Ligon Earns National Grant On Return Of Bill Of Rights
January 26, 2006 - Eighth grade students at Ligon Middle School will be working with a state agency on a Save Our History preservation grant awarded by The History Channel Jan. 23.Ligon and the NC Department of Cultural Resources, Office of Archives and History received one of the 26 grants awarded nationally to fund innovative, educational 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 Ligon project is entitled "Recovery & Return: The Bill of Rights Comes Home." A group of Ligon eighth graders led by Social Studies teacher Jackie Brooks will work with the Office of Archives and History to create a museum exhibit and video re-enactment of events depicting the 1865 theft of the North Carolina handwritten copy of the Bill of Rights, which was recently recovered in an exciting "sting" operation.
Save Our History is an Emmy® Award-winning strategic philanthropic initiative of The History Channel that launched in 1998, designed to further historic preservation and history education. The program supplements the teaching of history in America's classrooms, educates the public on the importance of historical preservation and motivates communities across the country to help save endangered local historic treasures. The Save Our History campaign includes original documentaries, special teachers' materials, national promotion on The History Channel, broadband activities in schools, and has worked with The Smithsonian Institution, National Park Service, National Trust for Historic Preservation, National World War II Memorial, American Rivers and The White House 200th Anniversary. Additional information about the grassroots Save Our History program, including a comprehensive school manual containing suggested lesson plans for grades two through 12 and details about working with local preservation organizations can also be found at www.saveourhistory.com.
The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources is a state agency dedicated to the promotion and protection of North Carolina 's arts, history and culture. For more information about the Department of Cultural Resources visit www.ncculture.com .
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