DELTA HERITAGE COURIER
December 2020/January 2021
Serving the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Carquinez Strait
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Often month names give little sense of the significance of a month or even make much sense. September, October, November, and December are the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth months, but yet the words mean seven, eight, nine, and ten, respectively (they were named before July and August were added to the calendar). January, however, has a special meaning. Janus, the month's namesake, was a Roman god with two faces. The name signifies the act of both looking back at the old year and looking ahead to the new year.
Given the chaos of 2020, December and January seem like a fitting time to reflect on 2020 and hope for a better 2021. 2020 gave us a new understanding of cultural heritage, including the need to expand the reach of museums and historic sites and the need to take on challenging, painful histories. As for 2021, we are looking forward to beginning the first meeting of the National Heritage Area Management Plan Advisory Committee in early January (see below) and engaging in a public conversation about our future. This marks an exciting new stage in our development as a National Heritage Area.
Starting with this issue, we will be returning to a bimonthly newsletter until health restrictions ease and there are more heritage events to advertise. Please contact Blake Roberts at blake.roberts@delta.ca.gov if there are events or updates you want to pass along to our mailing list before February.
In the meantime, we wish you a safe and happy holidays!
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Delta Protection Commission Appoints
NHA Advisory Committee Members
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At their November 19 meeting, the Delta Protection Commission appointed 15 voting members and additional ex officio members to the new National Heritage Advisory Management Plan Advisory Committee (NHA Advisory Committee). The committee will provide the Commission and a Commission subcommittee with recommendations on the development of the Management Plan and input from diverse stakeholders. The new members consist of:
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Michael Campbell (Clarksburg; Friends of the 1883 Clarksburg Schoolhouse; Delta Regional Foundation)
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Lenora Clark (Discovery Bay; Recreational Boaters of California; Pacific Inter-Club Association)
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Barbara Daly (Clarksburg; Delta Heartbeat Tours; California Delta Chambers and Visitors Bureau)
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Jeff Henderson (Roseville; Delta Stewardship Council) (Ex Officio)
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Paulette Hennum (Courtland; Delta business owner)
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Matt Holmes (Stockton; environmental justice consultant)
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Douglas Hsia (Locke; Locke Foundation; Delta Conveyance Authority [DCA] Stakeholder Engagement Committee)
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Carol Jensen (Brentwood; Contra Costa County Historic Landmarks Committee; Delta historian)
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Janet Lake (Freeport; Freeport Citizens Community Association; Delta Legacy Communities, Inc.)
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Matthew Moore (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for United Auburn Indian Community of Auburn Rancheria) (Ex Officio)
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Michael Moran (East Bay Regional Parks District) (Ex Officio)
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Gia Moreno (Hood; Hood Community Council; DCA Stakeholder Engagement Committee)
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James Motlow (Locke; Delta Legacy Communities, Inc; Delta author)
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Elizabeth Patterson (Benicia; Mayor of Benicia; urban and regional planner)
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Trevor Rice (Richmond; National Park Service) (Ex Officio)
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David Stuart (Sacramento; retired Director of San Joaquin County Historical Society; park planner)
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Malissa Tayaba (Sacramento; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians; DCA Stakeholder Engagement Committee)
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Jan Vick (Rio Vista; Rio Vista Army Base Steering Committee; Highway 12 Association)
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Jean Yokotobi (Isleton; Isleton Chamber of Commerce; Isleton Historical Society)
The NHA Advisory Committee is expected to hold their first meeting in January 2021. Information on the meeting will be forthcoming.
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Exhibitions, Events, and Updates |
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Gifts for the Heritage Buff
What is Open
As of this writing, the five Delta and Carquinez Strait counties (Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo) are in the most restrictive tier, purple, which restricts museums to outdoor activities only.
Guidance for Remote Interviewing Now Available
The Oral History Association has published remote interviewing resources for conducting oral histories during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit the Oral History Association website to read the report.
Deaf Perspectives on Oral Histories - December 8
The National Council on Public History is sponsoring “In Our Own Words: Deaf Perspectives in Oral History and Public History” on Tuesday, December 8 from 3:00-4:00 PM Pacific. The free virtual event will feature a conversation about conducting oral history interviews with Deaf participants in order to capture their perspectives, particularly during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information and to register, visit the National Council on Public History website.
Holiday Celebrations and Events
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The West Sacramento Historical Society will host a screening of the 1925 silent movie "The Pony Express", which was filmed in West Sacramento, on Saturday, December 12 at 7:00 PM. For more information, visit the West Sacramento Historical Society Facebook page.
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Sacramento Historical Society will host the online "49er Gold Rush Musical Christmas Party" on Tuesday, December 15 at 7:00 PM. For more information and to register, visit the Sacramento Historical Society website.
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During winter break, the Sacramento History Museum will be hosting "Winter Camp - Paper Palooza" that focuses on paper crafts, including how people used them for entertainment, decoration, and even early animation. To register, visit the Sacramento History Museum website.
Sacramento Historical Society Webinar on Sacramento's Military History - January 26, 2021
The Sacramento Historical Society will be hosting a webinar called "The Military History of Sacramento: From the Mexican-American War to COVID-19" on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 7:00 PM. To register for the webinar, visit the Sacramento Historical Society website.
Filipino American National Historical Society, Stockton Chapter Scholarships - Deadline is February 12, 2021
The FANHS Stockton Chapter will award five $500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors in San Joaquin County to help finance their college, university, business, vocational, or trade school education. For more information, see the FANHS Stockton Chapter website.
Haggin Museum Exhibition Features Rich Turner's Photography - November 19 - February 7, 2021 (Closed Indefinitely)
Rich Turner: How I Saw It, digs deep into the artist's files to share photographs of Antarctica, newspaper work from the Roseville Press-Tribune and Stockton Record, highlights of his fine-art and commercial work in the San Joaquin County region and Delta, and photo essays from Soundings, a Bay-Delta regional publication founded by Mr. Turner, focusing on art, culture and the environment. Each photograph, or series, will be accompanied by short narratives telling the stories behind the images. Visit Stockton's Haggin Museum website for more information once the museum has reopened.
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Have a vision?
Check out these funding opportunities!
Creating special places in our towns and cities can be a difficult and daunting task. Grants are an excellent resource and we have done some of the legwork for you! See below for available opportunities.
FEDERAL GRANTS
National Endowment for the Arts
Grants for Arts Projects
These grants support arts projects that use the arts to unite and heal in response to current events; celebrate our creativity and cultural heritage; invite mutual respect for differing beliefs and values; and enrich humanity. Applicants may request cost share/matching grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. The deadline for submission is February 11, 2021. For more information, see the National Endowment for the Arts website.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
This NEH grant program helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting sustainable conservation measures. For more information, see the National Endowment for the Humanities website.
National Park Service
African American Civil Rights Grants
History of Equal Rights (HER) Grants
The History of Equal Rights (HER) Grant Program, a new competitive civil rights grant program, will preserve sites related to the struggle to achieve the ideal of equal rights in America. HER Grants will fund a broad range of preservation projects for historic sites including: architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation to structures. Applications are due on December 15, 2020. For more information on the program, see the HER Grant Program webpage.
Save America's Treasures Grants
Save America’s Treasures grants support the preservation and/or conservation assistance to nationally significant historic properties and collections. The grant deadline is January 26, 2021. Visit the Grants.gov website for more details.
STATE GRANTS
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Community and Economic Enhancement (Proposition 68) Grants
The Community and Economic Enhancement Grant Program funds projects that benefit Delta communities in order to sustain the Delta’s heritage and enhance the unique values of the Delta today. Program priorities include recreation and tourism, historic and cultural preservation, and environmental education. Additionally, the program focuses on increasing public access to recreational opportunities in order to promote a robust Delta economy. For more information, visit the Delta Conservancy’s Proposition 68 Grant webpage.
LOCAL GRANTS
City and County of Sacramento Community Development Block Grant Public Facility Projects
The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) will be soliciting Request for Proposals for eligible public facility improvement projects under the Community Development Block Grant (CDGB) program. Proposals are due January 29, 2021. SHRA will be holding a Pre-Proposal Meeting via Zoom on Monday, December 14 at 10:00 AM. Register for the meeting on the Zoom website and you will received a confirmation email.
NATIONAL TRUST COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Irvin Henderson Main Street Revitalization Fund
The National Trust Community Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, provides up to $2 million in tax credit financing for transformational historic rehabilitation projects in low-income Main Street communities. For more details, visit the National Trust Community Investment Corporation website.
New Markets Tax Credits
The National Trust Community Investment Corporation uses tax credit allocations to finance historic rehabilitation projects located in severely distressed low-income communities that provide significant community impact and are consistent with their preservation-based community development mission. For more details, visit the National Trust Community Investment Corporation website.
OTHER FUNDING
Rural LISC Community Facilities Fund
Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) provides permanent and construction to permanent financing for rural community facilities, including museums and libraries, in rural communities with populations under 20,000. For more information, visit the LISC website.
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Please contact us with updates or if you want to follow up on newsletter items by emailing Blake Roberts at blake.roberts@delta.ca.gov.
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