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Jeffrey Orens — Selling Baseball: How Superstars George Wright and Albert Spalding Impacted Sports in America

Jeffrey Orens — Selling Baseball: How Superstars George Wright and Albert Spalding Impacted Sports in America

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Apr 24, 2025 | History News

Jeffrey Orens From the Publisher A fascinating look back on baseball’s humble beginnings and its transformation into the national pastime, told through the lives of two men who dominated the game. The nineteenth century was a time of rapid growth and development for...
Creativity is Not a Luxury—It’s Our Superpower

Creativity is Not a Luxury—It’s Our Superpower

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Apr 22, 2025 | History News, The Profession

04.22.2025 Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director Advancement The Burden of Familiarity by Stephen Mistol (Grantee ’16, ’22) Graphite on Paper, 30″ x 22″, 2019. Let’s clear something up right away. When people hear the word “creativity,” they often go straight to “I...
Matthew Lockwood — Explorers: A New History

Matthew Lockwood — Explorers: A New History

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Apr 18, 2025 | History News

Matthew LockwoodAmazon Book Description Unfurling a tapestry of surprising and historically overlooked figures spanning forty centuries and six continents, historian Matthew Lockwood narrates lives filled with imagination and wonder, curiosity, connection, and...
House Ways & Means Budget Matches Governor’s Spending Proposal for Arts & Culture

House Ways & Means Budget Matches Governor’s Spending Proposal for Arts & Culture

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Apr 17, 2025 | History News, The Profession

04.17.2025 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Budget Each year the Governor, House of Representatives, and Massachusetts Senate take a turn building a state budget for the next fiscal year. It is through this legislation, the General Appropriations...
Advocacy Update: Congressional Support for U.S. 250th Funding

Advocacy Update: Congressional Support for U.S. 250th Funding

by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 16, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession

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Opportunities to Take Action Against Federal Agency Cuts

Opportunities to Take Action Against Federal Agency Cuts

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

04.16.2025 Dawn Heinen, Digital Communications Manager Blindfolded, by Eben Haines (Grantee ’18). Graphite, acrylic, beeswax on paper-mounted panel, 8″ x 5″ x 1″, 2016. As Congress is currently accepting funding requests for FY26, Americans for the Arts has released a...
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