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2006 Director's Circle Event
On October 4th, 2006, the Wisconsin Historical Foundation will host the 2006 Director’s Circle Event, an invitation only event celebrating individuals and organizations who have contributed $1,000 or more in the past year.
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Five Honored at First Annual Wisconsin History Makers Gala
The Wisconsin Historical Society celebrated the lifetime achievements of five individuals with Wisconsin ties during its first annual History Makers Gala in Milwaukee on Tuesday, May 23, 2006. Paul Gigot, Vel Phillips, George and Nan Pollard, and Elmer Winter each earned the distinction of being recognized for their accomplishments in the fields of journalism, public service, the arts, and business.
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Mead Witter Foundation Challenge Grant
The Society’s Library and Archives Preservation Endowment received another boost recently when the Board of Directors of the Mead Witter Foundation of Wisconsin Rapids granted the Wisconsin Historical Foundation’s request for a $200,000 special grant. The grant offer requires the Foundation, through a two-to-one match, to raise an additional $400,000 in new cash and pledges for the endowment by June 30, 2006.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Board of Curators Appoints Ellsworth H. Brown as Society's 13th Director
The Wisconsin Historical Society Board of Curators has appointed Ellsworth H. Brown of Pittsburgh as the Society's 13th director, according to an announcement by Society President Patricia A. Boge. Brown, 61, will assume his new duties on July 1.
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$500,000 N.E.H. Grant to Help Preserve Library-Archives Collections
A $500,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities has been awarded to the Wisconsin Historical Foundation, which will use the grant to build a $2.5 million endowment for the preservation of the Wisconsin Historical Society's world-class North American history library and archival collections.
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