Atlanta Historical Society Inc

MADE BY US, AN ENTITY OF THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER, WILL CREATE PROGRAMMING RESOURCES FOR MUSEUMS THAT ENCOURAGE INFORMED YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC LIFE AND THE 250TH COMMEMORATION OF THE UNITED STATES. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE HOSTING FOUR CONVENINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY, WITH MUSEUM LEADERS AND YOUNG ADULTS, TO ARTICULATE PROGRAMMING STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES FOR MUSEUMS TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUTH. EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS WILL BE HIRED TO COMPILE AND ANALYZE RESULTS FROM WORKSHOPS AND TO DEVELOP A YOUTH250 TOOLKIT, WHICH WILL ASSIST MUSEUMS IN PLANNING YOUTH PROGRAMS. GEN Z STAFF WILL WORK WITH CONSULTANTS TO BUILD A YOUTH250 BUREAU MADE UP OF 25 MEMBERS, WHO WILL TRAIN AND ADVISE MUSEUMS ON THE USE OF THIS TOOLKIT. THE YOUTH250 TOOLKIT AND YOUTH250 BUREAU WILL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND REPLICABLE FOR MUSEUMS TO USE FOR AUDIENCES WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS.

AMERICAN HISTORY VIRTUAL LEARNING RESOURCES

A REIMAGINED COMMEMORATION: THE CIVIC SEASON, JUNETEENTH - JULY 4TH [AN AID TO OVERSTRETCHED CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND A PUBLIC EAGER TO ENGAGE, THE MADE BY US PROJECT, LED OUT OF THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OVER 100 HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE, CREATES AVENUES TO CONNECT MILLENNIALS AND GEN Z WITH HISTORY AND CIVICS. DESPITE A SMALL TEAM AND FUNDING CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THIS EFFORT HAS EARNED A TRACK RECORD OF CAPACITY-BUILDING, ENGAGING PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT MEET YOUNG ADULTS WHERE THEY ARE WITH HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP AND CONTENT. ONE SUCH EFFORT, THE CIVIC SEASON BETWEEN JUNETEENTH - JULY 4TH, IS WELL POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS AND IMPACT AS WE APPROACH THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES, AND FUNDING FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN WOULD ENABLE THIS PROGRAM TO CONTINUE AND GROW IN 2022. THE CIVIC SEASON INVITES THE PUBLIC TO JOIN IN A NEW SUMMER RITUAL OF HUMANISTIC INQUIRY, RECKONING AND ACTION, WITH OFFERINGS FROM HISTORICAL SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, TO INSPIRE AND INFORM YEAR-ROUND ENGAGEMENT.] [PURPOSE:?EXPANSION OF A NATIONAL CIVIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE CREATED TO CONNECT YOUNGER AUDIENCES WITH HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: COLLABORATION WITH LEADING U.S. HISTORY AND CIVICS ORGANIZATIONS. DISSEMINATION OF PROGRAMMING RESOURCES. DEPLOYMENT OF A PROJECT WEBSITE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. PRESENTATION OF EVENTS THAT ENGAGE YOUNGER ADULTS WITH HISTORICAL CONTENT AND PRESSING SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES.   EXPECTED OUTCOMES:?NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE DOUBLED TO THREE HUNDRED. CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES FROM BIPOC YOUTH, IMMIGRANTS, AND VETERANS WILL BE INCLUDED THROUGH INTENTIONAL DIALOGUES. HISTORICALLY INFORMED PARTICIPATION IN FUTURE CIVIC SEASONS AND AMERICA?S 250TH WILL BE EXPANDED NATIONALLY.     INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: YOUNGER ADULTS FROM THE MILLENNIAL AND GEN Z GENERATIONS, WITH ADDITIONAL OUTREACH PLANNED TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS FROM BIPOC COMMUNITIES.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:?THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER WILL INVENTORY AND DIGITIZE 4,000 MUSEUM ARTIFACTS FROM ITS COLLECTION, WHICH IT WILL SHARE ALONG WITH EXPANDED METADATA ON ITS ONLINE DIGITAL PORTAL. THE MUSEUM WILL THEN SELECT 1,000 ARTIFACTS THAT DOCUMENT THE HISTORICAL THEMES AND TOPICS MOST OFTEN REQUESTED BY K-12 EDUCATORS TO CREATE TWENTY NEW LESSON PLANS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT ALIGN WITH STATE STANDARDS. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE HIRING OF SEVERAL TEMPORARY POSITIONS TO UNDERTAKE PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING A FULL-TIME PROJECT REGISTRAR, A PART-TIME OUTREACH PROGRAMS ASSISTANT, AND TWO PART-TIME INVENTORY ASSISTANTS. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN FREE RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS TO USE TO ADVANCE STUDENT’S KNOWLEDGE OF GEORGIA’S HISTORY. THE MUSEUM WILL BENEFIT FROM ENHANCED PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL CONTROL OF ITS COLLECTIONS, AND BOTH RESEARCHERS AND THE PUBLIC WILL BENEFIT FROM FREE ACCESS TO THE ARTIFACT RECORDS ONLINE.

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AMERICA¿¿S TURNING POINT: DOCUMENTING THE CIVIL WAR EXPERIENCE IN GEORGIA