by Umass Amherst Archives | Feb 26, 2025 | Education, History News
Dr. Deborah Johnson-Simon, PhD, is a museum anthropologist dedicated to advancing social justice and fostering community engagement through cultural heritage projects. She focuses on attracting and maintaining African American audiences and works extensively on museum...
by American Association for State and Local History | Mar 1, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Education, History News, News, The Profession
This post is from National History Day, which is asking those who have participated in the program to fill out a survey and share their stories. National History Day is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Have you ever competed in National History Day® (NHD)?...
by Ben Franklin's World | Oct 10, 2023 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Education, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/368-_Brafferton_Pt_2.mp3 Carol M. Highsmith, The building known simply as “The Brafferton” was completed in 1783 at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. November 24, 2019, photograph, Library of...
by Ben Franklin's World | Sep 26, 2023 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Education, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/367-_Brafferton_Pt_1.mp3 Carol M. Highsmith, The building known simply as “The Brafferton” was completed in 1783 at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. November 24, 2019, photograph, Library...
by Ben Franklin's World | Jun 21, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Education, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/331_Bray_School_Lab.mp3 In a town as old as Williamsburg, Virginia, which was established in 1638, it’s often the case that historic buildings with interesting pasts stand unnoticed and in plain sight. Such was the...
by Historic New England | Apr 1, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Blogs, Education, The Kiosk, Uncategorized
Apr 1, 2022For the past two school years, students from the River Valley Charter School in Newburyport, Mass., have spent many of their days not in a classroom, but at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm. The arrangement started as both a pandemic-era mitigation strategy and a...
