by Massachusetts History Alliance | May 6, 2024 | Conversations on the Commons (event), Conversations on the Commons Archive, News, Publick Occurences
Friday, May 31, 2024, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. A Conversation on the Commons featuring Dr. Noelle Trent (The Museum of African American History – Boston & Nantucket) and Dr. Margo Shea (Salem State University) During an election year, the media likes to reference...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 18, 2024 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, News, Publick Occurences
Friday, March 22, 2024, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. A Conversation on the Commons featuring Will Twombly (Spokeshave Design) and Alex Griswold. We’ve all visited exhibits in larger museums that lead us to scratch our heads in envy. So smart, so wonderfully inviting to...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 15, 2024 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, News, Publick Occurences
Friday, March 15, 2024, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. A Conversation on the Commons featuring Rachael Robinson (Sudbury Historical Society), Ray Radigan (Memorial Hall Museum, and Lindsay Kruzlic (Memorial Hall Museum) We’ve all visited exhibits in larger museums that lead us to...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Feb 19, 2024 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, News, Publick Occurences
Friday, February 23, 2024, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. A Conversation on the Commons featuring Elizabeth O’Connell (Massachusetts Archives), Amita Kiley (Lawrence History Center), and Penni Martorell (Wistariahurst) Social media posts, correspondence, oral histories, videos of...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jan 18, 2024 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, News, Publick Occurences
Friday, January 19, 2024, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. A Conversation on the Commons featuring Kayla Coleman (NEMA) and Susan Robertson (Gore Place) Despite the fact that we are all planning to live forever, sooner or later our organizations must grapple with the issue of...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Nov 19, 2023 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, History Studio, News, Publick Occurences
Friday, December 1, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. A History Studio featuring Bob Ainsworth, historical fiction author St. Patrick’s Day, 1990. Two men dressed as Boston cops entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, stayed for about 90 minutes, and left with 13 pieces of...