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$2.3M Awarded to 464 Creative Individuals

$2.3M Awarded to 464 Creative Individuals

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Feb 27, 2026 | History News, The Profession

02.27.2026 Dan Blask, Program Manager Grants for Creative Individuals Rebecca Loechler, “The Road Goes Ever On” (2021), hand-cut paper, watercolor, layered design, 18x9x1.5in. Mass Cultural Council believes that when creativity thrives, so does the Commonwealth. We...
Equity Progress Report (Nov ’25 – Jan ’26)

Equity Progress Report (Nov ’25 – Jan ’26)

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Feb 25, 2026 | History News, The Profession

02.25.2026 Dawn Heinen, Digital Communications Manager Diversity Equity Inclusion A regular report on our equity work Youth Underground Ensemble in rehearsal for Planning for the Future in an Unknown World work-in-progress reading with Vincent E. Siders, production...
Where Art, History & Community Converge

Where Art, History & Community Converge

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Feb 23, 2026 | History News, The Profession

02.23.2026 Mass Office of Travel and Tourism Cultural Districts Get to know the Cultural Districts in Western Massachusetts The Iron Horse, Northampton This is part three in a series about Cultural Districts in Massachusetts. It originally appeared on MOTT’s site....
Opposing Censorship: AASLH and Coalition Sue U.S. Department of the Interior

Opposing Censorship: AASLH and Coalition Sue U.S. Department of the Interior

by American Association for State and Local History | Feb 17, 2026 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession

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Bennett Parten — Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman’s March and the Story of America’s Largest Emancipation

Bennett Parten — Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman’s March and the Story of America’s Largest Emancipation

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Feb 16, 2026 | History News

Bennett PartenFrom the publisher In the fall of 1864, General William Tecumseh Sherman led his army through Atlanta, Georgia, burning buildings of military significance—and ultimately most of the city—along the way. From Atlanta, they marched across the state to the...
Donna Seger and Brad Austin — Salem’s Centuries: New Perspectives on the History of an Old American City

Donna Seger and Brad Austin — Salem’s Centuries: New Perspectives on the History of an Old American City

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Feb 12, 2026 | History News

Donna Seger and Brad AustinFrom the publisher Salem, MA is best known today for its infamous witch trials in 1692, yet there is much more to this small city. An important trading center since its founding in 1626, Salem was also the scene of dynamic social and...
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