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SUMMARY:Conversations on the Commons: Community History
DESCRIPTION:Community History: What is it\, and what can it do for you? \nFebruary 3\, 2022\, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. *new time* \nWhat 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 community history practice require 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 on February 4\, noon-1:30 with Lee Blake\, President of the New Bedford Historical Society and Penni Martorell\, curator of collections at Wistariahurst Museum and Holyoke’s City Historian \nRegistration is free. REGISTER HERE!\n \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				Penni Martorell is curator of collections at Wistariahurst Museum and Holyoke’s City Historian. Martorell’s work at Wistariahurst includes managing and preserving collections and archive\, organizing history exhibits and lectures; providing opportunities for community organizations\, college classes\, school groups and the public to engage with local history through presentations and workshops. She lectures on Holyoke’s industrial history\, local textile and paper industries\, and women history makers. She has lead workshops on preserving heirlooms\, basic textile preservation and is an oral history trainer. Martorell served 5 years on the State Historic Records Advisory Board and has served 6 years as Vice President of The Pioneer Valley History Network. Her passion is book and printing history.\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				As president of the New Bedford Historical Society\, Lee leads a grassroots organization that preserves and celebrates the legacy of African Americans\, Cape Verdeans and Native Americans in her hometown of New Bedford\, MA. Her leadership\, vision\, and work to re-claim the history of Black people in New Bedford has changed the historical narrative of New Bedford and raised the awareness of its role as an important center of freedom and abolitionism during the 19th century. The Society has led the efforts to restore and preserve the Nathan and Mary Johnson House\, the first home in freedom of Anna and Frederick Douglass\, an Underground Railroad site and now a National Historic Landmark. Lee has been awarded 6 National Endowment for the Humanities grants over the past 15 years for the professional development of teachers across the country on the intersection between New Bedford’s history as a maritime port\, the Underground Railroad\, and African American history.\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: Working with the Digital Commonwealth
DESCRIPTION:Sharing Your Stuff: Working with the Digital Commonwealth \nFebruary 18\, 2022\, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. \nWith Jake Sadow\, Statewide Digitization Project Archivist at Boston Public Library\, and Betsy McKee\, Secretary and member of the Collections Committee at Longmeadow Historical Society \nHave you considered working with the Digital Commonwealth to digitize any of your collections and get them online? Join us for a conversation on what it takes to do so\, with Jake Sadow of the Boston Public Library. What does it take to get your collection up on the Digital Commonwealth? Are there any obstacles and challenges? What part is easy? What does it take to prepare? Do you have to be an archivist to do this? What is the “rights” situation and how much does it cost?  \nRegistration is free. REGISTER HERE! \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				Jake Sadow is the Statewide Digitization Project Archivist for the Boston Public Library. He project manages the Statewide Digitization program\, serving as a liaison between Massachusetts-based cultural heritage institutions and digitization staff at the Boston Public Library. He has worked with over 300 institutions to get their cultural heritage collections online\, including libraries\, museums\, historical societies and universities. He also acts as an educator\, raising awareness among library and information professionals of issues in digitization and promoting conversations between institutions to address those issues.\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				My interest in antiques and history began when I lived in an old house in western New York. We started married life with hand-me-down furniture to furnish our two-room apartment. We began to appreciate that our “used” furniture was a lot nicer than the typical cheap student furnishings. I completed my Masters’ degree in Nursing and practiced as a Family Nurse Practitioner. We moved to Massachusetts and purchased our second old house. A chance discovery revealed that the original owner was a gravestone carver. Since that time\, we have tramped over hundreds of old cemeteries in multiple states and taken some 36\,000 photos. I am the President of the Longmeadow Cemetery Association and the Pioneer Valley History Network. I am also on the board of the Longmeadow Historical Society. I am a member of the Springfield Weavers’ Guild\, and my paying job is at Historic Deerfield.\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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