by American Association for State and Local History | Mar 30, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
The new Reframing History initiative provides the field with a set of evidence-backed recommendations to communicate about history more convincingly and to build a wider understanding of what inclusive history looks like and why it is important for all of us. As part...
by American Association for State and Local History | Mar 29, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
AASLH urges The Montpelier Foundation (TMF) to honor its June 2021 commitment to treat the Montpelier Descendants Committee (MDC) as its full partner in restructuring the TMF Board of Directors. On March 25, 2022, the TMF Board voted to change its policy of shared...
by Ben Franklin's World | Mar 29, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/325_Holton.mp3 What do we know about the American Revolution? Why is it important that we see the Revolution as a political event, a war, a time of social and economic reform, and as a time oviolence and upheaval?...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Mar 22, 2022 | History News, The Profession
03.22.2022 Amy Chu, Program Officer Creative Youth Development Youth leaders created a zine to document their work in 2021 Last spring, nine alumni from Creative Youth Development (CYD) programs supported by Mass Cultural Council were chosen to be involved in a...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Mar 22, 2022 | History News, The Profession
03.22.2022 Cheyenne Cohn-Postell, Program Officer Diversity Equity and Inclusion A quarterly report on our anti-racism work Drawing class in an Armenian Museum gallery In October 2021, Mass Cultural Council launched a three-year Racial Equity Plan outlining some of...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Mar 21, 2022 | History News, The Profession
03.21.2022 Bethann Steiner, Public Affairs Director COVID-19 Artists, cultural workers, and cultural organizations: Please report economic effects of the pandemic by April 15 One year ago, Mass Cultural Council reported devastating economic impacts from COVID-19...
