State Historical Society grant winners named; Haigler on list

    The Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation has announced grant recipients for its 2023 Statewide Grants Program.
    Recipients from 41 communities across the state will receive grants totaling almost $50,000.  
    Recipients include organizations like the Haigler Community Foundation in the southwest corner of the state, the Hall County Historical Society in central Nebraska and the Dawes County Historical Society to the north.   
     “We are thrilled to help these local organizations preserve the history of their communities,” said Leslie Fattig, NSHSF Executive Director.     
    “Reading through all the applications and seeing the broad need for these grants just reinforces our determination to grow the program in order to fund more of these efforts.”
    NSHSF received 74 grant applications requesting $131,873 to fulfill needs such as conservation of collections, public programming, outreach, exhibits, promotion of the facility and services, promotion of tourism and visitation, school programs and resources for the classroom and management of collections.   
    The grants from this program help organizations such as museums, historical societies and libraries with core education, preservation and interpretive programs about community history.
    The goal for 2024 is to award $75,000.
    To learn more about the grants program here, visit: https://www.nshsf.org/state wide-grants-program/