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Episode 376: Kirsten Silva Gruesz, Cotton Mather’s Spanish Lessons
Episode 375: Jordan E. Taylor, Misinformation Nation: Fake News in Early America
Episode 374: Stephen Kling, Jr., The American Revolutionary War in the West
Episode 373: Adrian Weimer, The Gaspee Affair
Episode 372: John Bickers and Diane Hunter, A History of the Myaamia
Beyond the Commonwealth
Press Release: Announcing the Reed & Barton Virtual Archive
MEDIA CONTACT: Katie MacDonald OCHM – Executive Director 66 Church Green – Taunton MA 02780 (508) 822-1622 • info@oldcolonyhistorymuseum.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Old Colony History Museum Launches Reed & Barton Virtual Archive, Bringing Taunton’s Silver Legacy...
Episode 404: Diane M. Spivey, How Black Chefs Shaped Early America
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/404_Spivey.mp3 Did you know that many of the food traditions that define cuisine in the United States today have roots in African American culinary history? Diane M. Spivey, a culinary historian and author of three culinary...
Archival Processing for Anniversaries: A Semiquincentennial Collection
Author: Aurora Daniel, Archival Field Fellow In many ways, this is an exciting time to be beginning a professional journey as an archivist in the United States of America. In addition to numerous technological innovations that make our work easier and expand the reach...
Together in the Face of Uncertainty
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Ensuring Accessibility to the Cultural Facilities Fund
02.07.2025 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Mass Cultural Facilities Fund Technical change to the statute seeks to ensure the CFF can invest in the state of good repair of all eligible municipal, nonprofit and tribal cultural facilities Shipwreck and...
Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment and the All-Volunteer History Organization
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Opportunities & Resources for Orgs – Feb 25
02.04.2025 Mass Cultural Council Staff Opportunities & Resources Performance at Lowell Winterfest. Each month Mass Cultural Council shares a round-up of grants, trainings, technical assistance resources, and opportunities for creative and cultural organizations (a...
Connecting with Mass Municipal Association
02.03.2025 Lisa Simmons, Program Manager Cultural Districts | Local Cultural Council Program Community Initiative team members Jay Wong (front left) and Greg Torrales (back left) speak with attendees at MMA’s Connect 351 conference. Photo: Lisa Simmons. Mass Municipal...
The 250th Anniversary and the Road Ahead
By John Marks and Madeleine Rosenberg On Friday, January 24, 2025, AASLH published the latest installment of our “250 and Beyond” monthly member newsletter, exploring how the incoming Trump administration might shift the landscape of the 250th anniversary...
Governor Signs Executive Order to Establish Massachusetts’ First-Ever Poet Laureate
02.03.2025 Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll Press Release Governor Maura Healey speaking at a press event about her executive order creating the first-ever Poet Laureate of Massachusetts. Behind her (left-to-right) are Brian Boyles, Mass...
Making the Case: Advancing Massachusetts from STEM to STEAM
01.30.2025 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Advancement Pre-K STEAM event held in Greater Lowell Mass Cultural Council has filed two bills for consideration by the Massachusetts Legislature during the 2025-2026 legislative session: HD2132, An Act...
Update on the Federal Funding Pause
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Episode 403: Lindsay M. Chervinsky, From Crisis to Peace: Re-Evaluating the Presidency of John Adams
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/403_Chervinsky_CW.mp3 Did you know that John Adams, not George Washington, solidified the precedents of the executive branch and the presidency? Lindsay Chervinsky, an award-winning presidential historian and the Executive...
Cultural Organizations: Join Card to Culture & Make Culture More Accessible to More Families
01.27.2025 Dawn Heinen, Digital Communications Manager Card to Culture | Diversity Equity and Inclusion Perfectly Clear (Ganzfeld), by James Turrell, on exhibit at MASS MoCA. Photo: Florian Holzherr. Through Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program, more than...
Governor’s FY26 Budget Filed, Annual Budget-Building Process Begins
01.23.2025 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Budget H. 1 proposes modest increase to arts and culture Yesterday Governor Maura Healey was joined by Lt. Governor Driscoll and members of her Cabinet to unveil her Administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget...