by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Oct 8, 2020 | History News, News
House of Seven Gables Settlement Association The MassDevelopment Board of Directors has approved the launch of the 2021 Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) grant round, a state program that provides capital and planning grants to nonprofits, colleges, and...
by Mass Humaities | Sep 23, 2020 | News
Mass Humanities announces $224,000 in 2020 Support Grants to 56 organizations in Massachusetts. The grants fund operations at organizations that support the cultural wealth and civic potential of vulnerable communities in our state, engaging them with the humanities...
by Mass Humaities | Sep 16, 2020 | News
Mass Humanities announces the appointment of Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello as 2020-2022 Chair of its Board. Elected to the board in 2014, Duclos-Orsello is a publicly-engaged scholar, educator, leader and activist with over two decades of experience in the higher...
by Mass Humaities | Sep 16, 2020 | News
How can a dream inspire an entire nation’s language revitalization movement? If you ask jessie little doe baird of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe that question, she will talk about a series of dreams she began having in her mid-20s while a young mother. In her dreams she...
by Mass Humaities | Aug 10, 2020 | News
Dr. M. Lee Pelton was born into a working-class family in Wichita, Kansas. His paternal great grandparents made a meager living as farmers near Little Rock, Arkansas where civil rights battles over the soul and dignity of our country were waged. Lee’s maternal...
by Mass Humaities | Jul 30, 2020 | News
Fredi was born and raised in Jamaica Plain. She attended Boston Public Schools in her early years and went on to graduate from high school and college at two institutions that have since closed. Neither of her parents had university degrees but they strongly...
