The annual Mass History Conference, presented by Mass Humanities and its partner organizations, is a great one-day program that features opportunities for learning, networking, and collaboration with a wide range of history professionals, students, and advocates. This year’s conference will take place on Monday, June 13, at its traditional location at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Organizers have chosen the fascinating theme of Putting History on the Map Together: In Town, County, and Across the Commonwealth. Following a keynote address by Steve Bromage, Executive Director of the Maine Historical Society and the Maine Memory Network, attendees will have the opportunity to attend roundtables and workshops on topics including (but not limited to):
– From Google Drive to Wikispaces: Technology to Support Collaboration
– Creating Tours to Enhance Community Engagement
– Digital Tools for Sharing Your Collections
– Find the Money! [how to navigate the grant-writing process]
– History for and with Kids and Schools
– Setting Up an Archives
– Exhibit Design – Working with Designers: Building Partnerships with Lasting Value
Panelists and workshop leaders come from a variety of institutions, including historical societies, university archives and special collections, university public history and archives programs, museums, conservation centers, and advocacy groups. This conference is sure to be beneficial to all who attend, whether you are a student, someone working in the field, someone looking to learn more about how to “do” history, or all of the above. To register and to view the full program, visit the conference website here.