by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Jun 1, 2026 | History News, The Profession
Author: Christian Ryder, Archival Field Fellow In 1940, during the first year of World War II, a small town in New England made the decision to start a hostel to take in refugees from Europe. As a result, over forty people left their lives behind to avoid persecution...
by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Jun 1, 2026 | History News, The Profession, Uncategorized
Author: Victoria Kent Worth, Archival Field Fellow 1962 portrait of Foster Furcolo as Governor (1957-1961) As an Archival Field Fellow with the Roving Archivist Program, I was paired with Berkshire Community College’s archives in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to process...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | May 28, 2026 | History News, The Profession
05.28.2026 Mass Office of Travel and Tourism Cultural Districts Get to know the Central Massachusetts Cultural Districts Worcester Art Museum This is part five in a series about Cultural Districts in Massachusetts. It originally appeared on MOTT’s site. Massachusetts...
by American Association for State and Local History | May 22, 2026 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
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by Massachusetts Cultural Council | May 22, 2026 | History News, The Profession
05.22.2026 David T. Slatery, Acting Executive Director Mass Humanities Scouts imitating a revolutionary monument from memory in front of an Appalachian Shelter on a Laurel Mountains Hiking Trail in SW Pennsylvania, April 1976. (David Slatery is the second Scout from...
by Mass Humaities | May 21, 2026 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
We believe Frederick Douglass’ words belong in public spaces. Every year we provide grants to support readings of his influential address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” in town squares, community centers, churches, museums, libraries, parks, and...
