A Season of Light, A Call to Courage

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Dec 16, 2025 | History News, The Profession

12.16.2025 Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director My Farewell to Massachusetts’ Cultural Sector Photo: Kevin Thai/Three Circles Studio. As we move into the holiday season—a time when the world slows down just long enough for us to take stock—I’ve found myself...

Episode 429: Michelle McDonald, Coffee in Early America: Why Americans Really Drink Coffee

by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 16, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/429_McDonald.mp3 Think the Boston Tea Party made America a coffee-drinking nation? Historian Michelle McDonald reveals the truth: colonists were already choosing coffee over tea because it was cheaper. Michelle Craig...

Water Has a Memory: Teaching History and Preparing for the Future

by American Association for State and Local History | Dec 11, 2025 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession

This article originally appeared in the latest issue of History News, AASLH’s member magazine. Members can access a digital copy of the issue for free in our Resource Center.By Rodney Rowland, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Strawbery Banke Museum...

Building Supports for Social Prescription as a State Arts Agency

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Dec 11, 2025 | History News, The Profession

12.11.2025 Erik Holmgren, Manager of Advancement and Strategic Partnerships Advancement | CultureRx | Social Prescription The primary driver of a sustainable social prescription program is for cultural organizations to be paid for the therapeutic value they provide...

Historian Erika Slocumb reflects on “Legacies”

by Mass Humaities | Dec 10, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession

By Erika Slocumb. In the summer of 2024, Brian Boyles asked me to take part in a short documentary film series, working with filmmakers as a history consultant as the filmmakers navigated Western Mass Black history projects funded by Mass Humanities. As...

David T. Slatery to Serve as Acting Executive Director Effective Jan. 1

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Dec 10, 2025 | History News, The Profession

12.10.2025 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Press Release Governing Council Unanimously Selects Deputy Executive Director to Steer Agency Through Executive Director Search Today Mass Cultural Council’s governing body unanimously voted to appoint...