RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITY MUSEUMS OF SERVICE: EXPLORING OUR DEMOCRACY FROM 1776 TO THE PRESENT DAY & BEYOND [TH...

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RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITY MUSEUMS OF SERVICE: EXPLORING OUR DEMOCRACY FROM 1776 TO THE PRESENT DAY & BEYOND [THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP PUBLIC-FACING RESOURCES TO CELEBRATE AMERICA'S 250 BY EXPLORING THE ENDURING CIVIC VIRTUE OF SERVICE, HELPING COMMUNITIES CONNECT THEIR LOCAL HISTORIES TO THE NATIONAL NARRATIVE OF SERVICE AND DEMOCRACY. KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CREATING: * PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED EXHIBIT PANELS ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?S SERVICE LEGACY * PLUG-AND-PLAY EXHIBIT TEMPLATES FOR LOCAL CUSTOMIZATION * A FEATURE VIDEO DISCUSSING SERVICE'S VITAL ROLE IN AMERICAN HISTORY * A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TOOLKIT WITH GUIDANCE FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS * DISSEMINATION AT 2 KEY CONFERENES THE PROJECT'S HUMANITIES FOCUS IS ON SERVICE AS A CORNERSTONE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, DEMONSTRATING ITS RELEVANCE FROM 1776 TO THE PRESENT AND FOSTERING A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR DEMOCRACY AS A PARTICIPATORY ENDEAVOR. THE ANTICIPATED AUDIENCE INCLUDES K-12 EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS. THE GOAL IS TO EMPOWER 250 SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-LED EXHIBITS BY DECEMBER 2026.]