We the People in Maine

FAIN: BC-50190-04

Maine Humanities Council (Portland, ME 04102-1012)
Victoria B. Bonebakker (Project Director: March 2004 to September 2006)

An American history series for the adult new readers program, "New Books, New Readers," the library program, "Let's Talk About It," teacher institutes and a grant program to support local humanities projects throughout Maine.

The "We the People" fund will allow the Maine Humanities Council to contribute more fully to the effort to help Maine people understand their country's history and heritage, allowing them to more fully appreciate the signficance of the challenges that we face today. The fund will allow the Council to expand its range of offerings through direct programming and regrants that explicitly focus on significant events and themes in American history and culture.