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Beyond the Commonwealth
Episode 393: Jonathan Gienapp and Rachel Shelden, Politics and Political Culture in the Early American Republic
Episode 392: Kathryn Gin Lum, Religion and Race in Early America
How Gen Z Wants to Celebrate America’s 250th
Explore Mobile and Gulf Coast History Through Books, Films, Podcasts, and Music
Episode 391: Katie Schinabeck, Government in Colonial Virginia
Photo gallery from “The Future of Storytelling” – Holyoke
On June 28, we gathered in Holyoke at Mill 1 Events for “The Future of Storytelling,” a two-part workshop and reception that celebrated our 50th anniversary while also affirming the centrality of storytelling in the cultural nonprofit sector. Please enjoy these...
Prepare for the U.S. 250th Anniversary at the AASLH Annual Conference
We are less than two years away from the U.S. 250th anniversary, coming up in 2026. The AASLH Annual Conference this September will feature several sessions that can help you plan for this once-in-a-generation commemoration. Session topics include engaging younger...
Army 250: Lifting up the U.S. Army’s Story
By Dan Vallone, Founder of Army 250 The Army was America before America was America. On June 14, 1775, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence was issued, the U.S. Army was born. On this date, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution that...
Breathing life into Douglass’ words: 15th annual Boston Common reading
“Frederick Douglass is my hero,” says Boston resident Nancy Ahmadifar. The first time she attended a reading of “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” in Jamaica Plain, she hadn’t intended to read part of the speech. She planned on simply observing, she said. But...
Opportunities & Resources for Orgs – July 24
07.03.2024 Mass Cultural Council Staff Opportunities & Resources BalletRox dancers perform Cinderella. Each month Mass Cultural Council shares a round-up of grants, trainings, technical assistance resources, and opportunities for creative and cultural...
AASLH America 250 Programming Handbook Now Available
The American Association for State and Local History is pleased to announce the publication of the 250th Anniversary Program Handbook, our latest resource to help state and local history organizations prepare for the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026. This...
AASLH Annual Report on Semiquincentennial Planning Now Available
Since 2018, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has published an Annual Report on Semiquincentennial Planning to highlight how the association, national and state commissions, and history organizations are planning for the 250th anniversary of...
Episode 388: Brooke Barbier, John Hancock
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/388_Barbier.mp3 Happy Fourth of July! We’ve created special episodes to commemorate, celebrate, and remember the Fourth of July for years. Many of our episodes have focused on the Declaration of Independence, how and why it...
Encouraging Municipalities to Embrace Arts & Culture
07.01.2024 Lisa Simmons, Program Manager Cultural Districts | Local Cultural Council Program (l-r, top-bottom) Mass Cultural Council’s Michael Bobbitt and Lisa Simmons speaking with Falmouth Select Board Member Doug Brown and Chicopee Mayor John Vieau during a recent...
Mass Humanities Shifts Headquarters to Holyoke
The move marks a new chapter in the organization’s 50 years of supporting the humanities in Massachusetts. Mass Humanities, the state’s leading funder of public humanities programs, is relocating its headquarters from Northampton to Holyoke in August. The foundation...
Introducing the First Statewide Social Prescribing Solution in the U.S.
06.27.2024 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs CultureRx | Press Release Art Pharmacy announces Massachusetts launch of innovative healthcare program in partnership with Mass Cultural Council Today, healthcare services business Art Pharmacy and...
2024 Annual Conference Poster Deadline Extended to July 8
The deadline to submit a proposal for the Poster Session at the 2024 AASLH Annual Conference has been extended to July 8. AASLH has partnered with the National Council on Public History (NCPH) to invite proposals for an NCPH‐sponsored Poster Session at the 2024 AASLH...
Following in Douglass’ Footsteps
By Anne MattinaReading Frederick Douglass Together Research Fellow Last spring I was the proud recipient of a Reading Frederick Douglass Together Fellowship from Mass Humanities and it has been a joy tracing his legacy across the Commonwealth. It is well-known that...
Announcing the AASLH 2024 Leadership in History Award Winners
For nearly eighty years, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has presented Leadership in History Awards to establish and encourage standards of excellence in the collection, preservation, and interpretation of state and local history in order...
Fitchburg Douglass reading channels abolitionist energy
Upwards of 80 community members, families, ROTC cadets, volunteers, and legislators gathered in Fitchburg’s Abolitionist Park on June 19 to read Frederick Douglass’ influential address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” The reading marks the first Reading...