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Conversations on the Commons: Blogging History
October 7, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Blogging History: Creating Rare and Valuable Internet Content
October 7, 2022, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Historical organizations are sitting on that rare and valuable beastie on the internet: interesting content. This makes blogging an attractive option for sharing local history, showing what you have, and exploring issues concerning history and society. On October 7, 12:00-1:30 p.m., we will have a conversation with veteran history bloggers Elaine Clements of the Andover Center for History and Culture and History Buzz, and Anthony Vaver of the Westborough Center for History and Culture at the Westborough Public Library (author of Westborough Center Pastimes) about their experiences. What do they write about? What do they NOT write about? Do they have one author or more? What kids of responses do they get? Do they repurpose information and blog posts? How often do you need to write/publish to make it successful? What are the advantages and disadvantages of different platforms? What are some of the do’s and don’ts of blog writing? Join us for a wide-ranging conversation and share your successes and the obstacles you have had to overcome in your blogging experiences!
Registration is free. REGISTER HERE!
This Conversation will be livestreamed. We will do our best to monitor your questions and comments during the livestream. A recording will be publicly available in the Conversations on the Commons Archive.
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- Anthony Vaver directs the Westborough Center for History and Culture at the Westborough Public Library, where he writes a monthly blog. Before taking this position, he wrote and maintained the blog EarlyAmericanCrime.com and wrote two books about the topic.
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- Elaine Clements has been Executive Director of the Andover Center for History and Culture (ACHC) since 2001. She has a Master’s degree in Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program. Prior to ACHC, Elaine worked with Historic New England and was the director of the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts in Madison, NJ. Sharing local history stories has been a key part of Elaine’s work in museums. The pandemic opened opportunities to take local history research and writing to a new level.
Questions? Be in touch with Caroline Littlewood: commons@masshistoryalliance.org
Conversations on the Commons
Where people from Massachusetts history organizations get to vent, empathize, laugh, complain, think, collaborate, brainstorm, plan, and in general be up to no good.