Invitation to Friends of 4-H History

4-H History will be featured at the Galaxy IV Conference in Pittsburgh Sept 17-19, 2013.Please join us and visit the National 4-H History Preservation Program’s booth #814, Tuesday Noon – Thursday noon, September 17-19, in the David Lawrence Convention Center Exhibit Hall.  Come by to learn how counties are recruiting 4-H youth and adults to become part of the 100th year celebration of Smith-Lever support to Cooperative Extension.  Award-winning youth-produced “Voices of 4-H History” films will be shown all during the Exhibit Hall hours.“Voices of 4-H History” will be featured during Poster Session 3 on Thursday, September 19, from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM in area R-18.  Author interaction times are scheduled from 8:00 – 9:00 AM and 10:30 – 11:30 AM.  “Voices of Extension Service History” will be featured during Poster Session 3 on Thursday, September 19 from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM in poster area L10.  Author interaction times are scheduled from 8:00 – 9:00 AM and 10:30 – 11:30 AM.  Please join us, and encourage others from your state and county to visit with us at one of these locations during the 2013 Galaxy IV conference in Pittsburgh.

Smith-Lever Act Centennial

Voice of 4-H History Poster2014 is the Centennial of the Smith-Lever Act, which provided federal funding for the Cooperative Extension Service and, thereby, 4-H programs nationwide.  To mark this significant milestone, the National 4-H History Preservation Program is debuting “Voices of Extension History,” drawing on the success of “Voices of 4-H History.”  The program is rolling out at the GALAXY IV Conference in Pittsburgh, September 15-19.  With all Extension professional associations meeting together, it’s a perfect place to illustrate how 4-H’ers, rapidly learning to document 4-H History through our own “Voices” project, can record and broadcast the vitally important impact made on America’s development by the Cooperative Extension Service.  4-H members are now producing “4-H History” films; from here, they can extend their reach to “Extension History” and document that meaningful impact.Besides news about our participation n GALAXY IV, this month’s Newsletter encourages linking the myriad 4-H History websites, records the dedication of Danforth Court’s “American Girl” statue, includes fun activities to honor the historic legacy of 4-H songs, and seeks help with the Report to the Nation Team.  How can you not click to enter?

4-H National History Preservation Newsletter…

GALAXY IV pan-Extension conference in Pittsburgh, September 15-19,

If you’re going to the GALAXY IV pan-Extension conference in Pittsburgh, September 15-19, look for us there; come by and say “Hi.” We have an exhibit and two Poster Sessions: “Voices of 4-H History” and “Voices of Extension History (based on the 4-H model).” Even if you’re not going, we hope you enjoy this issue of the 4-H History Newsletter. Feedback is always welcome at Info@4-HHistoryPreservation.com.