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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: 175th Anniversary Grant Recommendations
DATE: January 30, 2008
The Fiscal Year 2008 budget includes a $25,000 grant program designed to encourage
community organizations and groups to develop a wide variety of projects, contests,
events and displays to commemorate Dubuque's 175th Anniversary. The 175tH
Anniversary Celebration Coordinating Committee accepted 46 applications, requesting
more than $166,000 for this grant funding. The Committee is recommending that the
following projects be funded:
Name of Organization Project/Program Name Award
Temple Beth EI, Dubuque Alexander Levi Heritage Project $5,000.00
Center for Dubuque History A 175 Anniversary "Face Book" of Downtown
Dubu ue $4,920.00
Dubuque Museum of Art Architecture Alive: A Celebration of Dubuque's
Historic Landmarks $3,250.00
Dubuque County Historical Society Lead Rush Across the Mississippi River $2,500.00
Telegraph Herald Newspaper in Education Windows to the Past $2,105.00
Carnegie-Stout Public Library Foundation Dubuque Encyclopedia Digitization Project $1,875.00
Friends of the Mines of Spain Trade Silver Cultural Project $1,800.00
Dubuque Main Street Celebrate 175th with Dubuque Main Street $1,800.00
St. Luke's United Methodist Church St. Luke's and Dubuque: Shared 175
Anniversaries $1,200.00
Paul Hemmer 175th Anniversary Symphonic Portrait $550.00
TOTAL $25,000
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer
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TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Randy Gehl, Public Information Officer
SUBJECT: 175th Anniversary Grant Recommendations
DATE: January 28, 2008
BACKGROUND
The City's FY 2008 budget includes a $33,000 CIP for the 175th anniversary celebration.
The City Council appointed an 18-member 175th Anniversary Celebration Coordinating
Committee to facilitate broad-based community involvement, coordinate a calendar of
events, and develop a funding process and award funds from the CIP to assist with
events.
In October, the City Council approved the committee's request to create a $25,000
grant program designed to encourage community organizations and groups to develop
a wide variety of projects, contests, events, and displays to commemorate Dubuque's
175th anniversary. The goal of the program is to generate a wide variety of creative
ideas from a diverse group of community organizations which will encourage citizens to
become involved in the year-long celebration. Priority funding would be given to
projects that have broad community impact and historical significance.
UPDATE
Fort-six applications requesting a total of more than $166,000 were submitted to the
1751 Anniversary Committee in December. Afour-person subcommittee reviewed and
evaluated the applications and submitted their list of recommendations for funding to the
full committee. The full committee reviewed the recommendations and voted
unanimously to concur with the subcommittee and forward their recommendations to
the City Council for approval.
The recommendations for funding are as follows:
Name of Organization Project/Program Name Award
Temple Beth EI, Dubuque Alexander Levi Heritage Project $5,000.00
Center for Dubuque History A 175 Anniversary "Face Book" of Downtown
Dubu ue $4,920.00
Dubuque Museum of Art Architecture Alive: A Celebration of Dubuque's
Historic Landmarks $3,250.00
Dubuque County Historical Society Lead Rush Across the Mississippi River $2,500.00
Telegraph Herald Newspaper in Education Windows to the Past $2,105.00
Carnegie-Stout Public Library Foundation Dubuque Encyclopedia Digitization Project $1,875.00
Friends of the Mines of Spain Trade Silver Cultural Project $1,800.00
Dubuque Main Street Celebrate 175th with Dubuque Main Street $1,800.00
St. Luke's United Methodist Church St. Luke's and Dubuque: Shared 175the
Anniversaries $1,200.00
Paul Hemmer 175th Anniversary Symphonic Portrait $550.00
TOTAL $25,000
If approved by City Council, letters of agreement will be sent to the contacts for each of
the recommended projects.
The committee was encouraged by the number of applications for these limited funds
and directed the members of their fundraising/sponsorship subcommittee to focus their
efforts on identifying additional funding sources for some of the projects they were
unable to recommend for funding.
A lications NOT Recommended for Fundin
Name of Organization Project/Program Name Request
Americana Band Summer Band Concerts $3,100.00
Anti ue Fire Club Fire Ladder Truck Restoration Project $1,500.00
Cable Car Quitters Guild Colors in Motion Quilt Show $2,000.00
Cathedral of Saint. Ra hael Ecumenical Pra er Service/Concert $4,500.00
Clarke Colle a Music De artment Dubu ue in Nature and Son Concert $2,500.00
Clarke Colle a/Mazzuchelli Middle School Poetr Coffee House $2,650.00
Communit Foundation of Greater DBQ Youth of Dubu ue & Dub. In Its Youth $5,000.00
DBO Arboretum Civil War Era Band concert $5,000.00
DBQ Arboretum Fla s Over Dubu ue $750.00
Dubu ue Count Em owerment "Children's Drawin Contest" $4,400.00
Dubu ue Metal Artists DBQ Scul tors Take 175 to Elderl $5,000.00
Dubu ue Phlockers, Inc. One Particular Harbour--2008 $4,800.00
Dubu ue Phlockers, Inc. Phlock Throu h the Lock--2008 $2,000.00
Dubu ueFest & DAWG Guild Book Pro~ect: Antholo $4,200.00
Fulton Elementa School Children's Edu. Conservator $4,935.00
Hol Famil Catholic Schools 3rd Grade Tour of Our Historic Communit $2,800.00
Iowa Wine Tours, Inc. Hist. Tours of Iowa's Oldest Cit $5,000.00
Jerem & Krisha Wainwri ht Video Doc. Histor of Cinema in DBQ $2,900.00
Leadershi Dubu ue Communit Da s of Carin $5,000.00
Lou/Joe Fautsch & Bob Dunn Discover Dubu ue $5,000.00
Luxembour Societ of Iowa Luxembour ers in the New World $5,000.00
Martha Lundh Historic Tours of Places of Worshi $1,000.00
McDonald's Breakfast Club Walkin Tour $250.00
Michael Cot Get Reel Student Film Com etition $5,000.00
Mindframe MultiMedia Dubu ue's Cultural Herita a Exhibit $3,050.00
NE Iowa Council Bo Scouts of America SCOUTREACH $5,000.00
Prescott Elementa School Celebration DUBUQUE! $2,147.00
Riverview Center, Inc. Real Men: Redefinin Masculinit $5,000.00
Sisters United News of U er Miss. Valle Catholic Sisters: Im actin Dubu ue $5,000.00
St. Mark Communit Center St. Mark Students Go Historical $3,000.00
St. Ra hael Cathedral St. Ra hael 175th Anniv. Book $5,000.00
The Equestrian newspaper "Dubuque 175" Monthl Feature $5,000.00
Tri-State Trail Vision Dubu ue Icons Bike Rack Project $3,500.00
Tri-State Wind S m hon Commission of 175th Anniv. Fanfare $2,350.00
REQUESTED ACTION
I respectfully request that your forward the committee's 175th Anniversary Grant
Program recommendations to the City Council for approval.
CC: 175th Anniversary Committee Members
Attachments: Grant Applications Recommended for Funding
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Please type and send to:
City Manager's C-ffice
50 West 13w Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
www.dubuque175.org Deadline for Submission:
Ph: (Sb3)589-4151 December 14, 2007 by 5:00 p.m.
Fax: (563)589-4149 rgehl@cityofdubuque.org
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name of Organization or Group: Alexander Levi Herita a Project (ALHP)
Contact Person: Karin Pritikin (Vice President Temple Beth El Dubuque)
Mailing Address: (Street) 15 North Elizabeth
(City, State, Zip) Chicago, Illinois, 60607
Phone: 312) 850.1191 Fax (work): (_312 372.4292
E-mail: levi175 a~,9mail.com Website: www. levicelebration.blo .not com
PROJECT' INFORMATION
Project/Progr;gym Name: Alexander Levi Herita a Project _
Project/Progr;~m Date or Timeline: Summer, 2008 {exhibit can be used after)_
Eligible events can be held until December 31, 2008.
Project/Progr:im Description: An interactive didactic containing images, type, text,
recorded narrative, video and lectures/concerts which can be taped and subsequently
added to the exhibit - to be premiered at a designated venue during the 175th Anniversary
Celebration and subsequently used by institutions and schools. (See next pages)
(Please type on the next page(s) and limit your description to no more than three page (12 point
type, double-spaced). Include the following in your description: (1) goals and uses; (2)
educational, commemorative, and/or celebratory value; (3) community impact and historical
significance; (4) target population. Describe the project/program in detail explaining the steps
that must be completed, the things people will be doing, who will participate, and explain what
the funds will be used for.)
Project Overview: The Alexander Levi Heritage Project (ALHP) seeks to shed light on, and
celebrate the ;.ife and contributions of Alexander Levi, the eazly 19`}' Century Jewish business
leader and signer of the state charter whose personal history is inextricably connected to the
history of Dubuque. The plan is to develop a) several lightweight dual-sided mounted paper
and/or backlit Duratrans panels containing photos, images, styled typographic didactic text
about Levi, French Jews, fur trapping and trading, retailing and mining in the 19~' century b)
DVD/audio of read narrative and interviews of current members of Dubuque's Jewish
community including nonogenarian businessman and civic leader, Frank Farber; presented
through a standard portable player c) some small vitrines of historic and ritual objects d) live
lectures by two historians/genealogists about 19`~ and 20~' century Jewish history along the
Mississippi anti possibly a concert of French liturgy and early 19~' century French and American
song, to be aud.iotaped & videotaped and added to the exhibit e) a sound montage of read names
of the names oi' Jewish Dubuquers through the ages.
Goals and uses: The goal of the ALHP committee is to create a high quality, transportable
exhibit to premiere in a specified location as part of the city's larger anniversary celebration and
then tour to schools and be used by Dubuque's Jewish community, which though still small is
still very active in the cultural, civic, interfaith and economic life of the city and the region.
Educational, commemorative, and/or celebratory value: As home of 3 universities with
religious charters (2 Catholic and 1 Presbyterian} and Lutheran and Baptist seminaries, Dubuque,
while small, hay a powerful religious presence. It is also unique in that a Jewish community has
enjoyed a continuous and robust role in Dubuque's civic and economic life since the city's
founding (According to church records, Alexander Levi loaned and/or donated funds to Father
Mazzuchelli for the building of the city's first Catholic church.)
Community :impact and historical significance: As a French speaking immigrant, from a
relatively isolated religious community, whose religion required strict observation of dietary
laws, prescribed numbers for services, and whose liturgy was celebrated in a combination of
archaic Spanish, Italian and Hebrew, Levi would have had to adapt to new surroundings - a story
that resonates for current ethnic and religious minorities moving into the region. The "immigrant
entrepreneur taickles difficult working conditions, makes good and plays a major philanthropic
role" is a major theme in American's story. It is also an important lesson for us all, as we reflect
on the choices we make in our lives, on the ways that our choices reflect our characters, and on
the obligations we have to our families, our communities of faith and the broader communities
where we live and worship. Finally, the onus is on all of us to not lose the connection to our
founders' stories -whether of our religious or civic leaders or our family matriarchs and
patriarchs. Their lives and accomplishments can be distilled into teachable moments that help us
understand who we are and where we came from, but also give us the stuff and substance with
which to create bridges of understanding and collaboration with others.
Target population. Communities of all ages who reside in the city of Dubuque and the Tri-
State region, tourists, educators and scholars, former 3ewish residents of Dubuque representing
all Jewish denominations and Levi descendents regardless of current faith affiliation.
Project Activities: The ALHP team is made up of members of Congregation Beth El who are
also active in the civic, cultural and educational life of the region: a) The ALHP team has set up
an email address {levi175@gmail.org, an html email account through mailchimp.com and a
blogspace (levic;elebration.blogspot.com) b) The ALHP team has begun putting out queries to
universities, historical societies and associations, faith and genealogy listservs for information
and artifacts related to Levi, his descendents, the settling of the region c) The ALHP team has
begun conducti~ig informal research of primary sources in local libraries and online d) The
ALHP team member Alan Garfield, a historian and local university department chair, plans to
share his own recent scholarship on Jewish settlement of the region and has also been
interviewing r-onagenarian Frank Farber d) ALHP team member, musician Karin Pritikin,
creator of a solo titled Just Plain Song: A Cornucopia of Healing Melodies adapted from
Protestant Pscilmody, Hebrew Hymnody, Shaker & Shape Note Songs and Orthodox Liturgy
(recently perfc-rmed at Grace Episcopal Church in Galena and throughout the Midwest) is
planning a concert of 19~' century French liturgy plus and early American, French and other folk
music heard iii early Dubuque. This concert would be accompanied on piano by ALHP member
Barbara Alexa~ider, a former member of Chicago Symphony Chorus; e)) noted Chicago-based
Jewish genealogist, Mazk Mandle, himself the great, great grandson of early Dubuque resident
Moses Cahana, has been contacted and has agreed to share family artifacts, and research and
deliver a key lecture f) TempleBeth EI members who aze noted museum conservators, artists and
designers are beginning to contribute ideas g) ALHP team members have been conducting an
informal review of award-winning museum exhibits and designers and vendors are being
consulted re: discounted/donated services and to help establish production costs and timelines.
Work Timelinw: Preparation: Contingent on funding, Barb Alexander (assisted by a student)
will conduct research January -March 2008 and Mark Mandle will prepare a lecture; Karin
Pritikin will be€;in learning music repertoire in January 2008; ALPH members will begin writing
exhibit text and creating the type/text graphic themes and working with graphic designers March
- May 2008; the proper mounting of artifacts, creation of the panels and audio/video mix and
transfer of recorded footage and narration will occur March -May; remote recording of the
concert and the .lecture would occur during the live events in summer 2008; renux and adding of
footage will occur summer 2008. Marketing: Exhibit marketing for summer would commence
late spring 2008: Marketing would continue throughout the remainder of the year.
Budget Information
Does the projectJprogram involve a partnership with another organization, business, or
individual? The ALHP would like the exhibit to be presented at a Dubuque County Historical
Society of the Society's choosing to ensure maximum visibility, and would want to make it
available on permanent loan to the society (to be borrowed by the congregation for interfaith
work). We would also be delighted to partner with any business/ organization acceptable to the
granting instih~tion, and have begun "putting out feelers" to secure sponsorship.
Funded proje+:ts will be featured on the www.dubuque175.orgwebslte. How else do you
plan to market your project to the public? ALHP will be mazketing via a public website (UItI.,
and site to be created); a blog (http://levicelebration.blogspot.com) the Temple El website
(templebe.org}, an email address (levi175 ,~mail.com) on local tourist websites, via a graphic
emaiUnewsletter tool through an account at mailchimp.com used to send email alerts,
newsletters, po:;ters and flyers to numerous institutions, organizations and listserves -these have
a viral marketing component which allows forwarding to others; and via printed flyers and ads
in local papers, tourist guides, on and offline sites and newsletters.
How do you plain to use the 175rn Anniversary logo with your project? Anywhere required
Project/Program Budget: Has the project/program received any other financial assistance
from other organizations, businesses, or individuals? ALHP members have been funding
early efforts for setting up email forwarding, urls, email blasts, out of pocket (under $200 to
date). We have also begun proactively seeking discounted or donated prices, services or fees
from local vendors in exchange for mention in collateral tools. We are in the process of
approaching loc<<1 businesses such as Copyworks for copying and printing; McCuliough's for the
graphic work or.~ exhibit panels; Best Buy for flat panels; M-Studios (Galena) for studio and
remote recording and mixing etc.; UPS for artifact shipping, etc.
(See budget on following page)
Description of Expense Amount
Research Historical (Student) 15/hr @ 30 hours $450
Research (temple member narratives)15/hr @ 60 hours $900
Exhibit and Study Guide Content Writing 25/hr @ 40 hours $1000*(donated)
Lecture Prep;~ration 25/hr at 8 hours $200
Graphic Design_(print and video) 25/hr @ 30 hours $750
Durantran or Fibreboard Panels $350 X 3 $1050
2 flat panel or trad. monitors/DVD players loaned/donated
Scanning, Photoshop and Printing $500
Transfer of graphic elements to panels $500
Sound Desigr.JStudio Recording/Mix/ $1000
Sound Equiprnent/Engineer-lwe performances $350 x 2days $700
Video -live performances $150 x 2days $300
Music sourcing and copying TBD
Shipping/insuzng artifacts TBD
Preparing 3D ~~bjects and building vitrines Tgp
Lecturer Mile~cge and Lodging (GSA rates of 48.5 cents/per mile
plus room at $75/night x 2 nights) 184 + 150 $334
Online/Offline Marketing & Promo (Costs for URL, website
creation and hosting, email blast vendor, flyer copying) $450
Administrative costs {local travel, copying, phone, postage} $350
i otat rra~ecvrrogram >/xpenses $ $ 7,674
(Less donated writing) - $1,000
Grand Total _$ $ 6.674
Grant Ask Amount for Project/Program: $5000
(Maximum request = $5, 000)
Note: Donated writing and cost of monitors has been deducted from project total. Several line items
cannot be estimated prior to ascertaining nature and number of artifacts, or nature and number of
music pieces to be sourced and transcribed.
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175 Anniversary
Grant Application
Please type and send to:
City Manager's Office
50 West 13~' Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
www.dubuque175.org
Ph: (563)589-4151
Fax: (563)589-4149
APPLICANT INFORMATION
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Deadline for Submission:
December 14, 2007 by 5:00 p.m
Name of Organization or Group: Center for Dubuque History, Loras College
Contact Person: Mike Gibson
Mailing Address: (Street} 1450 Alta Vista Street
(City, State, Zip) Dubuque, IA 52001-4399
Phone: (563) _588-7163 Faz: (563) 588-7705
E-mail: michael. 1~~bson C(to,loras.edu
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project/Program Name: A 175` Anniversary "Face Book" of Downtown Dubuque
Project/Program Date or Timeline: April -October 2008 (Exhibit date-Oct 2008)
Eligible events can be held until December 31, 2008.
Project/Program Description:
Please type on the next page(s) and limit your description to no more than three pages (12 point
type, double-spaced). Include the following in your description: (I) goals and uses; (2)
educational, comrrtemorative, and/or celebratory value; (3) community impact and historical
significance; (4) target population. Describe the project/progam in detail explaining the steps
that must be completed, the things people will be doing, and who will participate, and explain
what the funds will be used for.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
One picture is worth a thousand words, but two can tell a more interesting story. That is
the premise as the Center for Dubuque History at Loras College proposes to honor the 175`h
anniversary of the city with a visual "face book" of the downtown area.
The goal of the project is to use photographs to document downtown Dubuque,
specifically a 7.S' square block area from 1S` to 17`h Streets, Jackson to Bluff, Central Avenue
from 17"' to 22°d streets including the Ice Harbor. Within this region there are some 950
commercial, industrial, and residential structures (see attached map). A second goal is to
illustrate how Dubuque's streetscape has changed over the years. To accomplish this, the Center
for Dubuque History will not only create a photographic record of the area as it appears today,
but will use a selection of historic images from its photo archives to make visual comparisons.
What viewers will see is a story of Dubuque "then" and "now" as told in high-quality, digitally-
mastered photo~aphs. The presentation will be widely available in two formats: 1) a public
traveling exhibition mounted first in the Visitation Art Gallery on the Loras campus and 2) a
PowerPoint presentation linked to the College website. Historical descriptions will accompany
each image.
The value of this project is threefold. In the first place, it provides Dubuque with a visual
record of its downtown landscape in this, its 175'h year. There are many ways to preserve the
heritage of acommunity-through written narratives, letters, diaries, interviews, material
artifacts, etc. This project contributes to that large, worthwhile initiative by compiling visual
documentation of the community; by using primarily photographs with a limited amount of
explanatory text, we feel that we will provide a "face book" of Dubuque that will be attractive to
anew generation ofvisually-stimulated, Internet-savvy residents. It will also provide future
generations a "snapshot" of how downtown Dubuque appeared during the 175`h Anniversary.
In the second place, the project promises to be an exceptional educational tool. When the
current photographic record of the city is compared with archived images, viewers of all ages
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' will be able to see how the city has changed over time. Teachers from grade school through
college will have access to a collection of images that depict a multitude of changes.
Architectural historian Jim Jacobsen says that Dubuque is "Iowa's architectural laboratory," and
students who view these photographs will see the rich architectural heritage of the city. They
also will be able to study these photographs for the stories they tell about life in different
historical periods, stories about changing fashions and decorations, about different modes of
transportation and forms of public service, about demographic trends and new attempts at urban
planning.
Finally, this project will appeal to both current and future citizens. The tremendous
interest in the "Yesterdays" series of photographs published by the Telegraph Herald in
cooperation with the Center for Dubuque History is ample testimony to the interest Dubuque
residents have in their city. Moreover, the fact that other people-from tourists to movie
directors-have visited the city because of what they have seen captured in photographs-a
"feel" or "flavor" of the past- is further evidence that our community blends history and
contemporary life in ways that remind people of earlier years and suggests to them the need for
preservation.
The exhibit will be organized under the guidance of Center for Dubuque History
Director, Mr. Mike Gibson. Terry Grant, Curator of Photographs at the Center, will complete the
photography. Mr. Grant is a native of Dubuque and has been photographing and documenting the
city for many years. His expertise will allow him to capture images under the best possible
circumstances, maintain careful records of their origin, and even combine them to produce the
effect of coordinated "streetscapes"-- panoramic images from multiple directions, such as all
four corners of an intersection. Loss College students assisting in the CDH will create a master
index (database) by location and thereby provide access to specific images. The images will be
properly stored in the Center for Dubuque History using current archival standards. Images will
be made available to individuals and will be reproduced for a nominal fee.
Because of the complexity of the project (including variables such as weather and lighting
conditions), we estimate 12 weeks for its completion.
In order to make the images available to the widest audience, Loras College students in
the Integrated Visual Arts program will create a website for the project. Using selected images, a
PowerPoint presentation linked to the Loras website will also be produced.
The opening exhibit, to be held on the Loras College campus, will be open to the public.
It will be advertised using the 175th Anniversary logo as one of the commemorative activities
sponsored by the City of Dubuque during the 175th celebration. It will display past and present
photographs mounted side by side on matte board and accompanied with descriptions of each
image. The exhibit will be available free of charge to schools and other organizations who
would like to display it.
This project will produce both a commemorative opportunity and a valuable educational
tool, not only for current citizens, but for those in future generations who will be able to see that
indeed "one picture is worth a thousand words."
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Does the project/program involve a partnership with another organization, business, or
individual? If so, please explain how.
Loras College will be providing some of the contributed funds for this project as explained in the
budget. The completed project will be housed at the Center for Dubuque History at Loras
College, but is available to the public for viewing at the Center, through the proposed exhibit,
on-line through a public accessed website, and in the form of a PowerPoint presentation.
Funded projects will be featured on the www.dubuque175.org website. How else do you
plan to market your project to the public?
'The photos can be made available on the dubuque175.org website. The opening exhibit will be
held on the Lor~~s College campus and the public will be invited. Press releases regarding the
project will be sent and other forms of advertising will be provided. Schools, organizations, and
interested groups will be encouraged to borrow the exhibit and the PowerPoint presentation free
of charge.
How do you plan to use the 175~h Anniversary logo with your project?
The 175'h Anniversary logo will appear on all advertising regarding the project as well as in the
exhibit, the PowerPoint presentation and on the website. The 175`h Anniversary Committee and
the City of Dubuque will be credited with funding a portion of the project in all media and public
relations information.
Project Budget:
Has the project received any other financial assistance from other organizations, businesses, or
individuals? If so, please describe. SEE BELOW
Please list all expenses (incurred and anticipated) associated with your proposed project, such as
administrative/personnel, supplies and materials, marketing and publicity, etc.
Description of Expense
Exhibit materials (includes 100 Sx7 images @ $1.00;
50 8x10 images @$2.00; 15 mount boards @ $8.00 apiece;
frames and Plexiglas @ $500.00)
Photo processing (includes processing new color images
@$375.00 and old black and white images @ $100.00 _
Labor: Photographer
(includes 25 hours/week x 12 weeks @$10.00/hr
Research old photos (includes 25 hours/week x 1 week @
$7.00/hr
Misc supplies (includes acid-free negative sleeves,
three-ring binders)
Facilities Rental
Exhibition set-up
Exhibition refreshments (opening night)
Program design_
Advertising design
Advertising (TH, Julien's Journal, Postcards, Mailing)
Total Project Expenses
Grant Ask Amount for Project:
Applicant's Signature
Amount
$ 820.00
$ 475.00
$3,000.00
$ 175.00
$ 100.00
$ 100.00 (contributed)
$ 250.00 (contributed)
$ 200.00 (contributed)
$ 100.00 (contributed}
$ 150.00 (contributed)
$ 350.00
$ 5,720.00
$ 4,920.00
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Grant Application
Phase type and read to:
City Manager's Uffice
50 West 13~' Stmt
Dubuque, IA 52001
ww~w.dubuque175.org
Ph: (563)589-4151
Fax: (563)589-4149
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
Deadline for Submission:
December 14, 2007 by 5:00 p.nu.
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name of Organization or Group: Dubuque Museum of Art
Contact Person: Edwin Mitts, Jr.
Mailing Addrt~s: (Street) 701 Locust Street
(City, State, Ziip) Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Phone: (563) 557-1851 Faz: (563) 557-7826
E-mail: eritts it!dbgart.com Webs~ite: www.dbgart.com
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project/Program Name: Architecture Alive: A Celebration of Dubuque's Historic Landmarks
Project/Program Date or Timeline Apri17-12, 2008, Dubuque Architecture Days
Eligible events c:an be held until December 31, 2008.
Project/Progra;m Description:
The Dubuque Museum of Art, in conjunction with the City celebration of National Architecture
Week (April 7-12, 2008) Architecture Alive: A Celebration of Dubuque's Historic
Landmarks, will offer ten fourth grade classes in the Dubuque Cornmunity and Holy Family
schools an opportunity to tour four historic Dubuque architectural landmarks and learn about the
landmarks throui~tr interactions with costumed interpreters. The free sites will include 1). Oid
County JaiUCourthouse; 2). Shot Tower, 3). City Hall; and 4). Five Flags. Interpreters will
bring the azchitectural landmarks alive through discussion of the style and historical context of
the landmark ~~s well as life in Dubuque during the time the landmark was first constructed. The
interpreters will be trained actors from Fly By Night Productions and other area theater groups
and will play chazacters from diverse backgounds, ages and genders.
Students will tour the sites using the services of Trolleys ojDubuque. The tours will run from
9:30-11:30 a.m. beginning Monday, Apri17 and ending Friday, April I1, 2008. To make the
process more efficient for the participating classes and the interpreters, two trolleys will run
concurrently. Both trolleys will begin at the same time and tour the four sites in rotation. A
trolley will stop at the landmark for approximately ten minutes and depending on the weather
and other logistical concerns, the interpreter will step on the bus or the students will briefly step
off the bus to lf;arn about the site.
The tour will b~~ offered to ten fourth grade classes on a first come/first serve basis. Information
regazding the tour will be disseminated to the administration offices of the Dubuque Community
and Holy Family Schools two months before the tours are scheduled to begin. The Dubuque
Museum of Art will provide the script for the interpreters as well as the preparation materials for
the participating; classroom teachers to make the tour experience as valuable as possible. At least
one month prior to the tours, preparation material will be sent directly to the teachers of the
participating classes through their school emails. After the ten minute presentation by a
costumed interpreter, the trolley will move on to the next site. Meanwhile another trolley will
travel to the sane site and the process will repeat itself.
The goal of the project is to introduce participating students to the selected landmarks and allow
the history of those landmarks to come alive in an entertaining and educational format. Fourth
grade social studies learning competencies puts special focus on the Midwest and Iowa history,
geography and culture. Students trace the connections of Iowa's history and culture in
relationship to tl:~e rest of the country. Trained interpreters will address these learning
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competencies in their presentations. Because students retain more of what they have been taught
when it is presented in such an engaging and memorable format, the educational value is
significant.
Can there be a more fitting time to introduce these City architectural treasures to the youth of the
community than during the City Sesquicernennial celebration? And could there be a more
suitable organization than the Dubuque Museum of Art, Iowa's oldest arts organization, to bring
these treasures alive in an educational and entertaining manner? To commemorate these
culturally and historically important sites during the 175"' Anniversary celebration of Iowa's
oldest city seerns particularly appropriate and meaningful at that time.
The project ha., strong community impact in that it introduces a younger audience to
architectural, c~zltural and historical treasures in the Dubuque community and provides the
students with a context for a deeper understanding of the community in which they live.
The target audience will be ten fourth grade classes in the Dubuque Community and Holy
Family Schools.
Funds will be used to secure trolley services from Trolleys of Dubuque from Apri17-11, 2008;
as honoraziums for the costumed interpreters as well as a budget for their costumes and lastly, to
cover the administrative costs of the Museum's Director of Education, who will be organizing the
tours.
Does the project/program involve a partnership with another organization, business, or
individual? The project involves a partnership with the Dubuque Community and Holy Family
Schools, Dubuque Main Street, and Fly By Night Productions and other area theater groups.
Funded projects will be featured on the www.dubuque175.org website. How else do you
plan to market your program to the pubGe9 Details of the project will be featured on the
Dubuque Museum of Art website as wail as the quarterly newsletter.
How do you plan to use the 1750i Anniversary logo with your project?
The logo will be used on the Museum's website and quarterly newsletter as well as on all
signage provided for the project.
Project/Progr~tm Budget:
Has the projectlprogram received any other financial assistance from other organizations,
businesses, or individuals? The project has not received any other financial assistance from
other organizations.
Please list all expenses (incurred and anticipated) associated with your proposed
project/program, such as administrativeJpersonnel, supplies and materials, marketing and
publicity, etc.
Description of Expense
4 Interprerers @ $600 each
_10 Trolley tours @ $175 each
Program I?evelopment and Research
Interpreter costume rental
Amount
$ 2,400.00
$ 1,750.00
$ 200.00
$ 500.00
Total Project/Program Expenses
Grant Ask Amount for Project/Program: $~ 4.850.00__
(Maximum request = SS,000)
Applicant's Signature
Date
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Please type and send to:
City Manager's Office
50 West 13`h Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
www.dubuque175.org Deadline for Submission:
Ph: (563)589-4151 December 14, 2007 by 5:00 p.m.
Fax: (563)589-4149
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name of Organization or Group: Dubuque County Historical Society
Contact Person: Jerry Enzler
Mailing Address: (Street) 350 East Third Street
(City, State, Zip) Dubuque IA 52001-2302
Phone: 5( 63) 557-9545 Fax: (563) 583-1241
E-mail: jenzler(g~rivermuseum.com
PROJECT INFORMATION
Website: http://www.rivermuseum.com
Project/Program Name: Lead Rush Across the Mississippi River
Project/Program Date or Timeline: June 1 2008
Eligible events can be held until December 31, 2008.
Project/Program Description:
Please type on the next page(s) and limit your description to no more than three page (12 point
type, double-spaced). Include the following in your description: (1) goals and uses; (2)
educational, commemorative, and/or celebratory value; (3) community impact and historical
significance; (4) target population. Describe the project/program in detail explaining the steps
that must be completed, the things people will be doing, who will participate, and explain what
the funds will be used for.
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THE Crl'Y OF
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Grant Application
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
Describe the project/program in detail explaining the steps that must be completed, the things
people will be doing, who will participate, and explain what the funds will be used for.
1. Goals and I3ses
The Lead Rush Across the Mississippi River can be one of the premier events to celebrate the
175` anniversary of the opening of Dubuque to settlement. The historic lead rush of June 1,
1833 will be re-enacted on June 1, 2008. Families will watch the early history of Dubuque
unfold as "lead miners" paddle across the river from Illinois to Iowa to get to the best claims
first. The paddlers will arrive at the Ice Hazbor Park, the Museum Boatyard and the Ice Harbor
section of the Riverwalk where historical events will take place. The Museum Boatyard will be
open to the public at no cost, allowing residents of Dubuque to enjoy a Lead Miners'
Encampment with living history presenters. We would be honored if the City of Dubuque would
choose this event as the signature celebration for the 175`h Anniversary.
2. Educational, Commemorative, and/or Celebratory Value
Educational: 'The Lead Miners' Encampment will allow residents to learn about the history and
lifeways of the miners who braved primitive conditions to settle Dubuque. A Native American
representative of the Sac and Fox Nation will be invited to assure that the event pays respect to
the original residents of the area and the realization that the Black Hawk conflict ultimately led
to the settlement of Dubuque.
Commemorative: The Museum & Aquarium has the rare opportunity to host the Deputy
Secretary of the Interior, Dr. Lynn Scazlett, who intends to attend this event and participate in the
celebration of Dubuque's 175`}' anniversary. As Deputy Secretary of the Interior, Dr. Scazlett is
the second highest authority for the Department of Interior, including the National Park Service,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the U. S. Geological
Survey. Dr. Scarlett will be coming to Dubuque to present a national awazd to the National
Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium at the Captain's Ball on Friday, May 30, and she is very
desirous of staying the entire weekend to celebrate and commemorate the history and
environmental efforts of Dubuque. We would plan that Dr. Scarlett share the podium with
Mayor Buol to officially proclaim the 175` anniversary of Dubuque.
One of the goals is to provide a centralize place for the June 1 activities to begin, and calendar of
event materials will be distributed to all gathered. The Museum & Aquarium will encourage
visitation of historic sites by creation of a specially reduced-price passport to Dubuque's history
which might also include a commemorative medallion acknowledging the historic event of June
I, 1833.
Celebratory: T'he Lead Rush Across the Mississippi River will celebrate the first settlers of
Dubuque, the miners, by recreating the rush across the river on the day that Iowa was opened for
settlement. The river lead rush will take place from the East Dubuque side of the river beginning
with the shooting of a flintlock musket and, with the help of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, lead
miners will make their way to the historic landing site in Ice Harbor. The Lead Miners'
Encampment will celebrate the life led by the hardy miners on Iowa's frontier. Campsites will
be filled with sights and sounds that will entice residents to have fun while they learn about the
rich history of Dubuque.
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3. Community .Impact and Historical Significance
The Lead Rush Across the Mississippi River and the Lead Miners' Encampment will bring a
new appreciation of history to the residents of Dubuque. While many residents maybe aware of
Dubuque's lead mining past, many do not realize that there was a rush on the first day of
settlement.
The encampment will bring the frontier to families, allowing children to interact with living
history interpreters. Studies have shown that this type of interaction engages visitors and leaves
them with a fuller understanding of historical events and the hardships faced by the frontier
settlers of Dubuque.
Reenactments sue an effective and entertaining way to educate the public about what life was
like in the past. This particular event reenacts one of the most important historical dates in
Dubuque history, the first day of legal settlement. Documentation of the event will be placed in
the Dubuque County Historical Society Archives with a duplicate set offered to the Loras
College Center for Dubuque History.
4. Target Population
The target population is residents of Dubuque and the tristate area. This event is designed to be a
family event in order to connect families, including young residents, with area history.
Describe the project/program in detail explaining the steps that must be completed, the things
people will be doing, who will participate, and explain what the funds will be used for.
On June 1, 2008, a reenactment of the Lead Rush Across the Mississippi River will take place.
"Lead miners" will await the firing of a flintlock, which will start the race across the river to the
rich ore claims cif Iowa. Coordination for the rush will take place with the Coast Guazd
Auxiliary, the City of Dubuque, the Lockmaster of Lock and Dam No. 1 1, and Dubuque River
Rides for river, :[ce Harbor and transient boat dock access, as well as East Dubuque for use of the
boat launch and firing of the flintlock. The program coordinator will recruit volunteer "lead
miners" for the rush.
At the finish of the race, a commemoration will take place in the Museum Boatyard. Deputy
Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scazlett and Mayor Roy Buol will be asked to speak. A stage,
chairs, and tent will be rented for this portion of the event. Arrangements for sound system and
space set up will. be made by the program coordinator.
The Lead Miners' Encampment will bring living history to the banks of Ice Harbor. This
encampment will educate visitors on the equipment, clothing, food and lifestyles of frontier lead
miners. Interaction with the encampment will bring history reseazch to the public, giving them
the opportunity for hands on learning via demonstrations of period lifeways. The program
coordinator will recruit lead miners for the encampment, and assure that information presented is
historically accurate. The program coordinator will arrange with Diamond Jo for the use of the
plaza, and the City of Dubuque for Ice Harbor Park. The program coordinator will also arrange
for the possibility of commemorative medallions. These medallions wilt be given to visitors as a
keepsake of the event.
The education staffof the Museum & Aquarium will develop living history materials for this
event. Marketing staff will work with the program coordinator to assure the events calendar is
inclusive of all 175`h events held on June 1. The program coordinator will also work with the
trolleys to assure that downtown events aze included on trolley routes that day.
Does the project/program involve a partnership with another organization, business, or
individual? If so, please explain how.
This project will involve partnerships with the City of Dubuque, Coast Guazd, East Dubuque,
Diamond Jo, Dubuque River Rides and Dubuque trolleys.
City of Dubuque: Coordinate as one of the premier "175" events, address by Mayor Roy Buol,
with trolley transportation from the Port of Dubuque to various events in the downtown region.
Coast Guard: Will coordinate with the Auxiliary to assure safe passage of racers across the river.
Lockmaster: Will coordinate with lockmaster to assure smooth scheduling of the race around
necessary bazge traffic.
East Dubuque: Will coordinate with East Dubuque for the start of the race and any
commemoration they might like to hold.
Diamond Jo: Will coordinate with Diamond Jo for the use of the plaza.
Dubuque River Rides: Will coordinate with the company to assure scheduled rides do not
conflict with the race, and a possible cruise to view the race from the Spirit ofDubuque.
Dubuque Trolleys: Will ask the trolleys if they wish to partner to assure that the trolleys connect
celebrations thn~ughout Dubuque.
Funded project:; will be featured on the www.dubuque175.org website. How else do you plan to
market your project to the public?
The Dubuque County Historical Society has a distribution list of over 1,400 media outlets. This
list will receive press releases and information about this event. Public Service Announcements
will acknowled€;e support of the City of Dubuque and the 175a' grant program. The National
Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium has a monitor which displays information and events,
which will include information about the Lead Rush and Miners' Encampment.
How do you plan to use the 175`x' Anniversary logo with your project?
The logo will be used on all handouts and publications produced by this project. The logo will
also be prominently displayed on the Society's website and in-house events monitor. If
medallions are produced, one side may have the logo stamped on it.
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Project/Program Budget:
Has the project/program received any other financial assistance from other organizations,
businesses, or individuals? If so, please describe.
The Dubuque County Historical Society has received limited funding for the Lead Rush Across
the Mississippi River. The grant from the City of Dubuque Arts and Culture program has
provided $480 for interpreters and $300 for advertising. The coordination of this event will be
complex, with input from and communications with the City of Dubuque, the bazge companies,
the Lockmaster, the Coast Guard, and East Dubuque, as well as many of the events which will
occur on June 1, 2008.. Hold harmless agreements will be needed. Coordination will also
include recruitment of lead miners who have appropriate non-motorized watercraft.
Please list all expenses (incurred and anticipated) associated with your proposed
project/program, such as administrative/personnel, supplies and materials, marketing and
publicity, etc.
Description of Expense
Program Coordination - 160 hours @ 15.62
Rental: Tent ($80), 200 chairs ($170 and stage ($30)
Podium and grounds set up 40 hours (a7 $20
Paid advertising;
Print supplies and historic interpretation materials
Total grant request
Museum marketing personnel (40 hours na, $24/hr
Museum education personnel 160 hours (a~ $12/hr
Live radio remote (in kind contribution of $800)
Coast Guard Auxiliar~(in kind match of $600)
Transportation of Deputy Secretary Lynn Scazlett
Participation of Deputy Secretar~Lynn Scarlett ($500/days
Total Project/Program Expenses
Amount
$ 2,500
$ 280
$ 800
$ 1200
$ 220
$ 5,000
$ 960
$ 1,920
$ 800
$ 600
$ 800
$ 1,000
$ 11,080
Grant Ask Amount for Project/Program: $ 5,000
(Maximum request = $5,000)
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Applicant's Signa~ur~ () Date
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175th Anniversary
Grant Application
Please type and send to:
City Manager's Office
50 West 13`~ Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
www.dubuque175.org
Ph: (563)589-4151
Fax: (563)589-4149
THE CITY OF
DUB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
Deadline for Submission:
December 14, 2007 by 5:00 p.m.
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name of Organization or Group: Telegraph Herald Newspaper in Education
Contact Person: Jill Courtney
Mailing Address: (Street) 801 Bluff St.
(City, State, Zip) Dubu ue IA 52001
Phone: (563) 588-5744 Fax: 563 588-5640
E-mail: icourtneyna,wcinet.com Website: www.nieonline.cotn/thonline
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project/Program Name: Windows to the Past
Project/Program Date or Timeline:
Eligible events can be held until December 31, 2008.
Project/Program Description:
Please type on the next page(s) and limit your description to no more than three page (12 point
type, double-spaced). Include the following in your description: (1) goals and uses; (2)
educational, commemorative, and/or celebratory value; (3) community impact and historical
significance; (4) target population. Describe the projecbprogram in detail explaining the steps
that must be completed, the things people will be doing, who will participate, and explain what
the funds will be used for.
The Telegraph Herald has developed an educational program that focuses solely on educating
• our youth in the tri-state area. The Telegraph Herald Newspaper in Education (NIE) is a literacy
program that emphasizes the importance of developing the reading habit through the newspaper.
Students with an NIE program in their school perform 10% better than those in schools without
NIE ("Measuring Success!," Newspaper Association of America Foundation, 2002). With over
300,000 newspapers being distributed into schools this year, we have an opportunity to make a
difference in the lives of our youth.
For the 175th Anniversary of Dubuque, we plan to educate students about the importance
of history while encouraging literacy. The Telegraph Herald is producing four commemorative
special sections focusing on the 175 years of Dubuque's existence. These sections will offer
tremendous educational value -packed with insightful local history.
Thomas Jefferson said, "The people are the ultimate guardians of their own liberty.
• History, by apprising them of the past, will enable them to judge of the future. It will avail them
of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions
and designs of men." Our view of history shapes the way we view the present. It is important for
students to know where they come from, to understand past events to help shed light upon the
present in helping them to understand themselves, as well as, others they meet in their life.
Our goal is to provide schools with the four special 175th Anniversary sections. We
anticipate reaching 6,000 students in 6`h-12th grades in the Dubuque Community school system.
We plan to distribute the sections in March, September, October and November. Over the course
of 2008, we expect to deliver 24,000 newspapers for this educational effort.
Along with the special sections, the Telegraph Herald NIE program will be providing
curriculum for the teachers to use with the sections. The curriculum will be created and put into a
• teachers guide by our Telegraph Herald staff and the Newspaper in Education Coordinator.
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Each 80-page special section will focus on Dubuque, telling stories through people,
. places and events. The section will address how Dubuque has grown geographically, in
population and how businesses have grown through the years. Each will focus on businesses that
have been in town for over 100 years and other businesses that have left their mark in other
ways. We will contact prominent Dubuquers and have them discuss their memories of Dubuque
and will include stories focusing on personalities throughout Dubuque. These articles will be
written by the entire Telegraph Herald editorial team including Amy Gilligan, who will be the .
editor of the sections. We aim to have lots of voices speaking to our generations of today and the
past.
Various departments throughout the Telegraph Herald will have their hands on this
project. Our reporters will begin the process by collecting information from Dubuque and its
people. The articles will be placed into the four sections and developed by our editor, Amy
• Gilligan. The Newspaper in Education Coordinator, Jill Courtney will be the liaison with the
schools, communicating the importance of this historical piece as well as developing the
curriculum teachers need to teach the material in the classrooms. The project will be marketed
extensively by our Promotion department.
The Telegraph Herald underwrites 80% of the cost of the program charging only fifteen
cents per newspaper. Every penny collected through fundraising and other programs is used to
place newspapers into schools. Our goal in reaching 6,000 students would require us to place
24,000 newspapers into our Dubuque schools. In order to achieve this goal we will need $3,600
to cover costs of the newspapers. The Telegraph Herald also plans to place a leather bound
commemorative book featuring all four sections into all the school libraries in Dubuque.
The Telegraph Herald Newspaper in Education program strives to offer a unique
• curriculum opportunity for Dubuque students while giving them a piece of Dubuque's incredible
history through the best possible source, people of Dubuque. These special sections will allow
students to Team about their families, themselves and their hometown, something that cannot be
• found in a textbook. The Telegraph Herald plans to celebrate and commemorate 175 yeazs of
Dubuque's history while providing students and teachers with a valuable educational experience.
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Does the project/program involve a partnership with another organization, business, or
• individual? If so, please explain how.
Our project involves a direct partnership with the Dubuque Community School District.
The Newspaper in Education Coordinator, Jill Courtney as well as the Telegraph Herald
executive editor, Brian Cooper, met with John Burgart regarding the program. John Burgart
expressed great enthusiasm for the Dubuque's 175th program and foresees a tremendous amount
of interest from teachers. In January, Jill, Brian and Amy Gilligan will be making a presentation
to the principals in the Dubuque schools working out a system to place a newspaper into each
student's hand in the middle and high schools. We will continue direct communication with
each teacher providing them with the information needed to conduct a successful program. Once
the special sections are delivered to the schools, a Telegraph Herald representative will be
making classroom visits discussing the 175` anniversary of Dubuque and teaching a lesson to
• participating classrooms.
At this time, we have no other sponsorship donations from area businesses. We look to
develop a marketing campaign to seek funds to help offset the cost and provide newspapers to
the schools.
Funded projects will be featured on the www.dubuque175.org website. How else do you plan to
• market your project to the public?
The Telegraph Herald plans to market this project extensively through many means. We
plan to run house ads in our newspaper, recognizing all participating businesses and
organizations. We look to have advertising through radio, flyers to schools, emails and direct
communication with principals and teachers at each school. We will also promote the program
through our website, THonline.com. We also look to place billboards in Dubuque.
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How do you plan to use the 175th Anniversary logo with your project?
We plan to use the 175` Anniversary logo with all promotional items including all four
special sections, all Telegraph Herald house ads, in the powerpoint presentation to the principals,
on each packet of information given to principals and teachers, on our NIE website at
www.nieonline.com/THonline and our Telegraph Herald website at www.THonline.com. Any
promotional piece will include the 175t~' Anniversary logo.
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Project/Program Budget:
• Has the project/program received any other financial assistance from other organizations,
businesses, or individuals? If so, please describe.
Please list all expenses (incurred and anticipated) associated with your proposed
project/program, such as administrative/personnel, supplies and materials, marketing and
publicity, etc.
Description of Expense Amount
24 000 news a ers to schools $ 3,600.00
20 -Leather bound commemorative books for each Dbq school $ 700.00
Radio advertisin $ 1,500.00
Dubuque Community Y -Digital si~naae $ 500.00
School news a er ads $ 500.00
15 - Cazdboazd cut-outs of historical fi ~ es $ 1,500.00
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Total Project/Program Expenses $ 8,300.00
Grant Ask Amount for Project/Program: $ 5,000.00
(Maximum request = $S, 000)
Applicant's Signature
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175th Anniversary THECrrYOF
Grant Ap lication DUB E
pp Masterpiece on the Mississippi
Please type and :;end to: www.dubuque175.org Deadline for Submission:
City Manager's Gffice Ph: (563)589-4151 December ]4, 2007 by 5:00 p.m.
50 West 13`~ Stre~;t Fax: (563)589-4149
Dubuque, IA 52GOI
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name of Organization or Group: Carnegie-Stout Public Library Foundation
Contact Person: Donna Bauerly, C-SPL Foundation President
Mailing Address: (Street) 360 W. 11~' St.
(City, State, Ziip) Dubuque, IA, 52001
Phone: (563) 589-4225 Fax: (563) 589-4217
E-mail: cs 1 ciubuc1ue.lib.ia.us Website: http://www.dubuque.Iib.ia.us/
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project/Program Name: Dubuque Encyclopedia Digitization Project
Project/Program Date or Timeline: To be completed before December 31, 2008
Eligible events can be held until December 31, 2008.
Project/Progra:m Description:
Please type on the next page(s) and limit your description to no more than three page (12 point
type, double-spaced). Include the following in your description: (1) goals and uses; (2)
educational, conunemorative, and/or celebratory value; (3) community impact and historical
significance; (4) target population. Describe the project/program in detail explaining the steps
that must be completed, the things people will be doing, who will participate, and explain what
the funds will be used for.
The goal of the Dubuque Encyclopedia Digitization Project is to digitize and make freely
accessible via the Internet Randolph W. Lyon's 1991 reference book Dubuque: The
Encyclopedia.
With over 500 pages of articles, photographs, and illustrations arranged alphabetically by
subject, Dubuque: The Encyclopedia is one of the most important and comprehensive resources
on the history and culture of Dubuque.
Digitizing this invaluable resource and making it freely accessible via the Internet would provide
immediate, aro~.uid-the-clock access to information about Dubuque to anyone with an Internet
connection, whether located here in town or at any other place in the world.
The Dubuque Encyclopedia Digitization Project will improve the quality of life in Dubuque by
inspiring learning and creativity and by encouraging economic development. This project will
celebrate the hi;;tory of our community and commemorate the 175' anniversary of the founding
of our city.
The Dubuque E~icyclopedia Digitization Project will be completed in three steps:
1. Acquire written permission and cooperation from author Randolph Lyon and copyright
owner U5 Bank (formerly First National Bank of Dubuque) to digitize the original 1991
print edition of the encyclopedia. Randolph Lyon has expressed interest in this project
2. Convert the print edition of the encyclopedia into digital or electronic format
3. Publish the digital edition of the encyclopedia online as website
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The completed encyclopedia will:
• Be searchable by keyword and browsable by subject. For example, see The Handbook of
Texas Online at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/index.html
• Be printer and email friendly, and will be designed to be accessible to people with
disabilities. For more info, see the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at
httpalwww.w3.or WAI1
• Use a Creative Commons license to allow people to copy, share and adapt the
encyclopedia for non-commercial purposes. For more info, see Creative Commons at
htt~://cl•eativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
• Be desi;~aed to accommodate future corrections and updates, new articles, illustrations,
and audio-video media
Potential partners in the Dubuque Encyclopedia Digitization Project include:
• Carnegie-Stout Public Library, to provide staff to coordinate the project, computer
equipment and staff to host the encyclopedia website
• Author Randolph Lyon and copyright owner US Bank (formerly First National Bank of
Dubuque:}, to provide written permission to digitize the encyclopedia and assistance in
editing and updating encyclopedia content. Randolph Lyon has expressed interest in this
project
• Dubuque County Historical Society and the Center for Dubuque History, Loras College,
to provide assistance with editing, and to provide scanned copies of photographs and
illustrations
• Telegraph Herald, to provide expertise in editing, publishing, and website design, and to
help prorriote the project to the local community
• Dubuque Community School District, to provide student and teacher volunteers to help
transcribe and edit text
• Individual volunteers from the local community, to help transcribe and edit text
Funds from thc: 175th Anniversary Celebration Coordinating Committee will be used to:
• Purchase and maintain computer equipment needed to digitize text and images
• Hire pr~~fessional designers to help create an accessible, easy-to-use website. As an
example, see Mission Creative, an advertising agency that has designed several local
websites and recently worked with the City of Dubuque: httn://www.missioncreative biz/
• Help pay for website domain-name registration and website maintenance
• Advertise, promote, and inform the public about the digitization project
Does the proje~ct/program involve a partnership with another organization, business, or
individual? If so, please explain how.
Yes, as de:;cribed above, the Dubuque Encyclopedia Digitization Project will be a
communit3~-wide project, with opportunities for local organizations and individuals to
contribute ;end participate. Some potential project partners include:
• Carnegie-Stout Public Library, to provide staff to coordinate the project, computer
equipment and staff to host the encyclopedia website
• Author Randolph Lyon and copyright owner US Bank (formerly First National Bank
of L)ubuque), to provide written permission to digitize the encyclopedia and
assistance in editing and updating encyclopedia content
• Dul;uque County Historical Society and the Center for Dubuque History, Loras
College, to provide assistance with editing, and to provide scanned copies of
photographs and illustrations
• Telegraph Herald, to provide expertise in editing, publishing, and website design, and
to hf:lp promote the project to the local community
• Dub~ique Community School District, to provide student and teacher volunteers to
help transcribe and edit text
• Individual volunteers from the local community, to help transcribe and edit text
Funded projects will be featured on the www.dubuque175.org website. How else do you plan to
market your project to the public?
The proj<:ct will be marketed through the Carnegie-Stout Public Library website, the City
of Dubuque website,. the Dubuque Community School District websites, the Telegraph
Herald print edition and AccessDubuque.com, Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce
website, 'JVikipedia.com, and so forth. Also, the project will have its own website.
How do you plan to use the 175`h Anniversary logo with your project?
The 175th Anniversary logo will be prominently displayed on all Dubuque Encyclopedia
Digitization Project press releases, advertisements, and websites.
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Project/Program Budget:
Has the project/program received any other financial assistance from other organizations,
businesses, or individuals? If so, please describe.
Carnegie-Stout Public Library will provide approximately 80 to 100 hours of professional
stafftirne needed to coordinate this project and maintain the project website. Potential
project partners, such as the Telegraph Herald or Dubuque County Historical Society,
may be able to provide additional resource, such as staff time, computer equipment, and
adverti:;ing.
Please list all e:penses (incurred and anticipated) associated with your proposed
projecbprograni, such asadministrative/personnel, supplies and materials, marketing and
publicity, etc.
Description of Expense
Amount
Computer hardware and software $1,500
Professional website design and/or consultation $2,250
Advertising, promotion, and marketing $750
Volunteer incentives $250
Miscellaneous expenses $250
Total Project/Program Expenses $
Grant Ask Amount for Project/Program: $5,000
(Maximum request = $S, 000)
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December 13, 2007
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Hppiicant's Signature _
175th Anniversary
Grant Application
Please type and send to:
City Manager's Office
50 West 13~' Street
Dubuque, lA 52001
www.dubuque 175.org
Ph: (563)589-4151
Fax: (563)589-4149
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Masterpiece on the Mississiypi
Deadline for Submission:
December 14, 2007 by 5:00 p.m.
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name of Organization or Group: Friends of the Mines of Spain
Contact Person: Wavne Buchholtz, Pazk Ranier Mines of Spain
Mailing Address: (Street) 8991 Bellevue Hei hts Road
(City, State, Zip) Dubu ue IA 52003-9214
Phone: ( 563) 556-0620 Fax• ( 563) 556-8474
E-mail: Wayne.Buchholtz(a~dnr.iowa.gov Website: www.minesofspain.or~
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project/Program Name: Trade Silver Cultural Project
Project/Program Date or Timeline: June -December 2008
Eligible events can be held until December 31, 2008.
Project/Program Description:
Please type on the next page(s) and limit your description to no more than three page (12 point
type, double-spaced). Include the following in your description: (1) goals and uses; (2)
educational, commemorative, and/or celebratory value; (3) community impact and historical
significance; (4) target population. Describe the projectlprogram in detail explaining the steps
that must be completed, the things people will be doing, who will participate, and explain what
the funds will be used for.
Please see attached Project Description.
Does the project/program involve a partnership with another organization, business, or
individual? If so, please explain how.
The E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center is owned by the City of Dubuque and is managed by the
Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). The Friends of the Mines of Spain assists the
IDNR Park Staff in the administering of the Mines of Spain and the Interpretive Center.
The Trade Silver Cultural Project will enable us to work with the Dubuque Area Convention and
Visitors Bureau to cooperatively market activities at the Mines of Spain with downtown sites like
the historic Shot Tower, associated with lead mining, and National Mississippi River Museum
and Aquarium, as well as riverfront sites like the historic Mathias Ham House, associated with
lead mining, and Four Mounds Estate, associated with agriculture and Native American mounds.
Funded projects will be featured on the www.dubuque175.org website. How else do you plan to
market your project to the public?
Schools in the region that are currently coming for educational programming will be targeted to
highlight the Trade Silver Cultural Project. The E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center will continue to
work closely with the Dubuque Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and regional and state
tourism organizations to introduce this new offering to out of town travelers. Area residents
already are familiar with the Mines of Spain and the Interpretive Center, but with the Trade
Silver Cultural Project the marketing effort will reintroduce this new offering to the local market
allowing residents to enjoy these new resources as they learn more about and celebrate
Dubuque's 175' Anniversary. We will use all media available, as well as the Mines of Spain
website, the IDNR website, posters, flyers, etc.
How do you plan to use the 175`}' Anniversary logo with your project?
The 175`t' Anniversary logo will be incorporated into the permanent display of the trade silver
collection as well as used on the marketing materials, brochures and educational materials that
will be used in conjunction with the interpretation of the trade silver collection. The logo will
also be placed in the web-based research information on the Mines of Spain website.
Project/Program Budget:
Has the project/program received any other financial assistance from other organizations,
businesses, or individuals? If so, please describe.
The 17s~' Anniversary grant will match $10,000 raised by the Friends of the Mines of Spain
through donations from individuals for the new exhibit.
Please list all expenses (incurred and anticipated) associated with your proposed
project/program, such as administrative/personnel, supplies and materials, mazketing and
publicity, etc.
Description of Expense
Exhibit Designer (consultant fees travel and expenses)
Exhibit Construction/Installation/Alarm (museum quality}
Educational Materials (interpretive and curriculum)
Promotional Materials
Total Project/Program Expenses
Applicant's Signature
(Maximum request = $S, 000)
Amount
$ 2,s00
$ 6,000
$ 6,000
$ 500
$ 1 s,o0o
Grant Ask Amount for Project/Program: $ s 00,_, 0
Project Description: The Trade Silver Cultural Project would create interpretive exhibits and
related educational materials at the E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center at the Mines of Spain State
Recreation Area for the 40-piece collection of trade silver that presently is archived.
"Trade silver is a catch-all phrase for the various pieces of jewelry (such as brooches,
pendants, arm bands, earrings, and nose rings) made for trade with the North American Native
Peoples though the end of the fur trade era in the early 19th century. Trade silver has its
historical beginnings in the 1500's when European traders made contact with Native Americans
peoples, looking for items to trade in exchange for furs. By the early 1800's, traders were moving
west of the Mississippi River to obtain the pelts and trade silver moved west of the River."
(Source: httn://www.barkin~rock com/catalogd~htmv)
The 175th Anniversary grant will match funds raised by the Friends of the Mines of Spain
to retain an exhibit designer consultant, who will create the exhibit displays and educational/
programming materials for the project. The trade silver exhibits will be lockable, museum-
quality, glass display cases protected with a local sounding alarm and connection to the existing
security system in the Interpretive Center. In addition to design, construction and installation of
permanent interpretive exhibits, the consultant will create curriculum-based field studies for
school groups, brochures, educational materials, and web-based research information. The
educational materials will compliment the 4th grade Local History curriculum. Additional
interpretive materials will suitable for college-level research, families and persons of all ages.
Wayne Buchholtz, Park Ranger at the Mines of Spain, who has substantial experience in
exhibit design, will work closely with the consultant. The Education and Program Committee of
the Friends of the Mines of Spain will be involved in the design and development of the project.
(1) Goals and Uses: We look to celebrate the city of Dubuque's 175th Anniversary by telling the
story of trade silver and its link to the community's historical beginnings of trade between
French voyageurs like Julien Dubuque and the native people of this area, the Mesquakie. We
also want to attract more visitors to the community by creating a new exhibit and educational
program for students and visitors to explore the culture and history of the region. The Project
will interpret the trade silver collection in several accessible formats: curriculum-based field
studies for school groups, living history demonstrations with Native Americans and French
Voyageurs, programs, brochures, educational materials, and web-based research information.
(2) Educational, Commemorative and/or Celebratory Value: The Trade Silver Cultural Project
would bring the now archived trade silver collection into multi-dimensional formats for
interpretation and educational programming. The new exhibit will encompass interpretive indoor
displays, field studies and educational materials complimentary to the 4th grade Local History
curriculum, as well as electronic research resources on the Mines of Spain website.
The Trade Silver Cultural Project will commemorate the story of Dubuque's early history
for residents, students and visitors in a permanent exhibit and 4~' grade curriculum. The Project
will celebrate Dubuque's beginnings with unique and innovative hands on and other learning
experiences for persons of all ages in connection with the city of Dubuque's 175th Anniversary.
(3) Communit Im act and Historical Si nificance: The Mines of Spain is a National Historic
Landmazk, and is a part of the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area. The earliest
known inhabitants of the Mines of Spain were the Mesquakie. Their village was located at the
mouth of Catfish Creek, just south of where the Julien Dubuque Monument now stands. From
this site, the Mesquakie carried on a fur trade with French voyageurs like Julien Dubuque,
credited with being the first European to settle in what is now Iowa in 1788. Julien Dubuque
negotiated an agreement with the Mesquakie Indians for the sole permission to work the mines
and reestablished a trading post at the site. (Source: National Park Service)
"Silver in the Fur Trade was very prominent with the Native Americans as well as with
the Europeans such as the French-Canadian Voyageur. Many pounds of silver brooches, ear
wheels and trade crosses were crafted and exchanged. for furs, minoomin (wild rice}, maple sugar
and. other native harvested materials. Such items were made by independent artisans, but
purveyed by large trade companies such as Canada's Hudson's Bay
Co. These items were traded from the far reaches of the arctic in
northern Canada to Prairie Du Ghein, Wisconsin ...and settlements
further south". (Source: http:llww-w.an~eltire.com/la3/tradesilver~ H°~son ea.~ Co. trade silver found
at the Mines of Spain
Trade silver included "...brooches, cloak pins, glass beads, crosses, and Luckenbooth and
Masonic pins, in exchange for mostly fur pelts. The trade sliver was finely detailed, high quality
sterling silver made by British silversmiths, quickly became popular with the natives for its
beauty but also with the voyageurs for its small size, making it easy to carry... By the 18th
century 25% of the trade was trade silver, almost as sought after as guns, shirts, wool blankets,
knives, cooking articles, and gun powder." (Source: http://wcvw°.trade-silver.neUtrade silver.htm}
The Trade Silver Cultural Project will highlight historic and cultural resources of Mines
of Spain, telling the story of the country's westward development, the development of the
Dubuque area, and the interaction of European traders and Native American peoples through
wearable wealth -- the silver jewelry that was "trade silver". This project will create permanent
interpretive displays, programs, web-based research information, and educational materials that
can. continue to be used long after the celebration of the 175`}' Anniversary celebration.
(~) Target Population: The E. B. Lyons Interpretive Center serves over 200,000 visitors annually
and provides hundreds of programs for school aged children, youth. groups and families. Visitors
are from throughout the IIS~1 and other countries but most are from Iowa, Illinois and
Wisconsin. The iniversity of Dubuque, Loras College, Clarke College and the University of
Wisconsin in Platteville utilize the F,. B. L.,yons Center for their students. The Trade Silver
Cultural Project will encompass interpretive exhibits, field studies and educational materials
suitable for all ol'these target populations.
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Grant A lication DUB E
Pp Masterpiece on the Mississippi
Please type and send to:
City Manager's O Mice
SO West 13`s Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
www.dubuquel7S.org
Ph:(S63)589-4151
Fax: (563)589-4149
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name of Organization or Group: _Dubuque Main Street (DMS)
Contact Person: Dan LoBianco
Mailing Address: (Street)
(City, State, Zip) _Dubuque, IA 52001
Phone: LS63),588-4400
E-mail: _dan~>,dubuquemainstreet.org Website: www.dubuquemainstreet.com
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project/Program Name: Celebrate Dubuque's 175' with Dubuque Main
Project/Progr:im Date or Timeline: -April -September 2008
Eligible events can be held until December 31, 2008.
Project/Progr:tm Description:
Please type on the next page(s) and limit your description to no more than three page (12 point
type, double-spaced). Include the following in your description: (1) goals and uses; (2}
educational, commemorative, and/or celebratory value; (3) community impact and historical
significance; {4) target population. Describe the project/program in detail explaining the steps
that must be completed, the things people will be doing, who will participate, and explain what
the funds will be used for.
1069 Main Street
Deadline for Submission:
December 14, 2007 by 5:00 p.m.
Fax: LS63~_588-0645.
Background
On Nov 8, 2004, Dubuque Main Street [a 501 (c) 3not-for-profit] was designated the managing
organization for the Downtown Cultural Corridor, Dubuque's official/State-Designated Cultural
District, an azea just over %i square mile stretch in downtown Dubuque.
Three full-time staff manage Dubuque Main Street's various programs and activities. DMS
prides itself in affordable and accessible cultural arts activities, drawing people of all ages to:
• Dubuque... And All That Jazz! outdoor concert series featuring award-winning regional
and national musicians specializing in genres (from Zydeco, to Salsa and tropical soul
reggae) and quality not otherwise available in the area;
• Architecture Days, aweek-long celebration with educational activities for all ages;
• Dubuque Farmer's Mazket, Iowa's lazgest and oldest open air mazket with over 80 mazket
vendors (now featuring a Winter Farmers' Market component);
• Puttzin" Around Downtown mini-golf outing;
• Discover Downtown Dubuque Days, and more.
Goals and Uses
Dubuque Main Street would like to expand our current offerings to include a 175a' Anniversary
package of events... celebrating the 175' by incorporating the anniversary into our existing
events, as detailed below:
• Dubuque... And All That Jazz! (June 20, July 18, Aug. 15 and Sept. 5) would include
various local musicians (of all ages) playing from 5- 6 p.m. (as the opening act for the
featured Jazz performers). We would also feature a historical tent display of music
events in Dubuque over the years (i.e. large acts performing in Dubuque, music at Union
Park and Ballroom, Pops Concerts in Washington Park and KAT cruises, to name a few),
at all four events.
• Architecture Days, held April 7-12`t' in 2008, would include the 175' in the downtown
scavenger hunt (open to all ages), 4`t' grade educational programming in the schools, and
more. Free lunchtime speakers will present at the Art Museum on Dubuque's history and
other topics (including possible tours of new Durrant facility, a walking tour, and
speakers such as Historian Mike Gibson, and City Planning Department.) Funds from
this gra~Zt would be used to secure a regional speaker (more prominent than featured in
previous years) that would discuss the history of the azea and the significance of Dubuque
Architecture over the years to the success of Iowa. This person would present at the
evening Architecture Seminar on Thursday, April 10`x. This seminar would be free and
open to the public. A free downtown walking tour will also take place on Saturday,
Apri112th, with 4+ tour guides covering history of downtown buildings, as well as
Dubuque's key industries and events populating our city center over last 175 years.
• Dubuque Farmer's Market would include the sale of farmers' mazket aprons with
Dubuque' 175a' Anniversary logo, and the tagline- buy local- included on them. The
aprons' maybe featured at both summer and winter mazket, as well as with Kids in the
Kitchen and The Garden Organic, and various other demonstrations at market. Farmers'
Mazket vendors would assist in the sale of the aprons, with partial proceeds going back to
the vendors.
Discover Downtown Dubuque Days, held the first weekend in August, will include a
special walking tour brochure and living history of famous events, people and businesses
who occupied various historic structures.
• Puttzin' Around Downtown, themed mini-golf outing, will include the 175' as the
theme- showcasing various businesses and their history related to Dubuque.
• Dubuque Culture Night, to be held in Mazch 8, 2008, is an inaugural arts and culture
celebration. Details still in planning stages, possible incorporation into evening event.
EducationaUCommemorative, and/or Celebratory Value
In 2008, Dubuque Farmers' Market (the oldest market in Iowa and likely Dubuque's longest
standing "tradition") celebrates its 163rd season (not quite 175, but close) as an icon of
downtown Dubuque culture and tradition. That rich history offers the perfect outlet for
celebration and encouragement of sustainable practices, such as buying local. Dubuque... and All
That Jazz! is a &ee monthly summer concert series that essentially celebrates downtown
Dubuque and reaches a significant portion of the population (over 25,000 people over four
events). Educational component would be added through the History of Dubuque events display
that would include an exhibit of images and captions. Architecture Days, in particular,
incorporates such a wide range of ages and audiences that naturally are interested in history of
Dubuque, architecture, and Dubuque's preservation and future sustainability. The free, open-to-
the public schedule of events including lunchtime speakers, tours, and educational activities, and
downtown scavenger hunt would further promote the importance of enhancing our city for
another 175 yews, while also celebrating our unique history. This program is the only program
currently educating on architecture and preservation in our community. There are no other
organized celebrations or events that involve both adults and youth engaging in architecture, its
preservation, and its appreciation as an art form, within the City of Dubuque.
Community Impact and Historical Significance
DMS is the go-to organization in the community in terms of lazge scale events with community-
wide involvement and universal appeal. Our events will bring the 175a' celebration to the
masses through our yeaz-long schedule of activities, naturally reaching a lazge audience.
Utilizing the current, diverse variety of audiences found at Farmers' Market, Dubuque...and All
That Jazz, Architecture Days, and other DMS events assures repeat exposure and promotion for
the 175' to reach a wider spectrum of the Dubuque (and Tri-State area) audience. Aside from
promotion, this offers further expansion of already existing events to further enhance, educate
and celebrate the 175a' through educational (lunchtime speakers, tours & walking brochure,
seminars & school projects), social (Farmers Market, Jazz, Puttzin', Downtown Dubuque Days,)
and tangible projects (4~' grade art projects, music exhibit, and 175' Walking tour brochure) that
can be enjoyed for years to come.
Target Population
The target population depends on each event, but primarily includes all ages, families and adults.
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Does the project/program involve a partnership with another organization, business, or
individual? If so, please explain how.
All of our current activities will include our various planning committees (consisting of
volunteers from throughout our community), boazd of directors and various partners and
sponsors for our events, too numerous to mention. We will rely on our various partners for
completion of the walking brochure, assistance with reseazch for musical event exhibit, talking
points for downtown tours, and more. We will also incorporate our various partners for these
events. For example, Architecture Days activities with continue with our paztners, including the
Dubuque Museum of Art, the City Planning Department, Dubuque Community Schools, the Old
House Enthusiasts, the Dubuque County Historical Society and the Telegraph Herald and hope to
expand to include Holy Family Schools in the week-long schedule of events.
Funded projects will be featured on the www.dubuque175.org website. How else do you plan to
mazket your project to the public? How do you plan to use the 175' Anniversary logo with your
project?
Farmer's Mazket 175' aprons will include the logo, and promotion will be incorporated into
newsletter, radio and print, and all promotional activities, in possibly both summer and winter
market. Jazz will include mention of Dubuque's 175` and the musical history exhibit on the
radio, TV and print (in the TH, and food guide by Dbq. Adverstiser,) promotions (with some
incorporation into the 20081ogo design), as well mention on-stage at our four summer concerts.
Architecture Days will include 175` mention with the full-page scavenger hunt ads (run
approximately 8 times) in the TH as well as other promotional pieces. Additionally, the 175`
incorporation in our other events would include possible developmentladjustment with many of
our event logos and/or incorporation of the 175`h logo, various event news releases, mention on
our website anti the Main View, our downtown newsletter, and publicity to more than 30,000+
people at our afore-mentioned events in downtown Dubuque.
Project/Program Budget:
Has the project~program received any other financial assistance from other organizations,
businesses, or individuals? If so, please describe.
We have received a $2,000 grant from Alliant Energy towards some of the week-long
Architecture Days programming. We are currently seeking monies to secure an Iowa band for
Dubuque... and All That Jazz!
Please list all expenses (incurred and anticipated) associated with your proposed
projectlprogram, such as administrative/personnel, supplies and materials, marketing and
publicity, etc.
Description of Expense
_ Four Jazz Events (sound crew and space for earlier acts)~
-Exhibit of music events displayed at four Jazz
Arch. Days- Regional speaker (hotel and travel expense)-
-Apron and screen printing
_Special Advertising for featured Regional speaker
Grant Ask Amount for ProjectlProgram: $4,500.
Printing of 175 Anniversary Walking Tour Brochure (full color) $1,800
,(See next page for detailed total event expenses) $_(other page)~
(Maximum request = $5,000)
Total ProjectlProgram Expenses $71,500
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Amount
$400
$350
$500
$1,200
$250
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Applicant's Signature
Date
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Total Other Dubuque Main Street Event Expenses
_ Four Jazz_Events $34,700.
Architecture Days $13,500
_Farmers' Market $10,300,
_Discover Downtown Dubuque Days $1,000_
_Puttzin' Around Downtown $2,500_
_Dubuque Culture Night (an Estimate) $5,000_
TOTAL Other Event Expenses $67,000
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175th Anniversary
Grant Application
Please type and send to:
City Manager's Office
50 West 13m Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
www.dubuquel?S.org Deadline for Submission:
Ph: (563)589-4151 December 14, 2007 by 5:00 p.m.
Fax: (563)589-4149
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name of Organization or Group: St. Luke's United Methodist Church
Contact Person: John Woodin
Mailing Address: (Street) 1199 Main Street
(City, State, Zip) Dubuque. Iowa. 52001
Phone: (563) 582-4543
E-mail: i~voodindbgl~,~mchsi com
PROJECT INFORMATION
Fax: 563 582-2307
Website:httn://www.stlukesumc portalsoffaith com/
Project/Program Name: St. Luke's & Dubuque• Shared 175' Anniversaries
Project/Program Date or Timeline: Mav, 2008 through December 2008
Eligible events can be held until December 31, 2008.
Project/Program Description:
Please type on the next page(s) and limit your description to no more than three pages (12-point
type, double-spaced). Include the following in your description: (1) goals and uses; (2)
educational, commemorative, and/or celebratory value; (3) community impact and historical
significance; (4) target population. Describe the project/program in detail explaining the steps
that must be completed, the things people will be doing, who will participate, and explain what
the funds will be used for.
St. Luke's United Methodist Church and the City of Dubuque share a common
anniversary. Both organizations will celebrate their 175th anniversary during 2008. St. Luke's
has been a part of the social, religious and musical fabric of Dubuque since the beginning of the
city. There are many rich collaborative traditions between the members of the church and the
city of which the members are proud to be a part.
The members of St. Luke's plan to hold a concert and lecture series to both celebrate and
commemorate the 175-year fabric of a tightly woven community. The concert and lecture series
we propose will renew historical collaborations between the church and the community. The
goals of the project are:
• To celebrate musical compositions which have had a major historical significance in the
history of Dubuque.
• To celebrate the historical importance of the contributions that the many religious
organizations have made to the development of our city and our citizens.
• To educate the citizens of Dubuque regarding the important contributions made by many
of the religious organizations in the community's 175-year history.
• To renew historical musical collaborative partnerships between St. Luke's and other
community organizations.
The concert and lecture series will consist of three major events:
1. A collaborative performance of the Vivaldi Gloria. The performance will involve the
choirs of St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and
Grand View United Methodist Church. This performance will take place in the newly
renovated St. Luke's sanctuary on May 4, 2008. The funds will pay for the orchestra,
which will be hired to accompany the massed choirs.
2. An illustrated presentation/lecture on the history of significant church buildings in the
history of Dubuque. The presenter will be the Center for Dubuque History, Loras
College. The funds will be used to pay for the presentation preparation and the
presentation itself. As a portion of the St. Luke's renovation project, the magnificent
sanctuary has been brought into the 21St century with electronic presentation
hardware. (Please note: This grant application is NOT a request for building
renovation funds.) The LCD projector and screen will be used during this
presentation to illustrate the architectural and historical wonder of the magnificent
churches in our community. The presentation will also highlight the significant role
that religious institutions have played in the history of Dubuque. The funds for the
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prepazation of this event will pay for the transfer of the photos and documents from
their current printed form into digital form to facilitate the projection of the images on
the lazge screen. This will also serve to permanently azchive the items in digital
format.
3. A collaborative performance of the Advent (Christmas) portion of Handel's Messiah.
The performance will involve the choirs of St. Luke's and the choirs of the University
of Dubuque. The performance will take place in the St. Luke's sanctuary on
December 7, 2008. Documents in the archives of St. Luke's and the University of
Dubuque tell the story of a thirty-year collaboration between the two organizations.
This collaboration produced annual performances of the Advent portions of Handel's
Messiah in the St. Luke's facility. Printed programs that showcase the history of this
collaboration tell the glorious story of a Dubuque before the Dubuque Symphony
Orchestra and the Dubuque Chorale. Performances included paid soloists of national
renown. The St. Luke's/LJniversity of Dubuque Messiah tradition began the holiday
season for Dubuquers decades before the current symphony holiday concerts. We
will use the funds from this grant to pay to recreate the grandeur of these events by
hiring professional soloists and instrumentalists to augment the combined University
of Dubuque and St. Luke's Choirs.
The tazget populations of this concertJlecture series aze quite varied. The tazgets
include those who appreciate artistic Dubuque, those who are interested in the historical
significance of the contributions that religious organizations have made in the
development of our community, students whose education should include participatory
knowledge of masterworks in choral and orchestral literature and those who want to
celebrate all that Dubuque is, has been and will become in the next 175 yeazs.
We feel that the events of this series have the potential to draw a total of over
1000 Dubuque residents as audience members and over 500 participants.
This concertJlecture series will provide many significant benefits to many
different segments of the Dubuque population:
- The events will augment the music education of the University of Dubuque students,
who would not otherwise have this sort of performance opportunity. It will also serve
to provide educational benefits to members of the performing adult choirs and
audience members who have not experienced the thrill of a live performance of these
historical masterpieces.
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- The events will renew the historical collaborative musical patrtnership between the
University of Dubuque and St. Luke's United Methodist Church.
- The events will celebrate the shared anniversaries of St. Luke's United Methodist
Church and the City of Dubuque. The members of St. Luke's are planning to host
other celebratory events outside the scope of this grant application.
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Does the nroiect/nro¢ram involve a partnership with another organization business. or
individual? If so please explain how
The project involves partnerships with Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Grand View United
Methodist Church, and The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College and the University of
Dubuque. Historically, these entities have collaborated on dozens of projects throughout the
175-year history of Dubuque and St. Luke's United Methodist Church. This project will
facilitate a strengthened collaboration among all of the participating organizations, and prepare
the way for many more collaborative projects to enhance the quality of life in Dubuque.
Funded uroiects will be featured on the www dubuque175 ors website How else do you plan to
mazket your protect to the pubhc~
We will market and promote the concert/lecture series in many ways.
We will:
- promote the project using the St. Luke's United Methodist Church website and
newsletter
- promote the project with the University of Dubuque Music Department during their
performances and on their campus
- promote the events through Dubuque Area Congregations United (DACU)
- promote the events through the websites, newsletters and bulletins of all
congregations in Dubuque
- publish and distribute through the community and churches a flyer for each sepazate
event in the series
- produce and publish electronic notices of the events
- work with local media (Telegraph Herald and 365.inc) to publicize the event
How do you elan to use the 175' Anniversary to o with your project
We will utilize the 175' Anniversary logo in all of the promotional documents (printed and
electronic) and also in all of the published programs for the events of the series.
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Project/Program Budget:
Has the proiect/uroeram received anv other financial assistance from other organizations
businesses. or individuals? If so please describe
No. The other costs of the program will be absorbed through the budgets of the participating
organizations.
Please list all expenses (incurred and anticipated) associated with your proposed
project/program, such asadministrative/personnel, supplies and materials, mazketing and
publicity, etc.
Description of Ezpense Amount
Instrumentalists (orchestral for Vivaldi Gloria (16 (g~ 950) $ 800.00
Center for Dubuque Historv~Loras Collesel $ 400.00
Vocal Soloists for Handel's Messiah (4 (c~ $200 $ 800.00
Instrumentalists (orchestra) for Handel's Messiah !20 na ,50,E $ 1000.00
Marketing (posters and fliers] $ 150.00
* Internet and a-mail mazketin $ 300.00
* Printed music for choir members $ 500.00
* Printed Programs for Each Event of the Series $ 500.00
* Space Rental $ 800.00
* Denotes "In Kind" contributions not part of the ~r'ant ask amount $
Total Project/Program Expenses $ 5250.00
Grant Ask Amount for Project/Program: $ 3150.00
(Maximum request = $5,000)
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175 Anniversary Grant Application
Name: Paul Hemmer
2375 Simpson
Dubuque, la 52003
563-582-8825
dbgpaul@mchsi.com
Project Name: A Symphonic Portrait of Dubuque 175
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Project; Date: Presented during the Dubuque Symphony 2008 season -most
likely in September
1. This original orchestral composition will musically portray the history of
Dubuque from the days of Julien Dubuque up to the present time. The
composition will include musical descriptions of:
a) Discovery -Julien Dubuque & The Mines of Spain
b) Floating Gold -the lumber industry
c) Wagons West -Cooper Wagons
d) Union Park 1919
e) WWII
f) Industry
g) Rennaisance
h) Masterpiece on the Mississippi
2. This composition will musically celebrate the colorful history of our city
3. The musical themes depicting the various stages of Dubuque's history in
the style of each era will provide listeners with an educational experience
in music history, too.
4. Target population is anyone attending one of the planned free concerts
presented by the Dubuque Symphony in celebration of the 175tH
Partnership:
The project could be considered a partnership since the Dubuque Symphony
would be performing it in concert.
Promotion:
The project will be promoted in conjunction with the Dubuque Symphony
concerts.
How do you plan to use the 175th logo?:
The Dubuque 175 logo will be printed on each copy of music for all instruments
and on the cover sheet of the orchestra score.
Project Budget:
Description of Expense
Compensation for time spent writing and orchestrating $500
Printing orchestral parts 50
Grant Ask Amount for project:
$ 550
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