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Cleaning Brownsville's Old City Cemetery
Save our History
Brownsville Historical Association & Hudson Elementary School
Save Our History is a national history education and preservation
initiative that raises awareness and support for preserving local
heritage. HISTORY created Save Our History to support local history
education and historic preservation efforts in communities across
America.
About: Save our History.
Save Our History is an Emmy® Award-winning strategic
philanthropic initiative of History™ 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
History™, 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. History has given over $1
million dollars to fund historic preservation efforts across the
country through the Save Our History Grant Program.
History, in collaboration with leading educators from the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), developed a comprehensive Educator's Manual containing standards-based lesson plans, enrichment activities, and resources that help elementary, middle and high school teachers connect American History content to their local history. The manual guides teachers to engage students in hands-on, experiential preservation projects. The Educator's Manual is supplemented by Save Our History lesson plans available to educators who register online to receive them at www.saveourhistory.com. To date, more than 60,000 educators at schools, youth groups, history museums, and historic sites have used the educational materials to teach over 1.8 million students about their local history and the importance of preserving it.
HISTORY congratulates the winners of the 2007-2008 Grant Cycle for their exceptional projects. In 2007/2008, HISTORY awarded $250,000 in grants of up to $10,000 to 27 organizations across the country. With the 2007/2008 grant awards, HISTORY has donated One Million Dollars towards the cause of historic education and preservation. We are extremely proud of this achievement and congratulate the winners for their extraordinary efforts in saving their local history.
Videos
The following videos are part of the work we did together with the Brownsville Historical Association and the students from Hudson Elementary, for the Save our History program. Hope you enjoy them as much as we did helping restore and preserve the historic cemetery, downtown Brownsville, Texas.
History, in collaboration with leading educators from the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), developed a comprehensive Educator's Manual containing standards-based lesson plans, enrichment activities, and resources that help elementary, middle and high school teachers connect American History content to their local history. The manual guides teachers to engage students in hands-on, experiential preservation projects. The Educator's Manual is supplemented by Save Our History lesson plans available to educators who register online to receive them at www.saveourhistory.com. To date, more than 60,000 educators at schools, youth groups, history museums, and historic sites have used the educational materials to teach over 1.8 million students about their local history and the importance of preserving it.
HISTORY congratulates the winners of the 2007-2008 Grant Cycle for their exceptional projects. In 2007/2008, HISTORY awarded $250,000 in grants of up to $10,000 to 27 organizations across the country. With the 2007/2008 grant awards, HISTORY has donated One Million Dollars towards the cause of historic education and preservation. We are extremely proud of this achievement and congratulate the winners for their extraordinary efforts in saving their local history.
18. Brownsville Historical Association
Brownsville, TX
Partner: Hubert R. Hudson Elementary
Description: Keepers of the Crypt
Videos
The following videos are part of the work we did together with the Brownsville Historical Association and the students from Hudson Elementary, for the Save our History program. Hope you enjoy them as much as we did helping restore and preserve the historic cemetery, downtown Brownsville, Texas.
First Session
Visiting the Old City Cemetery Center
and touring the cemetery
Brownsville, October 27, 2007
Visiting the Old City Cemetery Center
and touring the cemetery
Brownsville, October 27, 2007
Second Session
The Texas Historical Comission
with Anne Shelton
Brownsville, November 17, 2007
The Texas Historical Comission
with Anne Shelton
Brownsville, November 17, 2007
Third Session
Working with Tony Knopp and Chula Griffin
at the Old City Cemetery Center
Brownsville, December 14, 2007
Working with Tony Knopp and Chula Griffin
at the Old City Cemetery Center
Brownsville, December 14, 2007
Fourth Session
Working with Joe Gavito
at the Brownsville Heritage Complex
Brownsville, January 26, 2008
Working with Joe Gavito
at the Brownsville Heritage Complex
Brownsville, January 26, 2008
Fifth Session
Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning
at the Cemetery
Brownsville, February 16, 2008
Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning
at the Cemetery
Brownsville, February 16, 2008