Welcome to our online catalog! It features a rich roster of scholars, living history presenters, and audio-visual programs on subjects as varied as New Hampshire history, American art, international affairs and civil liberties. These programs are available to libraries, historical societies, and other non-profit and ad-hoc groups in New Hampshire at little cost. Enter the on-line catalog. See our on-line events calendar to find a Humanities to Go program near you. Or book your own! Find directions here. We'll produce a new HTG catalog in 2008. In the meantime, download a two-page insert of updates to keep with your print catalog. We've also updated the HTG application form. Contact us to obtain a print copy of the catalog.

2008 Humanities Fair was held May 3 in Concord

The Humanities Council held a Humanities Fair to audition new programs for its 2008 Humanities to Go catalog on Saturday, May 3 at Pleasant View Retirement in Concord. Scholars presented 27 new programs for possible inclusion in the catalog, which will be released this fall.

The Fair featured proposed new Humanities to Go programs in a number of humanities disciplines including history, literature, folklore, philosophy, and living history. In fact, Susan B. Anthony, Louisa May Alcott and Odysseus all appeared at the fair as portrayed by living history presenters.

Programs were evaluated by scholars in a number of fields. Members of the public also joined us to view and rate proposed new programs. Information on new programs and the new catalog will appear on our website and in our print Calendar in the months ahead. In the meantime, program organizers can book programs from our existing catalog utilizing the two-page insert of updates available for download here. If you'd prefer a print copy of the catalog, please contact our office at 603-224-4071.

The Humanities Council is grateful to the presenters, scholar evaluators, and public evaluators who helped make the Humanities Fair a great success. We also thank our friends at Pleasant View Retirement for the use of their beautiful facility for this event.

Retired programs & presenters no longer available through HTG

Tom Burack
A Conversation with Daniel Webster, A Conversation with John James Audubon, The Devil and Daniel Webster,
A Conversation with Robert W. Service

David Cort
Einstein: Foresight in Hindsight

Carol Foord
Molly Ockett: Last of the Pequawkets

Michael Harris
New Hampshire Landscape: History, Humanity and Leisure
Winter Storytelling

Michael King
A Night at the Movies

Barbara Miles
Meet Ruth Law, Aviator

Judith Moyer
Number Please: N.H. Telephone Operators in the Pre-Dial Era;
Clean Milkers, Prompt Delivery; Collecting Oral Histories

David Proper
Lucy Terry Prince: “Singer of History”
Sounding Brass & Tinkling Cymbal: Late 19th Century New England Town Bands

Belinda West
Mrs. John Hancock: A Woman’s View of the American Revolution
Conversations with Emily Dickinson

Changes in Presenter Contact Information

Frank Behrens’ address has changed to 54 School Street, Keene, NH 03431

Joan Dempsey’s address and phone number have changed to 14 Dougherty Road, New Gloucester, Maine 04260. Home phone: 207-926-3048. Fax: 603-239-7047

Neill DePaoli’s new address is 76 Northwest Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Lew and Ginny Gage’s new e-mail address is lewandginny@emailmv.com

Katherine Hoffman’s address is 50 Wilder Farm Road, Peterborough, NH 03458

Jose Manuel Lezcano’s telephone numbers are: Home: 603-355-4366, Business: 603-358-2180 and Cell: 603-313-3027

Felicia Menard’s business phone number is 603-421-7850

Justine Paul is the new contact for booking “It Had to be Done, So I Did It.” Contact her at 603-224-1307 or 21 Clinton St., Concord, NH 03301

Maren Tirabassi’s correct address is 271 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801-5433

Richard Guy Wilson’s seasonal phone numbers are: September to May: 434-977-3682 and June to August: 603-267-8280

Steve Wood has retired and should be contacted at his home number only, 603-542-6454.

Directions for applying to bring a Humanities to Go program to your community

The Application

A simple, one-page application form requires no budget. Each HTG program host is limited to three programs per year; however, those who partner with a completely separate organization may enjoy the benefits of six programs per year, when each partner serves as host for three programs. (The partner organization must be a separate administrative entity; you should not duplicate one another’s constituent base.)

The Humanities Council encourages collaboration! You can build your audience, increase your program power, and share your costs with any partner organization you think might like to help host your selected programs.

The cost share formula for non-profits is $35 for the first program; $50 for the second; and $75 for the third. Businesses and for-profit organizations may book any program in the catalog for a flat fee of $300 per program. Download the for-profit organization application.

 Deadlines

Give yourself at least 10 weeks between the submission of your application and the actual event. Due to our own deadlines, particularly our monthly calendar of events that helps promote your programs, we can no longer accept any program submission that does not meet this requirement of 10-weeks lead time.

Booking a Speaker; Conducting a Program:

Step One:
Select a program and contact a partner in your town if you wish to collaborate (we recommend schools, parent/teacher organizations, chambers of commerce, town offices, museums, libraries, historical societies, and other civic organizations).

Contact the speaker well in advance. Remember you need to schedule 10 weeks between submission of the application and the event. Set a date, time, and location for the program with the speaker you’ve chosen. Provide the speaker with details about your audience, your location, program protocol, evaluation procedures, any other details that will give your speaker a good idea what to expect. Confirm with your speaker what technology he/she will require. Be sure to ask for the speaker's round trip mileage to and from your venue. The Humanities Council will pay up to $30 in mileage at .40 cents per mile. Your organization is responsible for paying any mileage above that amount.

PLEASE NOTE: You must contact and schedule a date and time with your chosen presenter FIRST before submitting your application. The Humanities Council does not book the speaker for you.

Step Two:
Mail your application to us with a check for the correct cost share amount. Please clearly indicate the place where the program will be held, including the address, so we can publicize your program in our print and on-line Calendars. When you receive a response from us, confirm the program with your host partner and speaker.

Step Three:
Begin promoting your program (with your host partner if applicable). In any publicity, please give the Humanities Council equal credit for sponsorship. Use the Humanities Council logo on all print materials and post the logo on your website with a link to the Council's site. Contact Anne Coughlin at 224-4071 x12 for a digital version of the logo. Check with your local newspapers and radio stations for deadlines. Refreshments are always a good audience draw. Prepare your volunteers in advance. If you change any of the logistics for your program including time, place, or date or if you anticipate a weather-related cancellation YOU MUST contact the Humanities Council as soon as possible at 224-4071 so we can note the changes in our print and on-line materials.

Step Four:
Program hosts will receive a check from us two weeks in advance of the program which you must use to pay your presenter(s) their stipends plus mileage at the time of the program. IMPORTANT: The program host pays the presenter directly on the day of the program with the funds previously received from the Humanities Council. You must have a check for both the $175 stipend (or possibly a higher amount if it is a Chautauqua program) and total mileage ready to present to the speaker at your program. The Humanities Council does not pay the speaker directly.

• The NHHC pays up to $30 in total mileage costs, your organization pays mileage costs above this $30;
• Chautauqua performers may charge an additional fee of up to $125, which the program hosts cover. Chautauqua scholars are strongly urged to be flexible in their fees, especially for organizations with small budgets;
• Programs that include multiple presenters (two or more) are limited to six presentations per calendar year – please check with the NHHC before booking these programs to check on their status;
  
1. If you must reschedule the program because of speaker sickness, inclement weather, or other unforeseen crisis, please inform the Humanities Council, your community, and any media outlets as far in advance as possible.
   
2. Evaluation is essential for sustaining quality programming. We ask for three different types with your final report to us; one from the speaker, one from the program organizer, and one from your audience. When you introduce the speaker, please also announce that you will collect evaluations at the end of the program. Give an evaluation form to your speaker when you pay him or her. The form should be returned to you for inclusion in your final report. Evaluation forms are included in the back of the catalog. You may feel free to make copies for your program(s) or download the forms with the links below.

Download the Audience Evaluation Form
Download the Progam Host Evaluation Form
Download the Presenter Evaluation Form