First Lady Dolley Madison searches for the perfect china set 

Montana native Ken Egan promotes civic dialog across his state.

The renowned Chinese novelist talks with NEH Chairman Jim Leach.

This ingenious handmade apparatus for cranial osteopathy, ca. 1930s, was constructed from pieces of two catchers’ mitts and a belt. 

Oregon Humanities’ Wheel of Cogitation travels about to street fairs with the aim of starting conversations that lead to an exchange of ideas.

Gallup polls consistently rank nurses as among the most honest and ethical professionals.

Iowa's web-like network of tracks made transcontinental railroad feasible.

Recording and observing the words and actions of a cultural icon for posterity

Maine holds a conference relating war trauma to classical literature in Washington, D.C.

Massachusetts focuses on the food imagery in Eric Carle's illustrations.

Eudora Welty's photographs reveal new stories in Alabama.

California finds its own history in a documentary about the punk/funk/ska band Fishbone.

Michigan's Jan Fedewa works to tell the state's stories.

Margaret "Molly" Brown uses her name and wealth to reform conditions for the nation's working class.

From illegitimacy, Alexander Hamiliton rises to power, driven by ambition and his moral code

Hamilton offers Washington some etiquette advice 

Excerpts from the writings of Harvey Mansfield.

Wit and insight are trademarks of Mansfield's scholarship and teaching style.

From fast times at Clairemont High to the California Humanities, Ralph Lewin has always been fascinated with stories.

Political philosopher Harvey Mansfield and NEH Chairman Bruce Cole discuss the power of princes and the origins of modern government.

National Humanities Medalists