by Jade Mejia
In my interview with Nadia Dixson, the City of Somerville’s archivist, we had an illuminating conversation on advocacy and the many ways it can be expressed. During our conversation we went over three main points: 1.) What …
Meet Vic Mastone, Director and Chief Archaeologist for the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources
by Emily Mathay
Victor T. Mastone (he insists you call him ‘Vic’) is an expert on shipwrecks. As Director and Chief Archaeologist for the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources (BUAR), he’s the one to call about any project involving …
Meet Stacie Williams, Director of the Center for Digital Scholarship at the University of Chicago
by Ashley Williams
From copy editor to Director of the Center for Digital Scholarship at the University of Chicago, Stacie Williams has had an exciting career journey filled with achievements and accolades. Stacie graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with …
Meet Molly Brown, Reference and Outreach Archivist at Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
by Diana Beltrao de Macedo
Molly Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in History and English. During her undergraduate days, she completed an internship at a repository where she first discovered her passion for cultural heritage. Because of that, after her …
Meet Meg Winikates, Director of Engagement at the New England Museum Association
by Hannah Elder
For Meg Winikates, working in the cultural heritage field “felt accidentally inevitable.” She was always interested in education, but was unsure whether she wanted to teach formally or informally. In high school, she worked as an intern …
Meet Laurie Lamarre, Curator at the Fairfield Museum and History Center
by Will Gregg
From the Fairfield Museum and History Center in central Fairfield, Connecticut, Curator Laurie Lamarre merges the town’s past and present in exhibits that appeal to a wide audience.
The Fairfield Museum and History Center is an active …
Meet Patricia Feeley, Co-Chair of the Digital Commonwealth Outreach and Education Committee
by Rachael Allen
Outreach is an important facet in keeping the Digital Commonwealth running and developing, and Patricia Feeley has been on board for the past 3 years as a member of the Outreach and Education Committee—2 of those years …
Levine Museum of the New South’s “LGBTQ Perspectives on Equality”
by Maggie Hoffman
Although North Carolina has as much queer history as anywhere else in the country, the state’s conservative Southern roots have effectively muted that legacy. In 2014, museum professionals at the Levine Museum of the New South in …
Philadelphia’s Culinary Literacy Center
by Ayoola White
It is a common stereotype that librarians are loath to allow patrons to bring even the smallest morsels of sustenance into library spaces. What does it mean, then, when a public library begins offering cooking classes? This …
Yeats: The Life and Work of William Butler Yeats
by Julia Greider
In 2006, the National Library of Ireland, in Dublin, opened its award-winning exhibition entitled Yeats: The Life and Work of William Butler Yeats, which continues in 2018 to educate visitors about one of Ireland’s most acclaimed …