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Episode 429: Michelle McDonald, Coffee in Early America: Why Americans Really Drink Coffee
Water Has a Memory: Teaching History and Preparing for the Future
Episode 428: Jessica Lepler, America’s Forgotten Quest to Link Two Oceans
Episode 427: How States Are Planning the 250th: Commemorating the American Revolution in 2026
In Thanksgiving of History Organizations and Workers
RFDT applications for 2026 now open
Grants offer communities a connection to the 250th. Applications are now open to host a Reading Frederick Douglass Together (RFDT) event in 2026. The RFDT program, now in its 17th year, provides communities and organizations with funding to host readings of Douglass’...
Innovation Fund Invests in Cultural Organizations’ Institutional Accessibility
01.08.2026 Charles Baldwin, Program Officer Diversity Equity Inclusion | UP Designation Tony Memmel’s keynote address at the 2025 ABLE Assembly conference, with ASL interpreter and live captioning. Photo: Dave Green. This year Mass Cultural Council is proud to...
Help Show Congress that Museums Matter
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Opportunities & Resources for Orgs – Jan 26
01.06.2026 Mass Cultural Council Staff Opportunities & Resources Gallery at Elevated Thought. Photo: Gretchen Ertl. Each month Mass Cultural Council shares a round-up of grants, trainings, technical assistance resources, and opportunities for cultural...
Welcome Native American & Indigenous People’s Advisory Committee Members!
01.05.2026 Summer Confuorto, Program Officer Diversity Equity Inclusion | Native American & Indigeneous Equity Plan Mass Cultural Council is honored to introduce the members of our newly established Native American & Indigenous People’s Advisory Committee....
Episode 430: Sarah Naramore, The Founding Father of American Medicine: Benjamin Rush
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/430_Benjamin_Rush.mp3 What if the key to understanding American politics in the Founding Era wasn’t just in the halls of Congress, but in the human body? Discover the life and work of Benjamin Rush, a signer of the...
Art, Heritage & Seaside Stories
12.22.2025 Mass Office of Travel and Tourism Cultural Districts Get to know the Southeastern Massachusetts Cultural Districts This is part two in a series about Cultural Districts in Massachusetts. It originally appeared on MOTT’s site. Photo courtesy of MOTT....
Building Belonging Through Arts & Culture
12.19.2025 Carolyn Cole, Special Projects Manager Advancement | Cultural Districts Carolyn Cole presenting at the 2025 MACDC Annual Meeting. I have always admired the work of Community Development Corporations (CDCs) for bringing local residents and businesses...
Staff picks for 2025
As we wrap up 2025, we asked our colleagues at Mass Humanities to share the experiences that moved them this year, including films, books, concerts, journeys, and their work with humanities organizations across Massachusetts. We hope you enjoy the list and wish you a...
We’re hiring a Director of Development
Applications are open for a Director of Development position with Mass Humanities. Our organization is entering one of the most pivotal moments in our history. At a time when communities across the country are searching for connection, meaning, and renewal, we are...
A Season of Light, A Call to Courage
12.16.2025 Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director My Farewell to Massachusetts' Cultural Sector Photo: Kevin Thai/Three Circles Studio. As we move into the holiday season—a time when the world slows down just long enough for us to take stock—I’ve found myself holding...
Episode 429: Michelle McDonald, Coffee in Early America: Why Americans Really Drink Coffee
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/429_McDonald.mp3 Think the Boston Tea Party made America a coffee-drinking nation? Historian Michelle McDonald reveals the truth: colonists were already choosing coffee over tea because it was cheaper. Michelle Craig...
Water Has a Memory: Teaching History and Preparing for the Future
This article originally appeared in the latest issue of History News, AASLH’s member magazine. Members can access a digital copy of the issue for free in our Resource Center.By Rodney Rowland, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Strawbery Banke Museum...
Building Supports for Social Prescription as a State Arts Agency
12.11.2025 Erik Holmgren, Manager of Advancement and Strategic Partnerships Advancement | CultureRx | Social Prescription The primary driver of a sustainable social prescription program is for cultural organizations to be paid for the therapeutic value they provide...
Historian Erika Slocumb reflects on “Legacies”
By Erika Slocumb. In the summer of 2024, Brian Boyles asked me to take part in a short documentary film series, working with filmmakers as a history consultant as the filmmakers navigated Western Mass Black history projects funded by Mass Humanities. As...