Foundation Grants for Preservation

Get access online to “Foundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries, Archives and Museums,” a collaborative project of the Library of Congress and the Foundation Center at http://www.loc.gov/preserv/foundtn-grants.html. 

Preservation grant funding described in the guide includes archives conservation, art conservation, collections management, disaster funding, education, endowments, environment, equipment, exhibit preservation and treatment, faculty and staff development, fellowships and internships, film and video preservation,  historical and archaeological preservation, historical societies, library preservation, museum preservation, painting conservation, program evaluations, publications, research, scholarship funds, and visual arts conservation among others. 

 The closest of the Foundation’s Cooperating Collections is in the Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun Street, (843) 805-6930.  Grant seekers can enjoy free access to the Foundation Center’s online databases, CD-ROMs, and directories—plus books, periodicals, and research findings about  foundations and philanthropy that just might be interested in helping you fund your preservation project.

Building Leaders in State and Local History (2010) & Scholarships

From the American Association of State and Local History: To help make AASLH Workshops available to all history professionals regardless of budget size, AASLH offers workshop scholarships! Recipients receive registration fee reimbursement and a one year individual membership in AASLH.

• Workshop Scholarships for New Professionals: Two scholarships are available to paid employees of history organizations that have worked in the field for three years or less.
• Workshop Diversity Fellowships: Two fellowships are available to paid employees of history organizations that represent a minority group in the U.S.

Get the application! Due by December 21 (so you best hurry!)

For a list of training offerings review the  AASLH’s workshop series.  For example, in January 2010, one can study the Basics of Archives and Plan for Digitization  to advance one’s professional knowledge while drinking a cup of hot chocolate in comfort at one’s  home or office right here in beautiful Beaufort County.

For more information, contact Bethany Hawkins, Program Associate, at 615-320-3203 or by email to hawkins@aaslh.org

BCHS Tour of Churches and Cemeteries on Dec. 5th

The Beaufort County Historical Society is celebrating their 70th Anniversary with a Tour of Churches on Saturday, December 5 from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.  The  tour will include volunteer docents at each of 8 historic churches and churchyards that are over 70 years old.

The ticket will serve as the map of this casual walking tour of the following churches: First African Baptist Church, Carteret Street United Methodist Church, The Parish Church of St. Helena, The Baptist Church of Beaufort, St. Peter’s Catholic Churchyard, First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort, Tabernacle Baptist Church and Wesley United Methodist Church.

Tickets at the Butterfly Shop on Bay Street in Downtown Beaufort or by calling call 843-785-2767. Adults are $20.00, Seniors and Students $15.00.