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SUMMARY:Conversations on the Commons: Reality Check: How Much Funding Is at Risk for MA History Organizations?
DESCRIPTION:Reality Check: How Much Funding Is at Risk for Massachusetts History Organizations? \nFriday\, February 28th from 12-1:30pm on Zoom \n\nA Conversation on the Commons that will break down exactly how federal funding changes will impact history organizations in Massachusetts. Featuring David Slatery of Mass Cultural Council\, Katherine Stevens of Mass Humanities\, and Elizabeth O’Connell of the Massachusetts Archives.\n\n \nFederal funding is in great turmoil at the moment. Join us in breaking down what funding and projects stand to be affected in the realm of public history in Massachusetts. Which sources in Massachusetts are connected to federal funding\, which are part of the state budget\, and which are a little of both? What funding is private? How can your organization find out the funding sources for particular grants and initiatives? Part 2\, coming this fall\, will consider how we should respond and advocate.\n\n \nRegistration is free. REGISTER HERE! \nWe will do our best to monitor your questions and comments during the conversation. A recording will be publicly available in the Conversations on the Commons Archive. This Conversation will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. Questions? Email commons@masshistoryalliance.org \n  \nAbout our panelists: \nElizabeth O’Connell has spent the last three years working in digital archives at the Massachusetts Archives\, and has been the head of the Digital Team for the past year. Her team works to preserve and make accessible online historic states’ records; particularly those records of historically marginalized groups\, records of international interest\, and records on delicate physical media. She also serves on the State Historical Records Advisory Board where she advises on matters related to digital record preservation and digitization.  \nDavid T. Slatery has served as Mass Cultural Council’s Deputy Executive Director since 2012. Under the Executive Director\, Dave provides executive leadership and support and counsel to the Agency and Council Members. He also serves as Chief Legal Officer for the Agency. \nKatherine Stevens is Director of Grants and Programs at Mass Humanities. \n  \n\nConversations on the Commons Where people from Massachusetts history organizations get to vent\, empathize\, laugh\, complain\, think\, collaborate\, brainstorm\, plan\, and in general be up to no good.
URL:https://masshistorycommons.org/event/conversations-on-the-commons-reality-check-how-much-funding-is-at-risk/
LOCATION:Online\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations on the Commons (events),Mass History Alliance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250219T190000
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SUMMARY:History Studio: Author Talk with Jane Sciacca
DESCRIPTION:  \nEnslavement in the Puritan Village: The Untold Story of Sudbury and Wayland\, Massachusetts \nWednesday\, February 19 from 7:00-8:30PM on Zoom \n\nA History Studio featuring author\, public historian\, and Wayland resident Jane Sciacca\n\n \nColonial Sudbury\, Massachusetts\, was designated the Puritan Village by author Sumner Chilton Powell in his 1964 Pulitzer Prize–winning history of the founding of this quintessential New England town in 1638. Yet this quiet rural village also had a darker history that is often overlooked. Sudbury’s Puritan inhabitants\, including some of the most prominent citizens in town\, held and sold enslaved Black people throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Stories gleaned from preserved records highlight the lives of men\, women and children held in bondage\, including a court case involving an enslaved boy repeatedly beaten and left scarred by his master less than thirty years after the town’s founding\, as well as the bill of sale of Phebey\, age two\, to a woman in another town. Local author Jane Sciacca uncovers the hidden side of suffering in this New England town.\n\n \nRegistration is free. REGISTER HERE! \nWe will do our best to monitor your questions and comments during the conversation. A recording will be publicly available in the Conversations on the Commons Archive. This History Studio will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. Questions? Email commons@masshistoryalliance.org \n\nConversations on the Commons Where people from Massachusetts history organizations get to vent\, empathize\, laugh\, complain\, think\, collaborate\, brainstorm\, plan\, and in general be up to no good.
URL:https://masshistorycommons.org/event/history-studio-author-talk-with-jane-sciacca/
LOCATION:Online\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:History Studio (events),Mass History Alliance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250110T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250110T133000
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SUMMARY:Conversations on the Commons: Rev(ing) Up History: Promoting Tourism for the Big Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Rev(ving) Up History: Promoting Tourism for the Big Anniversary \nFriday\, January 10\, 2025\, 12:00-1:30 p.m. \n\nA Conversation on the Commons featuring Sheila Green of the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism and Jonathan Lane of Rev250\n\n \nAmerica’s Semiquincentennial is just around the corner and Massachusetts is preparing for two years of commemoration. What events might your site plan? Are there ways to promote your organization’s Revolutionary story? Is there funding available to participate in the commemoration? Join us for a Conversation with Sheila Green of the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism and Jonathan Lane of Revolution 250 to learn about statewide efforts to “rev up” tourism in 2025 and 2026\, and how you can get involved. \n\n \nRegistration is free. REGISTER HERE! \nWe will do our best to monitor your questions and comments during the conversation. A recording will be publicly available in the Conversations on the Commons Archive. This Conversation will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. Questions? Email commons@masshistoryalliance.org \n\nConversations on the Commons Where people from Massachusetts history organizations get to vent\, empathize\, laugh\, complain\, think\, collaborate\, brainstorm\, plan\, and in general be up to no good.
URL:https://masshistorycommons.org/event/conversations-on-the-commons-revving-up-history/
LOCATION:Online\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241213T120000
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SUMMARY:Conversations on the Commons: The "Joys" of Holiday Programming
DESCRIPTION:Candles\, Gifts\, Community Cheer: The “Joys” of Holiday Programming \nFriday\, December 13\, 2024\, 12:00-1:30 p.m. \n\nA Conversation on the Commons featuring Aida Gennis\, co-chair of the Holiday Open House at the Grout-Heard House Museum in Wayland since 2003.\n\n \nIt’s December and we’re up to our necks in cookies and lights. What are the opportunities and pitfalls of creating joy around the winter holidays? Does your organization do holiday programming? Is it traditional or non-sectarian? What sorts of activities are a part of it? Does it have a historical motif? Join us for a conversation on the gifts conveyed by and pitfalls to avoid in holiday programming.\n\n \nRegistration is free. REGISTER HERE! \nWe will do our best to monitor your questions and comments during the conversation. A recording will be publicly available in the Conversations on the Commons Archive. This Conversation will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. Questions? Email commons@masshistoryalliance.org \n\nConversations on the Commons Where people from Massachusetts history organizations get to vent\, empathize\, laugh\, complain\, think\, collaborate\, brainstorm\, plan\, and in general be up to no good.
URL:https://masshistorycommons.org/event/conversations-on-the-commons-the-joys-of-holiday-programming/
LOCATION:Online\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations on the Commons (events),Mass History Alliance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T120000
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SUMMARY:Conversations on the Commons: How to Make a Living in History
DESCRIPTION:How to Make A Living in History \nFriday\, November 22\, 2024\, 12:00-1:30 p.m. \n\nA Conversation on the Commons featuring two panelists from very different experiences\, and with very different career paths\, in the public history field.\n\n \n“What are you going to do with that degree?” the history major is asked. It’s tough enough to get a job in the history field\, let alone to truly make a living. How might you go about finding a job and then building a career that will enable you to support yourself in the public history field? Join us for a Conversation on the Commons with Ted Clark of Hubtown Tours and Rachel Hoyle of The Shirley Eustis House on November 22 from 12 – 1:30pm.\n\n \nRegistration is free. REGISTER HERE! \nWe will do our best to monitor your questions and comments during the conversation. A recording will be publicly available in the Conversations on the Commons Archive. This Conversation will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. Questions? Email commons@masshistoryalliance.org \n\nConversations on the Commons Where people from Massachusetts history organizations get to vent\, empathize\, laugh\, complain\, think\, collaborate\, brainstorm\, plan\, and in general be up to no good.
URL:https://masshistorycommons.org/event/conversations-on-the-commons-how-to-make-a-living-in-history/
LOCATION:Online\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations on the Commons (events),Mass History Alliance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240531T120000
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SUMMARY:Conversations on the Commons: Public History in Our Public Consciousness
DESCRIPTION:Public History in Our Public Consciousness \nFriday\, May 31\, 2024\, 12:00-1:30 p.m. \nDuring an election year\, the media likes to reference historical numbers and facts. People quote their versions of what is the ‘true’ history of their country/state/city\, sparring on who did what to whom and when. What does history\, in all of its many forms\, look like in the public consciousness? Is there a more productive way to engage history in the political process? How is public history of use to those of us in the field in an election year? How can we be of use to the community? How might historical organizations model productive uses of history? How might historical organizations engage people from across the political spectrum or encourage civic reflection rooted in history? \nJoin us for a conversation tackling these and similar issues on Friday\, May 31\, 12:00-1:30pm with Margo Shea\, Professor of Public History at Salem State University\, and Noelle Trent\, Executive Director of the African American History Museum in Boston and Nantucket. \nBring your lunch and questions\, observations\, successes\, and failures! And join us for an engaging\, possibly difficult\, and certainly worthwhile discussion. \nRegistration is free. REGISTER HERE! \nWe will do our best to monitor your questions and comments during the conversation. A recording will be publicly available in the Conversations on the Commons Archive. This Conversation will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel. \nQuestions? Email 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.
URL:https://masshistorycommons.org/event/conversations-on-the-commons-public-history-in-our-public-consciousness/
LOCATION:Online\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations on the Commons (events),Mass History Alliance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231117T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231117T133000
DTSTAMP:20260423T104028
CREATED:20230924T200516Z
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SUMMARY:Conversations on the Commons: The Ins and Outs of AI for Historical Organizations
DESCRIPTION:The Ins and Outs of Artificial Intelligence \nNovember 17\, 2023\, 12:00-1:30 p.m. \nHeads-up – here comes Artificial Intelligence! How can generative AI tools like ChatGPT\, Bard\, Poe\, ChatPDF and others help advance our work?  Are they difficult to use?  Can they be fun?  Which are the most reliable sources for chatbots? What are some examples of how AI can help with administration\, fund-raising\, programming and the many other tasks that keep librarians and cultural heritage workers hopping?  Join us for a conversation and demonstration with Joanne Riley (Healey Library Archives and Special Collections\, UMass Boston) and Jane Stimpson (Massachusetts Library System) about using AI creatively and productively at libraries\, historical organizations\, and small museums. Join us with your questions and experiences\, good and bad\, as well as with your ideas and practices\, and start bending the arc of the future to our advantage. \nRegistration is free. REGISTER HERE! \nWe will do our best to monitor your questions and comments during the conversation. A recording will be publicly available in the Conversations on the Commons Archive. \nQuestions? Email commons@masshistoryalliance.org \n  \nAbout our Panelists: \nAs University Archivist and Curator of Special Collections at UMass Boston\, Joanne Riley managed Healey Library’s archival research collections and related academic and community-based initiatives between 2010 and 2017\, followed by a five-year stint as Interim Dean of Healey Library. She now enjoys serving as the library’s Digital Initiatives Archivist\, which calls on her long experience in digital humanities\, especially the design of structured data models to store and retrieve cultural heritage information. Joanne was the founding director of the “Mass. Memories Road Show” program at UMass Boston\, an early participatory archiving initiative\, and she conceived and directed the “1919 Boston Police Strike Project” that engaged a team of volunteers in researching the lives of those who participated in that historic event. Joanne’s work is centered on empowering researchers\, faculty\, students and community members to apply digital technology to advance humanities initiatives within academia and in the cultural heritage sector. \nJane Stimpson (she/her) is a Consultant with the Massachusetts Library System and consults in areas related to library instruction and educational technology. Before joining MLS\, Jane was a librarian for 13 years in community college and joint-use libraries\, focusing on instruction\, reference\, and outreach. She holds a BA in Spanish and Political Science from Williams College and an MS in Information Studies from the University of Texas at Austin School of Information. In her spare time\, she enjoys baking\, crosswords\, and yoga. \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.
URL:https://masshistorycommons.org/event/conversations-on-the-commons-the-ins-and-outs-of-ai/
LOCATION:Online\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:2021 Mass History Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 2021 MASS HISTORY CONFERENCE will be held online on June 7\, 2021\, with additional workshops and networking events on the Mass History Commons on six other dates in June. \nEngaging public history\, including local history activities\, is crucial to the civic well-being of our communities\, our Commonwealth\, and our nation. The conference will focus on history as a community activity\, with more than fifteen sessions and workshops\, a plenary by community history scholar Diana Becerra\, a Commons area with tabling\, and plenty of opportunities to meet and greet\, network\, exchange ideas and hatch plans and collaborations. Due to ongoing concerns about Covid-19\, this year’s conference will be held online. But as soon as we can\, we will return to meeting each other face to face! \nREGISTER HERE!
URL:https://masshistorycommons.org/event/2021-mass-history-conference/
LOCATION:Online\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mass History Alliance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200720T140000
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SUMMARY:MHA Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts History Alliance.
URL:https://masshistorycommons.org/event/mha-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:MA
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