Grants

The Federation Bulletin includes information about grants offered by private and public sources to help history organizations. Access to information about current grant opportunities is limited to members only. To see a sample list, please click on the link below.

Grant Opportunities(pdf)

History Help

In its History Help section, the Federation Bulletin contains information about useful museum - and history-related web sites. The newsletter also features a "Sharing Ideas" series, which describes successful projects that other members may be interested in learning about and imitating

Access to current History Help articles is limited to members only. To read sample articles, please click on the links below.

Click on the link below to read the article "Board Field Trips Help Broad Horizons"

Board Field Trips Help Broaden Horizons

Click on the link below to read the article "The Big Read: Collaborating in a 'Big' Way".

The Big Read(pdf)

Click on the link below to read the article "Conducting Research at the North Carolina State Archives" .

Conducting Research at the State Archives(pdf)

Click on the link below to read the article "Using Collaboration to Create Successful Programs."

Collaboration Article(pdf)

Click on the link below to read the article "Sharing Ideas: Holding an Architectural Salvage Sale," along with handouts.

Salvage Sale Article(pdf)

Click on the link below to read about the State Historic Preservations Office's Preservation Fund Grant program.

HPO Grant Program(pdf)

Workshops

The Federation offers occasional workshops focusing on different aspects of preserving, sharing, and promoting local history. Currently there are no workshops planned.

Connecting to Collections

The Federation also partners with the Department of Cultural Resources in DCR’s Connecting to Collections initiative. The Department is offering workshops on collections care and disaster planning; please visit the N.C. Connecting to Collections website at (http://c2c.ncdcr.gov/forums-workshops..html) for more information.

Previous Workshops

Please click on the link below to read an article and handouts associated with the Federation's spring 2010 workshop "Hand-On History: Object-Based Learning and Craft Activities.

Hands-On History Workshop Article and Handouts(pdf)

Please click on the links below to read articles and handouts associated with the Federation's Spring 2009 workshops on recruiting new volunteers.

Recruiting Article(pdf)

Please click on the links below to read articles and handouts associated with the Federation's Spring 2008 workshops.

Collections Care from Spring 2008 FNCHS Workshops (pdf)

Part Two of Collections Care Article with Supplemental Images (pdf)

Article and Handouts on Programs Offered by the North Carolina Humanities Program (pdf)

Click on the link below to read an article and handouts associated with the Fall 2007 workshop "Bringing History to Life: Developing a Living History Program."

Article and Handouts on Developing Living History Program (pdf)

Historical Publications Available from Federation Members

Federation members offer a wide range of historical books for sale, including histories of towns, counties, and local institutions; architecture and cemetery surveys; biographies, memoirs, cultural studies, court minutes; information from deeds, wills, and census records; studies of religion and education in different communities, and more. Click on the link below to see the annual list of available books; a new list is posted each June.

2012 Historical Publications Available from Federation Members (pdf)

Useful Books Available from the State Library

The State Library offers many books of interest to historical organizations. These books may be borrowed, free of charge, through interlibrary loan. Click on the link below to see a list of relevant books; the list will be updated periodically as new books arrive.

Useful Books Available through State Library (pdf)