LEARN MORE AND APPLY Taking place June 27 - July 3, 2026The Upstander Academy is a seven-day professional learning program designed to give up to 25 teachers, curriculum designers, and public historians, grades 3 through 12, an immersive and experiential understanding of Native American history and contemporary realities in the Dawnland, present-day New England. In … Continue reading Join the Upstander Academy: Professional Learning for Educators
Announcing Munson Institute Summer Courses at Mystic Seaport Museum
During the summer of 2025, the Munson Institute in Mystic, CT will offer two concurrent courses focused on the American maritime experience. Applications due March 14.
Opportunity | Apply for Upstander Academy 2025: Rethreading the Needle of Native American History Through Land- and Water-Based Learning
With a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the 2025 Summer Institute is designed to give 25 participants an immersive and experiential understanding of Native American history and contemporary realities in the Dawnland, currently called New England.
Walking Tour Event | Brookline’s Hidden History of Slavery and Freedom on 10/27/24
This lively 90-minute tour visits three sites to tell the history and stories of slavery and freedom in Brookline, MA.
ABB Event | Teaching Hard History: Past, Present, and Future on 6/13
An educator workshop and teacher-appreciation dinner with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries of The Ohio State University, Dr. Kate Shuster of the Hard History Project, and longtime education leader Maureen Costello.
Historic Hudson Valley Webinars for Teachers | Teaching Northern Slavery, March 5-19
The Education Department at Historic Hudson Valley will host a series of webinars in March in which teachers from across the country will share experiences and strategies for teaching the history of Northern Slavery. Educators will learn tangible skills to use with their students as well as receive flexible lesson plans for a variety of … Continue reading Historic Hudson Valley Webinars for Teachers | Teaching Northern Slavery, March 5-19
Course | Transitional Justice: Truth, Reconciliation, Reparations & Community Building
This course is geared toward people interested in learning about and exploring the future of creating grassroots truth telling, reparative initiatives across the state of Maine. Register now! Course launches 10/26
Anti-Racist Organizing in Maine | Next Step Organizing Workshop Series
Hosted by Community Change, Inc. "Building the scaffolding of anti-racist organizing community" Register Here The series is designed to be a follow-up to our AROM (Anti-Racist Organizing in Maine) Conference, which grounded local organizing in history and in the tenets of power and policy. This workshop series will go deeper into the how of organizing, with a … Continue reading Anti-Racist Organizing in Maine | Next Step Organizing Workshop Series
Event tonight | Researching Black Ancestry in Essex County: Resources and Methods on 4/29
An educational and inspirational webinar on researching your family in Essex County. Friday, Apr 29, 2022, 7:00 PM EST Register here Join Essex Heritage and a panel of experts to learn about the resources and methods for researching Black ancestry in Essex County. In recent years, there has been a surge in the number of … Continue reading Event tonight | Researching Black Ancestry in Essex County: Resources and Methods on 4/29
Opportunity | Summer Fellowships for Reimagining New England Histories: Historical Injustice, Sovereignty, and Freedom
SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS WILL REIMAGINE NEW ENGLAND’S PAST Learn more and apply here During the summer of 2022, Munson Institute classes will be a part of the Reimagining New England Histories: Historical Injustice, Sovereignty and Freedom project. The Frank C. Munson Institute at Mystic Seaport Museum, in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice … Continue reading Opportunity | Summer Fellowships for Reimagining New England Histories: Historical Injustice, Sovereignty, and Freedom
Opportunity | NEH Summer Institute on Abolitionism and the Underground Railroad
Learn more here Announcing an NEH Summer Institute on Abolitionism and the Underground Railroad at Colgate University, July 10-29, 2022. Graham Hodges, Langdon Professor of History at Colgate is the general director; Jacqueline Simmons, Vice Chair and Senior Lecturer, Director, Master of Education Program, Teachers College directs the pedagogy section. Visiting Lecturers include Manisha Sinha, Richard Blackett, Alice Baumgartner, Kate Larson, … Continue reading Opportunity | NEH Summer Institute on Abolitionism and the Underground Railroad
Webinar for Educators: Resources and strategies for examining U.S. history using The 1619 Project
Hosted by the Pulitzer Center November 21, 2021 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET Click here to register The 1619 Project from The New York Times Magazine aims to reframe U.S. history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative. It includes … Continue reading Webinar for Educators: Resources and strategies for examining U.S. history using The 1619 Project
Event | Venture Smith: An African American in 18th Century Connecticut
Hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Center Wednesday, July 28, 2021 • 6:00 to 7:30 pm Register here Join Joy Burns, Elizabeth Normen, Nancy Steenberg, and Tom Thurston as we discuss teaching Venture Smith’s extraordinary life to better understand slavery and freedom in 18th century New England. The first 30 teachers to register and attend the workshop will receive a free copy … Continue reading Event | Venture Smith: An African American in 18th Century Connecticut
Event | Transatlantic Slavery Symposium 8/9-13
Hosted by Benjamin Franklin House in London, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Register here The Transatlantic Slavery Symposium is a joint venture between the Robert H. Smith Scholarship Centre at Benjamin Franklin House in London, the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, … Continue reading Event | Transatlantic Slavery Symposium 8/9-13
Event | Hidden Brookline’s Slavery & Freedom Walking Tour 6/27
Sunday, June 27, 2021 | 10:00-11:30 amMeet at Town Hall, 333 Washington St., Brookline, MAGreat for adults + students from grade 6 or 7 up Led by Barbara Brown, chair of the Hidden Brookline Committee, Office of Diversity Register here through Brookline Adult Ed Much of Brookline's history remains hidden in plain view. This walking tour will visit … Continue reading Event | Hidden Brookline’s Slavery & Freedom Walking Tour 6/27
Event tomorrow | The Hard History Project PLC with Dr. Meredith McCoy
Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 7:00 EST Click here to join event Please join The Hard History Project for a very special installment of the PLC, when we'll be joined by Dr. Meredith McCoy. Meredith was the co-host for Season Two of the Teaching Hard History podcast, and she's a great person to answer your … Continue reading Event tomorrow | The Hard History Project PLC with Dr. Meredith McCoy
Event | Massachusetts History Conference
Registration for the Massachusetts History Conference on June 7, 2021 is now open! View program and register here Want to engage volunteers in digital projects? Thinking about using crowdsourcing as a tool to build digital collections? Join experts from UMass Boston’s University Archives and Special Collections and the Boston Public Library for two sessions all … Continue reading Event | Massachusetts History Conference
Workshop | Researching Black History and Genealogy
2021 Finding Our Roots Hosted by the BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Register here Thursday, June 17 | 10:00 PM – 2:30 PMVirtual Workshop | Cost $40 Embarking for the first time, or relatively new to researching African American History and Genealogy? This workshop, divided into 4 one-hour sessions, will provide you with the … Continue reading Workshop | Researching Black History and Genealogy
Event | Archiving the Black Web National Forum
hosted by the Institute for Museum and Library Services April 29 & 30, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Register here The Archiving the Black Web National Forum will focus on strategies for collecting and preserving Black history and culture online as well as developing a community of practice for Black cultural memory organizations and practitioners interested … Continue reading Event | Archiving the Black Web National Forum
Fellowship opportunity: Reimagining New England Histories at Mystic Seaport
SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS WILL REIMAGINE NEW ENGLAND’S PAST Applications are now being accepted for summer 2021 fellows seeking to participate in a new project entitled, Reimagining New England Histories: Historical Injustice, Sovereignty and Freedom. The Frank C. Munson Institute at Mystic Seaport, in collaboration with Williams College and the Center for the Study of Slavery & … Continue reading Fellowship opportunity: Reimagining New England Histories at Mystic Seaport