Historic Deerfield is pleased to announce a one-day conference, “Engaging with the Legacies of Northern Slavery,” in collaboration with the Witness Stones Project to mark the completion of the second phase of installing 35 Witness Stones Memorials™ that honor the enslaved people who lived in the community.
Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | Enslavement in a Puritan Village: An Untold Story on 3/26/25
In this talk for the Partnership of Historic Bostons, Jane Sciacca uncovers the story of Sudbury and Wayland (the two towns that resulted from the original Sudbury) and its enslaved people - how they lived, who dominated their lives, and how they struggled for freedom.
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.
Fellowship Opportunities at the Massachusetts Historical Society
The Massachusetts Historical Society is offering more than 20 short-term fellowships to support research using their extensive collections. Deadline is March 1.
The Prince Project Database is Now Live
The Prince Project database, now live, contains information about over two thousand people who were enslaved, or descended from enslaved people, and lived here in Maine in the 17th and 18th centuries.
TONIGHT! ABB Speaker Series Event | An Uneasy Alliance: Free African Americans & the Colonization Movement to Liberia on 2/19
Tonight at 5 pm ET, Atlantic Black Box is honored to host Dr. Ousmane Power-Greene, Chair of Africana Studies and Professor of History at Clark University, for a talk on Free African Americans and the Colonization Movement to Liberia in the 19th-century.
Slavery North Job & Fellowship Opportunities 2025-26
Slavery North has announced two unique fellowship opportunities for the 2025-26 academic year and two exciting job opportunities.
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Event | Envisioning Seneca Village on 2/26
Seneca Village was a community established by African American landowners in 1825 and destroyed by the City of New York in 1857 for the construction of Central Park. This talk presents Envisioning Seneca Village, an interactive 3D model of what the village might have looked like in 1855.
Old York Historical Society Event | Abolition and the Underground Railroad in Maine on 2/19
Mary T. Freeman explores the long history of slavery and emancipation in Maine, focusing on antislavery activism in the decades leading up to the Civil War.
Philipse Manor Hall Event | Discovering the Frank Brothers on 2/12
On February 12, follow the lives of William and Benjamin Frank, men of color who joined the Second Rhode Island Regiment during the American Revolution, as they navigate the challenges of war, ultimately ending up on opposite sides of the conflict. Join Dr. Shirley Green for this fascinating talk based on her book.
Maine Conservation Voters Event | The Malaga Ship: Maine, the Global Slave Trade, and Healing Through Artistic Reclamations on 2/7
In this session, storyteller Antonio Rocha will be joined by Dr. Kate McMahon, Historian of Global Slavery at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum. Together, they will tell the story of the Malaga and reflect on the ways in which historians and artists can collaborate to create new forms of healing and justice through artistic creation.
Maine Historical Society Event | Black Salts: Black sailors in Maine and New England on 2/13
Cushing’s Point Museum director Seth Goldstein will discuss the fundamental role of African heritage sailors in regional history and will examine why the jobs of mariners and shore-related occupations such as longshoremen were important for individuals of African heritage.
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Event | The Harlem African Burial Ground: History Beneath Our Feet on 2/12
Hosted by Dyckman FarmHouse Museum Alliance February 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm ETOnline REGISTER HERE As a cemetery for free and enslaved Africans from the mid-1600s to the mid-1800s, the Harlem African Burial Ground is a sacred site of New York City’s early history, and yet for decades the site was forgotten and disrespected. Through … Continue reading Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Event | The Harlem African Burial Ground: History Beneath Our Feet on 2/12
Trent House Event | Escaping Enslavement by Water: The Other Underground Railroad on 2/9
Hosted by William Trent House Museum February 9, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. ETOnline Learn More & Access zoom link The Trent House Association hosts a talk by Dr. Timothy Walker, professor of history at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, based on his edited volume, Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad. Sailing to Freedom highlights little-known … Continue reading Trent House Event | Escaping Enslavement by Water: The Other Underground Railroad on 2/9
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Event | New Research on Enslavement in Upper Manhattan on 2/5
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum pursues its commitment to telling a complete history of the site, sharing recent discoveries by researcher Ramin Ganeshram.
Simmons Center Event @ Brown | A More Just Curriculum Launch on 1/29
Join Brown's Simmons Center team in launching a curriculum designed to provide K–12 teachers and students with resources that foreground the histories and experiences of the Dawnland’s (New England’s) Indigenous and African-descended communities.
LCHA Event | The “Help” from Hampton: In service at the Pownalborough Court House 1872-1892 on 2/27
Hosted by Lincoln County Historical Association With researcher James Tanzer February 27 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm ESTOnline REGISTER HERE For 20 years, from 1872-1892, an aging Sallie and Captain Sam Goodwin, owners of the Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, Maine, relied heavily on the housekeeping and farm labor of four young Black workers from Hampton, Virginia: … Continue reading LCHA Event | The “Help” from Hampton: In service at the Pownalborough Court House 1872-1892 on 2/27
ABB Event | Doors of Return: Recovering and Reclaiming Black New England Histories on 1/22
Dr. Akeia de Barros Gomes, Director of the Center for Black History at the Newport Historical Society will discuss how global travel, archaeological work, and anthropological fieldwork helped to shape her history-making as a scholar and museum professional.
Osher Map Library Event | Mapping Memory and History: A Dialogue between Billy Gérard Frank’s Palimpsest and Indigo: Entanglements on 2/6/25
Osher Map Library hosts acclaimed artist and filmmaker Billy Gérard Frank. Frank will discuss his Indigo: Entanglements series of paintings and screen his 2022 Venice Biennale short film, Palimpsest: Tales Spun from the Sea and Memory (the film's New England premiere).
Maine Historical Society Event | A Plausible Man: The True Story of the Escaped Slave Who Inspired Uncle Tom’s Cabin on 1/23/24
Join author Susanna Ashton for a talk on her book A Plausible Man, a historical detective story of Jackson’s remarkable flight from slavery to freedom, his quest to liberate his enslaved family, and his emergence as an international advocate for abolition.