Grant Portfolio
The Northport Historical Society
The Northport Historical Society was founded in 1962 by a group of citizens concerned about preserving our shared history. In 1974, the Society found its permanent home in the old Northport Library building, an original Carnegie Library built in 1914. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The mission of the Northport Historical Society and Museum . . .
Alice Austen House & Historic Richmond Town | Staten Island, NY
The AAH will begin work in 2026 to bring the Austen collection fully online from repatriation of a near-complete archive of photographs by seminal American photographer Alice Austen (1866–1952). This landmark acquisition, transferred from Historic Richmond Town, includes more than 2,600 cellulose nitrate negatives, over 2,000 glass plate negatives and 1,500 photographic prints, along with more than . . .
East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation, Sea-Life Aquarium
East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation, Sea-Life Aquarium The East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation’s 850-gallon saltwater aquarium is a signature, living exhibit that brings the Peconic Estuary’s underwater world to life. Positioned as a central educational feature, the tank houses a small school of spot croaker, porgies, black sea bass, blow fish, oyster toadfish and . . .
THAR SHE BLOWS! Life-size inflatable whale heads to Whaling Museum | Cold Sping Harbor
Grant Year: 2024
THAR SHE BLOWS! Life-size inflatable whale heads to Whaling Museum by Press Release - November 21, 2024 The Whaling Museum & Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor has announced the new fabrication and acquisition of a life-size inflatable whale, which will travel to locations across Long Island in a new “Whale on Wheels” educational program. This will be the only whale of . . .
The Waterfront Museum Receives A Collections Consultants Grant from The Robert D. L. Gardiner Foundation | Brooklyn, Ny
Grant Year: 2024
The Waterfront Museum Receives A Collections Consultants Grant from The Robert D. L. Gardiner Foundation Brooklyn, NY -- The Waterfront Museum is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $13,792 Collections Consultant Grant from The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation. Funds will be used to hire two consultants . Frank & Glory, a renowned museum services firm will help develop the Museum’s . . .
Public Historians of NYS Conference | Port Jefferson, Ny
Grant Year: 2024
The Association of Public Historians of NYS held a very successful conference in Port Jefferson, gathering together municipal historians from all over New York for several days. The conference which is an annual event that travels to a different section of the state every year. It had been ten years since the last conference held on Long Island, and with the rising prices we would have not been able to afford having the conference here without the help of the RDLG Foundation grant.
Long Island History Day | Long Island History Day
Grant Year: 2025
Long Island History Day is the regional contest for the National History Day Competition. Students across Long Island spend months preparing projects that showcase their historical research related to an annual theme set by National History Day (NHD). For 2025, the theme was: “Rights and Responsibilities in History.” There are two divisions: Junior (grades 6-8) and Senior (grades . . .
MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPENS RUMRUNNING EXHIBITION | Montauk, Ny
Grant Year: 2025
MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPENS RUMRUNNING EXHIBITION WITH SUPPORT OF R. D. L. GARDINER FOUNDATION MONTAUK, NY, June 28, 2025 — The Montauk Historical Society proudly announces the opening of HOW DRY WE WEREN’T: RUMRUNNING & MOONSHINE IN MONTAUK, an immersive, interactive exhibition that tells stories about local people and how they coped — and even thrived — during Prohibition. . . .
The Association of Public Historians of NYS Conference
Grant Year: 2025
The Association of Public Historians of NYS held a very successful conference in Port Jefferson, gathering together municipal historians from all over New York for several days. The conference which is an annual event that travels to a different section of the state every year. It had been ten years since the last conference held on Long Island, and with the rising prices we would have not been able to afford having the conference here without the help of the RDLG Foundation grant.
Musical Masterworks: John Monteleone's Guitars and Other Instruments
The Long Island Museum is proud to announce the opening of its latest exhibition, Musical Masterworks: John Monteleone's Guitars and Other Instruments on May 23, 2024. This major retrospective and groundbreaking exhibition celebrates the life and work of one of America's most talented and renowned makers of archtop guitars, John Monteleone. From his 2,400-square-foot workshop in Islip, . . .
Center for Research within The Green-Wood Cemetery | Brooklyn, NY
Grant Year: 2025
A grant of $500,000 from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation will support the creation of a Center for Research within The Green-Wood Cemetery’s upcoming Welcome Center, set to open to the public in spring 2026. An integral part of the new building, the Center for Research will provide ways for the public to engage with Green-Wood’s rich history and 187+ years of archival records. It will . . .
The Occupied City: New York & the American Revolution at The Museum of the City of New York | New York, NY
Grant Year: 2025
For more than a century, the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) has shared the history, art, culture, and civic life of the world’s most influential city through immersive exhibitions and engaging programs. Founded in 1923 as the country’s first and largest city museum, MCNY combines its 750,000-object collection with immersive film and interactive experiences. Today, MCNY welcomes 250,000 . . .
