Pomeroy Foundation Historic Marker Programs for Educators
Grades 3-12
Multiple class periods
The Pomeroy Education Program provides grants for students to research local history and create commemorative roadside markers, connecting them with historians and community officials.
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Enrich Local History Education Through Grant-Funded Historical Marker Projects
The William G. Pomeroy Foundation® provides grant funding for historical roadside markers across the United States and has a free, specially designed program for student learners. Through the Pomeroy Education Program (PEP), students conduct primary source research, connect with local historians and public officials, and make a lasting contribution to their community by commemorating local history for generations to come.
Signature Marker Grant Programs
Hometown Heritage
Hometown Heritage® commemorates people, places, and events that are historically significant to the larger community and beyond and that occurred 100 years prior to the year of application.
Historic Transportation
Historic Transportation commemorates the ways in which people and goods were transported prior to 1945. This includes canals, steamboats, ferries, bridges, tunnels, railroads, and aircraft.
Hungry for History
Hungry for History® commemorates regional food dishes that are part of a community’s tradition, culture and heritage, and originating 50 years prior to the year of application.
Learn more about how to apply at the Pomeroy Foundation website.
See the details of eligibility, application process, timelines, as well as standards.
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Last Updated: April 13, 2026
