Program

Public Programs: Humanities Projects for Youth

Period of Performance

11/1/1981 - 6/30/1982

Funding Totals

$2,500.00 (approved)
$2,500.00 (awarded)


Crime and Punishment in Colonial Maine: The Trial of Patience Boston

FAIN: GZ-*2005-81

Old Gaol Museum (York, ME 03909)
Eldridge H. Pendleton (Project Director: April 1981 to October 1990)

To support a mock trial researched, performed and filmed by young people, basedon an actual 18th-century crime. Youth will study the historical, legal, racial and ethical aspects of crime and punishment and develop and disseminate materials which can be adapted by other communities.