[ad_1]
The Scituate Historical Society announced that it had received a grant of $ 2,500 from the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, as part of the Council’s projects program.
To be named a recipient of a Mass Culture Council grant is an honor, recognizing that the Scituate Historical Society provides significant public value through its programs and services.
A few years ago, the Society celebrated its 100th anniversary. During this time, its goal has been to provide an assortment of opportunities for individuals and families to learn about the remarkable people and events that shaped Scituate and the South Shore. These opportunities include the maintenance and interpretation of 13 historic sites, including the Maritime and Irish Mossing Museum. The Society oversees a research and genealogy library and archives of collections that serve the community and researchers nationwide. In addition, the Society organizes series of lectures and special events in the city, offers extensive excursions and programs to hundreds of schoolchildren every year.
When COVID-19 hit last year, like other small local organizations and museums, the Scituate Historical Society was forced to shut down. With this, many of their public programs have been canceled or postponed. The Mass Cultural Council grant served as a lifeline, supporting the Society’s transformation from an ongoing lecture series into a Zoom presentation series. Dubbed ‘The GAR Goes Virtual’, this series featured local writers, artists and scholars discussing diverse and provocative topics such as the making of the documentary ‘Borderlands’,’ Women of the Underground Railroad ‘and’ The Past & Future of Scituate Fisheries, “and many others. With this grant, the Company was able to continue to engage the Scituate community and beyond during a period of isolation.
On August 1, the Scituate Historical Society will reopen its headquarters and libraries at The Schoolhouse at 43 Cudworth Road in Scituate. This summer’s Heritage Days will feature company open houses at the Maritime & Irish Mossing Museum, Lawson Tower, Scituate Lighthouse, Cudworth Barn, Bates House and, for the first time to the public, the ‘Ancient Ell at Old Oaken Bucket Homestead.
“The Mass Cultural Council’s investment in our small town historical society is also an investment in Scituate – and its future,†said Bob Chessia, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Scituate Historical Society.
In fact, the funds of the Mass Culture Council reach all communities in the Commonwealth of Nations. Its mission is to promote excellence, education, access and diversity in the arts, humanities and sciences, to improve the quality of life for all residents of Massachusetts, and to contribute to the vitality of communities and the economy.
[ad_2]
