ELLSWORTH – The Woodlawn Museum recently received two grants from the Maine Community Foundation that will be used to develop educational outreach programs.

A $2,500 grant from foundation’s Hancock County Fund will fund the Woodlawn Family Learning Initiative, which aims to make the historic and educational resources of Woodlawn more accessible to families.

The other, a $1,000 grant from the Holt Family Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, will help fund the Woodlawn Curriculum Project. The project will include a database of curricular materials tied to the state’s Learning Results program that will be placed on the museum’s Web site. The curriculum project also will provide a model for teachers to use in developing their own lesson plans based on artifacts in the museum’s collection. The museum hopes to raise the additional funds that are needed for this project through other grants and private donations.