Page Text: Historic Theater Grant Program – a new program funded at $300,000
Dr. Nettie Craig Asberry House
The Washington State legislature has included $910,000 in the state capital budget to support the Tacoma Colored Women’s Club (CWC)’s proposed acquisition of the historic Dr. Nettie Craig Asberry home in Tacoma. Dr. Asberry was a suffragist and civil rights activist, is believed to be one of the first African American women to earn her Ph.D, and founded the first chapter of the NAACP west of the Rocky Mountains. The Washington Trust was proud to be among a coalition of partners supporting this effort. Read the partners letter here!
Washington State Historical Society (WSHS) Programs
The Heritage Capital Project Fund is a grant program that is critical to the cultural organizations preserving our state’s history across Washington. We’re thrilled that the program’s request for $9 million was fully funded by the Washington State legislature. Learn more here.
Thank you to the many supporters, advocates, and partners who contacted their legislators in support of these programs!
National
Each year, Washington Trust staff members and volunteers travel to Washington, DC, to advocate for historic preservation programs and funding at the federal level as part of Preservation Advocacy Week (also known as “Lobby Day”). Joined by fellow advocates from across the country, we meet with our state’s representatives and senators to emphasize the value of preservation to Washington’s communities. This is our chance to speak directly to the senators, representatives, and other high-level lawmakers who can enact real change to federal historic preservation policy and budgets.
Learn more on our Preservation Advocacy Week webpage .
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