by Lindsay Olsen
When you’ve already been a cyclist, a bartender, and a graphic designer, where do you find your next challenge? For Douglas Perkins, it was at his alma mater, Middlebury College, an historic liberals arts school nestled in …
And The Winner Is…: The Junto’s March Madness Bracket
by Kara Adams
Who doesn’t enjoy a little friendly competition? That’s the principle behind the annual March Madness bracket hosted by early American history blog The Junto. Run by graduate students and junior faculty, The Junto was started in 2012 …
The Library Innovation Lab at Harvard University
by Jade Mejia
Overview
According to their website, the Library Innovation Lab is “a dynamic group of thinkers and doers working to make libraries better by exploring the countless, dimly lit pathways that connect libraries to the larger world.” The …
Repair// Heal: Mending the Self: Our Healing at the RISD Museum
by Rivi Feinsilber
Museum spaces are no longer a place of just observing objects; they are now a place for creating and interacting with them. This is particularly true at the Rhode Island School of Design’s Museum (RISD Museum). The …
Meet Suanna Selby Crowley, “Dr. Dirt”, President of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society
by Robert Sanford
“I really want to change the ‘clubhouse.’”
Suanna Crowley and I met at the Diesel Cafe in Somerville for what would be a 
two-hour interview. The week prior, I had sent an email with five questions about …
Modernism at Harvard Law: Celebrating 100 Years of Bauhaus
by Lindsay Olsen
All across the Cambridge campus from February to July, Harvard University is 
commemorating the birth of Bauhaus, the modernist school of art founded by German designer Walter Gropius in 1919. Events are on the calendar showcasing some …
Meet Maggie Hoffman, Archivist at the Cambridge Historical Society
by Jasmine Bonanca
How can I talk about what’s in our collections and make sure that I’m bringing that forward into today and really getting people to ask serious questions about it?”
The Cambridge Historical Society (CHS) is an organization …
Meet Kate Boylan, Director of Archives and Digital Initiatives at Wheaton College
Kate Boylan, the Director of Archives and Digital Initiatives at Wheaton College, describes her job as having “all the irons in all of the fires.” Among her many duties she oversees digital preservation, manages the Wheaton College Digital Repository, teaches …
“Can We Talk?”: The Jewish Women’s Archives Monthly Podcast
by Ashley Williams
“Can We Talk” is a podcast put on by the Jewish Women’s Archive. The JWA is 
an organization based in Brookline, Massachusetts that is dedicated to the celebration and documentation of Jewish women and Jewish feminism. Their …
Francophonie 2019 Launch at The French Cultural Center
by Clara Snyder
Tucked away in the heart of Boston’s historic neighborhood of Back Bay is the French Cultural Center, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide French language instruction and cultural programs for the Greater Boston Area and …