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Jim Leach and Jill Lepore to Speak in Worcester Tonight
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National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman Jim Leach and historian and essayist Jill Lepore will discuss the state of political discourse in America, past and present on April 14 at 7:30 pm at the Antiquarian Hall, American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester. This program is part of a fifty-state American Civility Tour that Leach is conducting to raise awareness of how divisive and potentially dangerous harsh and hateful language can be. Chairman Leach will also be appearing at the State House, on WGBH’s Emily Rooney Show, and will be interviewed by the editors of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and the Boston Globe. Free and open to the public.
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| Ellen Rothman to Receive Bay State Legacy Award |
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We are proud to announce that the sixth annual Bay State Legacy Award will be presented to Ellen Rothman at the Massachusetts History Conference on June 7. This award is given in recognition of an individual's contributions to the interpretation and presentation of Massachusetts history. As deputy director of the Jewish Women's Archive, and formerly as associate director of Mass Humanities, Ellen has spent her career promoting public history—developing exhibits and curricula, producing programs for public radio, and as an innovator in Web-based and online history. The award is presented by the Mass History Conference committee. |
| Upcoming Mass Humanities Grantee Events |
CHICOPEE
A performance of the play "Karski"—the riveting story of Polish Resistance hero Jan Karski who tried to stop the Holocaust. Sunday, April 25, 3:00 pm at Elms College, Berchmans Hall, 291 Springfield Street.
WESTPORT
Mass Audubon Bird/Trail Walk— Featuring birds whose habitats are open fields, pastures and nestboxes, with special emphasis on birds depicted by John James Audubon in The Birds of America. Saturday, May 8, 9:00—11:00 am at Allen's Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, 1280 Horseneck Road.
LOWELL
Khmer Dance Costuming Workshop and Performance— Angkor Dance Troupe will cover the history of Cambodian folk and classical dance, show basic dance gestures, and do a "sewing into costume" demonstration. Saturday, May 15, 3:45—4:45 pm at the American Textile History Museum, 491 Dutton Street.
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| Picturing America |
Thomas Cole's 1836 View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm - The Oxbow, is one of the paintings featured in our Picturing America web project. Picturing America is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association that brings reproductions of 40 masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide.
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The National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mass Cultural Council fund Mass Humanities grants. Encourage your state and federal legislators to support these agencies. |
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| Register Now for the 2010 Mass History Conference |
Join professional historians, volunteers, practitioners and teachers from around the state at Imagining Lives: Preserving and Interpreting Personal Stories. NEW! Virtual MA History Commons with pre-conference discussion. Keynote speakers Jane Kamensky and Jill Lepore. The complete conference program, registration, and online discussion are available on our Web site. We encourage you to email this announcement to history professionals who might be interested.
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| Recent Grants |
Mass Humanities made eighteen grants this past quarter totaling $90,049 for public humanities projects across the state, including:
 $4,600 to install the core exhibit for the Henry David Thoreau Birthplace, newly preserved and renovated as a "green" building.
$5,000 toward performances and scholar-led discussions of Timon of Athens for inner city youth and South Boston communities.
$5,000 to install a permanent, hands-on exhibit based on the Truro Historical Society's collection of Native American artifacts.
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| Mass Moments |
Did you know that the first whale-watching trip on the eastern seaboard took place on April 15, 1975?
Every day find a new moment in Massachusetts history at massmoments.org.
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