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Episode 363: Road Trip 2023: Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park
Episode 362: David W. Penney, Treaties Between the US & American Indian Nations
Episode 361: Fourth of July in 2026
Episode 360: Kyera Singleton, Slavery & Freedom in Massachusetts
Episode 359: Jen Manion, Transing Gender in Early America
Beyond the Commonwealth
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...
Salem Juneteenth Jam highlights Douglass speech
More than 70 people gathered in the heart of Salem on June 18 to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday and reflect on the enduring power of Frederick Douglass’ 1852 address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Michael Corley reads “What to the Slave is the Fourth of...
Announcing the AASLH 2024 History in Progress 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...
Announcing the AASLH 2024 Albert B. Corey Award Winner
AASLH 2024 Leadership in History AwardsMt. Tabor Preservation Project of Mt. Holly Springs, Pennsylvania, Recognized with Albert B. Corey Award For more than 75 years, AASLH has given Leadership in History Awards to establish and encourage standards of excellence in...
Why We Chose These Words: Reflections on the first Reading Frederick Douglass Together event in Belfast
Introduction by Brian Boyles Every Reading Frederick Douglass Together event is different. Your experience is shaped by the time and place of the gathering, the preferences of the community and host organization, and the size of the audience, not to mention the...