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Beyond the Commonwealth
William G. Pomeroy Foundation® Makes Significant Investment in AASLH and Semiquincentennial
The Social Studies Mandate We Need
Congratulations to the 2022 AASLH Annual Conference Scholarship Winners
Episode 337: Dael Norwood Early America’s Trade with China
Grow Your Entrepreneurial and Leadership Skills with AASLH’s Arcus Program
Reframing History
We need a more productive public conversation about history. Today, AASLH is proud to introduce Reframing History, a new set of evidence-backed communications strategies for more effectively communicating what history is and why it matters to society. The result of a...
AASLH Committees at Work (Part 2)
Once or twice a year we ask the chairs of AASLH committees to summarize what their group has been working on and plans to accomplish in the coming months. In most cases, the chair authored the report, though in some instances it was a staff member. While the main...
Westborough Center Pastimes – February 18, 2022
Thinking Historically Is Hard to Do While talking with my two daughters, sometimes I feel like we come from entirely different worlds. Such a difference may be understandable: they mainly grew up with digital technology forming the very basis of their social lives,...
Episode 322: Karen Cook-Bell, Running From Bondage in Revolutionary America
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/322_Cook-Bell.mp3 During the War for American Independence, the British Army attempted to create chaos and inflict economic damage to the revolutionaries’ war effort by issuing two proclamations that promised freedom to any...
5 Ways to Make Your Historic House Museum Visitors Feel at Home (Even with Uncomfortable Topics)
By Bethany L. Hawkins, Chief of Operations, AASLH One common criticism of historic house museums is they are static and impersonal. Even when curators and interpreters try to make the house look “lived in,” it often fails to invoke the feeling of home for their...
Adventures in Woodworking Part 3: Lathe Turning and Scratch Stock
Feb 14, 2022Mellon Conservation Fellow Karen Bishop shares her process for creating a replica of a seventeenth-century carved drawer and box. In the final part of this series, Karen creates the feet and trim. Lathe Turning After building the case and drawer, Karen...
AASLH Committees at Work (Part 1)
Once or twice a year we ask the chairs of AASLH committees to summarize what their group has been working on and plans to accomplish in the coming months. In most cases, the chair authored the report, though in some instances it was a staff member. While the main...
Consider Applying for an Apprenticeship in the Traditional Arts
02.10.2022 Maggie Holtzberg, Program Manager Folk Arts Mentor artist Sandeep Das teaching apprentice Veerane Pratap, 2021. Photo: Maggie Holtzberg. Mass Cultural Council is delighted to announce the opening of a new cycle of grants in the Traditional Arts...
$3.68M Awarded through Gaming Mitigation Program
02.10.2022 Cheyenne Cohn-Postell, Program Officer Gaming Mitigation 39 Performing Arts Centers Receive State Funds to Increase Buying Power in Contracting Touring Artists Ra’Jah O’Hara performing at The Theater Offensive’s ClimACTS! Mass Cultural Council administers...
Generous gift supports expanded preservation efforts in Connecticut
Feb 7, 2022Thanks to a gift establishing the Edward F. Gerber Urban Preservation Fund, Historic New England is able to support preservation of historic, private, owner-occupied properties in key urban areas of Connecticut. The Edward F. Gerber Urban Preservation Fund...
History Museums and Trust
By John Garrison Marks, Director, AASLH Public History Research Lab Americans trust history museums—or so we like to tell ourselves. Back in November on the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Center for the Future of Museums’ blog, history and museum...
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Historical Society Program: “Made in Worcester” [Corrected Link]
Did you know that Worcester is often celebrated as the birthplace of shredded wheat, the envelope, Robert Goddard’s rockets, Harvey Ball’s Happy Face, and American romantic valentines? On Monday, February 7 at 7pm, the Westborough Historical Society will present...
Taking a fresh look at the Otis House complex
Feb 2, 2022Following a rigorous review process, Historic New England selected award-winning NADAAA to explore options for the next chapter in the history of the Otis House. Historic New England is launching a comprehensive exploration of this Charles Bulfinch-designed...
AAPI Arts & Culture COVID-19 Recovery Grants Available
02.02.2022 Jay Wong, Program Coordinator COVID-19 Dance performance at the Franklin Cultural Festival, Summer 2021. Mass Cultural Council is pleased to announce pandemic assistance is now available for eligible cultural organizations through the FY22 Asian American...
Welcome Jay Wong
02.02.2022 Ann Petruccelli Moon, Special Assistant to the Executive Director & Leadership Team Get to Know Our Asian American and Pacific Islander Arts & Culture COVID-19 Recovery Program Coordinator Jay Wong, Program Coordinator Mass Cultural Council recently...
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