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Episode 359: Jen Manion, Transing Gender in Early America
Idaho Blogs and Podcasts to Get You Ready for #AASLH2023
Episode 358: Charles Tingley, St Augustine and Early Florida
Episode 357: Eric Jay Dolin, Privateering in the American Revolution
Episode 356: Paul Peucker, The Moravian Church in North America
Beyond the Commonwealth
From Pulpit to Paper: Preserving the Legacy of Rev. Samuel Spring
Author: Olivia Englehart, Archival Field Fellow As an Archival Field Fellow with the Roving Archivist Program, I was paired with Central Congregational Church (Central) in Newburyport, Massachusetts, to process the Rev. Samuel Spring Papers, a collection documenting...
$6.5M in New Cultural Facilities Fund Grants Awarded
05.08.2025 Miranda Cook, Program Officer Mass Cultural Facilities Fund Performance by Castle of our Skins, a 2025 Cultural Facilities Fund grant recipient. Today the MassDevelopment Board of Directors approved 74 new Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) grants totaling...
Contact Congress: Save Agencies that Support History Orgs and Nonprofit Tax Status
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Senate FY26 Budget Recommends $26M for Arts & Culture
05.07.2025 Bethann Steiner, Senior Public Affairs Director Budget This week the FY26 state budget building process transferred out of the West Wing of the State House, which hosts the offices of our state representatives, over to the East Wing of the building, where...
The Danger of Disinvestment
05.06.2025 Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director Who loses when government walks away from the arts, humanities, and sciences? Family enjoying the Brazilian Festival in Worcester. Photo: Annielly Camargo. With all that is happening in the world today, and...
Episode 410: Mary Beth Norton, The World’s First Personal Advice Column
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/410_Norton.mp3 When did people begin seeking anonymous advice for their most profound personal dilemmas? What can the answers to their early questions tell us about the emotional lives of people in the past? We’re traveling...
Watch: Creative Sector Advocacy Day 2025
Creative Sector Day 2025 took place at the Massachusetts State House on April 30. Aerialists, musicians, artists, policymakers, youth performers, photographers, dancers, and more gathered to show their support for the power of culture in the commonwealth. Watch this...
Expanding Mass Stories – Latinx Community Center for Empowerment
The “Lowell Latinx Archive” is an oral history and photography project created by the Latinx Community Center for Empowerment (LCCE) in Lowell. We recently sat down with María Aybar, director of operations and founding member, and Diego Leonardo, executive director...
Opportunities & Resources for Orgs – May 25
05.02.2025 Mass Cultural Council Staff Opportunities & Resources Riverbend Baskets owner Betsy Fell is with Karen Sun. Photo: Sylvia Mallory. Each month Mass Cultural Council shares a round-up of grants, trainings, technical assistance resources, and opportunities...
Meet Our Match and the Moment
Mellon Provides Emergency Funding to Humanities Councils On April 29, the Mellon Foundation awarded $15 million in emergency funding to the Federation of State Humanities Councils (FSHC). Mass Humanities is deeply grateful for this historic support of the network of...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Recommendations to Grow Massachusetts Creative Economy
04.30.2025 Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll Press Release Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration released a report with recommended strategies for better supporting artists and creative workers while fostering more economic...
Watch – “Voices and Votes” Opening Night at MTRS
“Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” is a world-class exhibition curated by the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program. Mass Humanities awarded grants to six rural towns in Massachusetts to bring the exhibition to their town halls, community centers, museums,...
New AASLH Book: Think Like a Curator
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Creativity is Not a Luxury—It’s Our Superpower
04.22.2025 Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director Advancement The Burden of Familiarity by Stephen Mistol (Grantee ’16, ’22) Graphite on Paper, 30″ x 22″, 2019. Let’s clear something up right away. When people hear the word “creativity,” they often go straight to “I...
Episode 409: The Battles of Lexington & Concord, 1775
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/409_Concord.mp3 April 19, 2025 marked the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord—the moment the American Revolution turned from protest to war. What do we really know about that fateful day? How did the...