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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#2E477C" vlink="#2E477C"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NCH Newsletter [mailto:newsletter@historycoalition.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 14, 2013 4:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet<br><b>Subject:</b> National Coalition for History Update June 14, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://historycoalition.org" title="» National Coalition for History Home Page"><span style='color:#A42F42;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=655 height=163 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://historycoalition.org/images/banner-news.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div id=content><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid #A42F42 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background:white'><h1 style='background:white'>Washington Update for June 14, 2013<o:p></o:p></h1></div><div><div><h3 style='background:white'><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/06/14/national-archives-launches-founders-online-website/" title="Permanent Link to National Archives Launches Founder’s Online Website">National Archives Launches Founder’s Online Website</a><o:p></o:p></h3><h4 style='background:white'>Friday, June 14th, 2013<o:p></o:p></h4><p style='background:white'>The National Archives recently launched the <em>Founders Online</em> website [<a href="http://founders.archives.gov/"><span style='color:#A42F42'>http://founders.archives.gov/</span></a>]. This free online tool brings together the papers of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison in a single website that gives a first-hand account of the growth of democracy and the birth of the Republic. <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/06/14/national-archives-launches-founders-online-website/#more-5378"><span style='color:#A42F42'>Read more…</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div><h3 style='background:white'><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/06/14/oprah-winfrey-donates-12-million-to-smithsonians-african-american-history-museum/" title="Permanent Link to Oprah Winfrey Donates $12 Million to Smithsonian’s African American History Museum">Oprah Winfrey Donates $12 Million to Smithsonian’s African American History Museum</a><o:p></o:p></h3><h4 style='background:white'>Friday, June 14th, 2013<o:p></o:p></h4><p style='background:white'>The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has announced that Oprah Winfrey will donate $12 million to support the capital campaign of the new museum. Combined with her $1 million gift in 2007, this brings Winfrey’s total contribution to $13 million, the museum’s largest donation to date. <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/06/14/oprah-winfrey-donates-12-million-to-smithsonians-african-american-history-museum/#more-5373"><span style='color:#A42F42'>Read more…</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div><h3 style='background:white'><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/06/14/national-park-service-awards-civil-war-preservation-grants/" title="Permanent Link to National Park Service Awards Civil War Preservation Grants">National Park Service Awards Civil War Preservation Grants</a><o:p></o:p></h3><h4 style='background:white'>Friday, June 14th, 2013<o:p></o:p></h4><p style='background:white'>The National Park Service recently awarded more than $3.3 million in grants to help preserve more than 200 acres of land at five of America’s Civil War battlefields. The grant projects are at the Ball’s Bluff (Va.), Brandy Station (Va.), Chickamauga (Ga.), First Deep Bottom (Va.) and Second Manassas (Va.) battlefields. <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/06/14/national-park-service-awards-civil-war-preservation-grants/#more-5369"><span style='color:#A42F42'>Read more…</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div><h3 style='background:white'><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/06/14/national-park-service-awards-tribal-historic-preservation-grants/" title="Permanent Link to National Park Service Awards Tribal & Historic Preservation Grants">National Park Service Awards Tribal & Historic Preservation Grants</a><o:p></o:p></h3><h4 style='background:white'>Friday, June 14th, 2013<o:p></o:p></h4><p style='background:white'>The National Park Service recently awarded $21.6 million in historic preservation grants to help states and territories preserve and protect historic sites. Also, more $3.7 million was distributed to Tribal Historic Preservation Offices to help American Indian tribes in carrying out national historic preservation program responsibilities on tribal lands. <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/06/14/national-park-service-awards-tribal-historic-preservation-grants/#more-5355"><span style='color:#A42F42'>Read more…</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div><h3 style='background:white'><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/06/14/national-coalition-for-history-creates-facebook-and-twitter-pages/" title="Permanent Link to National Coalition for History Creates Facebook and Twitter Pages">National Coalition for History Creates Facebook and Twitter Pages</a><o:p></o:p></h3><h4 style='background:white'>Friday, June 14th, 2013<o:p></o:p></h4><p style='background:white'>The National Coalition for History has created new <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Coalition-for-History/674308069252080"><span style='color:#A42F42'>Facebook</span></a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/HistCoalition"><span style='color:#A42F42'>Twitter</span></a> pages. Please click on the links and come join us! <a href="http://historycoalition.org/2013/06/14/national-coalition-for-history-creates-facebook-and-twitter-pages/#more-5349"><span style='color:#A42F42'>Read more…</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=footer><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#D1D1E3'>If you do not want to receive this newsletter, please use the following form to <a href="http://historycoalition.org/newsadmin/user/login.php">unsubscribe.</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>