by Westborough Center | Feb 18, 2022 | Museums, The Kiosk
Thinking Historically Is Hard to Do While talking with my two daughters, sometimes I feel like we come from entirely different worlds. Such a difference may be understandable: they mainly grew up with digital technology forming the very basis of their social lives,...
by Ben Franklin's World | Feb 15, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/322_Cook-Bell.mp3 During the War for American Independence, the British Army attempted to create chaos and inflict economic damage to the revolutionaries’ war effort by issuing two proclamations that promised freedom to any...
by American Association for State and Local History | Feb 14, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Bethany L. Hawkins, Chief of Operations, AASLH One common criticism of historic house museums is they are static and impersonal. Even when curators and interpreters try to make the house look “lived in,” it often fails to invoke the feeling of home for their...
by Historic New England | Feb 14, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Blogs, The Kiosk, Uncategorized
Feb 14, 2022Mellon Conservation Fellow Karen Bishop shares her process for creating a replica of a seventeenth-century carved drawer and box. In the final part of this series, Karen creates the feet and trim. Lathe Turning After building the case and drawer, Karen...
by American Association for State and Local History | Feb 10, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
Once or twice a year we ask the chairs of AASLH committees to summarize what their group has been working on and plans to accomplish in the coming months. In most cases, the chair authored the report, though in some instances it was a staff member. While the main...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Feb 10, 2022 | History News, The Profession
02.10.2022 Maggie Holtzberg, Program Manager Folk Arts Mentor artist Sandeep Das teaching apprentice Veerane Pratap, 2021. Photo: Maggie Holtzberg. Mass Cultural Council is delighted to announce the opening of a new cycle of grants in the Traditional Arts...
