What is Community History? What formats does it take? What is the difference between local history and community history?  How can we embrace both? how does it ask historical organizations to change their understanding of history? What are the challenges and rewards? Has your organization participated in projects that gather and share history from the local community? Are you interested in doing so? Join us for a conversation on the necessity, joys, and rewards of engaging with community members in doing history.

Sharing Your Stuff: Working with the Digital Commonwealth February 18, 2022, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. With Jake Sadow, Statewide Digitization Project Archivist at Boston Public Library, and Betsy McKee, Secretary and member of the Collections Committee at Longmeadow Historical Society Have you considered working with the Digital Commonwealth to digitize any of your collections and […]

The Community Preservation Act: In Your Backyard March 4, 2022, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. With Massachusetts History Alliance Advocacy Committee Chase Mack, Communications Director, Community Preservation Coalition Jason Molina, Chair of Shrewsbury's Community Preservation Committee Linnea Servey, Chair of Lancaster's Community Preservation Committee What is the Community Preservation Act? How can it be used to […]