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The renovation of climate control systems in a history museum along with the restoration of several associated historic structures, which together document the history of the Mississippi River and of the people who lived on its banks.

Dubuque County Historical Society's Preservation & Restoration through Campus Improvements project will focus on preserving and maintaining our historical structures and intellectual property, expanding the river story that relates directly to history and innovation, and reinvigorating our interpretation model to provide the 21st century learner with real-world, vital, interdisciplinary, and design-based learning that relates directly to the humanities.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants

Division:
Challenge Programs

Totals (matching):
$500,000 (approved)
$500,000 (offered)
$500,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
8/1/2018 – 7/31/2023

To create an endowment to support humanities staffing, exhibitions, and interpretation.

The Dubuque County Historical Society requests $750,000 and commits to raise $2,250,000 to create a humanities endowment of $3,000,000 to support humanities staffing, exhibition and interpretation. This will endow the position of Director of Interpretation, who will be a highly talented and motivated humanist dedicated to quality exhibitions, collections and programs. He/she will be integrally involved in the intellectual life of the Society's museums: the River Museum, the Ham House, and the Old Jail Museum. The Director of Interpretation will be the lead humanist for the development of a series of exhibitions and interpretive programming supported by this endowment and presented at the three museums. The River Museum will continue to advance humanities programming and exhibitions in its current facilities. The humanities endowment will also support the interpretive programming at the Society's Mathias Ham House and Old Jail Museum.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Challenge Grants

Division:
Challenge Programs

Totals (matching):
$750,000 (approved)
$750,000 (offered)
$750,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
12/1/2008 – 8/31/2015

Endowment for new humanities positions at the Mississippi River Museum: Curator of Environmental History, Education Director, Lead Interpreter, and Collections Manager.

Project fields:
Interdisciplinary Studies, General

Program:
Challenge Grants

Division:
Challenge Programs

Totals (matching):
$500,000 (approved)
$500,000 (offered)
$500,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
12/1/1998 – 7/31/2003

Implementation of a permanent interpretive plan about human relationships with the Mississippi River, including an exhibition, living history presentations, an outdoor boat building demonstration, and public and educational programs.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Division:
Public Programs

Totals (outright + matching):
$300,530 (approved)
$300,530 (awarded)

Grant period:
9/1/2000 – 8/31/2003

To support planning for long-term exhibitions on the social and environmental history of the Upper Mississippi River region.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$51,081 (approved)
$51,081 (awarded)

Grant period:
7/1/1994 – 6/30/1995

To support a self-study that will evaluate the humanities programming at its two museums.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$20,000 (approved)
$20,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
1/1/1993 – 11/30/1993

To support doubling the space at the Woodward River Museum, making capital improvements at the Mathias Ham House Historic Site, and increasing endowment to support education and exhibit programs.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Challenge Grants

Division:
Challenge Programs

Totals (matching):
$525,000 (approved)
$525,000 (offered)
$525,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
12/1/1988 – 7/31/1994

To support completion of exhibitions and capital improvements at the Woodward Riverboat Museum; to support restoration of a historic house museum; to supportdevelopment of a permanent membership and fund-raising program and purchase of storage and archives equipment; to support an endowment for museum operations.

Project fields:
History, General

Program:
Challenge Grants

Division:
Challenge Programs

Totals (matching):
$200,000 (approved)
$200,000 (offered)
$200,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
6/17/1983 – 7/31/1987

To support a planning project for interpretative exhibits for a major new museum in the Upper Mississippi. The plan will focus on humanistic concerns and the cultural history of the Upper Mississippi River.

Project fields:
History, General

Program:
Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$16,000 (approved)
$16,000 (awarded)

Grant period:
7/1/1980 – 6/30/1981

To plan the conversion of an old building near the Dubuque Ice Harbor into a museum concentrating on river travel on the Upper Mississippi by securing a planning director and a strong local support committee, securing preliminary commitment of artifacts, documents, etc., for display, consulting with museum exhibit planners, archivists, librarians and others, and planning the long-term management and maintenance of the museum.

Project fields:
U.S. History

Program:
Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Division:
Public Programs

Totals:
$7,400 (approved)
$7,400 (awarded)

Grant period:
9/1/1976 – 4/30/1977