of The 1772 Foundation Margaret Waldock commented on the importance of these grants to the preservation community. “With these grants, The 1772 Foundation continues its investment in preservation efforts that protect assets of community importance. While the individual grants may seem small, we have found they leverage considerable local resources and opportunities — community-provided matching dollars, support for local businesses and tradespeople, and the longterm power of incremental, small-scale capital investments in roofs, windows, and structural improvements that protect and maintain the value of assets over time.”
Grant recipients were Augusta Jewish Museum (Augusta), Eatonton-Putnam County Historical Society, Inc. (Eatonton), Friends of Harrison Park, Inc. (Ellijay), Friends of Johns Homestead (Tucker), Friends of Oconee Cemetery (Athens), Jack Hadley Black History Museum (Thomasville), Jekyll Island Foundation (Jekyll Island), M.H. Mitchell, Inc. (Athens), McDaniel-Tichenor House (Monroe), Marietta Educational Garden Center (Marietta), Ossabaw Island Foundation (Ossabaw Island), and We Love Cuthbert (Cuthbert). Grants were also awarded in each of the six New England states.
2023 Massachusetts Preservation Grants Awarded
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for a fourth year with Preservation Massachusetts, awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $125,000 to sixteen private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in Massachusetts. The grants ranged in amount from $745 to the grant maximum of $10,000, with eight organizations receiving the latter amount.
POMFRET, Connecticut
16 grant recipients announced
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for a fourth year with Preservation Massachusetts, awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $125,000 to sixteen private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in Massachusetts. The grants ranged in amount from $745 to the grant maximum of $10,000, with eight organizations receiving the latter amount.
Grants were provided for exterior work: painting; surface restoration; fire detection/security systems; repairs to/restoration of chimneys, porches, roofs, and windows; repairs to foundations and sills; and masonry repointing. Projects were evaluated by Preservation Massachusetts staff, who also will manage the grants. Each grantee was required to have matching funds for its project.
President and CEO of Preservation Massachusetts Erin Kelly states, “We were grateful to, for the fourth consecutive year, partner with The 1772 Foundation to provide this funding program to stewards of historic buildings across the Commonwealth. Since 2020, this program has demonstrated the significant impact that even small grants can make. The need for dollars to fund critical repairs and the ongoing maintenance of these buildings grows each year. The projects that this year’s grant recipients will undertake help ensure that the historic resources that are integral parts of our communities remain for tomorrow. Throughout the course of the grant process, we have heard repeated sentiments of appreciation from Cape Cod to Pittsfield for the support The 1772 Foundation offers to preservation projects.”
President of The 1772 Foundation Margaret Waldock commented on the importance of these grants to the preservation community. “With these grants, The 1772 Foundation continues its investment in preservation efforts that protect assets of community importance. While the individual grants may seem small, we have found they leverage considerable local resources and opportunities — community-provided matching dollars, support for local businesses and tradespeople, and the longterm power of incremental, small-scale capital investments in roofs, windows, and structural improvements that protect and maintain the value of assets over time.”
Grant recipients were Clapp Memorial Library (Belchertown), Danvers Historical Society (Danvers), Historic Deerfield (Deerfield), Friends of the Stone Church (Gilbertville), Friends of the Franklin County Fairgrounds Inc. (Greenfield), Historic New England (Lincoln), Longmeadow Historical Society (Longmeadow), Marblehead Museum & Historical Society (Marblehead), Forbes House Museum (Milton), Berkshire County Historical Society (Pittsfield), Shirley-Eustis House Association (Roxbury), Historic Salem Inc., and House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association (both in Salem), Old Sturbridge Village (Sturbridge), Topsfield Historical Society (Topsfield), and West Falmouth Library (West Falmouth). Grants were also awarded in each of the other five New England states and in Georgia.
2023 New Hampshire Preservation Grants Awarded
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for a fifth year with New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $125,000 to sixteen private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in New Hampshire. The grants ranged in amount from $2,500 to the grant maximum of $10,000, which four organizations received.
pomfret, connecticut
16 grant recipients announced
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for a fourth year with The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $125,000 to sixteen private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in New Hampshire. The grants ranged in amount from $4,250 to the grant maximum of $10,000, with five organizations receiving the latter amount.
Grants were provided for exterior work: painting; surface restoration; repairs to/restoration of chimneys, porches, roofs, and windows; repairs to foundations and sills; and masonry repointing. Projects were vetted by New Hampshire Preservation Alliance staff, who also will manage the grants. Each grantee was required to have matching funds for its project.
Beverly Thomas, deputy director of the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance, stated, “This year, The 1772 Foundation’s investment in New Hampshire is protecting and revitalizing sixteen historic buildings, positively impacting communities by bringing needed capital investment to important community landmarks.”
President of The 1772 Foundation Margaret Waldock commented on the importance of these grants to the preservation community. “With these grants, The 1772 Foundation continues its investment in preservation efforts that protect assets of community importance. While the individual grants may seem small, we have found they leverage considerable local resources and opportunities — community-provided matching dollars, support for local businesses and tradespeople, and the longterm power of incremental, small-scale capital investments in roofs, windows, and structural improvements that protect and maintain the value of assets over time.”
Grant recipients were Antrim Grange No. 98 (Antrim), Friends of The Colonial Theatre (Bethlehem), Canterbury Shaker Village (Canterbury), Woman’s Club of Concord (Concord), Danbury Historical Society (Danbury), Gilsum Historical Society (Gilsum), Historic Harrisville (Harrisville), Haverhill Heritage, Inc., and Haverhill Library Association (both in Haverhill), Hill Center Church (Hill), The Lancaster Historical Society (Lancaster), AHEAD Affordable Housing, Education & Development (Lisbon), The Poore Family Foundation (Stewartstown), Stratham Historical Society (Stratham), Sunapee Heritage Alliance (Sunapee), and Sutton Historical Society (Sutton). Grants were also awarded in each of the other five New England states and in Georgia.
2023 Connecticut Preservation Grants Awarded
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for a thirteenth year with Preservation Connecticut (formerly the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation), awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $134,000 to fifteen private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in Connecticut. The grants ranged in amount from $3,500 to the grant maximum of $10,000, with eleven organizations receiving the latter amount.
POMFRET, Connecticut
15 grant recipients announced
The 1772 Foundation, partnering for a thirteenth year with Preservation Connecticut (formerly the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation), awarded historic preservation one-for-one matching grants totaling $134,000 to fifteen private nonprofit organizations maintaining historic sites in Connecticut. The grants ranged in amount from $3,500 to the grant maximum of $10,000, with eleven organizations receiving the latter amount.
Grants were provided for exterior work: painting; surface restoration; fire detection/security systems; repairs to/restoration of chimneys, porches, roofs, and windows; repairs to foundations and sills; and masonry repointing. Projects were vetted by Preservation Connecticut circuit riders and other staff with an in-depth knowledge of the needs of Connecticut's heritage organizations. Each grantee was required to have matching funds for its project.
According to Jane Montanaro, executive director of Preservation Connecticut, “Despite the additional challenges facing applicants during the pandemic, Preservation Connecticut received many thoughtfully prepared applications for the matching grant program. The need for the program among organizations that manage historic sites remains urgent. We echo the collective gratitude of these property stewards in thanking The 1772 Foundation for its generous support and commitment to our state’s architectural heritage.”
President of The 1772 Foundation Margaret Waldock commented on the importance of these grants to the preservation community. “With these grants, The 1772 Foundation continues its investment in preservation efforts that protect assets of community importance. While the individual grants may seem small, we have found they leverage considerable local resources and opportunities — community-provided matching dollars, support for local businesses and tradespeople, and the longterm power of incremental, small-scale capital investments in roofs, windows, and structural improvements that protect and maintain the value of assets over time.”
Grant recipients were Adam Stanton House (Clinton), Ball & Sockets Arts (Cheshire), Branford Land Trust (Branford), Gaylord Hospital (Wallingford), The Madison Historical Society (Madison), Morris Historical Society (Morris), Mystic Seaport Museum (Mystic), New Milford Historical Society & Museum (New Milford), Newtown Historical Society (Newtown), Norwich Arts Center (Norwich), Old Saybrook Historical Society (Old Saybrook), Steep Rock Association (Washington), Thompson Historical Society (Thompson), Windham Free Library Association, and Windham Preservation Inc. (both Windham). Grants were also awarded in each of the other five New England states and in Georgia.