| GM-50559-05 | Public Programs: Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations | York County Heritage Trust | York: Crossroads of the American Revolution, 1775-1783 | 9/1/2005 - 3/31/2006 | $8,274.00 | Gainor | B. | Davis | | | | York County Heritage Trust | York | PA | 17403-2013 | USA | 2005 | U.S. History | Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations | Public Programs | 8274 | 0 | 8274 | 0 | Consultation with scholars to plan for a reinterpretation of a colonial complex in York, Pennsylvania, with special focus on the changes that occurred in the area as a result of the American Revolution.
YCHT will hire three humanities scholars to aid in the development of the intellectual and educational content for a reinterpretation of its Colonial Complex (3 historic sites/1 replica). The plan will upgrade traditional interpretative programming (guided tours, etc.) and integrate living history techniques into the visitor experience. YCHT has chosen the “York: Crossroads of the American Revolution” theme because: 1) Little research has been done on the impact of the War in the hinterland; and 2) York, PA, from 1775 to 1783, was a center of Revolutionary activity, supplying men/staples to the Continental Army, housing prisoners of war, and serving as provisional capital to the Continental Congress from September 30, 1777 to June 27, 1778. |