Thanks Carol!

This looks amazing. We'll put these to good use.
paul

On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Harsh, Carol <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Greetings from SITES,****
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> As a result of our nearly 20 years of working side by side with state
> humanities councils, we stand amazed at the rich public humanities programs
> that you produce and support throughout your states. Your reach into remote
> and sometimes disenfranchised communities of people is very important.
> And, we know from our MoMS projects that wonderful humanities programs are
> often sparked by exhibitions.  ****
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> SITES has just finished producing a set of 6 colorful bi-lingual posters
> about the Mexican migrant labor story. Our distribution partners – the
> state migrant education center directors – have not accounted for quite as
> many sets as we projected. The next best recipient group from our
> perspective was the state humanities councils, since they serve such a
> vital role in terms of providing public programs.  So, we are sending to
> each of your councils a set of these exhibition posters and hope that you
> will be able to put them to good use.  You can keep them or pass them on to
> another organization that works directly with the Mexican community in your
> state.****
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> *Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Story, 1942 – 1964* was developed with
> Smithsonian Latino Center funding as a result of overwhelmingly positive
> feedback to the traveling exhibition of the same name. At each museum
> location on the current tour, local communities are discovering family
> connections and opportunities to explore both this little-known chapter in
> American history and to discuss implications in today’s world. We hope that
> your council will be able to take advantage of the posters and the related
> online resources to share with visitors. Here’s a link to the project page,
> for a quick preview: www.sites.si.edu/bracero.****
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> So, please accept this gift from us to you as a token of appreciation for
> the many years we have worked together.  If you think of a creative way to
> put the posters to good use and to collect stories from individuals who may
> have been bracer workers, we would love to know about it.  The posters
> should be arriving within a week or so.****
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> With warm regards,****
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> Carol****
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> Carol G. Harsh****
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> Director, Museum on Main Street****
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> Smithsonian Institution, SITES****
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> 202-633-5333****
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> 202-465-5267 (cell)****
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> 202-633-5344 (fax)****
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Paul McCoy
Program Officer
Humanities Tennessee
306 Gay Street, Suite 306
Nashville, TN 37201
615-770-0006, ext. 17