by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 10, 2021 | History News
Susan Nagel, Ph.DAuthor Susan Nagel, PhD, on her new book, Patriotism and Profit: Washington, Hamilton, Schuyler & the Rivalry for America’s Capital City, which examines “The Dinner Table Bargain” that would establish where the country’s capital would be located,...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 6, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Adda M. Santos, Somerville High School, Somerville, MA Attending the AASLH Annual Conference in Little Rock was an amazing experience! From the time I arrived in Little Rock to the time I left, I felt it was a privilege to be there. This year I was a...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 1, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
Photos courtesy of Monticello/Tom Daly.By Melanie Bowyer, Manager of Digital Media and Strategy at Monticello, Charlottesville, VA, and AASLH Educators and Interpreters Committee The Monticello Teacher Institute (MTI) is an immersive professional development...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 30, 2021 | History News
Jon Grinspan, PhD, is Curator of Political History at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. He is the author of the award-winning The Virgin Vote: How Young Americans Made Democracy Social, Politics Personal, and Voting Popular in the 19th Century. He...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 30, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Dr. Jacqueline P. Hudson, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, OH As one of the recipients of the Douglas Evelyn Scholarship for Minority Professionals to attend AASLH’s 2021 conference, it was a great experience attending informative sessions,...