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 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...
by Old Colony History Museum | Jan 31, 2024 | Museums, The Kiosk, Uncategorized
TAUNTON, MA—The Old Colony History Museum, a leading cultural institution dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of the Old Colony region of Massachusetts, is delighted to announce the appointment of two new staff members who will contribute to the...
by Rachel Hoyle | Jan 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
PUBLICK OCCURRENCES — January 4, 2024 History is for Everyone The 2024 Mass History Conference The nineteenth annual Mass History Conference: History is for Everyone, will bring together people from all walks of life to engage in historical practice and to champion...
by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 12, 2023 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk, Uncategorized
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/373-_Weimer.mp3 The so-called “March to the American Revolution” comprised many more events than just the Stamp Act Riots, the Boston Massacre, and the Tea Crisis. One event we often overlook played an essential and direct...
by Ben Franklin's World | Nov 14, 2023 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk, Uncategorized
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/371-_Rael-Galvez.mp3 Long before European arrival in the Americas, Indigenous people and nations practiced enslavement. Their version of enslavement looked different from the version Christopher Columbus and his fellow...
