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Experience Framingham’s multilingual social fabric

Experience Framingham’s multilingual social fabric

by Mass Humaities | Feb 20, 2024 | The Kiosk, The Profession

Stories of immigration depict a city’s transformation. On January 28, 2024, the Framingham History Center (FHC) debuted “Framingham’s Collective Journeys: Stories of Immigration, 1960-Present.” Approximately 100 people attended the grand opening at Edgell Memorial...
Episode 378: Tara Bynum, Everyday Black Living in Early America

Episode 378: Tara Bynum, Everyday Black Living in Early America

by Ben Franklin's World | Feb 20, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk, Uncategorized

https://chrt.fm/track/G481GD/traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/378_Bynum.mp3 When we study the history of Black Americans, especially in the early American period, we tend to focus on slavery and the slave trades. But focusing solely on slavery can hinder our...
Help the U.S. Department of Commerce Amplify Women’s History Month!

Help the U.S. Department of Commerce Amplify Women’s History Month!

by American Association for State and Local History | Feb 16, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession

By Samantha Feder, U.S. Commercial Service The U.S. Commercial Service’s Global Travel and Tourism team, under the U.S. Department of Commerce, organizes monthly social media campaigns aligned with special recognition months. For March, we are looking to highlight...
Celebrating 50 years of Mass Humanities

Celebrating 50 years of Mass Humanities

by Mass Humaities | Feb 16, 2024 | The Kiosk, The Profession, Video

A video message from Brian Boyles Mass Humanities was founded in 1974. Since then, we have championed storytellers throughout the Commonwealth through our grant making and program offerings. In this video, Executive Director Brian Boyles shares an overview of the many...
Westborough Center Pastimes – February 16, 2024

Westborough Center Pastimes – February 16, 2024

by Westborough Center | Feb 16, 2024 | Museums, The Kiosk

(Wikimedia) This essay is part of a new Westborough History Connections series called, “A Meeting of Two Cultures: Native Americans and Early European Settlers in Westborough.” Click here to start at the beginning of the series. The Hassanamisco Band of Nipmucs Today...
Cultural Investment Portfolio Awards $7M to 338 Organizations

Cultural Investment Portfolio Awards $7M to 338 Organizations

by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Feb 12, 2024 | History News, The Profession

02.12.2024 Christian Kelly, Public Relations & Events Manager Cultural Investment Portfolio New operating support grant program to launch next month Performance at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center. Photo: Michael Lavin Flower. Our cultural organizations do such...
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