2026 P & R Grants

Gene Serbus, International P&R/Grants Chair, announced the 2026 grant winners at the Convention Banquet. Twenty three chapters from fourteen states took home over $94,000 for projects ranging from the conservation of an historic quilt to exterior and interior restoration of homes, museums and gates. Here are this year’s winners by state:

Arkansas:

Calico Bluffs #1494, Flatrock Restoration Project, $5,000.00

Pinnacle #1219, Royal Theatre Marquee Restoration, $5,000.00

Colorado:

Longs Peak #0735, Restoration of the Historic Callahan House Original Dining Room Furniture, $5,000.00

Illinois:

Galena Belles #1304, Washburne Trunk Restoration, $5,000.00

Leona Farms #1403, Stonegate Road Gate Restoration, $5,000.00

Iowa:

General Joseph Warren #0832, Cleaning and Restoration of Historic Hot Air Balloon Baskets, $4,800.00

Okoboji Queen #1489, Restoring Iowa Pioneer History Part 2, $2,720.00

Kansas:

Lucinda Mahaffie #1411, Conservation of an 8 point star pattern quilt made by Lucinda Mahaffie, $5,000.00

Ozmopolians #1312, Strawberry Hill Doors restoration, $5,000.00

Michigan:

Romeo-Indian Village #1196, Romeo Historical Museum Exterior Restoration, $5,000.00

Stoney Creek #0203, Meadow Brook Hall Ceramic Table restoration, $1,488.00

Wenona #1437, Fire Station No. 3 muse-um, $4,000.00

Missouri:

Westward Gateway #1066, McCord Mausoleum P&R Project at Mount Mora Cemetery, $5,000.00

Nebraska:

Forget-Me-Nots #0620, Wallpaper Res-toration of Bess Streeter Aldrich Home Writer's Study, $4,400.00

New Jersey:

Indian Springs #0973, Captain Thomas Taylor Shield Lithograph, $1,602.00

North Carolina:

1789 Questers #0530,Repair and repaint-ing of two 19th Century homes in Ober-lin District, $3,200.00

Earl of Craven #1319, Restoration of grave markers in Cedar Grove Cemetery, $2,000.00

Ohio

CWC Heirloom #1383, Restoration of Period Sofa at Spring Hill Historic Home and Underground Railroad Site, $3,189.76

David R. Bain #1491, The Olde Gal Needs Her Vintage Hat Restored, $5,000.00

Oklahoma

Indian Territory #1237, Restoration of 1929 Murray Hill Passenger Train Car Kitchen, $5,000.00

South Dakota

Arickara #0419, Pavillion Roof Restora-tion, $5,000.00

Wisconsin

Blooming Prairie #1472, Restoration of oil painting, "Night's High Noon" by Frank Phoenix, $4,000.00

Royal Joy Williams #1288, Restoration of Glass Plate, Yerkes Observatory,

$2,640.00

Grand Total- $ 94,039.76