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5 <br /> SAMPLE PROJECTS <br /> The following are examples of some of the projects which could be funded with the assistance from <br /> the State Grants Program for Local Historical Organizations. <br /> Development of a local history collection in cooperation with the local library. <br /> Restoration/rehabilitation of a i 9th-century lighthouse keeper's residence,including engineering/ <br /> architectural services and exterior restoration of the building. <br /> Archaeological testing and excavation of an 18th-century plantation site to determine locations and <br /> configuration of slave cabins and related buildings. <br /> An architectural survey and National Register nominations of five individual structures and a com- <br /> mercial historic district within a local government. <br /> Publication of a county architectural survey,including manuscript preparation,selection and duplica- <br /> tion of photographs,graphics,layout design,and printing. <br /> Purchase of archival-quality storage materials for documents. <br /> Development of a primary source packet to be used in teaching local and regional history in the area <br /> schools. <br /> Funding to provide microfilming of county records in cooperation with the Division of Archives and <br /> History staff. <br /> Installation of a permanent exhibit relating to the history of the region,including costs of planning and <br /> development. <br /> Development of a traveling exhibit on some aspect of local history for use by area schools and civic <br /> groups. <br /> Acquisition of a tract of land located adjacent to a state-owned historic site to insure protection of the <br /> site's integrity. <br /> Evaluation of tombstones,grave markers,fences,and walls in cemeteries located on historic sites' <br /> property,followed by restoration and stabilization of these features. <br />