Middleton Place Foundation

15.929 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES OPPORTUNITY P25AS00508 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES GRANTS FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND PROVIDE PRESERVATION AND OR CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE TO NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND COLLECTIONS. GRANTS ARE AWARDED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND REQUIRE A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR, NON-FEDERAL MATCH, WHICH CAN BE CASH OR DOCUMENTED IN-KIND. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA), THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH), AND THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS). BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PHYSICAL PRESERVATION PROJECT IS AWARDED TO MIDDLETON PLACE FOUNDATION. THIS PROJECT WILL REPAIR THE HISTORIC CHAPEL AND SPRING HOUSE, THE OLDEST SURVIVING BUILDING AT MIDDLETON PLACE, HOME TO AMERICA S OLDEST LANDSCAPED GARDENS AND THE BIRTHPLACE OF ARTHUR MIDDLETON, A SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

ENSLAVEMENT AT MIDDLETON PLACE: SHARING A MORE COMPLETE AMERICAN STORY [FOR DECADES, MIDDLETON PLACE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN TELLING THE STORIES OF THE AFRICANS, AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND EUROPEANS WHO LIVED AND WORKED AT MIDDLETON PLACE FOR OVER THREE CENTURIES. A PIONEER IN THE INTERPRETATION OF SLAVERY, THE FOUNDATION IS CONSTANTLY UNDERTAKING NEW INITIATIVES THAT ALLOW AUDIENCES TO EXPLORE AND EXAMINE THEMES TO INSPIRE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER THROUGH OUR SHARED AMERICAN HISTORY. THIS PROJECT WILL ENGAGE THE DESCENDANT COMMUNITY IN STRENGTHENING THE ONGOING SLAVERY INTERPRETATION IN TWO EXISTING PERMANENT EXHIBITS ? ELIZA?S HOUSE AND THE STABLEYARDS. THE PROJECT, WHICH WAS PUT ON HOLD DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, WILL PROVIDE THE PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE A MORE COMPLETE STORY OF OUR COMPLEX AMERICAN HISTORY WITH THE HOPE TO CREATE EMPATHY AND BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY.] [PURPOSE:? PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UPDATES TO TWO PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AT MIDDLETON PLACE: ?ELIZA?S HOUSE? AND THE ?STABLEYARDS.?   ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ARCHIVAL RESEARCH, EXHIBITION DESIGN, AND INSTALLATION FOR TWO PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN TO EXPAND DIGITAL OFFERINGS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES:? IMPLEMENTED EXHIBITIONS AND SUPPORT OF FIVE STAFF MEMBERS AND THE CREATION OF A NEW POSITION TO LEAD THE PROJECT AND OVERSEE AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY INTERPRETATION ACROSS MIDDLETON PLACE.     INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: VISITORS TO MIDDLETON PLACE, RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TOURISTS.   SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]