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MHS E-mail Newsletter January/February 2005 Welcome! Welcome to the January/February edition of @MHS! This bi-monthly newsletter will keep you informed of events and milestones at the MHS and will provide updates on new publications and website exhibitions. We hope you will find this newsletter useful and informative. Please send your feedback to webmaster@masshist.org — we would love to hear from you. 
 Object of the Month This month's feature discusses the American Party (the Know-Nothing Party) coming to power in Massachusetts in 1855. Click here to see the Object of the Month: http://www.masshist.org/objects/ Coming in February: a pivotal battle in the French and Indian War 
Upcoming EventsThursday, 24 February William M. Fowler, Jr., Director of The Massachusetts Historical Society Lecture and booksigning Empires at War: The French and Indian War and the Struggle for North America, 1754-1763 Click here to learn more about this event: http://www.masshist.org/events/more_info.cfm?eventID=66 Complete list of upcoming events at MHS: http://www.masshist.org/events/index.cfm?seminarview=true Notes on Cheryl Beredo's Presentation 
Earlier this month, MHS Archival Fellow Cheryl Beredo gave a talk on the Society's program to ensure the
preservation of records that document New England's environmental history and bring information about this
history to the widest possible audience. A description of the program is now available online:http://www.masshist.org/about/news.cfm?newsitem=06 With support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the Society is working with a range of individuals to identify the major environmental issues and events that have defined our region, develop priorities for collecting, and pursue the raw materials needed for the study of environmental history. Call for Fellowship Applications The New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, a collaboration of 16 major cultural agencies, will offer at least 9 awards in 2005-2006. Each grant will provide a stipend of $5,000 for eight weeks of research at participating institutions. Applications are welcome from anyone with a serious need to use the collections and facilities of the organizations. Applications for grants in the 1 June 2005-31 May 2006 cycle must be postmarked by 1 February 2005. For information on applying, please click here: http://www.masshist.org/fellowships/nerfc.cfm 
Seminars for TeachersThe Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) is soliciting applications from 7th to 12th- grade schoolteachers and library media specialists interested in participating in one of four one-week, thematic seminars on "The Coming of the American Revolution." Covering the economic, ideological, social, and governmental dimensions of the period 1764-1776, the seminars support an MHS project, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to create a web-based timeline/documentary history of the era. To view an electronic application please see: http://www.masshist.org/education/seminars_for_teachers.cfm This e-mail newsletter is provided to subscribers who have voluntarily elected to receive it or have had past business dealings with MHS (in accordance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and our privacy policy). If you no longer wish to receive these e-mails, click the link at the bottom of this message to unsubscribe immediately. If you wish to change your e-mail address, please e-mail your request to membership@masshist.org, with your full name, old e-mail, and new e-mail. |