The Sheboygan County Historical Society Receives National Grant Funding

The Sheboygan County Historical Society has received $25,000 from the Telling the Full History Fund—a grant program from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and made possible through the National Endowment for the Humanities’ American Rescue Plan Humanities Grantmaking for Organizations. To learn more about this program, visit Forum.SavingPlaces.org/tellingthefullhistoryfund.

The purpose of this project is to develop a better understanding of the role that underrepresented communities played in the history and evolution of Sheboygan County, as well as educating and creating a model for continued data collection, communications, and partnerships. In this project, we will be engaging with specific communities including to collect and archive information and create opportunities for engagement and exhibition. The project will include educational workshops that weave into the project including storytelling or exhibiting to help communities tell their stories into the future.

In order to effectively engage and collaborate with diverse communities throughout Sheboygan, the Green Bicycle Co. will enlist and lead a Project Task Force composed of representatives from women, LGBTQIA+, and Hmong communities in Sheboygan County. These members will meet regularly and determine the best strategies for dialogue with their communities, as well as promote this project to their organizations, businesses, and networks. There will also be partnerships with the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and organizations to host exhibits, host conversations, presentations, and workshops.

The grant was made possible through a one-time $2.5 million grant program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021.

“The Telling the Full History Preservation Fund represents the largest number of grants given through a single program at the National Trust,” said Katherine Malone-France, Chief Preservation Officer. “These 80 projects are driven by many dedicated volunteers, staff, and experts, all seeking to expand how we compose the American narrative. We are grateful for the work that they do on the ground and in their communities to reveal, remember, celebrate and illuminate these stories through these extraordinary places,” she continued.

For more information about this grant go to https://sheboyganmuseum.org/.

To see the full list of grantees, go to savingplaces.org/neh-telling-full-history.