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Historical Societies and Museums
Westborough Center Pastimes – April 19, 2024
Westborough Center Pastimes – March 15, 2024
Historical Society Program: Classical Ballet and Music from Southern India
Westborough Center Pastimes – February 16, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Old Colony History Museum Welcomes Two New Additions to Its Growing Team
Podcasts
Episode 383: Kevin Dawson, Aquatic Culture in Early America
Episode 382: Friederike Baer, Hessians in the American Revolutionary War
Episode 381: Martha Menchaca, Texas in the Spanish Empire
Episode 379: Susan H. Brandt, Women Healers in Early America
Episode 378: Tara Bynum, Everyday Black Living in Early America
Beyond the Commonwealth
Museum on Main Street deadline extended to May 20
Submit a Letter of Inquiry to bring the Smithsonian to your town Museum on Main Street (MoMS) is a unique partnership between the Smithsonian and Mass Humanities that brings world-class exhibits to six rural communities in our state. Host sites are supported...
Advancing Creativity, Supporting Financial Stability
05.09.2024 Dan Blask, Program Manager Cultural Sector Recovery Grants | Diversity Equity and Inclusion | Grants for Creative Individuals Exploring the Impact of Grants on Public Benefits Watercolor painting by Will Dowd, a past Mass Cultural Council grantee, featured...
$25.5M for Arts & Culture in Senate Ways & Means Budget
05.08.2024 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Budget When Governor Healey announced that she was recommending an increase in state budget funding for Mass Cultural Council in January, during Creative Sector Advocacy Day, we were thrilled to see her...
Opportunities & Resources for Orgs – May 24
05.06.2024 Mass Cultural Council Staff Opportunities & Resources Children look on at a demonstration at the Ecotarium. Each month Mass Cultural Council shares a round-up of grants, trainings, technical assistance resources, and opportunities for creative and...
Reading Douglass in Belfast
By Brian Boyles A newly dedicated statue of Frederick Douglass stands on a scruffy block in Belfast, Northern Ireland, between a vintage clothing store and a Caffe Nero, just around the corner from the First Presbyterian Church, where Douglass spoke in 1845. It is a...
Local Cultural Councils: Amplify Youth Voice in Your Work
05.01.2024 Jay Wong, Program Officer Local Cultural Council Program Dover Cultural Council tabling with youth member Antonio Saenz. The purpose of Mass Cultural Council’s Local Cultural Council Program is to provide access to cultural activities for all segments of...
Episode 383: Kevin Dawson, Aquatic Culture in Early America
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/383_Dawson_Recast.mp3 The Atlantic World has brought many disparate peoples together, which has caused a lot of ideas and cultures to mix. How did the Atlantic World bring so many different peoples and cultures together?...
$1.92M Awarded to Individuals to Equitably Advance Creative Expression Throughout MA
04.29.2024 Dan Blask, Program Manager Grants for Creative Individuals Karmimadeebora McMillan (Grantee ’24), Generations (2023), acrylic and collage on un-stretched canvas, 78×84 in. Mass Cultural Council believes that creativity is a vital part of a thriving society....
Mission Over Tradition
By Bethany Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations A few weeks ago, my pastor was speaking about the calling of the church and said it must value mission over tradition. If you have ever attended a business meeting at a small, older Baptist church, you can understand why...
Urgent: Ask Your Representative to Support America’s 250th
Dear Members and other friends of AASLH, I am reaching out today with an urgent request. Last week AASLH circulated an alert about the U.S. Senate. Today we need your help to ask your House member to prioritize America’s 250th anniversary in Congress’s appropriations...
Web Publishing as a Tool for the Raupp Museum’s Cultural Preservation and Community Engagement
By Haley Twist, CatalogIt Nestled in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, the Raupp Museum stands as a testament to the importance of preserving local history and making it accessible. With a commitment to empowering their community to participate in preservation and an...
Unexplored Topics in State and Local History
By Bruce W. Dearstyne The state and local history field continues to be exciting and innovative, with new ideas emerging all the time. The field is evolving and adjusting to keep up with advances in technology and changing areas of public interest. Sometimes, though,...
The Health of Our Volunteer Programs
By Alexandra Rasic, James N. Gamble Executive Director National Volunteer Appreciation Week is here! At The Gamble House, we’ll be celebrating our dedicated docents at a special sunset reception on Friday evening. Events like these are always a wonderful opportunity...
Reparative Reprocessing of Historic Church Records in Salem
Author: Samuel Edwards; MA SHRAB Archival Field Fellow My placement through the State Historic Records Advisory Board was with the Saint Peter/San Pedro Episcopal Church in Salem. Founded in 1733, the church is one of the oldest in Salem, and one of the earliest...
Urgent: Contact Your Senators for America 250 Funding
Dear Colleague, I am reaching out today with an urgent request, one AASLH rarely makes. We need you to reach out to your Senators to help secure major, new federal funding for the work of history organizations. For the last several months, AASLH has met with many...