Veterans Heritage Grant program open for FY2020

by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Sep 11, 2019 | News, Uncategorized

Secretary Galvin’s Office now accepting grant applications to preserve Veterans’ History for FY2020 FY2020 Letter of Intent form (due November 6, 2019) Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin and the Massachusetts State Historical Records...

THE SPRINGFIELD INDIAN DEED

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jul 15, 2019 | History News, Uncategorized

by David M. Powers The agreement which William Pynchon made with the Indians of “Agaam” (as it is spelled in the text) on this day, 15 July, 383 years ago – a Friday that year – was an extraordinary document for several reasons. 1. It named two women: Kewenusk and...

THE BIRTH OF SPRINGFIELD — MAY 16, 1636

by Massachusetts History Alliance | May 16, 2019 | History News, Uncategorized

By David M. Powers Mouth of the Agawam (Westfield) River The original pioneers in Springfield took a weekend in mid-May, 1636, to frame the shape of their settlement. In typical Puritan fashion they entered a covenant together, a written agreement to create a new...

Archival Field Fellowships: Information and Application Details for Prospective Fellows

by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Apr 8, 2019 | News, Uncategorized

A new offering from the Roving Archivist Program What is the Archival Field Fellowship Program? The Roving Archivist Program’s Archival Field Fellowships serve a twofold function: to increase the amount of hands-on assistance the Program can offer to Massachusetts...

Applying for a Regrant and Archival Field Fellow: Information and Application for Institutions

by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Apr 8, 2019 | News, Uncategorized

A new offering from the Roving Archivist Program! Through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board (MA SHRAB) is pleased to provide funding for the purchase of...

MA SHRAB receives National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grant

by Massachusetts State Historic Records Advisory Board | Feb 13, 2019 | News, Uncategorized

The Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board (MA SHRAB) is pleased to announce it has received an $80,000 two-year grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). The NHPRC is a federal statutory body affiliated with the...