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Urgent: Ask Your Representative to Support America’s 250th

Urgent: Ask Your Representative to Support America’s 250th

by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 25, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession

Dear Members and other friends of AASLH, I am reaching out today with an urgent request. Last week AASLH circulated an alert about the U.S. Senate. Today we need your help to ask your House member to prioritize America’s 250th anniversary in Congress’s appropriations...
Web Publishing as a Tool for the Raupp Museum’s Cultural Preservation and Community Engagement

Web Publishing as a Tool for the Raupp Museum’s Cultural Preservation and Community Engagement

by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 25, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession

By Haley Twist, CatalogIt  Nestled in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, the Raupp Museum stands as a testament to the importance of preserving local history and making it accessible. With a commitment to empowering their community to participate in preservation and an...
Unexplored Topics in State and Local History

Unexplored Topics in State and Local History

by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 25, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession

By Bruce W. Dearstyne The state and local history field continues to be exciting and innovative, with new ideas emerging all the time. The field is evolving and adjusting to keep up with advances in technology and changing areas of public interest. Sometimes, though,...
Alexander R. Cain, JD — Lexington in the First Year of the Revolutionary War

Alexander R. Cain, JD — Lexington in the First Year of the Revolutionary War

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Apr 25, 2024 | History News

Alexander R. Cain, JD, (mcalpin77@gmail.com | historicalnerdery.com | LinkedIn) graduated from Merrimack College in 1993 with a degree in economics and from New England School of Law in 1996 with a juris doctorate. Currently, he serves as the Director of...
The Health of Our Volunteer Programs

The Health of Our Volunteer Programs

by American Association for State and Local History | Apr 24, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession

By Alexandra Rasic, James N. Gamble Executive Director National Volunteer Appreciation Week is here! At The Gamble House, we’ll be celebrating our dedicated docents at a special sunset reception on Friday evening. Events like these are always a wonderful opportunity...
Reparative Reprocessing of Historic Church Records in Salem

Reparative Reprocessing of Historic Church Records in Salem

by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Apr 22, 2024 | History News, The Profession, Uncategorized

Author: Samuel Edwards; MA SHRAB Archival Field Fellow My placement through the State Historic Records Advisory Board was with the Saint Peter/San Pedro Episcopal Church in Salem. Founded in 1733, the church is one of the oldest in Salem, and one of the earliest...
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