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Beyond the Commonwealth
Program Planning and Proper Names
By Bethany L Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations Recently, I was reading Christianity Today and one of its articles made me think about the way history organizations (including AASLH) plan public programs. The author said churches should plan their outreach using...
Episode 348: Ricardo Herrera, Valley Forge
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/348_Herrera.mp3 On December 19, 1777, George Washington marched his Continental Army into its winter encampment at Valley Forge. In school we learned this was a hard, cold winter that saw the soldiers so ill-supplied...
He Will Rock You
12.27.2022 Ricardo Guillaume, Program Officer Local Cultural Council Program How Dr. “The Machine” Jesse Green sculpts confidence in young minds Dr. “The Machine” Jesse Green with a group of students after his show. Over the last two years, more than 100 Local...
Towards a Cultural Emergency Response
12.27.2022 Erin Genia, Outreach Coordinator Diversity Equity and Inclusion Community organizer Erin Genia reflects on her artistic practice and working in civic spaces “Anpa O Wicahnpi” screen print by Erin Genia Haŋ, my name is Erin Genia, I have served as a Mass...
MH Celebrates Rutland MoMS Opening with Rural Policy Advisory Commission
A visitor to Rutland’s MoMS checks out the exhibit On Monday, Dec. 19 Mass Humanities joined members of the Rural Policy Advisory Commission as well as elected officials from Rutland to celebrate a successful opening of the Smithsonian Museum on Main Streets (MoMS)...
Towards a Culture of Access report released by Open Door Arts
12.20.2022 Charles G. Baldwin, Program Officer Diversity Equity and Inclusion | Innovation Learning Network Towards a Culture of Access: Findings from the Massachusetts Arts & Culture Access Survey, a new report from Open Door Arts (formerly VSA Massachusetts),...
Episode 347: African and African American Music
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/347_New_Orleans_Jazz_NHP.mp3 It’s impossible to overstate the importance of African and African American music to the United States’ musical traditions. Steven Lewis, a Curator of Music and Performing Arts at the...
Westborough Center Pastimes – December 16, 2022
This essay is part of a Westborough History Connections series called, “A Meeting of Two Cultures: Native Americans and Early European Settlers in Westborough.” Click here to start at the beginning of the series. Geography, Geology, and Early Human Presence in...
The Smithsonian Comes to Rutland
Museum on Main Street “Crossroads: Changes in Rural America” traveling exhibit makes its next stop at the Rutland Free Public Library The Town of Rutland is more than a crossroads. It is the geographic center of Massachusetts with a rich history dating back to the...
Association of African American Museums Becomes Advisory Board Partner of AASLH’s History Leadership Institute
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is excited to announce that the Association of African American Museums has become an Advisory Board Partner of AASLH’s History Leadership Institute. The History Leadership Institute provides mid- and...
Episode 346: Music and Politics in the Early United States
https://benfranklinsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/346_Coleman.mp3 How did everyday Americans in the early United States use and enjoy music? How did they create and circulate new songs and musical lyrics? Our five-episode series about music in early America...
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Leadership in History Awards
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Leadership in History Awards recognize excellence and innovative achievements in projects, programs, exhibits, publications, and people in state and local history. AASLH is now accepting nominations for the...
New Round of Investments Made in Social Prescription
12.06.2022 Käthe Swaback. Program Officer CultureRx $120,000 to support the role of cultural experiences as a protective factor in the health and well-being of all people in the Commonwealth People enjoying artwork on display at the Community Access to the Arts...
Episode 345: Amateur Musicians in the Early United States
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/345_Goodman.mp3 Our study of music in Early America continues with this third episode in our five-episode series.Our last two episodes (Episode 343 and Episode 344) helped us better understand the musical landscapes...
MH Renews Partnership with The Care Center Holyoke
Partnership will ensure The Clemente Course continues to change lives Jessica Cox (third from left) with fellow Clemente Scholars Four and half years ago with her two sons in tow, Jessica Cox relocated to Holyoke from Vermont in search of a better life. While her move...
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