The Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities funds a number of programs of interest to K-12 educators, including oral history projects, exhibits, documentaries, and lecture series.


MFH funds projects that enhance humanities teaching in Massachusetts.
The "T" icon used throughout the MFH website indicates those items that may be of special interest to teachers.

K-12 projects funded by MFH are listed in the Funded Grants section.

Calendar items may be found to the right and in the calendar area of the site, organized by region.

Online resources for humanities teachers may be found in the Links area.

Mass Moments
On January 1, 2005, the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities launched the Mass Moments project—a daily almanac of Massachusetts history. Throughout 2005, radio listeners and Internet users will find a different story every day about events and people in the recorded history of Massachusetts. www.massmoments.org

Making the World Better: The Struggle for Equality in 19th Century America FREE curriculum packet produced in connection with the State House Women's Leadership Project.

Cambodian Humanities Internet Curriculum
On-line curriculum materials that use Cambodian traditional arts to promote understanding of Khmer culture in schools and communities across the state.

Dickens and America: Lowell Public Performances
Public performances by Gerald Dickens, great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, who visited Lowell in 1842.

Scribbling Women
A new series of radio dramatizations of short stories by 19th and early 20th century American women writers, including "Afterward," by Edith Wharton.
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