Virginia Humanities at UVA-Wise is pleased to announce its inaugural class of grant recipients! We are distributing a total of $32,193.33 to seven non-profit organizations serving Southwest Virginia.
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Union High School, Big Stone Gap, VA
Planting Stories: Exploring the Cultural and Medicinal Heritage of SWVA’s Plants ($4902.53)
Funding supports a project for Union High School’s 11th and 12th grade Ecology students. Using iPads, they will identify and document the historical and cultural significance of native edible and medicinal plants throughout Southwest Virginia.
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Bristol Historical Association, Inc. Bristol, VA
Robert Preston House Exhibits ($5000)
These grant funds support exhibition development for a combined house and surveyor’s museum, the historic Robert Preston House in Washington County, Virginia. The Robert Preston House is believed to be the area’s oldest surviving frame structure.
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Settlers Museum and 1890s Farm, Atkins, VA
Creation and Installation of Two New Exhibits: Traditional Textiles and Traditional Foods ($4698)
Funds support the creation and installation of two new exhibits that will show how early settlers ate and clothed themselves on an isolated and challenging frontier.
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Saltville Foundation, Saltville, VA
From “Rockets’ Red Glare” to “Rockets Up There”: Saltville and The American Story ($4971.80)
The Saltville Foundation plans to develop a new permanent exhibit and expand its current exhibits, adding more audio-visual elements that will incorporate community elders’ oral histories.
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The Friends of the Buchanan County Public Library, Inc. Grundy, VA
Buchanan County Public Library’s Speakers Series ($3246)
Grant funds support a new speaker series at the Buchanan County Public Library, which will bring authors, academics, journalists, and public figures to Grundy.
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Wise County Historical Society, Wise, VA
Preservation, Planning, and Progress ($4975)
Funding will support the preservation of thousands of documents and collected materials, research, and family histories that comprise Wise County’s history.
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Town of Pound, Pound, VA
Annual Red Fox Storytelling Festival: Stories of Labor ($4400)
Virginia Humanities funding will support the 8th Annual Red Fox Storytelling Festival, an event that showcases Appalachian oral traditions through storytelling, author talks, music, and interactive activities.
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