Part 4 (Series 1779, Audio 1658A, VCA 267): Grants File, 1973-1977
Physical Description: 10.0 cubic feet (25 archives boxes), 4 audio recordings, and 1 videorecording 
Arrangement of the Materials: By categories.
Access Restrictions: The Wisconsin Historical Society does not have equipment to play film VCA 267.
Scope and Content Note

To celebrate the Bicentennial, the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration granted funds to the state of Wisconsin through the Wisconsin American Revolution Bicentennial Commission on six separate occasions to regrant to Wisconsin community organizations on a 50% matching basis. Awards were comprised of money appropriate by congressional action or of non-appropriated money derived from medal sales and donations. Each of these fund awards was designated a grant cycle, the amount awarded varying with each cycle. Funding was granted in the following cycles and amounts:

Year	Amount	Source
1973	$40,000	Non-appropriated
1974	$40,000	Non-appropriated
1975	$200,000	Appropriated
FY1976	$40,000	Non-appropriated
CY1976	$50,000	Non-appropriated
1977	$17,000	Non-appropriated

The WARBC was given full autonomy in regranting the funds within the framework of the ARBA grant guidelines and within one of three thematic areas: Heritage '76, Horizons '76, or Festival USA. Each cycle had a separate set of federal guidelines. On each occasion when the WARBC was notified by the ARBA of the fund awards to the states, a press release was distributed to all state newspapers announcing the availability of funds for regrant purposes. The announcement was also published in the WARBC newsletter, The Wisconsin Ledger. Application forms, accompanied by WARBC grant guidelines, were available upon request. A deadline for submission of grant applications was set for each cycle.

The professional staff of the WARBC reviewed the grant applications, choosing those which they felt most closely met WARBC requirements without exceeding the amount of money available for regrant. These applications were presented to the Executive Committee of the WARBC for their suggestions and revisions, then to the full Commission, which gave final state approval to all grants. Grants were approved at the following meetings: 1973 cycle-July 27, 1973; 1974 cycle-January 31, 1975; 1975 cycle-May 28, 1975; FY1976 cycle-November 21, 1975; CY1976 cycle-April 23, 1976; 1977 cycle-September 15, 1976. Occasionally, following ARBA approval, the proposals were rewritten or amended by the WARBC grants administrator.

Before a grant could be funded, it also had to be approved by two federal offices. Wisconsin was located in federal region 5, with the regional office located in Chicago. This office was charged with reviewing grant applications to insure compliance with ARBA requirements. After the Chicago office approved an application, they sent it to the ARBA office in Washington, D.C. for final approval. Each grant applicant received a letter from the WARBC with notification of the acceptance or rejection of the grant proposal. Since the WARBC was awarded funds from the ARBA, the WARBC is referred to as the grantee; each applicant to whom the WARBC awarded funds was designated the subgrantee. In late 1976 the regional office began to close down operations, and from November 1, 1976 on, all grant matters were conducted directly with Washington.

The final grant cycle of $17,000 was not open to applications. The full WARBC passed a resolution at its last meeting on September 15, 1976 stating that any additional funds from the ARBA would be awarded to the State Historical Society for Old World Wisconsin, the state's major bicentennial project.

Series 1779 consists of federal and state grant guidelines; accepted and rejected grant applications, with supporting and follow-up documentation of the local celebration; “mini-grant” awards; correspondence; and related information.

Accepted grant files consist of grant applications, correspondence, progress reports, final financial and project evaluation reports, internal WARBC correspondence and memoranda regarding grants, and often procedural forms, such as quarterly requests for advance of funds or reimbursement, letters of transmittals of funds, requests for extension of time to file reports, and related correspondence, as well as follow-up documentation of the local celebration, usually comprised of programs, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The accepted grant files are arranged by grant cycle and thereunder by a number assigned in sequence by the ARBA to all approved projects. Apparently the FY1976 cycle grants were numbered before the 1975 cycle grants, causing the numbers to be out of sequence. The federal project numbers are not continuous; missing numbers were assigned to grant projects from other states.

Rejected grant files consist of applications, often supporting documents describing the proposed celebration, notes in the executive director's handwriting or sometimes that of the grants administrator giving reasons why the proposal was unacceptable, correspondence, and a copy of the letter of rejection. These files are arranged by cycle and thereunder in the following order: 1973 cycle, by numbers assigned only to the rejected grant proposals; 1974 and 1975 cycles, by numbers assigned by the WARBC grants administrator when the applications were submitted to the WARBC office. Missing numbers represent accepted proposals which were later assigned federal numbers. FY1976 and CY1976 cycles are arranged by numbers assigned based on an alphabetized list of applications by community of origin.

At its meeting on July 24, 1975, the Festivals Committee urged the WARBC to set aside $10,000 from the next grant competition to support dramatic or musical performances and other community celebrations within the Festivals USA theme of the Bicentennial. Project Outreach was approved by the WARBC at its meeting on September 5, 1975. Mini-grants were awarded by the Festivals Committee in amounts up to $150 with priority being given to small communities under 7,600 in population, especially those which had not already received WARBC funds, and to officially designated or recognized bicentennial communities. Applicants were required to match the mini-grants with cash or with documented donated services or materials. Arranged by accepted or rejected status and then alphabetically by community, the mini-grants files contain applications, acceptance forms, correspondence, programs, final reports, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

The series also includes federal grant guidelines for each grant cycle as well as applicable federal laws and guidelines regarding environmental impact and historic preservation requirements; WARBC grant guidelines for each cycle; WARBC general grants information, including forms, files on the development of forms, press releases and mailings announcing the availability of money for regranting, evaluations of proposals and recommendations for their acceptance or rejection, and reports on the status of funded grant projects. Correspondence, consisting of requests for grant applications from the WARBC, is arranged chronologically by date of the last WARBC letter and illustrates the wide range of projects proposed to the WARBC for funding. There is also correspondence from the national office to the WARBC often clarifying federal procedures, providing suggestions for improving administration, and giving the status of Wisconsin grants; correspondence from the regional office in Chicago to the WARBC detailing deficiencies in specific grant applications which required amendment before final federal approval; and WARBC correspondence to the regional and national offices with inquiries about federal requirements and status of Wisconsin grants.

Series: General Grants Files

ARBA Grant Guidelines, FY1976 and CY1976 Cycles, 1973-1975

Federal Circulars, 1971, 1974, 1976

Federal Laws and Guidelines regarding Environmental Impact and Historic Preservation, 1973-1975

WARBC Guidelines, Applications, and Instructions, FY1976 and CY1976 Cycles, 1973-1975

WARBC General Grants Information

Sample forms

Press releases and mailings relating to Grant Cycles, 1973-1976

Creating a Grant Application, 1973

Establishing Grant Award Criteria, 1973

Applications, Approvals, Drafts for Rejection/Acceptance Letter, 1973 Cycle

Creating a Better Grant Application, 1973

Status of Grants for 1973 Cycle

Grant Evaluations and Recommendations, 1974 Cycle

Status of Grants for 1974 Cycle

Grant Evaluations and Recommendations, 1975 Cycle

Applications Received, FY1976 Cycle

Applications Received, Rejection/Acceptance Letter, Status of Grants, CY1976 Cycle

Correspondence

Requests for Grant Applications from WARBC

1973 Cycle-1975 Cycle

FY1976 Cycle-CY1976 Cycle

National Office to WARBC

1974-1977

Grants to States, 1973-FY1976 Cycle and CY1976 Cycle

Regional Office to WARBC, 1975-1976

WARBC to National and Regional Offices, 1974-1976

Series: Accepted Grants

1973 Non-Appropriated Matching Grants, $40,000

Project no. 30-1PM-73: University of Wisconsin-Extension Arts, Loganville History Film

Project no. 30-2PM-73: Madison, Restoration of Klauber Hall (Old Synagogue)

Project no. 30-3PM-73: Milwaukee County Historical Society, Traveling Bicentennial Exhibit

Project no. 30-4PM-73: Gateway Region Vocational Technical Institute, Education Wall Hanging

Project no. 30-5PM-73: Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council, Library and Museum project

Project no. 30-6PM-73: Milwaukee Symphony Women's League, Robert Moevs Composes “Main Travelled Roads”

Project no. 30-7PM-73: Wisconsin People's History Project, Wisconsin History Calendar

Project no. 30-8PM-73: Historic Walker's Point, Restoration of Henry Fischedick Building

Project no. 30-9PM-73: Sheboygan, Development of Fountain Park

Project no. 30-10PM-73: Alverno College, Seminar Program “The American Experience”

Project no. 30-11PM-73: Educational Communications Board, The American Town: A Self Portrait

Project no. 30-12PM-73: Mabel Tainter Literary, Library, and Educational Society of Menomonie, Theatre Museum of the Gay Nineties

Project no. 30-13PM-73: University of Wisconsin-Superior, Spirit of '76 lecture series

Project no. 30-14PM-73: Old World Wisconsin, Historic sites and construction

1974 Non-Appropriated Matching Grants, $40,000

Project no. 76-19-1245: Polk County Historical Society, Historic Museum Expansion

Project no. 76-19-1246: Sauk County Natural Beauty Council, Replanting and Restoring Historic Indian sites

Project no. 76-19-1251: League of American Wheelmen, Brochure on Ice Age Park Biking and Hiking Trail

Project no. 76-19-1252: Preservation-Racine, Walking Tour Guidebook

Project no. 76-19-1253: Beloit Area Bicentennial Committee, Oral History Project

Project no. 76-19-1254: Burnette County Historical Society, Historical Displays

Project no. 76-19-1255: Delavan Bicentennial Commission, Delavan Bicentennial Calendar

Project no. 76-19-1256: Marinette Area Chamber of Commerce, Publication of Marinette Heritage Walk

Project no. 76-19-1257: Milwaukee Inner City Arts Council/Jack & Jill, Black Heritage Pageant

Project no. 76-19-1258: Chippewa Valley Historical Museum, Eau Claire Oral History

Project no. 76-19-1259: Milwaukee American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, Downtown Walking Tour Booklet

Project no. 76-19-1260: Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Summer Playground Production on Milwaukee's History

Project no. 76-19-1261: Sheboygan's Mead Library, “America's Birthday Party” Children's program

Project no. 76-19-1262: Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs, Citizen Information/Involvement Centers

Project no. 76-19-1263: University of Wisconsin-Superior, Bicentennial Summer Theatre Tour

The Great Lakes Alive and on Stage, an Original Children's Musical

Project no. 76-19-1264: Folklore Village Farm Inc., Folk Festival Workshop

Project no. 76-19-1265: Wisconsin Environmental Education Council, Oral History

Project no. 76-19-1417: Fond du Lac, Bell Tower Restoration

Project no. 76-19-1427: Wisconsin Council Knights of Columbus, Relocation and Restoration of St. Peter's Cathedral to Old World Wisconsin

1975 Appropriated Matching Grants, $200,000

Project no. 76-19-3632: Wisconsin Feminist Project Fund Inc., Women's Film Festival (Cancelled)

Project no. 76-19-3633: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Research and Exhibits for Old World Wisconsin

Project no. 76-19-3634: University of Wisconsin Extension Arts, Senior Citizens American Heritage Publication

Project no. 76-19-3635: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Belgian/American project

Project no. 76-19-3636: Kenosha County, Oral History

Project no. 76-19-3637: Black River Falls, Hiking Trail and History Plaques

Project no. 76-19-3638: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Crossman Supergraphic

Project no. 76-19-3639: Mineral Point Bicentennial Committee, Apprenticeship Training in the Old Crafts

Project no. 76-19-3640: Cross Plains, Pictorial Heritage

Project no. 76-19-3641: Janesville, Oral History

Project no. 76-19-3642: Green Bay Symphony, American Heritage of Music

Project no. 76-19-3644: Ballet Madison, Bicentennial Project (Cancelled)

Project no. 76-19-3927: Stevens Point Schools, Polish Oral Traditions

Project no. 76-19-3935: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Ethni-City

Project no. 76-19-3936: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Children's Drawing Contest

Project no. 76-19-3937: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, “River City” film

Project no. 76-19-3938: Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras, Period Music Concert

Project no. 76-19-3957: University of Wisconsin-Madison, American Revolution Public Forum

Project no. 76-19-3958: Kenosha County, Historical Slides

Project no. 76-19-3970: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Book of Folk Songs

Project no. 76-19-4000: Spanish American Organization, Spanish Cultural/Instructional Center

Project no. 76-19-4021: Council for the Spanish Speaking, Facade Restoration of Telephone Building

Project no. 76-19-4022: Wisconsin Tribal Women Inc., Wisconsin Tribal Women Today

Project no. 76-19-4023: St. Mark A.M.E., Contributions of Black Americans

Project no. 76-19-4024: Marathon County, Oral/Written History

Project no. 76-19-4025: Milwaukee Public Schools, Bicentennial Outreach

Project no. 76-19-4054: Ko-Thi Dance Company, Bicentennial Schools and College Tour

Project no. 76-19-4055: Folklore Village Farm, Bicentennial Heritage Projects

Project no. 76-19-4058: University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Bicentennial Lecture Series

Project no. 76-19-4059: Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, Mexican-American Mural (Cancelled)

Project no. 76-19-4115: Waukesha, Restoration of Silurian Spring House

Project no. 76-19-4116: Fond du Lac County AFL-CIO, Wisconsin Progressive Party Birthplace

Project no. 76-19-4143: University of Wisconsin-Madison School for Workers, History of the Labor Movement Publication

Project no. 76-19-4184: Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation, Ice Age Hiking Trail

Project no. 76-19-4210: Wisconsin Academy, Festival '76

Project no. 76-19-4210: Wisconsin Academy, Festival '76, Final Report

Project no. 76-19-4211: Mineral Point, Cemetery Restoration

Project no. 76-19-4212: Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, Black Arts Festival

Project no. 76-19-4340 Luke Stoughton Society, Restoration of Luke Stoughton House

Project no. 76-19-4341: Milwaukee County Historical Society, Restoration of Jeremiah Curtin House

Project no. 76-19-4477: Wisconsin Children's Theatre, 1976 Tour

Project no. 76-19-4730: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, American Heritage Festival

Project no. 76-19-5003: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, “Return of the Spirit” Rock Opera

Project no. 76-19-5243: Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society Inc., Dean House Restoration

Project no. 76-19-5386: Town of Oregon ARBC, Bicentennial Park

Project no. 76-19-5387: Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, Latino Community Festival

Project no. 76-19-5425: Educational Communications Board, Changing Roles of Government

Project no. 76-19-5649: Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Present/Future State Services as they Apply to Native Americans

Project no. 76-19-5732: Ashland-Bayfield County Bicentennial Committee, Radisson Groselliers Historical Site

Project no. 76-19-5971: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Old World Wisconsin Essential Equipment

Fiscal Year 1976 Non-Appropriated Matching Grants, $40,000

Project no. 76-19-2106: Brown County ARBC, Bicentennial Dispatch publication

Project no. 76-19-2107: Milwaukee Board of Jewish Education, Jewish Heritage Research project

From Oppression to Freedom
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Project no. 76-19-2191: Oneida, Oneida Nation Historical Archive

Project no. 76-19-2271: Head of the Lakes Maritime Society, Audio-Visual Presentation on Shipping History

Project no. 76-19-2272: Northland College, “Voyageurs” Musical Bicentennial Tour

Songs from the Fur Trade Era

Project no. 76-19-2273: Milwaukee Public Museum, European Arts and Crafts Festival

Project no. 76-19-2444: St. Croix County, Traveling Chorus

Project no. 76-19-2452: Fort Atkinson, Bicentennial Park

Project no. 76-19-2468: Richland Museum Ltd., Frank Lloyd Wright Theatre project

Project no. 76-19-2469: Winnebago Conservation Club, Glatz Historic Site and Natural Conservancy

Project no. 76-19-2470: Iowa County, Governor Dodge play

Project no. 76-19-2471: Dane County Bicentennial Committee, Prairie Heritage

Project no. 76-19-2472: Shawano County ARBC, Library Outreach project

Project no. 76-19-2473: Monroe Arts and Activities Center, Oral History and Art Competition

Project no. 76-19-2474: Jackson, Church Repair/Restoration

Project no. 76-19-2475: Iron County, Old Flambeau Trail

Project no. 76-19-2476: Dunn, Rural America Revisited

Project no. 76-19-2629: Milwaukee Community Pride Expo, Community Mix in '76

Calendar Year 1976 Non-Appropriated Matching Grants, $50,000

Project no. 76-19-7116: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Old World Wisconsin Horse Jitney Transport System

Project no. 76-19-7168: Beloit Area Bicentennial Commission, Photographic Survey

Project no. 76-19-7169: Milwaukee ARBC, International Weeks II

Project no. 76-19-7170: Milwaukee County Historical Society, Jeremiah Curtin House Visual Interpretive program

Project no. 76-19-7171: Wisconsin Women in the Arts, Conference on Wisconsin Women

Project no. 76-19-7172: Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Chippewa Arts and Crafts Center

Project no. 76-19-7173: Polk County Historical Society, Indian and Pioneer Exhibit

Project no. 76-19-7328: Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, Wisconsin Women in the Arts Festival

Project no. 76-19-7329: Hartford, Local History Room

Project no. 76-19-7330: Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, Music in Wisconsin

Project no. 76-19-7372: Racine, Arts in the Park “Drum of All Nations”

Project no. 76-19-7485: Portage Bicentennial Commission, Myrtle Lintner Spear Historical Museum

1977 Non-Appropriated Matching Grant, $17,000

Project no. 76-19-0607: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Old World Wisconsin Historic Preservation Capital Equipment

Series: Rejected Grants

1973 Cycle

No. 1: Eau Claire, Chippewa Valley Railroad

No. 2: Milwaukee, International Development of State Fair Park

No. 3: Milwaukee, International Association of Fairs and Expositions, History Museum

No. 4: Eau Claire, Fort Old Abe Revolutionary War Military Unit

No. 5: Madison, Freedom House Dramatic Performance

No. 6: Menomonie, Wisconsin Youth Coalition

No. 7: Beaver Dam, Dodge County Bicentennial Celebration

No. 8: Cudahy, Knights of Columbus Pride in America Heritage Survey

No. 9: Milwaukee, Goethe House Inc. German Heritage in Wisconsin

No. 10: Waubeka, National Flag Day Observance

No. 11: Madison, Educational Communications Board Wisconsin Geography Television Series

No. 12: Madison, State Historical Society of Wisconsin Old World Wisconsin Ethnic Artifacts Collection Project

No. 13: Greenfield, History of Greenfield

No. 14: Delafield, Hawk's Inn Restoration

No. 15: Madison, Central Madison Committee Restoring a Little Yesterday for Tomorrow

No. 16: New York, Performing Arts Repertory Theatre Foundation

No. 17: Madison, UW-Extension History project

No. 18: Madison, D.A.R. (Withdrawn)

1974 Cycle

No. 1: Marquette, 18th-19th Century Plantation of Afro-American Life

No. 2: Appleton, Third Century Crafts Project

No. 3: Appleton, Research of resident ethnic groups

No. 4: Fennimore, Area Bicentennial Committee Celebration

No. 5: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County Historical Society Medical Project

No. 6: Beloit, Library project

No. 8: Wausau, History of Wausau Police Dept.

No. 10: Cedarburg, Cedarburg Walking Tour

No. 11: Manitiwoc, Rahr Museum 1936 Wisconsin Centennial Art Exhibition (Part II)

No. 12: Stetsonville, Community Center Dedication and Bicentennial celebration

No. 13: UW-Whitewater, Historical Architectural and Environmental Preservation

No. 14: Madison, Bicentennial Bikeway

No. 15: Columbus, D.A.R. original play entitled “Two Sons of Liberty”

No. 18: Green Bay, “Spriit Alive in '75” Celebration

No. 19: Fort Atkinson, Riverside Park

No. 20: Madison, G.A.R. Memorial Hall Museum remodeling

No. 21: Green Bay, Northeast Wisconsin Festival - American Revolution Bicentennial

No. 22: Hartford, Bicycle Trail

No. 23: Kenosha, “Heritage '76”

No. 24: Waupaca, Storage Space for Hutchinson House

No. 26: Dodgeville, Iowa County Bicentennial Committee

No. 27: Janesville, Janesville Book

No. 29: UW-La Crosse, Steamboat Photo History

No. 30: Madison, Discovering Wisconsin's Native American Heritage

No. 31: Green Bay, “Lazar” Opera

No. 33: Stoughton, Restoration of Luke Stoughton House

No. 34: Madison, Historic Calendar

No. 36: Manitowoc, “Bicentennial Beauty for Future Pleasure”

No. 37: Wausau, Slides from Marathon County Museum photographs

No. 39: Milwaukee, Milwaukee Landmarks Handbook

No. 41: Milwaukee, Historical Marker at the Friman Farm

No. 44: Milwaukee, Bicentennial Reading/Social Studies project

No. 45: Menomonie, Menomonie Federated Women's Club Bicentennial Lake Bank Project

No. 46: Fond du Lac, Restoration of Octagon House

No. 47: Madison, Wisconsin People's History project

No. 48: Oshkosh, Exhibit of Local History

No. 49: Oshkosh, Project REACH

No. 50: Milwaukee, Original composition for youth orchestra

No. 53: Madison, Margarethe Schurz Symposium

No. 54: Racine, Restoration of Coast Guard Building

No. 56: Racine, Lecture Series

No. 57: Racine, “America” Film Series

No. 58: Racine, Bicentennial Reading, Listening, Viewing List

No. 59: Racine, Racine County Historical Museum project

No. 60: Richland Center, Restoration of one room school

No. 63: Sheboygan, Student Publication on Bicentennial Heritage

No. 65: Madison, State Historical Society of Wisconsin Nineteenth Century Costume Replication project

No. 66: UW-Milwaukee, “Wisconsin Plus 200”

No. 67: UW-Oshkosh, Our Musical Heritage

No. 69: Janesville, Wisconsin Bicentennial Preview - 1975

No. 70: Wauwatosa, Lecture Series

No. 72: West Bend, “Spirit of '76” Ice Sculpturing Contest

No. 73: West Bend, Architectural Survey Booklet

No. 75: West Salem, Arts and Crafts Heritage

No. 76: Whitewater, Historical and Natural Resource Preservation

No. 77: Oshkosh, Two Histories of Winnebago County

No. 78: Milwaukee, Marquette University, Wisconsin Archeological Survey Handbook

No. 80: Mercer, Locating and Marking Flambeau Trail

No. 81: Madison, Wisconsin People's History Project

No. 82: UW-River Falls, National Bicentennial Film Competition

No. 83: UW-River Falls, The American Landscape

No. 84: UW-River Falls, National Bicentennial Drawing Competition

No. 85: Racine, Architectural Landmarks of Southeastern Wisconsin Exhibition

No. 86: Bowler, Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Historical Project

1975 Cycle

No. 1: Shawano, Agriculture and Dairy Exhibition

No. 2: UW-River Falls, America-The Artist and His Land

No. 3: UW-Green Bay, American Heritage Ensemble

No. 5: Beloit ARBC American Issues Forum

No. 6: Madison, Edgewood College, America's Religious Dialogue

No. 7: Milwaukee, Anthology of Black Writers

No. 10: West Bend, Architectural Survey Booklet

No. 11: Dodgeville, Artrain

No. 15: South Milwaukee, Bandshell project

No. 16: New Berlin, Band Stand

No. 17: Portage, Portage Jr. High Band Uniforms

No. 18: Bayview (Washburn), Town Hall Restoration

No. 19: Forestville, Belgian American Bicentennial Celebration

No. 20: Benton Film and Conference

No. 21: Green Bay, Bicentennial Arts and Crafts

No. 23: Madison, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Bicentennial Cookbook

No. 25: Oregon, Bicentennial Park

No. 26: Kenosha, Bicentennial Performance Showcase

No. 27: Portage, Bicentennial Progress Documentation

No. 28: Appleton, Bicentennial Tree Planting Project

No. 29: Hartford, Bicycle Trail

No. 30: Beloit, Bikeway

No. 31: Menomonee Falls, Bike Trails

No. 33: Milwaukee, Black Church in Wisconsin

No. 34: Milwaukee, Black Classical Music

No. 35: Milwaukee, Black History Proposal

No. 36: Waukesha, Blair House Restoration

No. 37: Bloomer, Historical Museum

No. 38: Burnett County, Webster, County Museum

No. 40: Manitowoc, Centennial Art Exhibit

No. 41: Milwaukee, Inner City Arts Council, Certain Dark Joy

No. 42: Superior, Children's Dance Troupe

No. 43: Madison, Children's Theatre Ensemble

No. 44: Chippewa Falls, Bicentennial Celebration

No. 45: Madison, State Historical Society of Wisconsin Chronological Encyclopedia of Wisconsin History

No. 46: Madison, Civil War Flags

No. 47: West Bend, Civil War Skirmish

No. 48: Loyal, Clark County Museum

No. 49: Clintonville, Log Cabin Restoration

No. 50: Milwaukee, Black Church

No. 51: Pardeeville, Columbia County Audio-Visual Record

No. 52: Portage, Columbia County History

No. 54: Franklin, Country Dale School Arboretum

No. 55: Chippewa Falls, Cook-Rutledge Restoration

No. 56: Milwaukee, Crispus Attucks Festival

No. 59: Madison, Dane County Historic Guide

No. 61: Racine, DeKoven Gym Floor

No. 62: Delavan, Brick Building

No. 63: Cudahy, Depot Restoration

No. 64: Dartford, Depot Restoration

No. 65: Waunakee, Depot Restoration

No. 66: River Falls, Drawing Competition

No. 67: Hartford, Emergency Medical Vehicle Purchase

No. 69: Madison, State Historical Society of Wisconsin Essays on Colonial and Revolutionary America

No. 71: Fall Creek, Living Monument

No. 72: Fall Creek, Log Cabin

No. 73: Madison, Famous Wisconsin Women

No. 75: Kiel, Festival '76

No. 76: Milwaukee, Festival '76-American Heritage in Handicrafts

No. 77: Hilbert, Fire Bell Mounting

No. 78: Hartford, Flag Presentation

No. 80: Mercer, Flambeau Trail

No. 82: Portage, Fort Winnebago

No. 83: Milwaukee, Francis Ashbury and the Methodists in America

No. 84: Madison, French Native Heritage Presentation

No. 85: Madison, G.A.R. Hall Drawing Contract

No. 88: Gresham, Railroad Museum

No. 89: Milwaukee, La Guadalupana Senior Citizen Program

No. 90: Hartford, Local History Room

No. 91: Bangor, Heritage Crafts Workshops

No. 92: Sheboygan, Heritage Days '75

No. 93: Milwaukee, Heritage USA

No. 94: Lake Geneva, Heritage Walk Brochure

No. 96: Kenosha, Carthage College History Day

No. 97: Eau Claire, History of Wisconsin Education

No. 98: Cedar Grove, Holland Pioneer Museum

No. 100: Madison, Department of Public Instruction Horizons '76

No. 101: Sinsinawa, Horizons '76

No. 102: Madison, Human Issues Program

No. 103: Waupaca, Hutchinson House

No. 105: Independence, Library

No. 106: Hurley, Italian Festival

No. 111: Green Bay, Lazar Opera

No. 112: Sun Prairie, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

No. 113: Portage, Lively Arts Council Architectural Booklet

No. 114: Milwaukee, Literary Tour of Wisconsin

No. 115: Milwaukee, Looking Back

No. 116: Greendale, Lost Arts Workshop

No. 118: Madison, Historical Film

No. 119: Manitowoc, Flower Beds

No. 121: Manitowoc, Mariner's Landing Development

No. 122: Port Washington, Maritime Museum

No. 123: Sturgeon Bay, Market Square Development

No. 124: Menomonie, Menominie Lake Bank

No. 125: Monroe, Methodist Church of Monroe

No. 127: Shawano, Mielke Theater and Mielke Park

No. 128: Milwaukee, Bicentennial Square

No. 129: Milwaukee, ARBC

No. 130: Milwaukee, Havenwoods Environmental Project

No. 131: Milwaukee, Highway of Flags

No. 132: Milwaukee, Fountain for Milwaukee Harbor

No. 133: Milwaukee, International Days

No. 134: Milwaukee, Pabst Theater

No. 135: Milwaukee, People's History project

No. 136: Mt. Horeb, Tour Booklet and Historical Booklet

No. 137: La Crosse, Myrick Cabin

No. 138: Necedah, Park Project

No. 139: Neenah, City Hall Renovation

No. 140: Marshfield, New Visions Project

No. 141: Milwaukee, Night in Old Milwaukee

No. 142: Oak Creek, Restoration and Booklet

No. 143: West Salem, Older Homes of West Salem

No. 144: Milwaukee, Operation Public Awareness

No. 145: Oshkosh, Museum Exhibit

No. 146: Oshkosh, Seniors Oral History

No. 147: Cedarburg, Ozaukee Area Research Center

No. 148: Milwaukee, Pabst Theater Plaza

No. 149: Milwaukee, PAC Participation Effort

No. 150: Kenosha, Patchwork Fair

No. 151: Greendale, Patriotic Booklet

No. 153: Milwaukee, People's Heritage Jazz Band on Tour

No. 154: Milwaukee, People's Theater

No. 156: Sauk City, Picture History of Sauk-Prairie Area

No. 157: Portage, Pierre Pauquette Bridge

No. 158: Milwaukee, Polish Milwaukee

No. 160: Balsam Lake, Polk County Bicentennial Heritage

No. 161: Madison, “Pops Concert”

No. 162: Oshkosh, Portrait of America

No. 163: Madison, Prairie Memorial Brochure

No. 164: Waukesha, Probing the American Dream, Carroll College

No. 166: Milwaukee, “The Promised Land”

No. 167: Green Bay, Regional Heritage

No. 168: Richland Center, One Room School

No. 169: River Falls, Heritage Park

No. 170: Beloit, Rock River Pageant Parade

No. 171: Beloit, Rock Valley Half-Way House

No. 172: Janesville, Rock County Historic Inventory

No. 173: Oregon, Rural America Revisited

No. 174: Lancaster, St. Augustine Church

No. 175: Milwaukee, Self Help Coalition Video Instruction

No. 176: Milwaukee, Senior Sisters Heritage

No. 177: Sheboygan, School History Museum

No. 179: Waukesha, Spring Sites Restoration

No. 180: Milwaukee, State Fair Heritage Homestead

No. 182: Woodville, Steven Park Memorial

No. 183: Stevens Point, Heritage Walk

No. 184: Madison, Strollers Theater

No. 186: Madison, Theater Guild Dane County Review

No. 187: Portage, Toll House Beautification

No. 188: Amherst, Tomorrow River Historical Museum

No. 189: Milwaukee, Town Meetings

No. 190: Milwaukee, Town Meeting '76: Wisconsin

No. 191: Portage, Tree Plantings

No. 194: Eau Claire, Two Hundred Years of Wisconsin History

No. 195: Two Rivers, Restoration of Central Park

No. 196: Milwaukee, Ukrainian Holiday Folk Fair

No. 198: Madison, Heritage Preservation Slide/Tape Set

No. 201: Madison, International Agricultural Students Association of the Americas Conference

No. 203: Madison, UW-Extension County Historical paintings

No. 204: Madison, UW American Presidency Seminars

No. 206: UW-Madison, American Suite

No. 208: UW-Madison, Consumerism as a Fulfillment of the American Revolution

No. 209: UW-Madison, Hilldale Bicentennial Lectures

No. 210: UW-Madison, Wisconsin Heritage Art

No. 213: UW-Milwaukee, Graphics in an American City

No. 214: UW-Milwaukee, Lecture Series

No. 215: UW-Oshkosh, American Issues Forum

No. 217: UW-Stevens Point, Logging Program Project

No. 218: UW-Stevens Point, Portage County Bicentennial Troup

No. 219: UW-Superior, Lake Superior Spriit of '76

Lecture Series Featuring Charles Valentine and David Fellman

No. 220: Kenosha, Veterans Memorial Fountain

No. 221: Madison, Ideoplace

No. 222: Milwaukee, Viking Ship Construction Contract I

No. 223: Milwaukee, Viking Ship Construction Contract II

No. 224: Milwaukee, Viking Ship Outfitting

No. 225: Waterloo, 4th of July

No. 226: Waterloo, Oral History

No. 227: Washington Island, Bicentennial Celebration

No. 228: Wauwatosa, Children's Theater

No. 229: Wauwatosa, Lecture Series

No. 230: Wauwatosa, Oral History and Videotape

No. 231: Wauwatosa, Tree Planting

No. 232: Sun Prairie, Wayside Park

No. 233: West Bend, Bikeway

No. 234: West Bend, Oral History

No. 235: West Salem, History

No. 237: Whitewater, Park

No. 238: Crandon, Wild Rice Festival

No. 239: Marshfield, Wildwood Park

No. 240: Oshkosh, Winnebago County Histories

No. 241: Madison, Wisconsin Ballet Celebration '76

No. 244: Madison, Wisconsin in Earth and People Project

No. 246: Madison, Wisconsin Theater Ensemble

No. 247: Racine, Wisconsin Watercolors

No. 248: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Women's Resource Center

No. 250: Milwaukee, Women and the Arts Festival

No. 251: Milwaukee, Women-Heritage-Horizons-76

No. 252: Madison, Women's Forum

No. 253: Marshfield, Wood County Museum Addition

No. 254: Montello, Youth/Elderly Sharing/Caring Book

No. 257: Madison, A Guide to Wisconsin's Forest Heritage

No. 258: UW-Stevens Point, Portage County Bicentennial Ethnic Heritage Project

Fiscal Year 1976 Cycle

No. 1: Ann Arbor, Youth for Understanding

No. 2: Appleton, Mini-parks

No. 3: Appleton, 1776 Schoolhouse

No. 4: Appleton, Women's Conference

No. 5: Ashland, Mini-park

No. 6: Baldwin, Cannon Bell Restoration

No. 7: Beloit, Black Heritage Festival

No. 8: Berlin, Lock Restoration

No. 9: Cedarburg, Museum project

No. 10: Cedar Grove, Hollander Museum

No. 11: Chippewa Falls, “Heritage '76”

No. 12: Crandon, Wild Rice Festival

No. 13: Crawford County, Film

No. 14: Cudahy, Giant Flag

No. 15: Deerfield, Celebration Supplies

No. 16: Deerfield, Handicraft Instruction

No. 17: Deerfield, Center Restoration

No. 18: UW-Eau Claire, Native American Awareness Week

No. 19: Eau Claire, Putnam Park Trail Guide/Plaques

No. 20: Edgerton, Albion Academy

No. 21: Edgerton, Park Addition

No. 22: Fond du Lac, Veterinary Office

No. 23: Fox Lake, Homecoming Festival

No. 24: Franklin, Heritage/Horizons Festival

No. 25: Green County, Cheese Film

No. 26: Greendale, Prairie project

No. 27: Greenfield, Flagpole and Base

No. 28: Hartford, Flag Ceremony

No. 29: Hartford, History Room

No. 30: Hayward, History of Fishing

No. 31: Iowa County, Rural School History

No. 32: La Crosse, Senior Citizens Center

No. 33: Lake Tomahawk, Community Building

No. 34: Lac du Flambeau, Arts/Crafts Center

No. 35: Linden, Historical Marker

No. 36: Little Chute, Dutch Heritage

No. 37: Loyal, Clark County Historical Society Museum

No. 39: Madison, Boys Choir

No. 40: Madison, Public Library Bicentennial Collection

No. 41: Madison, Dane County Film

No. 42: Madison, LaFollette Bust

No. 43: Madison, Scouts Free State Performances

No. 44: Madison, Drum and Bugle Corps project

No. 45: Madison, State Medical Society of Wisconsin Medical Office

No. 46: UW-Madison, Agricultural Conference

No. 47: Madison, Jewish Oral History, State Historical Society of Wisconsin

No. 48: UW-Madison, Black Music Studies Program

No. 49: UW-Madison, Hilldale Lectures Pamphlet

No. 50: UW-Madison, Journalism Exhibit

No. 51: UW-Madison, Minorities Panel/Festival

No. 52: Madison, Bicentennial Expedition

No. 53: Madison, Wisconsin Youth Symphony Reproducing Compositions

No. 54: Madison, Wisconsin Veterans Museum

No. 55: Manitowoc, City Beautification

No. 56: Marathon County, Performing Arts Program

No. 57: McFarland, Senior Award

No. 58: McFarland, Town History

No. 59: Mellen, Bicentennial Celebration

No. 60: Menomonie, Lake Bank Project

No. 61: Milwaukee, After the Ball

No. 62: Milwaukee, American Legion Memorial

No. 63: Milwaukee, Havenwoods Environmental Center

No. 64: Milwaukee, Operation Sail

No. 65: Milwaukee, Tourist/Visitor Center

No. 66: Milwaukee, Bicentennial Quilt

No. 67: Milwaukee County, Court Records Research

No. 68: Milwaukee County, Wagon Train Festival

No. 69: Milwaukee County, Curtin House Dig

No. 70: Milwaukee, Great American Children's Theatre

No. 71: Milwaukee, Peace and Justice Bicentennial Forum

No. 72: Milwaukee, Prince Hall Masons

No. 73: Milwaukee, Public Schools Pageant

No. 74: Milwaukee, Retarded Citizens Newsletter

No. 75: Milwaukee, Senior Action Coalition Town Hall Meetings

No. 76: Milwaukee, United Migrant Opportunity Services Bicentennial Festival

No. 77: UW-Milwaukee, Citizen Involvement Workshop

No. 78: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Heritage School project

No. 79: Monona, Bike Hike

No. 80: Milwaukee, Mount Mary College, Women's Festival

No. 81: New London, Heritage Village

No. 82: New Richmond, Bike Trail

No. 83: Norway, Town History

No. 84: Oconto, 4 Flags Memorial

No. 85: Oneida, Pow-Wow and Arts/Crafts project

No. 86: UW-Oshkosh, Survival 2001

No. 87: UW-Oshkosh, American Issues Forum Tapes

No. 88: Port Washington, Historic Book

No. 89: Prescott, Historic Markers

No. 90: Racine, Engine House Tower

No. 91: Racine, Williamsburg Garden

No. 92: Reedsburg, Time Capsule

No. 93: Ripon, Lawson House Restoration

No. 94: River Falls, Band Trip to Washington, D.C.

No. 95: Sauk City, History Reprint

No. 96: Sheboygan, Public Schools Classroom

No. 97: Sheboygan Falls, Shelter House

No. 98: South Milwaukee, Showmobile

No. 99: St. Croix Falls, City Beautification

No. 100: Stevens Point, Bandshell

No. 101: Superior, Bicentennial Park

No. 102: Superior, D.A.R. Marker

No. 103: Medford, Taylor County Mall

No. 104: Thorp, Band Uniforms/Plantings

No. 105: Verona, Bands Festival

No. 106: Waukesha, Scholastic Funds for Mexican American Student/Ethnic Festival

No. 107: Waunakee, Depot Restoration

No. 108: Wausau, Public Schools Bicentennial Publication

No. 109: Wausau, Town Meeting

No. 110: Wauwatosa, Heritage Drama

No. 111: Wauwatosa, Lecture Series

No. 112: Wauwatosa, Parade/Balls

No. 113: Wauwatosa, Tree Plantings

No. 114: Wisconsin Rapids, Pow-Wow

No. 115: Illinois, La Salle Expedition

Calendar Year 1976 Cycle

No. 1: Adams, Heritage Project

No. 2: Appleton, Library Education program

No. 3: Baldwin, Cannon Restoration

No. 4: Beloit, Soul Fest

No. 5: Berlin, Locks project

No. 6: Berlin, Township History

No. 7: Black Earth, Township History

No. 8: Bloomer, Bicentennial House

No. 9: Brookfield, Community Center

No. 10: Chicago, La Salle Expedition

No. 11: Chippewa Falls, Time Capsule

No. 12: Delavan, Community Play

No. 13: Dodgeville, Symphony of the Hills

No. 14: Eastman, Park Beautification

No. 15: Eau Claire, Chippewa Valley Railroad Association, Construction of Steam Railroad

No. 16: Edgerton, Albion Academy

No. 17: Edgerton, Park Addition

No. 18: Elkhorn, History

No. 19: Ephraim, Beautification and Commemoration

No. 20: Fairwater, Bicentennial Decal/Sign

No. 21: Fennimore, Southwest Wisconsin Wagon Train

No. 22: Fitchburg, Park project

No. 23: Fitchburg, Historical Display Cases

No. 24: Fond du Lac, Veterinary Office

No. 25: Franklin, Bicentennial Focus

No. 26: Germantown, Christ Church Museum Opening

No. 27: Green Bay, Drum Rolls/Ruffles

No. 28: Greenfield, Memorial Park

No. 29: Gresham, Restoration of the Depot

No. 30: Hartford, Bicycle Trail

No. 31: Hillsboro, Bicentennial Celebration

No. 32: Janesville, Rock County Historical Society Cemetery Transcription

No. 33: Kewaskum, History Book

No. 34: La Crosse, Western Wisconsin Vocational Technical Film

No. 35: La Crosse, Senior Citizens Center

No. 36: Loyal, Clark County Museum

No. 37: Madison, Dane County Arts Council Outreach program

No. 38: Madison, Dane County Film

No. 39: Madison, Wisconsin Heritage Theatre, Department of Natural Resources

No. 40: Madison, Department of Public Instruction, Freedom for Individual Development Conference

No. 41: Madison, Eagle Valley Environmentalists Film

No. 42: Madison, G.A.R. Flag Display

No. 43: Madison, Institute for Cultural Affairs Town Meeting

No. 44: Madison, Jaycees Planting for the Future

No. 45: Madison, Knights of Columbus, St. Peters Restoration

No. 46: Madison, Patient's Bill of Rights

No. 47: Madison, Public Schools Odyssey

No. 48: Madison, Spanish American Organization, La Raza

No. 49: Madison, State Medical Society of Wisconsin Exhibit

No. 50: Madison, Women's Research Institute Oral History

No. 51: Madison, Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras

No. 52: Marion, Veterans' Memorial

No. 53: Marshall, Bandshell

No. 54: Menasha, Scouting Museum

No. 55: Menomonee Falls, Bike Trails

No. 56: Menomonie, UW-Stout Technology Display

No. 57: UW-Stout, Menomonie Louis Smith Tainter Audio-Visual Production

No. 58: Milwaukee, American Legion Plaque

No. 59: Milwaukee, Bicentennial park

No. 60: Milwaukee, Bike Race

No. 61: Milwaukee, Calendar of Events

No. 62: Milwaukee, Highway of Flags

No. 63: Milwaukee, After the Ball

No. 64: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Aviation History project

No. 65: Milwaukee, Developing Student Horizons

No. 66: Milwaukee, Juneteenth Day

No. 67: Milwaukee, Music for Youth

No. 68: Milwaukee, PAC Heritage Bicentennial Project

No. 69: Milwaukee, Public Schools Crafts

No. 70: Milwaukee, Public Schools Pageant

No. 71: Milwaukee, Public Schools Summer School

No. 72: Milwaukee, Serbian Bicentennial Panorama

No. 73: Milwaukee, Ukrainian Festival

No. 74: Milwaukee, UW-Milwaukee Yugoslav Ethnic Identity Study

No. 75: Milwaukee, History of Black Officials

No. 76: Monroe, Bicentennial Memorial Garden

No. 77: Muskego, Old Muskego Settlement

No. 78: Neenah, Save the Clock Tower

No. 79: New Richmond, Bike Trail

No. 80: Oconomowoc, History

No. 81: Oconto, Amvets Photo History

No. 82: Oconto Falls, Memorial Water Fountain

No. 83: Oshkosh, Miller House Renovation

No. 84: UW-Oshkosh, Survival 2001

No. 85: Portage, Columbia County Farm Exhibit

No. 86: Portage, Mark Marquette-Joliet Spring

No. 87: Prairie du Chien, Crawford County Film

No. 88: Racine, Black American Heritage '76 to '76

No. 89: Racine, DeKoven Gym Floor

No. 90: Reedsburg, Bicentennial Heritage Park

No. 91: Reedsburg, Monument

No. 92: Sheboygan Falls, History

No. 93: Sheboygan Falls, Shelter House

No. 94: Shorewood, Atwater School Mural

No. 95: Sinsinawa, Heritage Horizons Project

No. 96: St. Croix Falls, Beautification

No. 97: St. Germain, Bicentennial Observance

No. 98: Stevens Point, Senior Citizens Center

No. 99: Stevens Point, Wisconsin Indian Resource Council Booklets

No. 100: Stone Lake, Lac Courte Oreille Tribal Council Amphitheatre

No. 101: Sun Prairie, Historical Site Wayside Park

No. 102: Sun Prairie, Older Americans Project

No. 103: Superior, Federation of Labor Publication

No. 104: UW-Superior, Summer Theatre Tour

No. 105: Theresa, Solomon Juneau Homestead

No. 106: Waupaca, Memorial Wall

No. 107: Wausau, Girl Scouts-Lac du Flambeau Interchange

No. 108: Whitefish Bay, Celebration and Parade

No. 109: Winchester, Samuel N. Rogers Marker

No. 110: Wisconsin Dells, Historical Plaques

Series: Mini-Grants

Accepted

Press Release and Sample Forms, 1976

Antigo - Burlington

Clinton - Gays Mills

Hammond - Kewaunee

Kiel - Mukwonago

New Richmond - Reedsville

Rhinelander - Tomorrow River

Waterloo - Wrightstown

Rejected

Algoma - Iowa County

Jefferson - Whitelaw