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GRANTS & COMMUNITY FUNDING PROJECTS
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The History Center in Tompkins County is a 501(c)(3) organization.
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EIN: 15-6024061 RULING YEAR: 1972
Interested in sponsoring an exhibit or program? Call 607-273-8284 ext. 222 or email Ben Sandberg at director@thehistorycenter.net
Grant Period: 2021-2022 Award: $36,000 | IMLS American Rescue Plan Grants These funds will be used in tandem with the $20,000 SHARP Recovery Grant from Humanities New York to support specific collaborations with the Southside Community Center, Latino Civic Association, and Ithaca Asian American Association to make our collections more representative of the full histories of Tompkins County. These funds will sponsor collaborative efforts to assess the representation of Black, Latinx/e/o/a, and Asian communities within our paper and photograph archives, and our three dimensional object and textile collections. Additionally we will collaborate with each partner organization in creating public outreach strategies to address significant gaps in its historical record of Tompkins County. |
Grant period: 2021-2022 Award: $20,000 | HNY SHARP Recovery Grant These funds will be used in tandem with the $36,000 American Rescue Plan grant funds from the Institute of Museum & Library Services to support specific collaborations with the Southside Community Center, Latino Civic Association, and Ithaca Asian American Association to make our collections more representative of the full histories of Tompkins County. These funds will sponsor collaborative efforts to assess the representation of Black, Latinx/e/o/a, and Asian communities within our paper and photograph archives, and our three dimensional object and textile collections. Additionally we will collaborate with each partner organization in creating public outreach strategies to address significant gaps in its historical record of Tompkins County. |
Grant Period: 2021-2022 Award: $17,565 | Finding Aid Project - History Center Archives Delmas Foundation awarded a total of $17,565 to The History Center in Tompkins County to support improving remote access to the museums valuable collections through the creation of Finding Aids. |
Grant Period: 2020-2022 Award: Grant award in technology and staff training and support | Building Capacity, Creating Sustainability, Growing Accessibility The History Center (THC) selected as one of 98 museum partners in New York State to participate the IMLS CARES Act grant project. THC is using this opportunity to expand access to our Oral Histories of Tompkins County collections, focusing on processing and including those interviews that represent marginalized and under-represented stories and voices from Tompkins County. Project Results: - Oral History Collection Finding Aids, Stop and Listen to HERstory - Creation of new oral history collections: Black Experience in Tompkins County, Indigenous Experience in Tompkins County, Asian Diaspora in Tompkins County, Women's Voices, Religion & Belief in Tompkins County, and Gender & Sexuality in Tompkins County. |
Grant Period: 2019-2021 *Extension granted for 2021 Award: $132,946 | HistoryForge Project The National Historical Public Records Commission, a branch of the National Archives and Records Administration, announced the award of a Public Engagement with Historic Records Grant in support of HistoryForge. HistoryForge is a dynamic web environment that combines digitized census records with historic map and building records. This grant will augment the platform with user-generated content, and integration of other archival materials into the platform. |
HNY CARES Emergency Relief Grant Humanities New York awards $10,000 in HNY CARES Emergency Relief Grant funds to THC. Funds used for ongoing archival work and developing new methods for engaging the public with archival materials. Project Results: - Virtual youth programs: Ithaca Drag Story Hour, Music of Central NY w/ Dave Ruch |
Grant Period: July 2020-June 2021 Award: $10,000 |
CARES - Youth Program Resiliency, and Community Archives & Exhibits The National Endowment for the Humanities awards Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) grant to THC. Grant funds provide support for a selection of fall (2020) humanities programs, ongoing archival work, and the creation of supplemental digital content for the Exhibit Hall. Project Results:
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Grant Period: June 2020-December 2020 Award: $79,814 |
Technology & Digitization Grant - HistoryForge Project Award: $3,000 Grant Period: 2019-2020 - Completed August 2021 South Central Regional Library Council awarded a $3,000 Technology & Digitization Grant to The history Center in Tompkins County to digitize historical photographs, maps, and Ithaca City Directories from the History Center's collection in support of HistoryForge. Project Results: - Example building listing on HistoryForge: Southside Community Center 305 S. Plain St |
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