Shakertown At Pleasant Hill Kentucky Inc

15.929 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURESOPPORTUNITY P24AS00544 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES GRANTS FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND PROVIDE PRESERVATION AND OR CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE TO NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND COLLECTIONS. GRANTS ARE AWARDED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND REQUIRE A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR, NON-FEDERAL MATCH, WHICH CAN BE CASH OR DOCUMENTED IN-KIND. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA), THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH), AND THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS). BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PHYSICAL PRESERVATION PROJECT IS AWARDED TO SHAKERTOWN AT PLEASANT HILL KENTUCKY, INC., TO PERFORM MASONRY REPAIRS AND MOISTURE MITIGATION FOR THE NORTH LOT DWELLING.

SHAKER VILLAGE OF PLEASANT HILL (SVPH) WILL COMPLETE THE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, AND INSTALLATION OF LOCAL ECONOMIES, GLOBAL IMPACTS-AN EXHIBITION THAT WILL UTILIZE CROSS-DISCIPLINARY AND INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING METHODS TO BENEFIT THEIR LOCAL UNDERSERVED RURAL AUDIENCE. THE EXHIBITION WILL OCCUPY TWO HISTORIC BUILDINGS: THE 1845 EAST FAMILY BRETHREN?S SHOP AND THE 1855 EAST FAMILY SISTER?S SHOP. THE EXHIBITION SPACES WILL ILLUSTRATE ASPECTS OF THE SHAKER ECONOMY AND PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY AND THE HUMANITIES IN UNDERSTANDING THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY?S PLACE IN THE GLOBAL WORLD AS CONTEMPORARY AMERICANS DEVELOP SOLUTIONS FOR A MORE INCLUSIVE, DIVERSE, AND EQUITABLE FUTURE. THIS IS A CENTRAL THEME IN THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT AIMS TO TRANSFORM SVPH AND ENGAGE A DIVERSE AUDIENCE IN CRITICAL REFLECTION.

EXPANDING DIGITAL HUMANITIES AT SVPH