Kansas Humanities Council Awards
Nine
Kansans Tell Their Stories Grants
Date: January 31, 2008
TOPEKA - The Kansas Humanities Council recently awarded $87,181
in Kansans Tell Their Stories grants to nine organizations.
The grants offer Kansans and Kansas communities an opportunity to
tell their unique story through digital documentary shorts, heritage
tourism, and community heritage initiatives. The Kansans Tell
Their Stories grants are made possible by We the People, a
grant initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and
the State of Kansas.
Baxter Springs Historical Society, Baxter Springs
($3,414) for the Route 66 Oral History Project. A project
to preserve firsthand accounts of business owners and residents
along the 13.2 miles of Route 66 in Kansas. Catie Myers, project
director.
Belleville Main Street Program, Belleville ($14,894)
for the Downtown Belleville Historic Walking Tour. A project
to create a walking tour of Downtown Belleville, complete with markers,
an interpretive kiosk, companion brochures, and an audio component.
Melinda Pierson, project director.
Highland PRIDE, Highland ($12,204) for Samuel
Dixon Gilmore Finds His Freedom's Frontier. A digital documentary
short exploring the story of the Gilmore family's move from Missouri
to Kansas in the 1850s. Julie Dorrell, project director.
City of Hillsboro Museums Department, Hillsboro
($12,089) for the Visitor Orientation Exhibit in the Hillsboro
Museum Visitor Center. An exhibit featuring the 1874 Russian
Mennonite immigration to Marion County and the subsequent founding
of the city of Hillsboro. Stan Harder, project director.
Lansing Historical Museum, Lansing ($9,859) for
The Kansas State Penitentiary: An Institution and Neighbor.
A digital documentary grant exploring the community relationship
between the Kansas State Penitentiary and the city of Lansing. Laura
Phillippi, project director.
Historic Preservation Partnership of Lyndon, Lyndon
($3,414) for The Bailey House. A research project to authenticate
the history of the Bailey House. Local stories suggest it was built
by the United States government for the Sac & Fox tribe as a
condition of an 1800s treaty. Peggy Clark, project director.
McPherson Convention and Visitors Bureau, McPherson
($3,455) for Telling Our Story: A Trolley Tour of McPherson.
A research and oral history project that will become the Trolley
Tour of McPherson. Janette Hess, project director.
Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm Site, Olathe
($15,000) for Interactive Media for Border War Interpretation.
An audio-visual exhibit exploring perspectives and motivations
during the Kansas and Missouri Border War, as part of the site's
new visitor center. Tim Talbott, project director.
Amazing 100 Mile Tourism Coalition, Wilson ($12,852)
for A Drive Through History Along the Post Rock Scenic Byway.
A digital documentary project exploring the relationship between
community and landscape, featuring the story of the Novak family,
Bohemian Czechoslovakian immigrants who settled between Wilson and
Lucas in 1885. Connie Dougherty, project director.
A non-profit organization with over 35 years experience, the Kansas
Humanities Council conducts and supports community-based programs,
serves as a financial resource through an active grant-making program,
and encourages Kansans to participate in their communities.
For more information about other KHC grants, contact the Kansas
Humanities Council, 112 SW 6th Ave., Suite 210, Topeka, 66603, e-mail
info@kansashumanities.org
or visit online at www.kansashumanities.org.
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