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You’re Invited! — Making a History of Columbia Point: A Participatory Exhibition

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Title: Columbia Point Community Leaders, 1965. Contributed by Richard Scobie. ID: UASC-0140-0036-0106-0001. Image from the Mass. Memories Road Show, which is produced by University Archives & Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston.

When: Saturday, May 9, 2015 –  9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location: Bay Vista Room, Harbor Point Clubhouse, 1 North Point Drive, Boston, MA 02125.

Click here for directions.

Everyone with a connection to Columbia Point—past and present—is welcome to attend this free, public event, sponsored by University Archives & Special Collections, the Joseph P. Healey Library, and the Department of History (Public History Program) at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Graduate students in UMass Boston’s spring 2015 public history seminar will interpret parts of local history through time, objects, photos, and physical sites.

Community members are invited to to review the students’s work and to participate in the process of making a history of Columbia Point. Together, a community history will be created and materials for a future exhibition on the neighborhood identified.

Bring photos, stories, objects, documents, and questions to include in an interactive timeline and in other historical media designed by the student project team.

Download and share the flyer for this event here.

Light refreshments will be served. Free parking is available.

Contacts

Jane Becker, PhD
Graduate Internship Coordinator and Lecturer
History Department, UMass Boston
Jane.Becker@umb.edu | 617-287-6885

Carolyn Goldstein, PhD
Public History and Community Archives Program Manager
University Archives & Special Collections, UMass Boston
Carolyn.Goldstein@umb.edu | 617-287-5929

For disability-related accommodations, including dietary accommodations, please visit www.ada.umb.edu two weeks prior to the event.

Mass. Memories Road Show heads to Hingham on Sunday, May 17

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Hingham Mass. Memories Road Show final flyerWhen: Sunday, May 17, 2015 –  10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location: Hingham Town Hall, 210 Central Street, Hingham, Mass. Click here for directions.

Do you have a connection to Hingham, Massachusetts? Do you live or work in Hingham? Are your roots in Hingham? Share your memories and take your place in Massachusetts history at this free, public event.

Please bring 1-3 photos in their original format (digital or print photographs) and your stories to be recorded. We will scan unframed pictures and copy digital images and return the images back to you. All images will be added to the online collection at openarchives.umb.edu. Preserve your memories of this wonderful neighborhood! Read more about this event here.

The Mass. Memories Road Show is a statewide digital history project that documents people, places, and events in Massachusetts history through family photographs and stories.

The Mass. Memories Road Show is produced by the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston and is co-sponsored by the Patricia C. Flaherty ’81 Endowed Fund.

For more information call 781-741-1492 or visit the Hingham Mass. Memories Road Show planning committee’s website at www.hingham-ma.gov/events/MAMemories/index.html.

Download the flyer for the Hingham Mass. Memories Road Show here.

Visualizing Historical Data with the MetroBoston DataCommon

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Late last year, the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Mass., offered a workshop titled “How to Do History with Online Mapping Tools” as part of a series related to the Museum and Library’s collection of historic maps. The workshop was sponsored by the Ruby W. and LaVon P. Linn Foundation.

In the workshop, participants learned how to use online tools to consult and create maps that chart Metro Boston area history. The presenters were Jessie Partridge from the MetroBoston DataCommon, a provider of free applications that make it possible to map data, and Joanne Riley, University Archivist and Curator of Special Collections in the Healey Library at UMass Boston.

Both presenters helped lay historians, data fans, and map enthusiasts discover how visualizations of data and space related to our region can help us understand our history.

Workshop materials: Joanne Riley’s presentation and handout; Jessie Partridge’s presentation.

One collaborative example from the workshop, using data from the records of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters:


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University Archives & Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston collects materials related to the university’s history, as well as materials that reflect the institution’s urban mission and strong support of community service, notably in collections of records of urban planning, social welfare, social action, alternative movements, community organizations, and local history related to neighboring communities.

University Archives & Special Collections welcomes inquiries from individuals, organizations, and businesses interested in donating materials of an archival nature that that fit within our collecting policy. These include manuscripts, documents, organizational archives, collections of photographs, unique publications, and audio and video media. For more information about donating to University Archives & Special Collections, click here or email library.archives@umb.edu.

Mass. Memories Road Show heads to Boston’s West End this Saturday

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westendmemories_pic2When: Saturday, November 15, 2014 –  10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Location: The West End Museum, 150 Staniford St. (on Lomasney Way), Boston, Mass. Click here for directions.

Do you have a connection to the West End in Boston, Massachusetts? Share your memories and take your place in Massachusetts history at this free, public event.

Please bring 1-3 photos in their original format and your stories to be recorded. We will scan unframed pictures and copy digital images and return the images back to you. All images will be added to the online collection at openarchives.umb.edu. Preserve your memories of this wonderful neighborhood! Read more about this event here.

The Mass. Memories Road Show is a statewide digital history project that documents people, places, and events in Massachusetts history through family photographs and stories.

The Mass. Memories Road Show is produced by the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston and is co-sponsored by the Patricia C. Flaherty ’81 Endowed Fund.

The West End Mass. Memories Road Show is being hosted by the West End Museum and partners include The Vilna Shul, West End Civic Association, and the West End Branch of the BPL.

Questions: Contact Kim Whitaker at 845-270-2188, 617-723-2125, or kim@westendmuseum.org.

Mass. Memories Road Show heads to Allston-Brighton

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Allston-Brighton Mass. Memories Road ShowWhen: Sunday, October 26, 2014 – 10:30 a.m – 2:30 p.m.

Location: Veronica B. Smith Multi-Service Senior Center, 20 Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brighton, Mass. Click here for directions.

Do you have a connection to the neighborhoods of Allston and Brighton in Boston, Massachusetts? Share your memories and take your place in Massachusetts history at this free, public event.

Please bring up to three photographs related to your experience of Allston and Brighton. The photos will be scanned and immediately returned to you at the event. All images and stories collected at Mass. Memories Road Shows are available online at openarchives.umb.edu.

The Mass. Memories Road Show is a statewide digital history project that documents people, places, and events in Massachusetts history through family photographs and stories.

The Mass. Memories Road Show is produced by the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston and is co-sponsored by the Patricia C. Flaherty ’81 Endowed Fund.

The Allston-Brighton Mass. Memories Road Show is being hosted by the Veronica B. Smith Multi-Service Senior Center and the City of Boston Elderly Commission (Emily F. Shea, Commissioner; Martin J. Walsh, Mayor). The event is sponsored locally by Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation; Allston Village Main Streets; Boston Public Library, Faneuil Branch; Brighton-Allston Historical Society; and Brighton Main Streets.

Questions? Email carolyn.goldstein@umb.edu.