Conversations on the Commons are just that – casual conversations.

Hosted by the Mass History Alliance, these virtual events bring together people from across the Commonwealth to discuss timely topics in public and local history. Attendees are encouraged to vent, empathize, laugh, complain, think, collaborate, brainstorm, plan, and in general get up to no good in the company of peers.

Since our first Conversation on the Commons in 2020, we’ve hosted over 35 of these free gatherings on topics from Covid-safe programming to Critical Race Theory, town anniversaries to digital archives.

Each conversation begins with a short, informal peer panelist introductions before a moderator leads the panelists and attendees in open discussion.

Conversations are livestreamed. Registration is free (though donations are encouraged!).

Have an idea for a Conversation? Propose a topic or panelist, or volunteer to serve as a panelist or moderator.