NEH Awards $17M in Awards for 208 Humanities Projects
From the National Endowment for the Humanities: The National Endowment for the Humanities announced $17M in grants for 208 humanities […]
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War of 1812 Bicentennial Events, Exhibits and News
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. In honor of this event, we offer a list of […]
NPS Secretary Salazar Designates New National Historical Landmarks
From the National Park Service, March 6, 2012: WASHINGTON, D.C.—Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the designation of […]
Brooklyn Historical Society Launches New Digital Exhibit, An American Family Grows in Brooklyn: The Lefferts Family Papers at Brooklyn Historical Society
December 8, 2011: Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) is proud to launch An American Family Grows in Brooklyn: The Lefferts […]
Mid-Atlantic NEH Grant Winners
The National Endowment for the Humanities announced today $21 million in grants for 215 humanities projects. This funding will support […]
New York Historical Society Reopened at Last
On November 11, the New York Historical Society reopened its Central Park West location following a three year, $70 million […]
Regional Winners of IMLS and MacArthur Foundation Grants
Today,the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the first 12 winners of a national competition […]
The Queens Memory Project: Preserving Queens' Storyscape
A year ago, Natalie Milbrodt was Special Collections and Archives Fellow in Queens College Libraries. As part of an independent […]
IMLS Announces National Medal for Museum and Library Service Winners
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the 2011 National Medal for Museum and Library Service Recipients on October […]
New York Teacher Selected as LOC Teacher-In-Residence
Earnestine Sweeting, a fifth-grade classroom teacher at P.S. 153, The Helen Keller School, in the Bronx, N.Y., has been selected […]