by Mass Humaities | Dec 13, 2021 | The Kiosk, The Profession
We asked the people of Mass Humanities to tell us which books, podcasts, shows and places sustained them this year. Their choices include new publications, recent finds and old favorites. Lennie Alickman, Board Member, Provincetown Book: Fierce Poise by Alexander...
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 Massachusetts Cultural Council | Dec 8, 2021 | History News, The Profession
12.08.2021 Käthe Swaback. Program Officer CultureRx Urbanity Dance, part of the Social Prescription Pilot Cohort, reported one of their students who had been struggling with recovery from COVID-19, streamed a dance class from their hospital bed for weeks. That student...
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 Massachusetts Cultural Council | Dec 6, 2021 | History News, The Profession
12.06.2021 Bethann Steiner, Public Affairs Director COVID-19 Last week the legislative conference committee tasked with ironing-out any differences between the final House and Senate ARPA spending plan bills released its report: H. 4269, An Act relative to immediate...
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...
