| BC-50250-05 | Federal/State Partnership: Grants for State Humanities Councils | New Hampshire Humanities Council | 1905: America Reinvents Itself | 7/1/2005 - 11/30/2005 | $52,780.00 | Deborah | | Watrous | | | | New Hampshire Humanities Council | Concord | NH | 03301-3852 | USA | 2005 | U.S. History | Grants for State Humanities Councils | Federal/State Partnership | 37780 | 15000 | 37780 | 15000 | To support chautauqua programming, "1905: America Reinvents Itself," in Keene, Portsmouth, Nashua, and Manchester. In addition to the evening presentations, programming will include Young Chautauqua presentations by teen-agers, teacher workshops, breakfast discussion, and musical performances.
The NH Humanities Council (NHHC) will make history come alive during 8 days of Chautauqua in 4 NH regions: Keene (west), Portsmouth (southeast), Nashua (southwest), and Manchester (central). Chautauqua will offer 8 evening presentations by nationally acclaimed scholars assuming personas of historical American figures; 8 Young Chautauqua presentations by teen-aged students who spend 8 weeks studying historical figures and training for public presentation; 2 daylong teacher workshops for K-12 curriculum development; 3 breakfast discussions with Chautauqua scholars; and 8 musical performances. |