Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau: A Life

A new biography by NEH Research Fellow Laura Dassow Walls
National History Day

National History Day

Thirty middle and high school students named National Endowment for the Humanities Scholars at 2017 National History Day
Burns, OR Post Office

50 States of Preservation: Harney County Library in Burns, OR

Read how an NEH grant helped ensure its long-term survival
Dialogues on the Experience of War

NEH Awards $1.4 Million in Grants to Support Veterans

Grants provide opportunities for veterans, through the study and discussion of important humanities sources

Classic Examples of NEH Grantmaking Since 1965

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Scam Advisory

Recent reports indicate that individuals are posing as the NEH on social media.

Protecting our Cultural Heritage

A landscape depicting ancient ruins. This is the Temple of Bel, in Palmyra. In the foreground, a field of stray stones and grass. A large structure of columns and walls made tan colored stone appears in the distance, glowing in the setting sun.

NEH calls for projects that document or digitally re-create imperiled or destroyed cultural materials

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Explore the Humanities

Websites, apps, and digital projects supported by NEH grants

Chautauqua Date: July 12, 2017

Walt Whitman Live!!

Library Program Date: July 13, 2017

Peace Building Traditions

Workshop Date: July 16, 2017 - July 20, 2017

National History Day in the Classroom 2017 Teacher Workshop

Lecture Date: July 22, 2017

Lewis and Clark in Iowa

Library Program Date: July 22, 2017

Angels of the Kansas Coalfields

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Illustration of Henry David Thoreau