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Dr. Franklin to Oversee Execution of Hanford History Project Grant

The Hanford History Project was awarded a two-year grant from the National Park Service, “Create Digital Media to Share African American Narratives Related to the Manhattan Project” and Robert Franklin will be the PI on the grant and oversee execution.

“This project will create a suite of digital interpretive products that will share the African American migration, segregation, and civil rights history associated with the Manhattan Project at Hanford, WA.Source materials produced through this project, Documenting the African American Migration, Segregation, & Civil Rights History at Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MAPR), Hanford will inform these new interpretive products. Articles, oral history vignettes, a story map and an in-depth digital walking tour will be developed. The goal is to broaden the racial and age diversity of park visitors through digital interpretive products that share diverse and inclusive perspectives as well as engage youth.”

Dr. Boag’s Exhibit Wins Award

The American Association of State and Local History has announced that the exhibit that Peter Boag co-curated at the Washington State History Museum last year, “Crossing Boundaries: Portraits of a Transgender West, 1860-1940” has earned an “Award of Excellence” (defined as, “The Award of Excellence, which is presented for excellence in history programs, projects, and people when compared with similar activities nationwide.”).
The awards are announced on the AASLH blog at https://aaslh.org/2022-leadership-in-history-winners/.

Dr. Chastain Wins Grant

Andra Chastain won a 2022 New Faculty Seed Grant for her project entitled “Global Urban Histories in the Americas: Santiago, Chile,” which includes support to complete revisions her book Chile Underground: The Santiago Metro and the Struggle for a Rational City, as well as preliminary research for a new project on the history of urban air pollution in the Americas.