Federation of State Humanities Councils

"A week into her term, the executive director of Vermont Humanities came to Walden with an assignment. There were two women, Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake, who had lived in Vermont in the 1800s, and he wanted Walden to write a graphic novel about them."

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Seeing Herself in the Lives of 19th-Century Vermont Le****ns (Gift Article) Leaning on a rich written record, the graphic novelist Tillie Walden used nearby resources to visualize the true story of seamstresses who shared a home for decades.

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In the June edition of our "Humanities Update": A college graduation ceremony for incarcerated Mississippians, a financial boost for a grassroots community hub in Philadelphia, a youth poet appointed to the council Board in Iowa, job openings, and updates on the funding situation.

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Photo: Friends of the Henry O. Tanner House (PA Humanities grantee).

More Summer Reading Kits are on their way to Falls City Library, helping more kids maintain their reading skills during summer break! Thanks to their team for driving up to Lincoln to pick them up, and thanks to all the donors who helped make this happen!

Exciting humanities news from the Buckeye State.

Ohio Humanities is becoming Ohio Humanities Alliance. To better and more sustainably advance their mission, they are evolving into a membership-based organization that will champion cultural and humanities organizations across the state.

The Alliance will bring historical societies, archives, museums, libraries, cultural organizations, educators, storytellers and community leaders together into a powerful statewide network committed to ensuring Ohio’s stories continue to be told.

Learn more:

Ohio Humanities Alliance - Ohio Humanities Ohio Humanities Alliance The Ohio Humanities Alliance represents a new model for strengthening the humanities in our state — one rooted in collaboration, shared advocacy, and collective impact. At a time of growing uncertainty for cultural and humanities organizations, the alliance brings historic...

What can we gain from studying the humanities?

-Curiosity
-New perspectives
-Communication
-Stories
-Compassion
-Understanding
-Connection

The humanities offer these and so much more. Take what you need today and come back tomorrow for more.

Forum programs update: So far this year we've served participants from these 74 Alaska zip codes!