by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Jun 1, 2026 | History News, The Profession
Author: Christian Ryder, Archival Field Fellow In 1940, during the first year of World War II, a small town in New England made the decision to start a hostel to take in refugees from Europe. As a result, over forty people left their lives behind to avoid persecution...
by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Jun 1, 2026 | History News, The Profession, Uncategorized
Author: Victoria Kent Worth, Archival Field Fellow 1962 portrait of Foster Furcolo as Governor (1957-1961) As an Archival Field Fellow with the Roving Archivist Program, I was paired with Berkshire Community College’s archives in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to process...
by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | May 9, 2025 | History News, The Profession, Uncategorized
Author: Olivia Englehart, Archival Field Fellow As an Archival Field Fellow with the Roving Archivist Program, I was paired with Central Congregational Church (Central) in Newburyport, Massachusetts, to process the Rev. Samuel Spring Papers, a collection documenting...
by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Mar 14, 2025 | History News, The Profession, Uncategorized
Author: James Kaeser, Archival Field Fellow As an archival field fellow with the Roving Archivist Program, I was excited to be matched with Plimoth Patuxet Museums (PPM)! I had worked in Plymouth before and I have a personal interest in colonial American history, so...
by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Feb 10, 2025 | History News, The Profession, Uncategorized
Author: Aurora Daniel, Archival Field Fellow In many ways, this is an exciting time to be beginning a professional journey as an archivist in the United States of America. In addition to numerous technological innovations that make our work easier and expand the reach...
