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Have you ever wondered what goes into publishing a children’s book? Illustrator and writer David Macaulay takes audiences through the process in an exhibition at National Building Museum: tinyurl.com/3s2f8d9w
It’s #NationalPoetryMonth and #NationalLibraryWeek ! The perfect time to reflect on the poetry of influential American poet Walt Whitman.
Browse the NEH-funded archive here: neh.gov/explore/the-wa…
A recent exhibition at State Historical Society of Missouri celebrated the Missouri Photo Workshop’s 75th anniversary. Learn about how rural Missouri became the scene for photojournalists around the country: tinyurl.com/4tpmupbh
#OTD in 1970, the Apollo 13 spacecraft was launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in #CapeCanaveral , #FL , on a mission to land on the moon.
Hear from Ed Mallonen III, one of the engineers involved in the vessel’s safe return, with the #NEHgrant -funded StoryCorps: archive.storycorps.org/interviews/the…
#DYK that #JazzAppreciationMonth was created by the National Museum of American History in 2002? Celebrate this year by learning about #EllaFitzgerald and women in jazz with resources by EDSITEment. #humanities edsitement.neh.gov/closer-reading…
Congratulations to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, one of the recipients of these National Endowment for the Humanities grants! Our staff is excited that you will have the funding to conduct archival research for your tribal history.
It's #NationalLibraryWeek ! Please consider supporting California’s libraries through the #LibraryInnovationLab Fund, which bolsters our growing program fostering inclusive communities through grant support and professional development for librarians: bit.ly/LILFund
Newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, for whom the The Pulitzer Prizes are named, was born #OTD in 1847.
Learn about America’s first media titan, NY congressman, and Columbia Journalism founder, with this #NEHgrant -funded American Masters documentary: to.pbs.org/40PUH9G
Attend the April 12 symposium on historical newspapers, hosted by University of Arizona Libraries & the Public History Collaborative in University of Arizona Department of History. The event includes History students, faculty from UArizona Journalism School & ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴏꜰ ɢᴇᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ, ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ & ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ 🌵 & SBS alumna & NEH chair Shelly C. Lowe. bit.ly/43McUHh
Next week's episode of The People's Recorder follows acclaimed author and anthropologist #ZoraNealeHurston and her work with the Florida Writers' Project! Thank you Florida Humanities and NEH for supporting this episode! Learn more at peoplesrecorder.info
Celebrate #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth this April by learning about the work and #NEHgrant -funded programming of the Arab American National Museum.
Learn more about the museum, here:
nehforall.org/projects/celeb…
Celebrate #NationalDeafHistoryMonth by learning about the evolution of America’s Deaf community, with the #NEHgrant -funded HISTORY THROUGH DEAF EYES PBS documentary and online resource. neh.gov/explore/histor…
#Deafhistory
#NEHPublicScholar Michelle King will be appearing at boldforkbooks in #D .C. on May 7 to speak about her NEH-funded book “Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei Mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food.” #NEHgrant boldforkbooks.com/products/an-ev…