EOS: lighting the path forward [the next phase of EOS ("experiencing our story") will bring untold stories to light through three distinct components: BI-weekly podcast, hybrid history programming,…

The Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, doing business as The Buffalo History Museum, was awarded a $144,518 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs program. The grant will support the next phase of the Experiencing Our Story project to expand public programming sharing the collective and individual histories of Buffalo and Erie County, New York. Key deliverables include producing 20-30 minute podcast episodes, offering an Evening with an Expert digital speaker series, and developing bi-weekly to monthly hybrid history programs focused on underrepresented communities. The hybrid programs will be recorded and added to the museum's digital archive. The funding is intended to make local and national audiences more aware of the history and culture of Western New York. It will also allow the historical society to continue engaging audiences beyond the local community through digital and hybrid programming. Seven staff positions will be retained to complete the project work by September 30, 2022.

Expected outcomes

The project will make the history and culture of western new york available to local and national museum patrons. Lastly, the digital and hybrid programming components of the project will allow the historical society to continue to nurture engagement with audiences beyond the local community. The historical society will retain seven staff members to complete the project.

Intended beneficiaries

Local residents, national audiences, and underrepresented communities will benefit from the histories the experiencing our story project will highlight. Museum staff, guest authors, speakers, and interns will benefit from the employment opportunities the project yields.

Subrecipient activities

The recipient plans to sub award funds for contractual costs associated with this project.]