by Historic New England | Dec 15, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Blogs, The Kiosk, Uncategorized
Dec 15, 2021In September 2021, Historic New England expanded its research endeavors by launching three new positions for New England historians who hold master’s degrees or above. Going forward, there will be yearly openings for two fellowships and one...
by American Association for State and Local History | Dec 14, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
Courtesy of Magoffin Home State Historic SiteBy Jacqui Ainlay-Conley, Small Museum’s Affinity Group Committee Chairperson The AASLH Small Museum’s Affinity Group Committee was deeply saddened to learn that our friend, colleague, and fellow committee member Jeff Harris...
by American Association for State and Local History | Dec 14, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Bethany Hawkins, Chief of Operations Our hearts go out to so many people in the wake of the devastating tornadoes in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, and Missouri. Even though a major disaster has only been declared for Kentucky (to date), the...
by Historic New England | Dec 9, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Blogs, The Kiosk, Uncategorized
Dec 9, 2021by Wanda Hopkins Systemic modes of inequality have become so blatantly apparent in recent times that many social, cultural, and historical institutions have almost simultaneously responded. One type of response is the creation of land acknowledgement...
by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 7, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/317_AJHS_v3.mp3 The first Jewish colonists in North America arrived in 1654. From that moment, Jews worked to build and contribute to early American society and the birth of the United States. Gemma Birnbaum and...
by American Association for State and Local History | Dec 3, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Aja Bain, AASLH Program and Publications Manager In the course of your public history work or teaching career, I bet you’ve often thought, “Why isn’t there a book on this?” The challenges we all face in our work, emerging trends and issues, and the field’s goals...
