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Episode 410: Mary Beth Norton, The World’s First Personal Advice Column
Episode 409: The Battles of Lexington & Concord, 1775
Episode 408: Michael Hattem, The Memory of 1776
Episode 407: John A. Ragosta, Patrick Henry: From the American Revolution to Saving the Union
Episode 406: Threads of Power: How Haudenosaunee Women & Fashion Shaped History
Beyond the Commonwealth
Episode 438: Rick Bell, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
Defending and Uplifting Our Field: Read the 2025 AASLH Annual Report
Episode 437: Lauren Duval, Civilian Life in Revolutionary War Occupied Cities
Lawsuit Update: AASLH and Coalition File Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Stop Censorship at NPS Sites
Episode 436: Matthew Keagle, Fort Ticonderoga & Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery
Episode 436: Matthew Keagle, Fort Ticonderoga & Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/436_Fort_Ticonderoga.mp3 On March 17, 1776, the British evacuated Boston—driven out not by a pitched battle, but by the sight of cannon perched on Dorchester Heights, aimed straight down at their positions. Those guns had...
Testifying in Support of Governor’s Budget for Arts & Culture
Fiscal Year 2027 H2 Budget HearingMarch 9, 2026Good afternoon, Chair Diggs, Chair Brady, and through you to the Members. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today here at Barnstable Town Hall, which we note with pride is in the heart of the Hyannis HyArts...
Introducing Creative Space DNA
03.05.2026 Jay Paget, Program Director Artist Space Mass Cultural Council invites you to be a part of our new creative space network: Creative Space DNA. We are partnering with the ArtStaysHere Coalition to initiate a development network accelerator to help those...
Opportunities & Resources for Orgs – Mar 26
03.04.2026 Mass Cultural Council Staff Opportunities & Resources The Black Legacy Project musicians perform at the Wahconah Regional High School Civility Assembly. Photo: Brian Rabuse. Each month Mass Cultural Council shares a round-up of grants, trainings,...
New MITx Arts Entrepreneurship Course Starts March 25
03.03.2026 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Creative Entrepreneurialism “Alchemist” by Dan4th Nicolas, licensed under CC BY 2.0 . Mass Cultural Council is excited to announce that a new Arts Entrepreneurship course is available on MITx, offering...
Creative Experiences Grants Available to Support Cultural Activities
03.03.2026 Amy Chu, Program Officer Creative Experiences The 2nd Annual Blueberry Jam was hosted by a partnership between four different farms to highlight the berry jams of Westport, MA. The festival brings the community together through music, art, and food. Photo:...
Episode 435: Common Sense at 250: The Unfinished Work of Democracy, A Live Conversation
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/435_ITPS.mp3 What happens after the revolution? Thomas Paine's Common Sense made the case for independence, but Paine himself understood that breaking free from a king was only the beginning. The harder work was figuring...
How are Anthropologists Preparing for the 250th?
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Local Cultural Councils Award $6.6M to 7,400 Community-Based Projects
03.02.2026 Lisa Simmons, Program Manager Local Cultural Council Program Sharon Chalk Festival. Photo courtesy of Sharon Cultural Council. Congratulations to the LCC Program! So far in FY26, the Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program has awarded 7,430 grants totaling...
$2.3M Awarded to 464 Creative Individuals
02.27.2026 Dan Blask, Program Manager Grants for Creative Individuals Rebecca Loechler, “The Road Goes Ever On” (2021), hand-cut paper, watercolor, layered design, 18x9x1.5in. Mass Cultural Council believes that when creativity thrives, so does the Commonwealth. We...
Equity Progress Report (Nov ’25 – Jan ’26)
02.25.2026 Dawn Heinen, Digital Communications Manager Diversity Equity Inclusion A regular report on our equity work Youth Underground Ensemble in rehearsal for Planning for the Future in an Unknown World work-in-progress reading with Vincent E. Siders, production...
Episode 434: Shirley Green, The Frank Brothers: Freeborn Black Soldiers in the American Revolution
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/434_Green.mp3 What would you fight for if you were free but still not equal? In 1777, brothers William and Benjamin Frank answered that question by enlisting in the Continental Army. Freeborn Black men in Rhode Island, they...
Where Art, History & Community Converge
02.23.2026 Mass Office of Travel and Tourism Cultural Districts Get to know the Cultural Districts in Western Massachusetts The Iron Horse, Northampton This is part three in a series about Cultural Districts in Massachusetts. It originally appeared on MOTT’s site....
Watch: Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia reflects on the 250th
Throughout 2026, Mass Humanities will share a new video series highlighting diverse perspectives on the 250th. These videos will feature grantees, public officials, friends of the organization, and Mass Humanities board and staff. At Mass Humanities, we believe that...
Belinda Sutton and the Politics of Refusal
This essay is part of our “People’s Guide to the Revolution” initiative for 2026. Visit our webpage for original content, events related to the 250th, and more. By Kyera SingletonMH Board MemberExecutive Director of Royall House and Slave Quarters On February 14th,...