Keynote Address
Ian Cheney is an Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker. He grew up in Massachusetts and Maine and received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Yale University. His films and...
View ArticleFood in Massachusetts Archives
Archivists from various organizations share their collections of food-related archival materials of interest to curators and historians at small historical societies (including records of Agricultural...
View ArticleBringing in the Harvest: Laborers in Massachusetts Agriculture
Join our panelists as they explore the recent history of laborers in the fields and on the ocean. Although seemingly different, the farm and fishery share an extraordinary diversity of their labor...
View ArticleBeyond the Butter Churn: History, Food, and Social Activism
The current enthusiasm for ‘‘local food’’ offers public historians an opportunity to strengthen civic dialogues about place, land and energy use, labor, economy, health, and governance. Join the...
View ArticleHow Fish Sticks Became Food: Massachusetts Food Industry and Changing...
This session will address ways in which food production and consumption changed in Cold-War Massachusetts, focusing on technologies in both domestic and commercial spheres, such as the fishing...
View ArticleWORKSHOP — You Don't Know Beans... 'til You Ask Someone: Oral History &...
Oral history is a method used to document the past—and present—by drawing on the knowledge of individuals and communities. Through recorded interviews, oral histories often create the first tangible...
View ArticleWORKSHOP — Creating Food Demonstration Programs at Your Historic Site
Have you always wanted to develop and run food demonstration programs at your historic site, but wondered where to start? This workshop will cover the basics and best practices in creating a food...
View ArticleInnovative Partnerships in History to Address Food Issues
What do history exhibits, organic gardens, and food pantries have in common? Join us for a look at how history organizations are pairing with public service agencies to fight hunger while bringing...
View ArticleMolasses and Marshmallow: Food and Trading in New England Account Books
Local archivist and historian Lenora Robinson and maritime historian Mike Dyer will lead participants in exploring the workings of eighteenth-and nineteenth-century account books from local general...
View ArticleNative American Food Practice and Provisioning
Join our panelists for a discussion of the history, roles, and uses of food in maintaining indigenous cultures. This panel considers the Native food sovereignty movement and the creative ways that...
View ArticleChocolate, Culture, and the Politics of Food in Massachusetts
A sensory and historical exploration of chocolate in Massachusetts that combines guided tastings of the “food of the gods” with a program about the socio-historical legacy of chocolate, and the global...
View ArticleInterpreting Agriculture in Massachusetts through Sites, Artifacts, and Images
Join a historic site manager and local historian as they demonstrate innovative ways to interpret the history of agriculture in Massachusetts. Using artifacts, images, and the landscape, participants...
View ArticleNo Food in the Archives: Pest Control and Other Issues in Archival Preservation
This session will introduce participants to tools and approaches for creating a disaster plan for their institution. Then the session will focus on steps institutions can take to mitigate the risks of...
View ArticleKeynote Address
Steve joined Maine Historical Society in 2001 and has served as director since 2012. MHS, founded in 1822, is a private non-profit that promotes the preservation of and engagement with Maine history...
View ArticleWORKSHOP — From Google Drive to Wikispaces: Technology to Support Collaboration
Explore some of the most commonly-used online collaboration tools, from Google Drive to Wikispaces, their possibilities and their limits. What tools have you used to share and develop information with...
View ArticleRoundtable: Putting History on the Map in Massachusetts
A roundtable discussion with leaders in Massachusetts public history organizations to catalyze a conversation with the conference attendees about public history in Massachusetts. Topic: Shall we...
View ArticleDROP IN SESSIONS — Digital Tools for Sharing Your Collections
Participants learn about and try out popular and readily-available archival digital tools, many of which are used by large archives, including Omeka, Flickr, Wikipedia, the Internet Archive,...
View ArticleDROP IN SESSIONS — Internships
A free-form session that includes tips from experienced internship coordinators on actions that individuals and institutions can take to make the internship experience more rewarding, as well as...
View ArticleHistory for and with Kids and Schools
Doing history programs for and with kids and schools can be daunting but is truly rewarding for historical organizations. Hear from organizations that have made fruitful and lasting connections with...
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