by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 24, 2025 | Conversations on the Commons (event), Conversations on the Commons Archive, News, Publick Occurences
Putting the Public in Publishing History March 21, 2025 12:00-1:30pm The gold standard of having done research in local history used to be to get it published. Is publishing the imprimatur from the history community that it once was? If you want to bring your...
by Mass Humaities | Mar 20, 2025 | The Kiosk, The Profession, Video
“It’s like breathing,” says artist Christle Rawlins-Jackson, referring to the process of quilting fabric. “You’re putting the fabric together in a way that’s going to tell the story.” Rawlins-Jackson, along with fellow artists Susi Ryan and IlaSahai Prouty, created...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 17, 2025 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, History Studio, News, Publick Occurences
The Second Installment in our History Studio on Authors and Publishing in Massachusetts: David Whitemyer Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 7pm Massachusetts is littered with the remains of public and private buildings and landscapes: hospitals, factories, churches, houses,...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Feb 20, 2025 | Conversations on the Commons (event), Conversations on the Commons Archive, Publick Occurences
Reality Check: How Much Funding Is at Risk for Massachusetts History Organizations? Friday, February 28, 12-1:30pm Federal funding is in great turmoil at the moment. Join us in breaking down what funding and projects stand to be affected in the realm of public history...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Feb 19, 2025 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, History Studio, News, Publick Occurences
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 7:00-8:00pm A History Studio featuring Jane Sciacca, Massachusetts historian Colonial Sudbury, Massachusetts, was designated the Puritan Village by author Sumner Chilton Powell in his 1964 Pulitzer Prize–winning history of the...
by Mass Humaities | Jan 6, 2025 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession, Video
In collaboration with New England Public Media (NEPM), we’re thrilled to share a three-part documentary series titled “Legacies: Stories of Black History in the 413.” “Legacies” explores the Black experience in western Massachusetts. It is a production of NEPM,...
