Wonderful selection!

On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 9:14 AM Marc A Williams <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Thank you to everyone who applied for my personal grant of $10,000 to be
> awarded to a small museum for a specific project.  There were a number of
> great submissions but only one could be chosen.  Please keep an eye out on
> MuseumL for future grant opportunities.  The award goes to the Accokeek
> Foundation for their project “Black and Indigenous Narratives of The
> Potomac.”
>
> The Accokeek Foundation is a small non-profit who stewards Piscataway
> Park at the traditional capital of the Piscataway people. Founded in 1957
> to protect the view from George Washington’s Mount Vernon across the
> Potomac, the Foundation has over 65 years of experience in preserving and
> protecting cultural resources. After hosting the launch of the Southern
> Maryland National Heritage Area, the Foundation continues to be a center
> point for leading-edge cultural preservation. The Foundation has strong
> partnerships with MD, DC, VA schools, and primarily services students in
> Prince George’s and Charles County school systems.  Through the “Black
> and Indigenous Narratives of The Potomac” Project, the Accokeek Foundation
> will create diverse, accurate, and widely accessible digital and physical
> collections based around oral histories from African American and
> Indigenous fishing industry workers, in their own words. These collections
> will be the basis of creating an effective interpretive plan for inclusive
> educational programs for years to come. These oral histories will also be
> the basis for new wayside exhibits that combine cultural traditions and
> history with contemporary resource challenges, ecological sustainability,
> and resilience initiatives to convey an Indigenous stewardship ethic.  The
> Accokeek Foundation seeks to provide access to the untold stories of all
> who shaped this landscape. Through collecting, preserving, and sharing back
> these stories about Piscataway, enslaved African, Free Black, and
> Afro-Indigenous groups with ties to this region, this project is integral
> to interpreting a more expansive view of this land and its people, past and
> present.
>
> For those that did not see the original announcement, the text follows.
>
> I have a charitable contribution of $10,000 to give to a deserving
> museum.  Yes, I know all of you are deserving.  There are only a few
> requirements: you must be a registered non-profit; you must be small – I’ll
> leave that definition up to you; it can NOT go to your general fund or
> endowment; it must be for a specific project, ideally in collections
> preservation, including historic buildings; the project must occur soon,
> not a year or two down the road; you agree to provide me with updates on
> the project’s progress.  The project can be a new one just for these funds,
> or a discrete part of a larger project.  Simply write me an email with a
> description of your project and why you are a worthy recipient.
>
> Marc A. Williams, Principal
>    American Conservation Consortium, llc
>    4 Rockville Road
>    Broad Brook, CT 06016
>    860-386-6058
>
> *Collections Preservation Consultation
> *Conservation Assessments & Surveys
> *Environmental Monitoring & Low-Tech Control
> *Moisture Management Solutions
> *Collections in Historic Structures
> *Collections Care Grant Preparation
>
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