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Communities in Missouri have an opportunity to put their town or city’s folklore in the spotlight this bicentennial year.
Grants for the Legends & Lore Roadside Marker program is funded fully by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, which established the program to promote cultural tourism and celebrate legends and folklore as part of local and state heritage. Missouri is one of 11 states eligible to receive the grant.
The Missouri Folks Arts Program at the University of Missouri is the state’s organizer for the grant and invites communities across the state to participate.
“We are excited to join colleagues across the country as a Legends & Lore state partner – and to be the first to represent the Midwest,” says Lisa L. Higgins, director of the Missouri Folk Arts Program. “Missouri’s bicentennial year is an inspiring time and we hope Legends & Lore will encourage local communities to mark the Show-Me state’s unique culture in an
Communities in Missouri have an opportunity to put their town or city’s folklore in the spotlight this bicentennial year. Grants for the Legends & Lore Roadside Marker program is funded fully by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, which established the program to promote cultural tourism and celebrate legends and folklore as part of local and state heritage.
Missouri is one of 11 states eligible to receive the grant. The Missouri Folks Arts Program at the University of Missouri is the state’s organizer for the grant and invites communities across the state to participate.
Applications are being accepted through May 3 for the first of two application periods in 2021.
Join us for Missouri quilt stories with Dr. Lisa Higgins, Director of the Missouri Folk Arts Program, and Dr. Michael Sweeney, Coordinator for the Missouri Bicentennial for the State Historical Society, who will talk about the state Bicentennial quilt.
This State of Stories program was produced by Mid-Continent Public Library’s Story Center in partnership with The University of Missouri Extension Community Arts Program to commemorate the Missouri Bicentennial.
This livestream event will take place on The Story Center’s Facebook page on January 14th at 6:30pm HERE