by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 24, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
Historic marker describing an Underground Railroad stop in Niagara Falls.By Cathy Runnels, George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center, Austin, TX It was by chance that I happened to see the American Association for State and Local History...
by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 24, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
The pre-registration deadline for the 2022 Virtual Conference is this Wednesday! Registration is only $60 for AASLH members and $80 for non-members. Registration includes access to all live sessions, recordings of all general and concurrent sessions, and networking....
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Oct 21, 2022 | History News, The Profession
10.21.2022 Charles G. Baldwin, Program Officer Diversity Equity and Inclusion Beat drummers from BFAIR at CATA’s 2019 Annual Performance. Photo: Christina Lane. Mass Cultural Council’s Universal Participation (UP) Initiative stewards a Community of Practice to...
by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 21, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
“I, Too, Am America” is the theme of the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference, which will be held in Boise, Idaho, September 6-9, 2023. The theme is taken from Langston Hughes’ poem “I, Too,” which was published in 1926, the 150th anniversary of the United States. In the...
by Westborough Center | Oct 21, 2022 | Museums, The Kiosk
The following essay inaugurates a new Westborough History Connections series called, “A Meeting of Two Cultures: Native Americans and the English in Westborough.” Seasonal Change and the Meeting of Two Cultures The shocks of short-lived color in the trees, the sudden...
by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 20, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
This week, the American Association for State and Local History Public History Research Lab is excited to publish our fourth annual National Visitation Report. This annual assessment of in-person visitation trends at history organizations provides a snapshot look at...
