I admit to being a history and preservation nerd. Add education to that and we have a need that is being supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). $31.5 million in grants to support these in the latest round of NEH grants. While huge, it’s still a drop in the bucket for what is needed to preserve history, create finding aids, digitize newspapers, encourage the written word, educate children and adults, tell the story of indigenous people, and show people what is available in our historical, archival, and educational institutions. NEH also provided grants in Puerto Rico, Canada, and England. History is everywhere. I skimmed through the list of grants that were awarded by NEH and it was amazing to see all the projects.

A couple excerpts from today’s NEH press release:

“WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 16, 2022) — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $31.5 million in grants for 226 humanities projects across the country.  . .

This round of funding also marks the addition of the 50th U.S. state to the National Digital Newspaper Program. Dartmouth College received NEH funding to serve as the hub of the New Hampshire Digital Newspaper Program, expanding the scope of the Chronicling America online database of historical American newspapers published between 1690 and 1963. Additional funding awarded in this round will support ongoing newspaper digitization work in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.”

Click on the links in the above paragraphs to read the full press release and to see that lengthy list of projects. I’m disappointed to see only one in Minnesota and none for Wisconsin. The projects for and with institutions in other areas are amazing. 

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