F. D. Kenney Museum at the Quick Center for the Arts
St. Bonaventure, Cattaraugus County
Awarded $716 for God, Nature, and Art: Victorian Landscape Painting in America
A lecture on 19th-century American landscape painting in conjuction with the exhibition "Of Waters, Forests, and Hills"
Awarded October 19, 2001

East Meadow Public Library
East Meadow, Nassau County
Awarded $1,500 for Presidents, Politics, and Power: American Presidents Who Shaped the 20th Century      
A series of film screenings and discussions on the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald Reagan             
Awarded October 19, 2001

The Cook Foundation
Cooperstown, Otsego County
Awarded $750 for Brookwood, Cooperstown's Secret Garden
A travelling exhibition and public programs on the history of Brookwood Garden, on the shores of Otsego Lake
Awarded October 19, 2001

Schenectady Jewish Community Center
Niskayuna, Schenectady County
Awarded $900 for Influences on Israeli Film and Yiddish Theater
A film screening and discussion and a lecture on Israeli film, part of the "Jewish Theatre & Film Festival"
Awarded October 15, 2001

Burchfield-Penney Arts Center
Buffalo, Erie County
Awarded $750 for Pan-American Exposition Centennial: Images of the American Indian
Panel discussion, "Imaging Ourselves in the 21st Century:  Native American Identity Within a Eurocentric Culture," in conjunction with an exhibition on Buffalo's Pan-American Exposition of 1901
Awarded September 27, 2001

Buffalo State College Research Foundation
Buffalo, Erie County
Awarded $1,500 for Buffalo Circa 1900
An online mapping and virtual tour project showing the sites of major trades and buisnesses in Buffalo at the turn of the century
Awarded September 24, 2001

St. Francis College
Brooklyn Heights, Kings County
Awarded $1,500 for In the Spirit of Humanity: Why the Humanities Matter Today
A conference on the status and value of the humanities, with special focus on liberal education, science and the humanities, poetry, and architectural history
Awarded September 24, 2001

Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences
Staten Island, Richmond County
Awarded $1,350 for Fresh Kills Landfill - Its Impact on the Community
Public programs and interpretive exhibition on the history of environmentalism on Staten Island, in conjunction with the Public Exhibit of Proposals from the Fresh Kills: Landfill to Landscape Conceptual Design Competition
Awarded August 15, 2001

Caribbean Research Center
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $500 for History and the Future of Caribbean Migration - A Symposium in Honor of Professor Roy Bryce-Laporte
Honoring Roy Simón Bryce-Laport, pre-eminent scholar in the field of Caribbean diaspora studies
Awarded August 15, 2001

Albany County Historical Association
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $1,500 for A History of 19th Century Medicine in Albany
An exhibition chronicling medical advancements in Albany during the 1800s
Awarded August 9, 2001

Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,050 for Screening and Discussion of "Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story"
Film screening and discussion
Awarded August 9, 2001

Eldridge Street Project
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for Labor Day: With Liberty and Tzedek for All
A panel discussion about Jewish involvement in early 20th-century worker's rights and the formation of labor movements
Awarded July 25, 2001

Refugee Women Council
Bronx, Bronx County
Awarded $1,500 for Conference: Vietnam in America: Culture, Art, and the Ever-Ending Conflict
A conference featuring Vietnamese American writers and their experiences of growing up in the U.S.
Awarded July 25, 2001

Society for the Study of Africana Philosophy
New York, New York County
Awarded $750 for SSAP Speakers' Series
A lecture series with speakers on race relations, politics, social issues, and philosophy
Awarded July 20, 2001

Afrikan Poetry Theatre
Jamaica, Queens County
Awarded $1,500 for P.R.I.S.M. Education Program
Three presentations of "The Legacy of Slavery. . .ARTIFACTual!," a presentation, hands-on exhibit, and discussion session for children and families
Awarded July 19, 2001

The Long Island Museum of American Art
Stony Brook, Suffolk County
Awarded $1,500 for Colonial Revival Symposium
A symposium on Colonial Revival and its history on Long Island
Awarded July 19, 2001

Hicksville Public Library
Hicksville, Nassau County
Awarded $910 for Linking the Generations
A series of presentations for local children and adults aimed at linking different generations together
Awarded July 18, 2001

New York State Historical Association
Cooperstown, Otsego County
Awarded $1,500 for The Wonders of America
A lecture by the historian Jenna Weissman Joselit on material culture and the American Jewish experience
Awarded July 16, 2001

Middletown Thrall Library
Middletown, Orange County
Awarded $850 for Our Shared Stories: America, New York State, Orange County, You & Me
Discussion programs led by the literary scholars Christine Goodwin and Diane Bliss, exploring the importance of documenting family stories; with personal and local Orange County stories featured
Awarded June 8, 2001

SUNY Research Foundation
Albany, Erie County
Awarded $1,000 for Reinterpreting the Past: Medievalism and Subsequent Generation
A public conference about the history, costumes, and literature of the medieval period
Awarded June 8, 2001

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, Monroe County
Awarded $4,850 for Fairness and the Democratic Process
A month-long series of presentations by five scholars on the ethical and political issues raised by the 2000 Presidential election
Awarded June 6, 2001

Colgate University
Hamilton, Madison County
Awarded $5,000 for Laying Claim: (Re)Considering Artists of African Descent in the Americas
A three-day conference on the expression, criticism, and history of artists of African descent in the Americas
Awarded June 6, 2001

New York Public Library, Donnell Library Center
New York, New York County
Awarded $15,400 for Twentieth-Century Mirrors: America Through the Eyes of Independent Filmmakers
A series of film screenings with discussion and other public programs on topics including African American heritage, feminism, children's literature, and New York filmmakers
Awarded June 6, 2001

SUNY Brockport, Art Department
Brockport, Monroe County
Awarded $2,928 for Day of the Dead Celebration
An exhibition, celebration, and travelling presentation on the Mexican folk religious tradition
Awarded June 6, 2001

Albany Institute of History and Art
Albany, Albany County
Awarded $1,000 for Education and Public Programs for "Scenes of American Life"
Workshops, lectures, film screenings, and gallery talks on American painting and sculpture from the 1920s to the 1950s, in conjunction with a Smithsonian traveling exhibition
Awarded June 6, 2001

Snug Harbor Cultural Center
Staten Island, Richmond County
Awarded $21,000 for The Buddhism Project
A series of four panel discussions concerning the impact of Asian thought, particularly Buddhism, on American art and culture
Awarded June 6, 2001

Cooperstown Graduate Program
Cooperstown, Otsego County
Awarded $5,000 for Can I Catch It? Tuberculosis and America
A lecture series on the history of tuberculosis
Awarded June 6, 2001

Seneca Falls Historical Society
Seneca Falls, Seneca County
Awarded $10,000 for The Other Women of Seneca Falls: Irish-American Working Women
Awarded June 6, 2001

Delaware Heritage
Downsville, Delaware County
Awarded $5,000 for Trail of the Seven Rivers--A History of NY Route 206 and its Communities
A travelling exhibition and public programs at six historical societies
Awarded June 6, 2001

Brooklyn Museum of Art
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $5,000 for Vital Forms: American Art and Design in the Atomic Age, 1940-1960
Public programs in conjunction with a major exhibition on 20th-century American design
Awarded June 6, 2001

The New-York Historical Society
New York, New York County
Awarded $7,500 for Independence and Its Enemies in New York
An exhibition on New York City and its divided alliegances in the Revolutionary period; marking the 225th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
Awarded June 6, 2001

China Institute in America
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,000 for China Survey
A series of eight lectures on Chinese culture and history, with topics including literature, ancient history, philosophy, and China in the 20th century
Awarded June 6, 2001

Friends of the East Rockaway Grist Mill Museum
East Rockaway, Nassau County
Awarded $1,000 for East Rockaway Gristmill Model Presentation
Lectures and demonstrations about the historic East Rockaway Grist Mill, featuring a working model of the mill
Awarded June 5, 2001

The Long Island Museum of American Art
Stony Brook, Suffolk County
Awarded $500 for William Sidney Mount and His Spirit Guide
A lecture by the historian Robert W. Kenny on the local artist William Sidney Mount and, in particular, his involvement with the spiritualism movement in the mid-19th century
Awarded June 5, 2001

Empire State Aerosciences Museum
Glenville, Schenectady County
Awarded $1,000 for Amelia Earhart and the History of Women in Aviation in New York State
The grand reopening of the Museum's exhibition on Amelia Earhart, plus a lecture by Irving Rosenberg on women aviators
Awarded June 5, 2001

Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS)
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,000 for Labor, Class and Queer
A film screening and discussion of "Out at Work," followed by two panel discussions on the experiences of gays and lesbians in the workplace
Awarded June 5, 2001

New York Academy of Medicine
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,000 for October Humanities Lecture - The Yanonami-Measles Controversy: A Participant's Perspective
A lecture by the historian Susan Lindee in the controversy surrounding the late geneticist James V. Neel, the Yanonami, and the measles vaccine
Awarded June 5, 2001

St. Paul's Church National Historic Site
Mount Vernon, Westchester County
Awarded $1,000 for Symposium, "New York and the American Revolution"
A public symposium on New York State during the American Revolution, held in conjunction with re-enactments and other demonstrations
Awarded June 5, 2001

Old Fort Niagara Association
Youngstown, Niagara County
Awarded $1,000 for Fur Trade Frontier
A living history event exploring the historic role of Fort Niagara in the fur trade, including a lecture by David Preston on relations between Europeans and Native Americans on the Mohawk Frontier in the 18th century
Awarded June 5, 2001

Parma Meetinghouse Museum
Hilton, Monroe County
Awarded $887 for A Tapestry of Peace
An exhibition and lecture on the history of portraying Native Americans as "noble savages"
Awarded June 5, 2001

Fort Ticonderoga Association
Ticonderoga, Essex County
Awarded $1,000 for Native American Harvest Moon Festival
A living history event featuring re-enactments, Native storytelling, and 18th century crafts
Awarded June 5, 2001

Friends of Raynham Hall Museum
Oyster Bay, Nassau County
Awarded $1,000 for Crossing the Devil's Belt: A Visit from an 18th Century Whaleboat
A presentation on the history of 18th-century whaleboats on Long Island Sound, including the sailing of a replica whaleboat
Awarded June 5, 2001

Oceanside Library
Oceanside, Nassau County
Awarded $830 for The American Novel: Northeastern Diversity
Book and film discussions examining a variety of American writers, with particular focus on writers who use the Northeastern United States (and its people) as their subjects
Awarded June 5, 2001

Cuba Circulating Library
Cuba, Allegany County
Awarded $387 for Common People, Uncommon Deeds
A living history presentation of Amelia Earhart, and a lecture on the history of both well-known and lesser-known women in New York State
Awarded June 5, 2001

Peninsula Public Library
Lawrence, Nassau County
Awarded $450 for Honoring and Celebrating Italian and Italian-American Heritage and Culture
Two lectures on Italian-American culture: Dorothy Balancio explores mother-daughter relationships in Italian-American families, and the sociologist Salvatore Primeggia presents on the history of Italian American comedy
Awarded June 5, 2001

History Center in Tompkins County
Ithaca, Tompkins County
Awarded $1,000 for Quilting a Sense of Place
A lecture series exploring the history of quiltmaking, held in conjunction with an exhibition of local county quilts, originally created to commemorate the 1976 Bicentennial 
Awarded June 5, 2001

Erie Canal Museum
Syracuse, Onondaga County
Awarded $1,000 for The Impact of the Erie Canal on the Live of Matilda Joslyn Gage
A lecture by Sally Roesch Wagner on Matilda Joslyn Gage, a 19th century women's rights activist, and the Erie Canal
Awarded June 5, 2001

Chemung County Historical Society
Elmira, Chemung County
Awarded $740 for Looking in the Mirror: Culture and Identity - Community Outreach
A lecture and workshop led by the textile historian Susan Greene devoted to the importance of clothing as historic artifacts
Awarded June 5, 2001

Women's Studio Workshop
Rosendale, Ulster County
Awarded $1,000 for Past and Present: Native American Clay
Film screenings and discussions exploring the ancient traditions of Native Americans and how their traditions affect native clay artists today
Awarded June 5, 2001

Frederic Remington Art Museum
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County
Awarded $1,000 for Skip Gorman: Music of the Old West
A concert of traditional and original songs of the "Old West" by Skip Gorman, followed by a discussion
Awarded June 5, 2001

Mercantile Library of New York
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for Adultery: Read All About It!
A series of lectures and discussions on the changing history of adultery as it is expressed in literature
Awarded June 5, 2001

Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Blue Mountain Lake, Hamilton County
Awarded $350 for Native American Folk Tales
A presentation by James Bruchac on Native American folktales and the traditions and stories of Native peoples in New York State
Awarded June 5, 2001

Arts Council for Wyoming County
Perry, Wyoming County
Awarded $1,500 for Canal Crossings: The Erie Meets the Genesee Valley
A lecture series on the local impact of the Erie Canal and the Genesee Valley Canal
Awarded June 5, 2001

Mandeville Gallery at Union College
Schenectady, Schenectady County
Awarded $1,000 for Willam Seward Exhibition and Lecture
A lecture series and exhibition on William Henry Seward, the former New York governor and senator;  the Council is supporting one lecture in the series by historian Ann-Marie Taylor
Awarded June 5, 2001

Three Village Historical Society
East Setauket, Suffolk County
Awarded $500 for Spirits of Long Island
A lecture by E.J. Wagner on local Long Island stories and myth
Awarded June 5, 2001

New York Folklore Society
Schenectady, Schenectady County
Awarded $600 for Just the Human Thing to Do: Dutch People Who Rescued Jews During WWII
A lecture by the historian Mark Klempner based on his research and interviews with Dutch people who rescued Jews during World War II
Awarded June 5, 2001

Roxbury Arts Group
Roxbury, Delaware County
Awarded $926 for The Traditional Music of the Northeast
A slide lecture and demonstration by the ethnomusicologist Jim Kimball on traditional musical forms and the disciplines of ethnomusicology, featuring the fiddler Hilton Kelly performing demonstrations of traditional music
Awarded June 5, 2001

New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, Nassau County
Awarded $800 for Understanding How the World Read: A Columbus Week Lecture Series
A slide lecture by the literary scholar Anthony DiMatteo exploring the four-fold method of reading inherited from the Middle Ages
Awarded June 5, 2001

Utica College
Utica, Oneida County
Awarded $840 for Decorative Arts in Contemporary Africa
A lecture and guided exhibition tour led by the art historian Carol Ann Lorenz exploring the ways in which African aesthetic objects are utilized in contemporary life
Awarded June 5, 2001

Alice Austen House Museum
Staten Island, Richmond County
Awarded $1,000 for Humanities Themes at the Austen House: What's Next
A presentation on the history and interpretation of the Alice Austen House
Awarded June 5, 2001

Hillwood Art Museum
Brookville, Nassau County
Awarded $1,425 for Tuesday Evening Lecture Series, Fall 2000
A lecture series held in conjunction with several current exhibitions, topics include American Pop Art, tribal art of the Amazon, Korea's Choson Dynasty, and the history of American photography
Awarded May 21, 2001

Pawling Free Library
Pawling, Dutchess County
Awarded $550 for From Ireland to America - By Way of Australia
A slide lecture based on the writings of Irish rebel Thomas McCarthy Fennell, who in 1867 was arrested in Ireland, transported to Australia, and eventually released and settled in Elmira, NY.  The lecture will be held by a descendant of Fennell
Awarded March 21, 2001

Daemen College
Amherst, Erie County
Awarded $1,440 for The Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony
A panel discussion moderated by the psychologist Gary Wells (Iowa State University) and Charles Sabatino (Chair of the Humanities at Daemen College) that will critically examine conventional methods of crime investigation, particularly eyewitness testimony
Awarded March 15, 2001

New School University
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,000 for Writing Lives Conference
A public conference with scholars, biographers, poets, and journalists speaking on the difficulties and nuances of documenting, recreating and dramatizing lives
Awarded March 1, 2001

Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $10,950 for Ruth Crawford Seeger: Modernity, Tradition, and the Making of American Music
A festival featuring a conference and performances celebrating the centennial of Seeger's birth
Awarded March 1, 2001

Hostos Community College
Bronx, Bronx County
Awarded $7,000 for The Alex Haley Lecture Series
A lecture series on African, African American, Caribbean, and Latin American cultures
Awarded March 1, 2001

Lake Placid Institute for the Arts and Humanities
Lake Placid, Essex County
Awarded $5,000 for The World of Children's Literature
A three-day conference featuring speakers, panel discussions, public exhibitions of illustrations, and a showcase of Adirondack and Northern New York writers and illustrators
Awarded March 1, 2001

New Radio and Performing Arts
Staten Island, Richmond County
Awarded $10,000 for Sunset Over Fresh Kills
A series of radio essays on the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, examining the issues surrounding waste--its creation, disposal, and re-use.  The audio programs are also part of an exhibition at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center
Awarded March 1, 2001

Lower East Side Tenement Museum
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,200 for The Sweatshop
A permanent period room and docent scripts depicting the small shirtwaist-making factory set up in this tenement building by Harris and Jennie Levine, Polish Jewish immigrants
Awarded March 1, 2001

Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,000 for Dreaming of Timbucto Exhibition and Education Project
A traveling exhibition and related educational programs examining the community of black settlers in North Elba around 1847, dubbed Timbucto, an important piece of abolitionist history, and the biography of John Brown
Awarded March 1, 2001

New York University,  School of Education
New York, New York County
Awarded $6,875 for The Fifth Annual Schmios Award Ceremony
An evening of mock awards for the worst in commercial advertising
Awarded March 1, 2001

Jewish Museum
New York, New York County
Awarded $10,000 for Painting in Nineteenth Century Europe: The Emergence of Jewish Artists
A large exhibition, catalogue, and public programs, the first to focus exclusively on the creativity of Jewish artists within the context of 19th-century European art
Awarded March 1, 2001

Pregones Theater
Bronx, Bronx County
Awarded $13,000 for Conversations at Pregones Studio
A series of lecture-performances:  "The Music and Art of Trios," "Bluegrass Meets Bomba in the Bronx," and "The Force of Flamenco"
Awarded March 1, 2001

City Lore
New York, New York County
Awarded $15,000 for People's Poetry Project
Awarded March 1, 2001

Theatre for a New Audience
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for 2001 Symposia Series and New Deal Dialogues
A series of "dialogues" and symposia presented in conjunction with the productions of "Troilus and Cressida" by Shakespeare, and "Saved" by Bond, led by various humanities scholars, to address issues and themes from these plays
Awarded February 8, 2001

St. Joseph's College
Brooklyn, Kings County
Awarded $1,500 for Conference on the History of the American Civil Rights Movement
A conference on the history of the American civil rights movement, with a keynote lecture by the historian Waldo E. Martin, Jr. (University of California Berkeley), followed by a panel discussion among scholars and civil rights activists
Awarded February 8, 2001

Rosendale Library
Rosendale, Ulster County
Awarded $250 for A Portrait of a Town
A photo-archiving project and exhibition of local Rosendale businesses and residents
Awarded February 8, 2001

Olean Public Library
Olean, Cattaraugus County
Awarded $750 for Writing Local History
A workshop led by the historian Carol Kammen on how to write and research local history
Awarded February 8, 2001

Bard College in China
Annandale-on-Hudson, Dutchess County
Awarded $1,500 for Bard in China -- Lecture Series, Spring 2001
A series of programs which focus on Chinese history, music, literature, and current events, including a lecture by Da Chen (author of "Colors of the Mountain"), and a lecture by Daniel Viederman (former head of the World Wildlife Fund)
Awarded January 25, 2001

Kings Majestic Corporation (d.b.a. 651 ARTS)
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for The Silent Terror Examined
A panel discussion on the historical and contemporary slave trade in Mauritania, following a musical theater presentation of "UDU"
Awarded January 16, 2001

Museum Village
Monroe, Orange County
Awarded $750 for The Life of Roscoe W. Smith, Founder of Museum Village
An exhibition on the background and history of the museum and its founder
Awarded January 10, 2001

Kent-Delord House Museum
Plattsburgh, Clinton County
Awarded $750 for Women In History
A series of public programs focusing on the lives of local women during the 19th century, as part of Women in History Month
Awarded January 6, 2001

NY Artists Unlimited
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for Song of the Simple Truth -- El Canto de Julia de Burgos
An interactive presentation and discussion with original song, dance, and music, based on the poetry and life of Julia de Burgos (1914-1953)
Awarded January 5, 2001

Westchester Holocaust Education Center
Purchase, Westchester County
Awarded $1,000 for Distinguished Lecture Series:  Hubert Locke on a Black Christian's Perspective on the Holocaust
A lecture by the scholar Hubert G. Locke on the Holocaust from an African-American perspective
Awarded January 5, 2001

Classic Stage Company
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for Tuesday Talks and Saturday Symposia,
A series of post-production talks and Saturday symposia in conjunction with presentations of "Race" and "I Will Bear Witness"
Awarded December 14, 2000

Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Center
East Durham, Greene County
Awarded $800 for To Welcome Paddy Home -- The Irish in the Catskills
A lecture and musical presentation about Irish music and culture as experienced by New Yorkers in the Catskill Mountains/Hudson Valley region, presented as part of a week-long festival
Awarded December 2, 2000

Dutchess County Arts Council
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County
Awarded $1,500 for Piano Music of Black Composers
A lecture and recital by the scholar/pianist Raymond Jackson, exploring the range of piano music written by African-American composers and the musical influences they drew upon
Awarded November 30, 2000

Concordia College
Bronxville, Westchester County
Awarded $1,500 for Beauty of the Line:  From the Reed Pen to the Printing Press
An exhibition tracing the history and significance of Islamic calligraphy, with public lectures, demonstrations, and an informational brochure
Awarded November 30, 2000

Cornell University, ILR Extension
New York, New York County
Awarded $1,500 for Women's Voices from Union Square
A living history presentation based on the writings of American women during the 20th century, focusing on issues of protest and social change
Awarded November 30, 2000

Cherry Tree Association
Bronx, Bronx County
Awarded $1,500 for Fall Harvest Gathering
A cultural encounter, with representation of three different traditions – Western, Taíno, and Native American – discussing the relationship between man and nature
Awarded November 10, 2000

Niagara University
Niagara University, Niagara County
Awarded $1,500 for Mark Twain Birthday Party and Symposium
A birthday celebration for Mark Twain, featuring presentations by literary scholars, a “living history” reenactment of Mark Twain, and other birthday festivities
Awarded November 6, 2000

Hilbert College, Department of English
Hamburg, Erie County
Awarded $1,500 for English Department Visiting Artist Lecture Series
A pair of public lectures sponsored by the Hilbert College English department, one (in December 2000) focusing on the criticism of modern poetry, the other (May 2001) on the English poet Blake
Awarded November 1, 2000