by Massachusetts History Alliance | Apr 16, 2020 | History News, Uncategorized
By David M. Powers, 16 April 2020 NEW FREEMEN SWORN IN Even though all adult males could legally vote after May 1647, but in local elections only, Springfield citizens had little say beyond their own town. Only seven of forty-three male residents of legal age were...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Apr 6, 2020 | History News, Uncategorized
The Pioneer Valley History Network (PVHN) is excited to announce its newest project, “Revolution Happened Here: Our Towns in the American Revolution.” Funded through a newly-awarded grant from Mass Humanities, the project will bring together a collaborative team of...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 3, 2020 | History News, Uncategorized
submitted by David M. Powers, March 2020 In preparing posts about the earliest case of witchcraft in Springfield for my Facebook pages later this month, I found this drawing about that topic in “The History of Springfield in Massachusetts for the Young” by Charles...
by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Feb 19, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
The Archival Field Fellowship is a pilot program from the Roving Archivist Program debuted in October 2019. This new offering increases hands-on assistance to Massachusetts repositories and provides emerging archivists with professional experience and mentorship. In...
by The Junto | Feb 8, 2020 | The Kiosk, Uncategorized
The Temple Early Atlantic Seminar presents a day-long symposium The Long Game of U.S. Historiography: A Century of Competing Interpretations Monday, March 23, 2020 9:00 ~ Introduction 9:15-10:45 ~ François Furstenberg, Johns Hopkins University “Frederick Jackson...
by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Jan 7, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
The Archival Field Fellowship is a pilot program from the Roving Archivist Program debuted in October 2019. This new offering increases hands-on assistance to Massachusetts repositories and provides emerging archivists with professional experience and...
