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Holiday Gift Ideas from AASLH
Looking for a gift idea for yourself or someone who loves or works in public history?Consider these ideas from the American Association for State and Local History. Purchase of these gifts helps support our programs and operations. AASLH MugsOur “Inspired by History,...
Giving Thanks at AASLH
Last week, the American Association for State and Local History staff gathered for a staff retreat. In addition to discussing plans for AASLH in 2023, Ashley Bouknight-Claybrooks, our Senior Manager of Professional Development, taught the staff how to make faux pies....
Episode 343: Music and Song in Native North America
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/343_Hamill.mp3 What was music like in Early America? How did different early Americans—Native Americans, African Americans, and White Americans—integrate and use music in their daily lives? Your questions about music...
Need a Session Idea for #AASLH2023?
By Bethany Hawkins, AASLH Chief of Operations Are you thinking about proposing a session for the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference in Boise, Idaho, on September 6-9? Do you need some suggestions for a topic? There are topics requested by attendees each year after the...
The Power of Place for Small Museums
By Melissa Swindell, Georgia Writers Museum, Eatonton, GA This year’s theme, Right Here, Right Now: The Power of Place, is the reason I applied for the Small Museums Scholarship to attend my first AALSH conference. As a member of the small museum community, much of...
Exploring History Through the Power of Place
By Courtney Cochley, Hyrum City Museum, Hyrum, UT I am so thankful I got to attend my first AASLH annual conference in Buffalo with a Small Museums Scholarship! The conference itself was fantastic with inspiring sessions, ample networking opportunities, and the chance...
Takeaways from Buffalo 2022
By Marye Newman, Atkins-Johnson Farm and Museum, City of Gladstone, MO This year, I was one of the eight people fortunate enough to be selected for the AASLH Small Museum Scholarship, and I was able to attend the conference in Buffalo in September. This year’s theme,...
Assessing Recent Outreach & Recruitment Efforts
11.21.2022 Bethann Steiner, Public Affairs Director Diversity Equity and Inclusion Attendees networking at the Western Mass BIPOC Artist Salon & Resource Share on October 24, 2022. Informed by the goals outlined in our Racial Equity Plan, Mass Cultural Council’s...
Governor Baker Appoints Dr. Barbara Krauthamer to the Mass Cultural Council
11.18.2022 Bethann Steiner, Public Affairs Director Press Release Dean of the UMass Amherst College of Humanities and Fine Arts and Notable Historian Sworn in Today On Tuesday, November 1, Governor Charlie Baker appointed Dr. Barbara Krauthamer, a resident of Amherst,...
Westborough Center Pastimes – November 18, 2022
“First Landing of Christopher Columbus” by Frederick Kemmelmeyer (ca. 1800) – Which culture is being valorized in this painting? This essay is part of a new Westborough History Connections series called, “A Meeting of Two Cultures: Native Americans and Early European...
Reflecting on Our Advocacy Campaign Victories
11.16.2022 Bethann Steiner, Public Affairs Director Budget Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra Members In March 2021 Mass Cultural Council unveiled its Power of Culture Advocacy Campaign to bolster the cultural sector, calling for robust state budget, bond, and policy...
Victory! H. 3378, Our LCC Membership Opportunity Legislation, is Now Law
11.16.2022 Bethann Steiner, Public Affairs Director Local Cultural Council Program The Massachusetts Legislature works in a two-year cycle, and the current 2021-2022 legislative session is nearing the end. However, Mass Cultural Council is extremely pleased and...
Cultural Facilities: Mass Save Resources for Energy Efficiency
11.15.2022 Jay Paget, Program Director Mass Cultural Facilities Fund Register for this webinar on Dec. 6 Photo courtesy of New Ecology Mass Cultural Council, in partnership with the Mass Save program, is hosting a webinar on December 6, 2022 at 2pm to highlight Mass...
Welcome Marc Sulmonte
11.09.2022 Ann Petruccelli Moon, Public Relations & Events Manager Mass Cultural Council recently welcomed Marc Sulmonte as its newest staff member. Marc will work within the Agency’s Administration & Finance Team as Fiscal Contracts Officer. He joins Mass...
AASLH Holds Annual Business Meeting and Introduces New Council Leaders and Members
The American Association for State and Local History held its annual business meeting on Friday, November 4.During the meeting: John Dichtl, president and CEO, gave an update on the state of the association and the field. Council treasurer Becky Beaulieu presented a...
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