A monthly serving of illuminating programs for all Granite Staters!
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A monthly serving of illuminating programs for all Granite Staters
~ C E L E B R A T I N G N A T I V E A M E R I C A N H E R I T A G E M O N T H ~
An international legend born in Dover, NH...
From Sewer to Superstars:
The Untold Story of Kevin Eastman & the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Join us for Humanities@Home on Friday, Dec. 6 at 5:00 pm:
Join us for a thrilling tour of the obscure underground and alternative comics that gave birth to the world's most beloved reptilian assassins! We'll explore the many exciting and eclectic forms, sources, and inspirations that inspired Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's terrific turtle warriors, surveying the best of the global multimedia phenomenon that continues to celebrate their legacy of humor and heroism. Get ready for a wild ride filled with comics, toys, films, and animated thrills of all kinds, and probably far too much pizza, too many ninjas, and all the wisecracks we can handle!
Join us for this free online program on Zoom, Friday, Dec. 6 at 5:00 pm
Presented by Daniel Yezbick, a Professor of English and Communications and Intercultural Education Coordinator at Wildwood College outside of St. Louis, MO, where he teaches media, literature, and writing courses. Learn more
P.S.If you missed last week's Humanities@Home, enjoy this timely and important program presented by Dr. Melinda Negrón-Gonzales who teaches courses on global affairs, development, and conflict studies at the University of NH. She is the founding director of the Global Conflict and Human Security master's program at UNH's Carsey School of Public Policy. Click here or below to watch the recording!
The Smithsonian has come to New Hampshire!
Now underway, New Hampshire Humanities and Vermont Humanities are partnering with the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program to bring a traveling exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, to small towns in both states. The Crossroads exhibit and related programs explore the evolving landscape of rural America and are free and open to the public.
Currently on view at River Valley Community College in Claremont, NH through Dec. 13!
River Valley Community College, 1 College Place, Claremont Mon/Wed/Fri 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Tue/Thurs: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm The Claremont Historical Society has provided a curated selection of objects to coincide with the Crossroads exhibit. Visitors can view various artifacts and documents that relate to Claremont’s agricultural, industrial, and educational history. Learn more about the River Valley Community College exhibit
After Claremont, Crossroads will travel to the following locations:
Feb. 8 – March 23, 2025 Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, VTDetails
March 29 – May 11, 2025 Jefferson Historical Society, Jefferson, NHDetails
May 31 - Aug. 9, 2025 Museum of the White Mountains, Plymouth, NHDetails
Aug. 25 - Sept. 28, 2025 Old Stone House Museum, Brownington, VTDetails
Crossroads: Change in Rural America is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution, New Hampshire Humanities and Vermont Humanities. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.
Bring our new Humanities to Go programs to your community!
Through Humanities to Go, our statewide speakers bureau, nonprofit organizations and community groups can offer high quality cultural programming to the public at minimal cost to the host. Every year, New Hampshire Humanities sponsors hundreds ofHumanities to Go programs that are free and open to the public. If any of the new programs below have been booked by a host organization, the date and other details will be listed underneath the description!
MINI Grant Applications Applications for Mini Grants (up to $2K) are accepted on a rolling basis.Details MAJORGrant Deadlines Draft Major Community Project Grantproposals are due December 15; final applications are due Jan. 15, 2025
For more information and to access the application materials, click here.
Every year New Hampshire Humanities celebrates the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving with a 24-hour giving day – Giving Tuesday – to provide a meaningful alternative to Black Friday. Celebrate this season of reflection and gratitude by supporting the organizations that bring meaning to YOU throughout the year. Help support New Hampshire Humanities’ year-round, free programs with a gift - or a second - on December 3, midnight to midnight. With your help, we can rediscover community through conversation and connection.Please click the blue button or click HERE to make a secure, online donation today.
*P.S. Between now and December 3rd at 11:59 pm, you can make an early gift and have it count toward Giving Tuesday – click HERE to make a secure online gift today. Thank you!
STAFF PICK Recommended by Dr. Katrina Kerr, Deputy Director
Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Never Caughttells the gripping story of Ona Judge Staines, who defied George and Martha Washington to live freely in Portsmouth, NH. I was drawn to this book for its local and historical connection, and once I began reading, I couldn’t put it down. Dunbar’s narrative gives voice to overlooked individuals, revealing the complexities of slavery and the moral contradictions of America’s Founding Fathers.
When George Washington became president, he reluctantly moved to Philadelphia, where Pennsylvania law required enslaved people to be freed after six months of residence. Washington circumvented this law by sending enslaved people back to the South every six months to reset the clock. Ona, exposed to Philadelphia’s free Black and Quaker abolitionist communities, seized the chance to escape on May 21, 1796, securing passage to Portsmouth.
Adding to the complexity, Ona was technically owned by the estate of Martha Washington’s first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, meaning Washington could be financially liable if she wasn’t recovered. Under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793, Ona lived as a fugitive in New Hampshire until her death in 1848.
If you're seeking a powerful local story about resilience and the courage to overcome oppression, this book is for you!
PARTNER NEWS
The Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies is offering an interactive and discussion-based workshop for educators on Friday, December 6, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm: Approaching Genocide in the Classroom: Case Studies and Seminars
Participants will learn multiple frameworks for teaching about genocide, and will learn about resources and activities on the Holocaust and other genocides, and will leave the workshop with specific ideas for lesson plans, assignments, or other elements that they can introduce to their middle school, high school, or college classes. A wide range of cases of genocide such as the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, the Bosnian Genocide, and the Genocide against the Tutsi (in Rwanda) will be covered. Tom White from the Cohen Center will also introduce some of the resources available to educators through the Center. Space is limited and the deadline to register is Tuesday, November 26. DETAILS
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