Posts Tagged ‘Oral History’
Mass Humanities Oral History Grant
In March, Mass Humanities awarded the Cambridge Historical Society $7,500 to conduct an oral history project. “Sweet Souls, Voices from the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House in Cambridge” will gather the personal stories and experiences of twelve people affiliated with the 112-year-old settlement house in the Port. Interviews will be conducted by Katie Burke and Lina…
Read More05/17/18: Past — Listening is Emotional Labor: For History and Culture Workers
We want to thank all of the listeners who participated in Diana Lempel’s workshop, part of our “doing” history series.
Read MoreWhen Sweet Flavors Filled the Air
by Michael Kenney When Orra L. Stone compiled his History of Massachusetts Industry in 1930, he counted no less than 29 candy-manufacturing firms in Cambridge. There were giants like the New England Confectionary Co., whose 1,400 workers produced some 500 varieties of candy, including the iconic NECCO wafers, at its plant on Massachusetts Avenue, and…
Read MorePast Family History Workshop
Thursday, 06/16/2016, 6:30pm – 9:00pm Are you the keeper of your family’s history – or perhaps of other families’ – and looking to go beyond census records and the family tree? Have you hit roadblocks that call for new tools or ways of thinking about your project? Join artist and family historian Avery Williamson for…
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