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Featured Projects: Federal/State Partnership

Utah and Colorado suffrage leaders

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Utah Humanities Council honors Utah's women

Utah's women have lived up to Eleanor Roosevelt's comment that, "A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water."

Posted: March 28, 2013
Bryan Doerries of Outside the Wire

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Outside the Wire returns to Maine

April 2013 brings the return of the acclaimed theater company Outside the Wire to Maine for a riveting piece of theater on a critical issue.

Posted: March 26, 2013
Viva Florida 500 Official Anniversary Poster

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Viva Florida: Celebrating 500 years of Florida history

The Florida Humanities Council celebrates 500 years of history helping Floridians explore their state's story from the arrival of the Spanish through today!

Posted: February 15, 2013
For All the World to Hear performers

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For All the World to Hear in Maryland

A Maryland Humanities Council supported project brings ten Baltimore-area senior citizens to the stage this February to tell and perform personal stories of their involvement in the struggle for civil rights.

Posted: January 30, 2013
African Americans working in a train dining car

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"All Aboard" in Oregon

A new exhibit, supported by Oregon Humanities, remembers the lives of Portland's African American railroad workers.

Posted: January 22, 2013
Anderson Seniors 1948, Lost Photos of Joplin

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Missouri's Storm Country: Recovery and Relief for Joplin

Following the catastrophic damage caused by an E-5 tornado in the town of Joplin, Missouri, numerous organizations sought ways to help those affected by the tornado.

Posted: January 11, 2013
"Star light, star bright" by Anonymous.

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Holiday greetings from Federal/State Partnership

"Star light, star bright." Holiday greetings from Federal/State Partnership Newsletter

Posted: December 28, 2012
Musicians in Corozal, Puerto Rico

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Bomba que Rumba, Puerto Rico's first symposium on the bomba and rumba

On March 22-26, 2011, the First Symposium on the Bomba and Rumba took place. / Durante los días 22 al 26 marzo de 2011, se llevó a cabo el primer Simposio sobre la Bomba y la Rumba.

Posted: December 20, 2012
Coney Island USA, Brooklyn, NY

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The New York Council for the Humanities takes on Superstorm Sandy

In the two weeks since the New York Council for the Humanities announced the availability of grants to assist with damage from Hurricane Sandy, over 20 cultural organizations had applied for and received grants.

Posted: November 28, 2012
Billboard outside Nauvoo, IL, announcing "Journey Stories"

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The "Journey Stories" Exhibition Brings Communities Together in Nauvoo, Illinois

A travelling exhibition, "Journey Stories," and the Illinois Humanities Council help to bring a small-town community together.

Posted: October 25, 2012