by Michelle Slater
The British Museum is a world renowned institution known for its rich history of collecting antiquities and priceless works of art from around the world. The Museum is open year-round for free to visitors in London, but …
The Digital Prison Archive: An Outreach Project for the Prison Public Memory Project
by Thera Webb
The Digital Prison Archive is an outreach project for the Prison Public Memory Project, an organization that currently focuses on collecting and archiving stories and experiences from people connected to the three prisons in Hudson New York …
La Puerta Opens the Door to San Antonio’s History
by Caroline Tanski
On May 1st, 1718, the Mission San Antonio de Valero (which would come to be known as the Alamo) was founded, and along with it the city of San Antonio, Texas. While activities will culminate …
The Archives Hashtag Party
by Rebecca Sasseville
There’s no avoiding the power of social media for a cultural heritage institution. It’s free and easy to use for accounts and followers alike. Social media is used by all walks a life, everywhere in the world. …
Coming soon…..
Dear readers,
Beginning this week, we’ll be introducing a series of new posts for the blog. Simmons SLIS 476 students have been been profiling cultural heritage outreach and advocacy projects.
Stay tuned to learn about the Franklin Library’s Concierge Program,
… Meet Felicia Williamson, Archivist at the Dallas Holocaust Museum
by Caroline Tanski
As the story often goes, Felicia Williamson didn’t intend to be an archivist. She studied German and European history and pursued historical research through a Fulbright scholarship in Austria. She took a student job in circulation at …
Meet Joe Bagley, Boston’s City Archaeologist
by Jules Thomson
Joe Bagley’s headquarters at the Boston City Archaeology program consists of a few rooms jam-packed with the material history of the area. Native artefacts from thousands of years before European colonization lie bagged in boxes alongside 20th …
Meet Samuel Smallidge, Archivist at Converse
by Maggie Hoffman
“What do you know about the history of Converse?”
When Samuel Smallidge read the words on the questionnaire, he felt uniquely qualified to answer. Though he holds two Master’s degrees, it was knowledge recalled from a fifth …
Meet Nancy Carlisle, Senior Curator of Collections at Historic New England
by JC Johnson
For thirty years, Nancy Carlisle, Senior Curator of Collections, has been a vital part of Historic New England’s efforts to protect, preserve, and interpret the region’s unique history and how it fits within the cultural story of …