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Healey-Driscoll Administration FY25 Capital Plan Invests $10M into Cultural Facilities
06.13.2024 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Budget | Mass Cultural Facilities Fund Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll (pictured) joined Mass Cultural Council and MassDevelopment earlier this week in Easton, MA to celebrate FY24 Cultural Facilities Fund...
Don’t Miss These Evening Events at the 2024 AASLH Annual Conference
Connect with others in the national history community at the evening events at this year’s AASLH Annual Conference in Mobile, Alabama! These events give you the opportunity to see and explore some of the unique history organizations in Mobile. Registration for the...
$6.1M Invested into Mass Cultural Facilities
06.12.2024 Christian Kelly, Public Relations & Events Manager Mass Cultural Facilities Fund | Press Release 88 Cultural Organizations Receive Grants for Facility Projects; Awards Celebrated at the Children’s Museum in Easton Mass Cultural Council and...
AASLH Selected as America250 National Resource Partner
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is proud to announce that we have been selected by America250 as an inaugural National Resource Partner. The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, or America250, is a nonpartisan initiative working to engage...
#MH50 Storytelling Sponsorship Grants Announced
We’re thrilled to announce that 15 organizations across the Commonwealth have been awarded $2,000 Storytelling Sponsorship grants. These grants—which fund public storytelling programs—reinforce the centrality of storytelling for the cultural nonprofit sector. The...
Episode 386: Joseph McGill, Sleeping with the Ancestors
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/386_McGill.mp3 In this special Juneteenth episode, as we honor the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, we will delve into the work of those working to preserve slave dwellings across the United States, safeguarding...
AASLH Council Update and 2024 Election
AASLH Members: The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Council sets policy and provides leadership for the association, is responsible for strategic planning, and represents AASLH members and the field at large. Please see an update below on a...
Racial Equity Progress Report (Apr – June ’24)
06.10.2024 Cathy Cheng-Anderson, Senior Director of Business Operations and Chief Financial Officer Diversity Equity and Inclusion A regular report on our anti-racism work Artist Mekhi Mendoza selling his art at a community event. In 2021, Mass Cultural Council...
Action Alert: Contact the FY25 Budget Conference Committee
06.07.2024 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Budget Urge the Conferees to retain the highest possible funding recommendation for arts & culture The next step of the FY25 state budget-building process is the Conference Committee. Three members of...
2024 Reading Frederick Douglass Events Announced
We believe Frederick Douglass’ words belong in public spaces. Every year we provide grants to support readings of his influential address, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?, in town squares, community centers, churches, museums, libraries, parks, and more....
Opportunities & Resources for Orgs – June 24
06.03.2024 Mass Cultural Council Staff Opportunities & Resources DJs spin at RAW Artworks block party in Lynn, MA. Photo: John Andrews. Each month Mass Cultural Council shares a round-up of grants, trainings, technical assistance resources, and opportunities for...
Framingham History Center awarded 2024 Mass History Commendation
Mass Humanities recognized the Framingham History Center (FHC) with the 2024 Mass History Commendation award at the Mass History Conference in early June. Founded in 1888, Framingham History Center’s mission is to preserve and share Framingham’s history in order to...
10 Ways to Make Your Community Event Accessible
05.31.2024 Charles G. Baldwin, Program Officer Cultural Districts | Diversity Equity and Inclusion | Local Cultural Council Program Dance performance as part of a Boston Landmarks Orchestra event. Photo: Michael Dwyer. Warm weather is here (finally) and with it comes...
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Come Early and Stay Late at the 2024 AASLH Annual Conference
The 2024 AASLH Annual Conference returns to the Gulf Coast for the first time since 2000. Join us in Mobile, Alabama on September 11 – 14! The Gulf Coast is overdue for some exploration from our members. This is such a history-rich region, we encourage you to add an...