Heritage Happenings
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Thursday, January 22 5:30-7:00 PM
Art and Asia in Ipswich
Ipswich Historical Society's
Heard House Museum
54 South Main Street Ipswich, MA 01938
Discover the China trade behind the walls of the Heard House Museum. Their collection reflects a unique time in our nation's history when the US was pursuing relationships with nations of Asia to establish independence in politics and trade.
Become acquainted with the work of artist and Ipswich native, Arthur Wesley Dow. Experience how Asian influence penetrates the artistic sensibilities of this artist whose timeless contributions to the teaching and understanding of art continue to influence artists today. Explorers FREE, non-Explorers $15.
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It is not too late to share the gift of Discovery. Consider an Explorers Membership as a gift this holiday season...
 December
16, 7:30 PM
Rebecca Nurse:
Unjustly Convicted
R.S. Peabody Museum
175 Main St, Andover
MA Archaeological Society's Northeast Chapter hosts FREE presentations monthly. Malinda Blustain, director, R.S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology, will review archaeological research at the Nurse Homestead
in Danvers, MA, an area occupied for a period of 5000 years, from
American Indians to colonists. For more information click here...
Looking Ahead...
Ipswich celebrates 375th in 2009! Find out more...
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The Essex National Heritage Area is one of 40 heritage areas affiliated with
the National Park Service.
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Holiday Greetings from Essex Heritage!
The staff at Essex Heritage would like to extend you and your family the greenest of holiday greetings! We are celebrating our Heritage Area with an electronic greeting card this year featuring an award-winning photograph from our annual Photo Contest. Happy Holidays to you!
GO! Experience your Heritage Area this Holiday!
Give a unique heritage holiday gift!
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2009 Partnership Grant Program Suspended
For the past ten years, the Essex Heritage Partnership Grant program has provided more than $1,780,000 to
municipalities and nonprofit heritage organizations to support their
stewardship efforts in the areas of heritage education, interpretative
programming, historic preservation, community trails, and historical
records.
Due to the unanticipated state funding cut of $93,750, Essex Heritage
is suspending the 2009 round of Partnership Grants and no new
applications will be solicited or accepted at this time. Essex Heritage
will continue to support all of our current grant commitments, and
every effort is being made to seek alternative funding to fill the
budget gap. We are very sorry to make this announcement as we know that
many of you rely on Essex Heritage grants to implement excellent
education, interpretation, and preservation projects.
We have every hope that through the generosity of our many supporters,
the gap in funding will be closed, and we will be able to continue the
Partnership Grant program in the future.
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National Endowment for the Humanities
2009 Grant Opportunities
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NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States
government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation,
and public programs in the humanities. Numerous opportunities are
available to fund projects that preserve and interpret heritage
resources for new audiences. The various grant programs, application
guidelines and deadlines can be found here... |
Find Essex Heritage on Facebook
 Essex Heritage invites you to visit us on Facebook. Our presence on Facebook will provide another way to engage with Essex Heritage and all that we do. See photos from recent events, post messages, share your favorite Essex National Heritage Area experiences and become a fan! Find us on Facebook click here... |
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Editorially Essex...
 I hope your Thanksgiving was pleasant and that you had the chance to reunite with family and friends to celebrate this most American of holidays. I suspect that you are getting ready to celebrate the holiday season and regardless of what holiday you celebrate all of us at Essex Heritage hope the season will be rewarding and as the New Year arrives with, that we might all be able to look forward to better times. Economic conditions in this country and the world have deteriorated over the second half of this past year, and we can only hope that with the focus of the new administration in Washington, and with the help of economic experts from all over the globe, the situation can be reversed before the New Year is too old. Read more...
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