CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant: Huntington Homestead Museum
- Organization Name:Huntington Homestead Museum
- Organization City:Scotland
- Amount Awarded:$5,600.00
- Fiscal Year:FY22
- Grant Summary:
CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants were designed to help the states museums, cultural, humanities, and arts organizations maintain and grow their ability to serve their community and the public, connect K-12 teachers and students to strong humanities and arts content, and improve their information technology and digital infrastructure.
Bringing History Home: George Washington visits the Huntington Homestead
- Organization Name:Governor Samuel Huntington Trust, Inc
- Organization City:Scotland
- Amount Awarded:$2,350.00
- Fiscal Year:FY19
- Grant Summary:
The Gov. Samuel Huntington Trust will bring national history home when it hosts George Washington portrayer actor Dean Malissa, at the Huntington Homestead. This event will showcase Washington and his relationship with Declaration of Independence signer Samuel Huntington. The “American identity” will be explored through dialogue with a cadre of reenactors, historic pageantry from CT’s 2nd Company Governor?s Foot guard and the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons plus hands-on activities for all ages.
