NEWS FROM FOUR RIVERS
January 3, 2018
MHAA FY19 Grant Round Announced --
Workshops Offered, Intent to Apply Forms Available
We are please to share the announcement from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority that the MHAA FY 19 Project Grant Intent to Apply forms, as well as the grant guidelines, are now available. You can access all the materials here:


Plan to attend one of the 4 workshops and 2 webinars that will be held in January:

These are always invaluable as you plan your application!

INTENT TO APPLY FORMS ARE DUE ON JANUARY 26, 2018!

Here are a few updates on items that are new this year:
  • The minimum grant request for project grants is now $5,000
  • Applicants are encouraged to provide match documentation by June 1 - if they do, they will get a few extra points in the scoring criteria. If they are not able to provide match documentation at that time, the grant can be awarded a grant on the condition that the applicant provide full match documentation no later than September 30. If the documentation is not presented by that second date, the grant will be forfeited.

Best of luck and please call our office at 410-222-1805 to discuss your project, if you have not already done so. Thanks!
2018 Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Celebration Kicks Off Soon!
Celebrate the life and times of the first African American to gain international prominence as a social crusader during the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Celebration throughout the State of Maryland in 2018.

The City of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County is a "must" stop on your travels to experience this important commemoration. Our Banneker-Douglass Museum, the State’s official museum of African American heritage, is open year-round. There will be a wide variety of events scheduled here and across the state this year. Discover all of the events that are part of the celebration here .
Finding Your Ancestors in Maps
"Finding Your Ancestors in Maps," a talk to be held Thursday, January 4, 7:00-9:30 pm, at Severna Park United Methodist Church, 731 Benfield Road, Severna Park.

Hosted by the Anne Arundel Genealogical Society. This presentation by John Siemon will cover the uses for maps in researching family history, plus many places to find detailed maps that show where your ancestors lived. His talk will include some online demonstrations and how to put them in your family history documents.

John Siemon has been on the Board of Directors of the Maryland Genealogical Society since 2008, and is currently President of the Society. He has been researching his family history since 1997. His special interests are maps, the Civil War, and Baltimore history and genealogy. Find more information here .
Twelfth Night: A Christmas Concert
Saturday, January 6, 7:00 pm
Hammond-Harwood House
19 Maryland Ave, Annapolis

Join the Élan Ensemble ladies, Elissa Edwards, soprano & Anastasia Pike, harp, for a festive evening of carols in the ballroom.

Celebrate the season with historical flair as we highlight traditions from London to Amsterdam and explore how the Loockermans might have celebrated this festive occasion.

Christmas day was reserved for family celebrations and helping those less fortunate, while Twelfth Night marked the society event of the season, where friends and loved ones gathered together to celebrate the final hours of Christmas cheer. Celebrate the New Year and join us for our most popular event of the year!

$40 per person/$35 Members. Buy tickets here .
The Art of Henry Reuterdahl at the USNA Museum
The US Naval Academy Museum ( 118 Maryland Ave, Annapolis ) has opened its exhibit of the work of Henry Reuterdahl in the second deck gallery, including many rarely seen images.

Henry Reuterdahl worked for nearly thirty years as America’s leading naval artist. The New York Times reported at his death, “His name was a household word in the United States Navy because of his numerous contributions to its pictorial history and the many friends he made on board its ships.”

Of his own work Reuterdahl wrote: "The keynote of the Navy is its youth and enthusiasm. This can only be translated by vigorous painting and powerful colors. The sea surges, the Navy is alert, and that cannot be transcribed for the inland onlooker except by dynamic color and strong forms. Victory is glorious and powerful and has to be rendered in a two-fisted way."

Visit today to learn more about this artist's work!
The Lost Towns Project Needs Your Stories!
The Lost Towns Project wants to hear your stories about African American history for two grants sponsored by the National Park Service Civil Rights African American Historic Preservation Program and the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

Please come to one of the three public meetings to learn more about the project and to schedule your oral history interview, which will take place at a later date. Tell us about the experiences of your family and friends, including your parents, grandparents, and other relatives. There will be stations to scan any related photos, documents, and memorabilia you may want to bring to enhance your stories. Download the flyer with details of all three planned meetings here .
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