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SUMMARY:Conversations on the Commons: Archives’ Hour with the State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB)
DESCRIPTION:Archives’ Hour with the State Historical Records Advisory Board \nA conversation with Alejandra Dean\, Digital Archivist at the Massachusetts Archives\, and Evan Knight\, Preservation Specialist for the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC).  \nFebruary 5\, 2021\, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. \nJoin us for an informal conversation with members of the State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB). Alejandra Dean\, Digital Archivist at the Massachusetts Archives\, will provide information about this year’s round of Veterans Heritage Grants (due April 9\, 2021)\, and Evan Knight will lead a conversation about climate control in your archives. What are the challenges you face in creating a climate-controlled archives? Have a success story to tell? Plus\, you can always ask any other questions about what SHRAB can do for you of course! The session will be moderated by Joan Ilacqua\, Executive Director of The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston.  Have your stories and questions ready! \nRegistration is free. REGISTER NOW. \nThis Conversation will be livestreamed. We will do our best to monitor your questions and comments during the livestream. A recording will be publicly available in the Conversations on the Commons Archive. \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Alejandra Dean is the Digital Archivist at the Massachusetts Archives. She joined the Massachusetts Archives as the Assistant Digital Archivist in 2017. Alejandra holds an M.S. in Archives Management from the Simmons School of Library and Information Science and a B.A. in History of Art and Architecture from Harvard College. She is a member of the State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB)\, co-chair of Coordinated Statewide Preparedness in Massachusetts (COSTEP MA)\, co-chair of the New England Archivists (NEA) Preservica Roundtable\, and co-chair of the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) State Electronic Records Initiative (SERI) Steering Committee.\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Joan Ilacqua is Executive Director of The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston. Previously\, Ilacqua served as Co-Chair of The History Project’s board of directors and as Harvard Medical School’s Archivist for Diversity and Inclusion. She is a former member of the New England Archivists’ Inclusion and Diversity Committee\, and has a background in advocacy and oral history. She is a graduate of UMass Boston’s Public History master’s program\, holds a Nonprofit Management Certificate from Harvard University\, and earned her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Puget Sound.\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Evan Knight is Preservation Specialist for the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Previous to this administrative position\, Evan had ten years of conservation experience treating bound and unbound works on paper at the Boston Athenaeum\, Northeast Document Conservation Center\, the Library of Congress (as the 2010 Harper-Inglis Fellow)\, the Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas\, and the Municipal Archives of New York City. He received a Master’s of Science in Information Studies\, with a Certificate of Advanced Study in Library and Archive Conservation\, from the University of Texas at Austin\, and Bachelor’s of Science from Washington University in St Louis.\n				\n		\n\nQuestions? Be in touch with Caroline Littlewood: commons@masshistoryalliance.org \n\nConversations on the Commons \nWhere people from Massachusetts history organizations get to vent\, empathize\, laugh\, complain\, think\, collaborate\, brainstorm\, plan\, and in general be up to no good.
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SUMMARY:Conversations on the Commons: Getting Preservation Done!
DESCRIPTION:“Get up\, Stand up”: Preserving history from the ground up \nFebruary 19\, 2021\, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. \nAdvocacy for history starts in our neighborhoods and community centers\, when we commit ourselves to a cause and communicate our passion to friends and associates. In a world of explosive issues and headline grabbers\, how do we make a compelling case for history work? How can we craft an effective proposal and build the momentum to make a difference? Join panelists Dan Everton\, Project Lead and Community Archivist at New Bedford LGBTQ+ Archive\, and Diane Pursley\, Chair of the Turning Mill Association\, for a conversation about advocacy success stories and what we can learn from them. Bring your questions and reflections! \nThe session will be moderated by Eric Peterson\, Executive Director of Metropolitan Waterworks Museum. Registration is free. \nREGISTER NOW \nThis Conversation will be livestreamed. We will do our best to monitor your questions and comments during the livestream. A recording will be publicly available in the Conversations on the Commons Archive. \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Eric Peterson is the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum in Chestnut Hill\, MA. He has a Masters in Museum Studies from Harvard’s Extension School and a BA in History from Vassar College. Previously he served in the Peace Corps in Gabon Africa and worked in San Francisco for 20 years before returning home with his young family. Peterson is Vice President of the Mass History Alliance and the Chair of its Advocacy Committee.\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Dan W. Everton’s work revolves around community based projects\, public history/humanities/archaeology\, and historical research. Dan’s projects include the New Bedford LGBTQ+ Archive\, a community-based archive in partnership with the South Coast LGBT+ Network and the Special Collections & Archives in the Claire T. Carney Library at UMass Dartmouth\, as well as work with the Benjamin Franklin print block project with Dr. Jessica Linker and The Library Company of Philadelphia. He has a BA in History from UMass Dartmouth and was recently admitted to Brown University for the Masters in Public Humanities program. \n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Diane Pursley serves on the Lexington Historical Commission\, the Turning Mill Neighborhood Conservation District\, the Lexington Green Teams and the Lexington Waste Reduction Task Force. Formerly\, she was Co-president of the PTO and race director for the neighborhood 5K\, the Run of the Mill and worked on a three-year initiative to establish a Neighborhood Conservation District to protect over 150 mid-century historically important homes. The unifying theme of her advocacy is respecting and preserving our connections to the past\, to nature and the environment to improve our overall health and quality of life.\n				\n		\n\nQuestions? Be in touch with Caroline Littlewood: commons@masshistoryalliance.org \n\nConversations on the Commons \nWhere people from Massachusetts history organizations get to vent\, empathize\, laugh\, complain\, think\, collaborate\, brainstorm\, plan\, and in general be up to no good.
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