Historical organizations in Brunswick and Westport Island are among recipients of 10 new Maine Memory Network Community Mobilization grants recently awarded by the Maine Historical Society.
The grants to historical organizations and libraries around Maine are to support the digitization of historic collections and the creation of online exhibits about local history, according to a news release.
A total of 39 grants have been awarded since the Community Mobilization program began in the spring of 2011.
Among the new grants, Bowdoin International Music Festival will create an online exhibit in advance of its 50th anniversary next year, focusing on the many notable musicians who have passed through the program as teachers and students, as well on the festival’s important role in the larger college and Brunswick communities.
The Westport Island History Committee will digitize artifacts relating to the life of Samuel Tarbox’s family and property.
Like many early settlers, Tarbox had his hand in several aspects of island life — fishing, shipping, farming and governance. He also owned the building that is now the Squire Tarbox Inn, on the National Register of Historic Places.
Representatives from each grantee attended a training workshop Oct. 11 in Portland.
All grant-supported projects will be carried out over the next year and result in new content on Maine Memory Network, Maine Historical Society’s statewide digital museum.
The next deadline for applications is April 1.
For details, visit www.mainememory.net/ grants.
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