Featuring profiles of outreach & advocacy in cultural heritage
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
by Karen Duhamel
Kate Bradley, Archivist and Research Librarian of Palm Beach, Florida’s Flagler Museum, came to cultural heritage, archives, and her current position through what she calls a “weird series of events” driven by a lifelong love of learning …
by Melissa Diberardino
The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is hidden gem on one of Boston’s most famous streets. Nestled on the corner of Newbury Street and Clarendon, this eight story library and archive building is home to America’s …
by Emilia D’Agostino Pisani
The Marian Library is celebrating its 75th anniversary with events and exhibits throughout 2018. Events inspired by the Library’s rich musical holdings, feature a concert of medieval music interpreted for women’s voices and an early-music ensemble …
by Natalie Kelsey
At the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK, Tobie Cunningham works hard to bring the rich and complex history of the West to new visitors. But her start in the cultural heritage profession …
by Julia Greider
Bethany Fair gets to do a little bit of everything in her job as Archivist II at the Vermont State Archives in Middlesex, Vermont. The state archives exists to serve the people of Vermont, and because it’s …
by Jennifer Skarbek
Stephanie Noell, a Research and Instruction Librarian at the Savannah College of Art and Design, has a diverse background that ultimately brought her into the academic library world. With an undergraduate degree in philosophy, background in environmental …