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SUMMARY:History Studio: Ten Footer Shoe Shops
DESCRIPTION: \nBootmaker and Artist Sarah Madeleine T. Guerin presents her work as an artisanal Keeper of Tradition in Massachusetts and a working artist. With a thorough knowledge of traditional Western bootmaking\, Sarah researches and analyses the connections between evolving methods of footwear making craft of the 1800s in Massachusetts – with an architectural focus on vernacular Ten Footer Shoe Shops – to the stability of a contemporary art practice heavily based in handmade footwear techniques and skills. Sarah holds degrees in Fine Arts and Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design\, was certified in Footwear at Cordwainers College – London College of Fashion\, apprenticed with Colorado bootmaker Jim Covington\, founded the bootmaking studio Saboteuse\, and is a mentor artist in the Mass Cultural Council Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. Q & A to follow presentation. \nRegistration is free. REGISTER HERE. \nA bi-cultural artisan\, Sarah builds Western boots by hand with the passion of her New England work-ethic and her French design sensibilities. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design’s architecture and Cordwainers College’s Intensive Summer Footwear programs\, Sarah’s design skills were complimented by years of training in a variety of hands-on workshops culminating in a one-on-one Western bootmaking apprenticeship. She established the atelier Saboteuse in 2015. Driven by creative process\, Sarah intentionally combines bootmaking\, artmaking\, historical research\, and public engagement to better understand relationships between knowledge and quality. Steeped in tradition\, her work illustrates meticulous craftsmanship and the unique\, thoughtful creativity that makes Saboteuse boots stand apart. Through her provocative bootmaking practice Sarah shares her journey with an uncurated public. With every stitch and decision Sarah slowly builds beautiful handmade boots that unravel a good story – her clients become a collaborative influence in this traditional American craft. \nQuestions? Be in touch with Caroline Littlewood: commons@masshistoryalliance.org
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SUMMARY:History Studio: Screening and discussion of 'Contradictory Place'
DESCRIPTION:A screening and discussion with film collaborator Professor Robert Forrant \nFrom the 1830s through the Civil War\, many Lowellians from all walks of life engaged in concerted efforts to block the expansion of slavery and helped freedom seekers even when this meant defying federal law. “A Contradictory Place” offers viewers a way to learn about an important\, but too often neglected\, chapter of our history. The forty-minute film was written by Robert Forrant and Maritza Grooms\, produced by former Lowell Telecommunications Executive Director Wendy Blom\, and edited by former Lowell Telecommunications News Director Caroline Gallagher. \nRegistration is free. REGISTER HERE. \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Robert Forrant is Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a Lawrence History Center board member. He has been the principal historian on numerous projects funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities\, the Lowell National Historical Park\, and Mass Humanities. In 2018 he was the Humanities Scholar in Residence funded by the Massachusetts Endowment for the Humanities to work with the Hatfield\, MA Historical Museum. Utilizing newly discovered archives he produced a scholarly article and helped to produce an exhibit on the Porter McLeod Machine Company\, a small machine shop that exported the lathes it built around the world. His new book\, Interpreting Labor and Working-Class History at Museums and Historic Sites\, with Mary Anne Trasciatti\, will be published by the University of Illinois Press in June 2022 in its Working-Class in American History series. \n				\n		\n\nQuestions? Be in touch with Caroline Littlewood: commons@masshistoryalliance.org
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SUMMARY:Conversations on the Commons: Collecting for the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:Collecting for the 21st Century \nDecember 9\, 2022\, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. \nWith Carolyn Goldstein\, Public History and Community Archives Program Manager at University Archives & Special Collections\, Healey Library at UMass Boston\, and Susan Navarre\, Executive Director of the Fitchburg Historical Society \nAs historical organizations increasingly take on the role of relevance to a wider audience\, we need to collect different “stuff” from a more diverse population. Perhaps your town has changed over the past century and your collections do not reflect the local histories of people and groups who are now a vital part of your community. How do you go about enriching your collections with their stories and connecting them to older histories? What are the obstacles and successes you have met with? How have you partnered with different individuals and groups to make sure your collections do not only speak to the distant past? Join us on Dec. 9\, 12:00-1:30 for a conversation on the art of proactive collecting of community history in the twenty-first century.  \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				Carolyn Goldstein coordinates the Mass. Memories Road Show and teaches public history at UMass Boston. Together with Andrew Elder\, she is the co-developer of RoPA\, the Roadmap for Participatory Archiving. RoPA is an online resource that guides libraries and cultural organizations through the process of collaborating with community members to plan engaging and inclusive participatory archiving events and to create digital collections.\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Susan Navarre has been the Executive Director of the Fitchburg Historical Society since June 2013. She studied Art History at the graduate level at Boston University; after receiving a B.A. in Art History from Bryn Mawr College. She has been a project humanist for MA Humanities-funded programs and has spoken at the Massachusetts History Conference\, where she is currently on the organizing committee. Under her leadership\, the Fitchburg Historical Society has received Bridge Sponsorships and other funding from Mass Humanities. She is currently active as a board member for the Fitchburg Cultural Alliance and member of the Fitchburg Cultural Initiative Advisory Committee and Board of Directors of Mass History Alliance. She has spoken on Fitchburg history at Fitchburg State University\, the Fitchburg Senior Center\, to the City Council\, and for numerous local clubs. Susan lives in Leominster and grew up in the Detroit area.\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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