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Grants for Creative Individuals Now Available

Grants for Creative Individuals Now Available

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Sep 16, 2025 | History News, The Profession

09.16.2025 Dan Blask, Program Manager Grants for Creative Individuals Yu Cheng (Grantee ’24), ART STUDIO (2024), oil on canvas, 24×36 in. Mass Cultural Council believes that creativity is crucial to a thriving society. We are proud to announce that we are now...
Richard Tucker — Transforming on Campaign: How the British Army adapted in the American War for Independence

Richard Tucker — Transforming on Campaign: How the British Army adapted in the American War for Independence

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 16, 2025 | History News

Richard O. Tucker, MMH, (linkedin.com/in/richard-tucker-ab6ba429) is a Marine Corps veteran, life long reenactor of various eras, and accredited historian. Richard holds a BA in US History from Keene State College, and a Master’s in Military History from Norwich...
Mel Bloom — More than Women’s Work: Redefining Gender Roles in the Armed Forces (1942–1948)

Mel Bloom — More than Women’s Work: Redefining Gender Roles in the Armed Forces (1942–1948)

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 16, 2025 | History News

Mel BloomWhen someone mentions women who served in World War II, generally people have a familiarity with the nurses, Rosie the Riveter, and occasionally the women pilots. Although by far the most iconic and well-known, those are all civilian roles, and the women who...
Edouard Lussan — Recreating Boston During the Revolutionary Era

Edouard Lussan — Recreating Boston During the Revolutionary Era

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 16, 2025 | History News

Edouard Lussan has worked on more than ten video games and interactive titles combining fiction and historical reconstructions. He created three games based on medieval themes — ‘Crusades’, ‘Vikings’, ‘Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood’; as well as ‘Operation...
Margo Burns — Looking a Witch Judge in the Eye: The Portrait of William Stoughton, Chief Magistrate of the Salem Witchcraft Trials

Margo Burns — Looking a Witch Judge in the Eye: The Portrait of William Stoughton, Chief Magistrate of the Salem Witchcraft Trials

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 12, 2025 | History News

Margo BurnsWe are often attracted to artists’ depictions of historical figures, as if being able to “look them in the eye” could help us understand them better. This presentation will focus on a portrait at Harvard of William Stoughton, who signed the death warrants...
Join Us in Celebrating the Cultural Sector This Fall

Join Us in Celebrating the Cultural Sector This Fall

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Sep 11, 2025 | History News, The Profession

09.11.2025 Christian Kelly, Public Relations & Events Manager Mass Cultural Council’s FY25 Grants for Creative Individuals celebration event at the State House. Photo: Lauren Miller. This year, Mass Cultural Council will invest $26.2 million into the...
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