Opening the vault: pathways of accessibility to ticonderoga's hidden collections [this project seeks to provide the first comprehensive inventory of over 1000 archival records in fort ticonderoga?s…

This Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program provides $199,300 to the Fort Ticonderoga Association, doing business as the Fort Ticonderoga Museum, from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The funding supports inventorying and assessing over 1,000 previously underutilized archival records related to Fort Ticonderoga's history and relationship with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. Staff and consultants will create a comprehensive inventory and develop public programs and exhibitions. The project aims to make these primary sources more accessible and engage learners by collaborating with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe to incorporate inclusive historical interpretations. No subawards are intended under this award.

Activities

  this grant funds & nbsp; existing staff and consultants who will create a comprehensive inventory of over 1000 archival records about fort ticonderoga's relationship to the ST. Regis mohawk tribe. They will also create public programs and exhibitions.&nbsp

Expected outcomes

?this grant would allow the & nbsp; museum to make primary sources more accessible,  and to conduct more research to make fort ticonderoga more engaging. By collaborating with the ST. Regis mohawk tribe, IT also hopes to make its interpretations of history more inclusive.&nbsp

Intended beneficiaries

  the project will benefit & nbsp; the students who visit the museum as well as learners across the country, in particular the ST. Regis mohawk people. &nbsp

Subrecipient activities

?the recipient does not intend to subaward funds. ]