by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Mar 4, 2024 | History News, The Profession, Uncategorized
Author: Linda Woodland, Archival Field Fellow I was placed with the Swift River Valley Historical Society, an organization committed to preserving the memory of the towns drowned to form the Quabbin Reservoir in 1938. As a transplant to Central Massachusetts, and now...
by American Association for State and Local History | Mar 1, 2024 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Education, History News, News, The Profession
This post is from National History Day, which is asking those who have participated in the program to fill out a survey and share their stories. National History Day is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Have you ever competed in National History Day® (NHD)?...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Mar 1, 2024 | History News, The Profession
03.01.2024 Lisa Simmons, Program Manager Local Cultural Council Program $7M in grants for cultural programming will be made in cities and towns across the state 2024 Chinese New Year Culture Festival in Northampton, an FY24 LCC grant recipient. Residents and visitors...
by Mass Humaities | Feb 28, 2024 | The Kiosk, The Profession
A new exhibit from The LAVA Center. The LAVA Center premiered its new exhibit, “indiVISIBLE: Seeing and Celebrating Indispensable Agricultural Workers”, in early February. The exhibit was funded in part by an Expand Massachusetts Stories grant. The project focused on...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Feb 28, 2024 | History News, The Profession
02.28.2024 Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director Mass Cultural Council was saddened to learn of the passing of Council Member Kathy Castro earlier this month. Kathy, a lifelong resident of Fall River, served on the Council for nearly six years. She was reappointed...
by Mass Humaities | Feb 23, 2024 | The Kiosk, The Profession, Video
The first reading of 2024 took place on Douglass’s chosen birth day. Each year, Mass Humanities organizes and funds free public events where communities gather together to read and talk about Frederick Douglass’ influential address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of...
