Maintaining Cultural Identity in a Modern World Book and Film Discussion Series
Ogden Valley Branch, Weber County Library (Huntsville)
Request to fund a book and film discussion series focusing on issues of cultural identity
Award: $2,300
Davis Reads
Davis Education Foundation (Farmington)
Request to fund visit of historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to Davis County.
Award: $1,500
Bluff Arts Festival
Bluff Arts Festival (Bluff)
Grant helped bring Terry Tempest Williams and two other authors to arts festival in San Juan County
Award: $5,000
Grand Theater Crowns Project
Grand Theater, Salt Lake Community College (SLC)
A multifaceted project—photo exhibit, play, lectures, and discussions—that focuses on African American traditions and culture.
Award: $2,500
Latino Contributions to United States Culture
American Studies Program, Utah State University (Logan)
Three-day symposium on Latino contributions to US culture. Symposium will include film screenings, art exhibits, literary readings, and humanities discussions on the art, folklore, and history of Latinos in the US.
Award: $2,000
Lamb and Wool Festival
Thanksgiving Point Farm Country (Lehi)
Request to help present and expand the annual Lamb and Wool Festival to showcase the working practices and cultural traditions of people in Utah's lamb and wool industry.
Award: $3,200
Festival of Cultures: A Celebration of Diversity
Moab Valley Multicultural Center (Moab)
Grant will help launch the first annual "Festival of Cultures" in Moab. Event will celebrate Hispanic and Native American cultures in the Four Corners region.
Award: $2,500
Scholar Series
Z-Arts (Springdale)
Series will consist of eight lectures by credentialed humanities scholars, each followed by audience discussion.
Award: $4,960
2008 Confluence: A Celebration of Readers and Writers
Moab Arts and Recreation Center (Moab)
Program consists of writing workshops, public forums, a "Moab Reads" program, writing contests and community art shows. 2008 Confluence will concentrate on the work of Edward Abbey.
Award: $2,500
Humanities in Focus
Humanities in Focus (SLC)
Program gives economically-disadvantaged individuals the opportunity to discover and articulate their diverse voices through narrative writing and documentary film production.
Award: $1,500
Albert J. Colton Fellowship for Projects of National or International Scope
Recipient: Cynthia Hallen, Brigham Young University
Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Fellowship will enable the continuation of research for the Emily Dickinson Lexicon website, including alphabetical files of words in Dickinson's poems and words in the dictionary she used.
Award: $3,500
Delmont R. Oswald Fellowship in Utah Studies
Recipient: Robert McPherson, College of Eastern Utah, San Juan Campus
Southeastern Utah Military History: Searching the Record
Request to help fund research of military records related to southeastern Utah at the National Archives.
Award: $3,500
Oral History Grants: Jointly Funded by the Utah Humanities Council and the Utah Division of State History
Funds for Oral History Grants are made possible through state appropriations and a special We The People appropriation from Congress to the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Our Story, Your Story: Italian-Americans in Utah
Italian Cultural Center of Utah and KUED, Salt Lake City
A project to collect, transcribe, and film interviews of Italian immigrants and Italian-Americans.
Contact: Joanne Milner (joanne.milner@slcgov.com; 801-535-7388) www.inpiazzautah.com
Grant award: $1,200
Providence City Oral History Project
Providence City Historic Preservation Commission, Providence
Collecting and preserving oral histories of some of Providence’s lifetime residents.
Contact: Karl Seethaler (435-752-3423) www.providencecity.org
Grant award: $1,200
Park City Oral History Project
Park City Historical Society and Museum. Park City
A project to add ten new transcribed oral histories (and indexes) to the museum’s collections.
Contact: Lola Beatlebrox (lola@parkcityhistory.org; 435-649-7457) www.parkcityhistory.org
Grant award: $1,200
Brigham City Oral History Project
Brigham City Museum Gallery and Brigham City Library, Brigham City
Chronicling the history of Brigham City residents, with a special emphasis on war veterans.
Contact: Sue Hill (bclibrarydir@yahoo.com; 435-723-5850)
Grant award: $1,200
Preserving Life Experience
Uintah County Library, Vernal
A project to preserve oral accounts of residents’ life histories, with an emphasis on their experiences in Ashley Valley.
Contact: Doris Burton (dkarren@easilink.com; 435-789-0091) www.uintah.lib.ut.us
Grant award: $1,200
Nurses at War
Brigham Young University College of Nursing, Provo
Archiving and publishing accounts of military nurses involved in the two Persian Gulf wars.
Contact: Patricia Rushton (Patricia_Rushton@byu.edu; 801-422-5375) www.byu.edu/nursesatwar
Grant award: $1,200
LDS Hospital Medical Researchers Oral History Project
IHC Health Services, Salt Lake City
Conducting nine interviews of pioneers in medical research and transcribing the results of those interviews.
Contact: Becky Lloyd (becky.lloyd@ihn.com; 801-408-2180)
Grant award: $2,000
