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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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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
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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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.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T190000
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SUMMARY:History Studio: Abandoned Massachusetts with David Whitemyer
DESCRIPTION:The Second Installment in our History Studio on Authors and Publishing in Massachusetts: David Whitemyer\nMarch 12\, 2025\n7:00pm \nMassachusetts is littered with the remains of public and private buildings and landscapes: hospitals\, factories\, churches\, houses\, and harbors. For our second installment in the new History Studio series on Authors and Publishing in Massachusetts History \, join us for a conversation with architect\, designer\, and photographer David Whitemyer. We will be talking about the making and publishing of his gorgeous book Abandoned Massachusetts (2023)\, in which he directs his camera at many of these structures. Find out more about how history gets published! \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 speaker:\nDavid Whitemyer is an amateur\, self-taught photographer who has been exploring modern ruins since his adolescence in the early 1980s. He grew up in the Chicago suburbs and currently lives in southeastern Massachusetts with his wife\, sons\, and cats. In addition to his photographs\, David’s passion for history and architecture is demonstrated through his twenty-five years of work in the museum and exhibition planning profession\, as a designer\, architect\, project manager\, writer\, and adjunct faculty member. \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-abandoned-massachusetts-with-david-whitemyer/
LOCATION:Online\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T120000
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SUMMARY:Conversation on the Commons: Putting the Public in Publishing History
DESCRIPTION:Putting the Public in Publishing History\nMarch 21\, 2025\n12:00-1:30pm \nThe gold standard of having done research in local history used to be to get it published. Is publishing the imprimatur from the history community that it once was? If you want to bring your information to the public\, or sell it\, might you as well create a website or (gasp!) self-publish? Or does it have advantages to having your or your organization’s book published by an actual publisher? What does it take to get a publisher interested in your work? And what does it get you? What series are out there? What trends? Join us for a conversation with and tips from two seasoned pros from the publishing world: Mary Dougherty from the University of Massachusetts Press and Erin Vosgien from Arcadia Publishing. \n  \nRegistration is free. REGISTER HERE! \n  \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 speakers: \nMary Dougherty (she/her/hers) became the third director of UMass Press in 2014. Before coming to UMass\, she worked at both Bedford/St. Martin’s and Houghton Mifflin in Boston. She earned a PhD in American literature from Rutgers. Mary collaborates with all members of the Press staff\, and she manages the Press’s financial and strategic planning\, university relations\, and fundraising. She also manages the Juniper Literary Contest. \nErin Vosgien has been an acquisitions editor with Arcadia Publishing\, the nation’s leading publisher of regional and local history\, for 22 years. Born and raised in New England\, she currently resides in New Hampshire with her family. Her work through Arcadia has allowed her to combine her love of history and writing with the joy of connecting with historians\, community groups\, and archives across the county to share their passion for their community’s stories. \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.
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LOCATION:Online\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:History Studio: A Home in Woods Hole with Elizabeth Sheehy
DESCRIPTION:A Home in Woods Hole with Elizabeth Sheehy\nApril 2\, 2025\n7:00-8:30pm \nWalter Nickerson and Helena Nugent built a house in Woods Hole more than a hundred years ago. Though their descendants spread out across New England\, they kept returning to the house on Eel Pond\, which survived the 1938 New England Hurricane and also served as a boarding house for many years. \nFor our third installment in the History Studio series on authors and publishing in Massachusetts history\, join us for a conversation with Elizabeth Sheehy. We will be talking about the making and publishing of A Home in Woods Hole: Life and History on Eel Pond published by The History Press in 2024\,  in which she chronicles the history of Woods Hole through the lens of a house and the family that built it. Find out more about how history gets published! \nRegistration is free – but if you’re able to donate to help us continue to offer programming like this\, it’s much appreciated! REGISTER HERE. \n  \n  \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 speaker: \nAfter the serendipitous purchase of a grand old house in Woods Hole in 2018\, Elizabeth Sheehy turned to writing full-time to tell the story of people she met through the house\, long dead and nearly forgotten. Retired from her career as a retail executive\, Sheehy put her Trinity College history degree to work to uncover the fascinating lives of the Nickersons and the Nugents from one hundred years ago. A lifelong writer and lover of puzzles and mysteries\, Sheehy grew up in California with English parents who passed down to her their passion for history. She and her husband split their time between Arlington\, Virginia and Woods Hole. \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.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T120000
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SUMMARY:Conversations on the Commons: Keys to success from those who have done it
DESCRIPTION:Join us for part 2 of a two-part conversation on strategies for success in creating Local Historic Districts (LHDs) \n\n\n\n\nComing up this Fall is a two part conversation on strategies for success in creating Local Historic Districts (LHDs) \nCreating a Local Historical District can be a daunting process\, not only with respect to the legwork and research\, but in educating local property owners\, businesses\, and other residents\, and successfully passing it into law. Join us for a twofer Conversation on the Commons on having your work cut out for you but making it bear fruit with members of Historic District Commissions who have gone through the process. What are the opportunities for engaging people in topics that interest them? How can you propose strategies/processes that raise interest rather than hackles and get those who worry to join the process? What are some of the standard objections to local historic districts and how can we respond to them? What works and what doesn’t? \nIn this second Conversation\, we will ask both successful and (previously) unsuccessful commissions what works and what doesn’t as you are bringing a local historic district proposal to the town for an eventual vote at town meeting or in the city council. How long should this take? What if there is a group of vocal opponents? How might you combat rumors and false narratives? Are there precedents to be followed? How can community engagement bring in those who doubt rather than leaving them outside? \nFeatured panelists will be: Jim Neilson & Peter Wilner (Ashland Historical Commission) \nThis meeting will occur on Zoom. \nRegistration for the Conversations is free. We also invite our colleagues from the Commonwealth’s public and community history organizations to submit ideas for future conversations\, and to participate as panelists and moderators. To register\, see the Calendar\, volunteer as a panelist or moderator\, check out the Archive of past Conversations\, or suggest ideas for future topics\, see our website at https://masshistorycommons.org/public-square/conversations/. \nContribute to MHA today to support the Commons\, which is free for all but does cost money to run!
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