2006-2007 Grant Winners   COMMUNITY AWARENESS GRANTS Christian County Historical Society, Taylorville, $500 To fund a revival of their Remember When Festival Illinois Amish Interpretive Center, Arcola, $500 To expand their website Morrison’s Heritage Museum, Morrison, $400 To produce a book on Morrison’s history Piatt County Museum, Monticello, $500 To promote the Piatt County Barn and Historic Sites Tour CONSERVATION SUPPORT Crawford County Historical Society, Robinson, $491 To provide collection storage boxes for quilts and photographs Early American Museum, Mahomet, $343 To transfer oral history tapes to longer-lasting DVDs Ridge Historical Society, Chicago, $252 To provide collection storage boxes for a textile collection Stephenson County Historical Society, Freeport, $500 To provide collection storage boxes for a textile collection Washington Historical Society, Washington, $500 To provide an update to collections management software and collections storage boxes for the photographic collection Will County Historical Society, Lockport, $500 To provide collection storage boxes for the collection CONSULTATION SERVICES Atlanta Museum, Atlanta, $400 To advise and assist with the development of a collections management system Cumberland County Historical and Genealogical Society, Greenup, $500 To advise and assist in the proper methods of collection cataloging and organization Sycamore Historical Society and Museum, Sycamore, $500 To send a representative to a fundraising and marketing workshop EXHIBITS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Macon County Historical Society, Decatur, $496 To purchase an exhibit case for the “Made in Decatur” exhibit TECHNOLOGY GRANT Elizabeth Historical Society, Elizabeth, $448 To purchase a computer for the museum office Garfield Farm Museum, LaFox, $400 To purchase PastPerfect collections management software Lawrence County Historical Museum, Lawrenceville, $400 To purchase a laptop computer for the museum Lombard Historical Society, Lombard, $250 To design and establish a website for the museum Ottawa Scouting Museum, Ottawa, $500 To purchase PastPerfect collections management software Wabash County Museum, Mt. Carmel, $400 To provide a digital project for exhibit and outreach purposes Wyanet Historical Society, Wyanet, $250 To purchase a microfilm reader for the newspaper collection Back to Top