News from Previous Years


​Connecticut Humanities grant supports the Saving Land, Saving History project

July 2020
On behalf of the East Haddam Historical Society and the East Haddam Land Trust, we extend our deepest appreciation to Connecticut Humanities for the generous support of our project, Saving Land Saving History. This collaborative project has united our two organizations and, in the process, has revealed to us a new model for maximizing finite organizational resources by identifying complimentary assets to achieve common goals. Our organizations adapted quickly to the pandemic by expanding our digital footprints and providing new content to our members and the public on our websites, social media platforms, and You Tube channels. The mini-documentaries produced with grant funding have received to date over 2800 views. The final two mini-documentaries will profile the East Haddam Land Trust and East Haddam Historical Society, and will be released in July. We plan to host a gala reception and exhibit at the Historical Society Museum once we re-open. We would be honored to have you attend.

None of this would have been possible without the support of Connecticut Humanities. Thank you for helping the East Haddam Historical Society and East Haddam Land Trust to preserve and interpret the history of our community through your support of Saving Land Saving History.

We look forward to building upon this success by undertaking future projects in partnership with Connecticut Humanities.

Sincerely,
Bruce Sievers
President
East Haddam Historical Society

Peter Govert
President
East Haddam Land Trust

Historical Society receives Community Foundation of Middlesex County grant

The Community Foundation of Middlesex County recently awarded a grant in the amount of $2,000 to the East Haddam Historical Society for the purchase of a projection system. The Society will apply this grant toward the purchase of  audio equipment that will greatly enhance the sound quality of the presentations that are a feature of the Society’s annual public program.

The grant is funded in part by the Community Foundation of Middlesex County/Ann T. D’Addario Family Foundation Fund, Kalayjian Family Fund, and the Herb and Ellen Patterson Memorial Fund.

Community Foundation of Middlesex County is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in Middlesex County. Its mission is to work with charitably-minded individuals and organizations to build permanent endowments and other charitable funds and to support local non-profit organizations through effective grant making to address community needs. Since its founding in 1997, the Community Foundation has provided 2,068 grants totaling more than $6million to nonprofit organizations for the arts; cultural and heritage programs; educational activities; environmental improvements; and for health and human services.