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The Brownsville Historical Association, in partnership with BISD’s Hudson Elementary, unveiled the Keepers of the Crypt project on May 17, 2008 at the Old City Cemetery Center and Old City Cemetery on Madison. The Keepers of the Crypt project was sponsored through a grant from the History Channel’s Save Our History grant program. Through this project, students in Mrs. Noel Kendall’s 4th grade class have learned about the importance of preserving the Historic City Cemetery on Madison through interactive activities that will be shared with other students. As part of the project, a student exhibit of their cemetery research, photos, and grave rubbings was unveiled. As part of the day’s activities, the students led guided tours of the cemetery period costume representing the time periods researched in the project.
The Brownsville Historical Association was one of 27 history organizations nationwide that received Save Our History community preservation grants. These grants fund innovative preservation projects designed to bring communities together, actively engage children in the preservation of their local history and communicate the importance of saving local history for future generations.
The History Channel, with the counsel of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) and American Association of State and Local History (AASLH), created the Save Our History Grant Program as an extension of the Save Our History philanthropic initiative and is committed to inspiring and motivating local communities to learn about and take an active role in the preservation of their past through projects involving artifacts, oral histories, sites, museums or landmarks that exist in their own neighborhoods. In four years, 1,934 historic organizations, representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia have applied for funding through the Save Our History Grant Program. To date, The History Channel and its cable partners have given $1 million dollars to fund community preservation projects across the country.
Photos by Brad Doherty
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