Conversations on the Commons invites you to:

Launch of the Mass History Commons

Let's throw a virtual party to celebrate the opening of a real resource

The Commons is an interactive website where people from Massachusetts history organizations can gather, network, share tools and resources, and build the profile of their organizations and institutions — a place where all historical organizations and groups can hang out a shingle and be seen as part of a much larger whole.

The Mass History Commons brings us together! 

Join the MHA Board, Commons logistics coordinator Caroline Littlewood,  and esteemed guests as we take a tour of the Commons and explore its possibilities.

Friday June 26, 2:00-3:30 pm

REGISTER HERE

The annual Mass History Conference brings together a diverse community of local and community historians, museum and historical society staff and volunteers, archivists, librarians, researchers and educators.  This year — not so much. The Mass History Commons, built over the past six weeks,  is more than a substitute for the cancelled 2020 conference.  It is a permanent resource that extends the conversation and creates a space to share, collaborate, learn, brainstorm, plan, and in general be up to no good. Perhaps you’ve enjoyed the Conversations on the Commons, now you will see the rest!

Registration is free. After you register, we’ll send you a link to the meeting.

Zoom participation is limited to 60. The event will be live-streamed on the Commons — we will monitor your questions and comments there as well. Check back here for the link.

MHA Board members are Pleun Bouricius (Plainfield Historical Society), Stacia Caplanson (Preservation Massachusetts), Shana Dumont Garr (Fruitlands), Jon Green (Stonehill College), Gavin Kleespies (Massachusetts Historical Society), Katie MacDonald (Old Colony History Museum), Eric Peterson (Waterworks Museum), Sonia Pacheco (UMass Dartmouth), Mike Potaski (Uxbridge Historical Commission),  Margo Shea (Salem State University), Earl Taylor (Dorchester Historical Society)

Questions? Be in touch with Caroline Littlewood: commons@masshistoryalliance.org