Wisconsin: Making It Home

FAIN: BC-50455-08

Wisconsin Humanities Council (Madison, WI 53705-5202)
Jessica E. Becker (Project Director: May 2008 to April 2010)
Debbie Kmetz (Project Director: April 2010 to June 2011)

To support a series of activities related to the Council's current initiative "Wisconsin: Making it Home," including events at the 2009 Wisconsin Book Festival; community discussions on topics in the humanities, the environment, and conservation; training for discussion leaders; film-based discussion programs, public lectures and discussions; tours for K-12 teachers and development of curricular resources; grants for community projects; and Picturing America activities in Wisconsin.

“Wisconsin: Making It Home” celebrates Wisconsin’s rich conservation heritage, explores its environmental history, and catalyzes conversation about past and present literary, historical, philosophical, and artistic visions of the landscape.