by Matthew Friedman | Nov 19, 2020 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, Video
Six months into the COVID pandemic, we’re settling into new routines. Many organizations are implementing new versions of what it means to interpret and teach history as a public history organization. Where are you now? How do you see the coming year, the future? What...
by Matthew Friedman | Nov 17, 2020 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, Video
Outside of Boston, Local Cultural Councils are a good source of funding for programming for history organizations. Applications are due on November 16. What should you apply for? What makes an application likely to get funded? Join us for a conversation on cultural...
by Matthew Friedman | Oct 26, 2020 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, Video
A Conversation with Linda Coombs, program director at the Aquinnah Cultural Center, Desiree Mobed, Director at the Alden House Historic Site, and Michelle Pecoraro, Executive Director of Plymouth 400 After 400 years of colonization of Massachusetts by Europeans, we...
by Matthew Friedman | Oct 12, 2020 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, Video
Covid-diaries, Zoom events, oral histories, social media. Under the COVID regime, online activity is sending our digital footprints into the stratosphere. Not to mention everything else we already had and are developing. How do we archive and preserve it? How can we...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 2, 2020 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, Publick Occurences
Women’s Suffrage, the Census, Black Lives Matter, the Election: How do you engage the question of politics in your organization? Engaging audiences without being partisan? How do board members feel about these issues? Where do we draw the line between history...
