by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Aug 29, 2024 | History News, The Profession
08.29.2024 Dawn Heinen, Digital Communications Manager Diversity Equity and Inclusion A regular report on our equity work Young woman performing at Elevated Thought’s gallery. Photo: Gretchen Ertl. Since 2021, with the launch of our first-ever Racial Equity Plan (and...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 28, 2024 | History News
Margo Burns, M.A., is the Project Manager and Associate Editor of Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt (salemwitchhunt.org), published in 2009 by the Cambridge University Press, the definitive comprehensive record of legal documents pertaining to the Salem witchcraft...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 28, 2024 | History News
Mary Adams and Albert Mattin In 1863 the artist John Batchelder received word that Lee’s troops were advancing into Union territory. While he had painted many battlefield scenes, he was still searching for the one moment in battle to capture that would define his...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 28, 2024 | History News
Ben PowersWilliam “Bill” Pratt grew up in Plymouth, Connecticut, and graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1936. While at UCONN, Bill participated in the Reserve Officers Training Corps and was commissioned into the Army Reserve upon graduation. Within a few...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 28, 2024 | History News
Robert J. Allison, Ph.D. (robertallisonhistory.com), is a Professor of History at Suffolk University in Boston. He chairs Revolution 250 (revolution250.org), a consortium of organizations and individuals exploring the history of the American Revolution and the ways...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 28, 2024 | History News
J.L. Bell (boston1775.blogspot.com) is the proprietor of the Boston 1775 website, providing daily helpings of history, analysis, and unabashed gossip about Revolutionary New England. He is the author of The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the...
