By Jan Rosenberg
Travels through Life by Millie Jackson
© Jan Rosenberg 2000
Published by Ariga
About Heritage Education Resources
Heritage Education Resources was founded in 1995 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg, Ph.D., with the belief that heritage is democratic in the sense that we all have heritage that is rich and diverse. To that end Heritage Education Resources' mission, to develop and provide resource materials and services for the exploration of heritage and cultural diversity, was formed.Since its incorporation in 1997, Heritage Education Resources has brought heritage studies to students in grades 4 through 12 in Arkansas and Texas. It worked with the Smithsonian' s Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies to prepare an instructional video on documenting living culture in the Mississippi Delta. This project, Discovering Our Delta, received the 2002 Dorothy Howard Prize in Folklore and Education sponsored by the American Folklore Society.
In addition to classroom work, Heritage Education Resources has presented workshops on intercultural relations for health care professionals in Oklahoma and Kentucky. In these workshops participants explored their own cultural diversity and its role in the home, community, and workplace.
Heritage Education Resources also conducts research. To date it has prepared corporate histories and examinations of social service and educational agencies. It has also produced a heritage photography exhibit and festival.