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need more funds for an intern?

December 9th Deadline!

The American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) is offering its smaller institutional members the opportunity to apply for funds (up to $1,000) to hire a summer intern through their Alderson ... Continue

scholarships available for 2012 aaslh workshops

Once again, the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) is offering four scholarships to history professionals to attend next year’s AASLH Onsite Workshops. Applicants must be a paid employee of a history organization, ... Continue

uw museology internship fair

uw museology internship fair

Listen up cultural organizations, this opportunity is for you too!

The University of Washington’s Museology Program will be hosting their first internship fair on November 28th, from 11:30am-1:30pm at the UW Tower. This will ... Continue

“better not let a sitting hen see that corsage”

News from a 2011 Heritage Special Projects recipient

HistoryLink.org has added three new essays with video components, thanks in part to a recent award from 4Culture. See the giant egg nest corsage that Betty McDonald received ... Continue

free webinars: visitor engagement

The American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) is offering three free webinars with content supported by StEPs standards and performance indicators. Participation is open to both StEPs and non-StEPs organizations, paid and unpaid ... Continue

dia de los muertos (day of the dead)

dia de los muertos (day of the dead)

The beginning of November is a time celebrated around the world with festivals honoring and celebrating those who have passed, from Asia to Central America. A centuries old tradition in Mexico, El Dia de los ... Continue

taking stock & building collections

taking stock & building collections

4Culture Announces its 2011 Heritage Collections Care Recipients

Twenty applications were received this year for 4Culture’s Heritage Collections Care program, and all twenty were funded, providing $52,500 for countywide collections projects for the fourth year ... Continue

event series: exploring seattle’s musical roots

News from a 4Culture Heritage Special Projects recipient

“The first century of Seattle’s economic development was accompanied by the rise of a lively music culture, long before the city gained fame as the hometown of ... Continue

reminder: cultural facilities funding opportunity

reminder: cultural facilities funding opportunity

4Culture’s 2011 Arts and Heritage Cultural Facilities programs’ application deadline is September 14th. These programs provide support for the purchase, design, construction, and remodeling of cultural facilities in King County, Washington. Play our new workshop ... Continue

seeking a diversion? look south...

seeking a diversion? look south…

4Culture’s Historic Preservation Advisory Committee (HPAC) recently took a tour of south King County, exploring the active spaces and culturally rich offerings of Des Moines and Burien.

Des Moines Field House Park Designed in the ... Continue

tour local farms in king county

tour local farms in king county

Join your neighbors, and bring the kids! Celebrate the vitality of local agriculture by coming out to the 2011 Harvest Celebration Farm Tour in King County. Learn about the importance of supporting farmers, and the ... Continue

annual bungalow fair

Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA Saturday & Sunday, September 24th – 25th, 10am – 4pm

Celebrating its 14th year, Historic Seattle’s annual Bungalow Fair is a weekend-long event that includes the exhibit and ... Continue