by American Association for State and Local History | Sep 13, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
By Casey Wooster, Chair of AASLH Emerging History Professionals Affinity Committee In the words of Lorelei Lee in the 1949 musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, “I learned an awful lot in Little Rock, and here’s some advice I’d like to share. . .” With the upcoming AASLH...
by Historic New England | Sep 10, 2021 | The Kiosk, Uncategorized
Sep 10, 2021Historic New England celebrates the importance of local, immigrant-owned markets with More than a Market: A Walking Tour of Burlington’s Local Markets. The walking tours are on Saturdays from September 18 to October 30, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The tours...
by Historic New England | Sep 9, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Blogs, The Kiosk, Uncategorized
Sep 9, 2021by Jennifer Robinson, preservation services manager, southern New England Energy efficiency is often understood as a modern concept, but New Englanders were managing thermal comfort and ventilation through passive design long before the advent of complex...
by Historic New England | Sep 8, 2021 | The Kiosk, Uncategorized
Sep 8, 2021Beginning this fall, Recovering New England’s Voices is a bold, multi-year initiative to take a more inclusive approach to sharing the region’s history. As the leading voice for the region’s history for more than 110 years, Historic New England is excited...
by Westborough Center | Sep 3, 2021 | The Kiosk
What’s In a Name? Part II In my last newsletter, I parsed out the name of the Westborough Center for History and Culture and explained why we selected it, so perhaps a review of how well the title reflects what happens behind its glass windows is in order. As a...
by Historic New England | Aug 31, 2021 | The Kiosk, Uncategorized
Vermont’s historic Root Schoolhouse reopens | Historic New England Aug 31, 2021The community of Norwich, Vermont, celebrated the reopening of Root Schoolhouse as a space for community events following a decade of restoration work. The August 28 celebration was...
