On April 23, 2026, Tricia Peone will discuss the overlooked history of King Philip's War, highlighting Indigenous erasure through white narratives. The event, as part of the Metacom's Resistance series, features a new online resource by the Congregational Library & Archives, showcasing primary sources that reshape understanding of this pivotal historical event.
Join the Upstander Academy: Professional Learning for Educators
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
Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | The Unknown War: King Philip’s War, 1675-1678 on 3/11/26
Hosted by Partnership of Historic Bostons Part of the Metacom's Resistance: Retelling King Philip's War collection Wednesday, March 11 from 7 pm to 8:30 pm EDT REGISTER HERE King Philip’s War (1675-1678) has rightly been described as a watershed moment for the Native and Puritan inhabitants of New England. The history of this forgotten conflict is most … Continue reading Partnership of Historic Bostons Event | The Unknown War: King Philip’s War, 1675-1678 on 3/11/26
Slave Legacy History Coalition Event | Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History on 3/11/26
Hosted by the Slave Legacy History Coalition With Dr. Linford Fisher Wednesday, March 11, 202610:30-11:30 AM ET Online REGISTER HERE Indigenous enslavement was a colossal phenomenon of almost unimaginable consequences that ensnared nearly 600,000 Native Americans in North America. In a saga that predates 1619, this double–stealing of Indigenous people and their lands upends virtually … Continue reading Slave Legacy History Coalition Event | Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History on 3/11/26
Indigo Arts Alliance Event | Art in the Wake II: Repairing, Healing and Memory | live from Brazil, today!
Saturday, February 28, 2026starting at 8:00 am EST Art in the Wake II: Repairing, Healing and Memory is the second symposium in Indigo Arts Alliance’s multiyear partnership with the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s (NMAAHC) Center for the Study of Global Slavery (CSGS). Building on the 2023 inaugural program, Art in the Wake: Reckoning and Re-membering, our continued collaboration … Continue reading Indigo Arts Alliance Event | Art in the Wake II: Repairing, Healing and Memory | live from Brazil, today!
Partnership of Historic Bostons Event Series | Metacom’s Resistance: Retelling King Philip’s War and Its Legacy, from 3/11/26
Hosted by Partnership of Historic Bostons Eight eye-opening events March-May 2026 LEARN MORE & REGISTER King Philip’s War: the least known but bloodiest conflict in American history. Its story has been told by colonial victors. Award-winning historians, tribal citizens and Indigenous scholars turn that story upside down, exploring the cost of this brutal war and … Continue reading Partnership of Historic Bostons Event Series | Metacom’s Resistance: Retelling King Philip’s War and Its Legacy, from 3/11/26
South Portland Event | Amos’s Ear: The Historic African American Community of Peterborough in Warren, Maine on 2/18
February 18 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmSouth Portland Main Library482 BroadwaySouth Portland, ME 04107 LEARN MORE Join Kate McMahon, Ph.D. at the Main Library on Wednesday, February 18th at 6:30pm for the historical presentation Amos’s Ear: The Historic African American Community of Peterborough in Warren, Maine. Amos Peters was a man of mixed Wampanoag and African heritage and a Revolutionary War veteran … Continue reading South Portland Event | Amos’s Ear: The Historic African American Community of Peterborough in Warren, Maine on 2/18
Mystic Seaport Museum Event | Closing of “Entwined: Freedom, Sovereignty and the Sea” on 1/17
On Saturday January 17 at 1pm a special closing ceremony will feature remarks by two RNEH collaborators, Dr. Akeia de Barros Gomes, Visiting Scholar & Adjunct Lecturer at the Simmons Center and Dr. Mack Scott, Visiting Assistant Professor of Slavery & Justice at the Simmons Center.
Event | Wabanaki REACH Program on 1/25
Hosted by Wabanaki REACH January 25, 2026 from 2:00-4:00 pm REGISTER HERE As the new year begins, Wabanaki REACH will be offering online programs to the public, starting with Interacting with Wabanaki Maine History (IWMH) on January 25 at 2:00-4:00 pm. IWMH is a two-hour interactive experience in which we engage in a story of … Continue reading Event | Wabanaki REACH Program on 1/25
Connecticut Public Radio’s Still Here: Native American Resilience in New England
This five-episode series features Indigenous perspectives and offers a fresh look at the history of southern New England. Meet culture bearers and knowledge keepers who are working to carry Native life forward.
Newport Center for Black History Exhibit | Forging Freedom: Atlantic Journeys, opening 11/10/25
Opening November 15 at Overlap Gallery, "Forging Freedom: Atlantic Journeys" brings together ten contemporary artists to explore Black and Indigenous histories of freedom-making across the Atlantic world.
ABB Event | The Just History Project with Researcher Bill Grabin 7/23/25
This Wednesday, Atlantic Black Box is honored to host a presentation by Bill Grabin, who in 2020 joined a local effort to uncover the suppressed history of Wabanaki and Black residents of what are now the towns of Wells, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Arundel. Over the next five years, Bill led the research that culminated in the creation of the Just History Database.
ABB Event | Season Launch of the Walks for Historical and Ecological Recovery (WHERE2025) | online on 6/5
Hosted by Atlantic Black Box Thursday, June 5, 2025 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm ET, Online REGISTER HERE Join Atlantic Black Box and its partner organizations on June 5 to launch a new season of Walks for Historical and Ecological Recovery (WHERE2025). This epic collective journey engages communities throughout the Dawnland in examining the ways that Indigenous, … Continue reading ABB Event | Season Launch of the Walks for Historical and Ecological Recovery (WHERE2025) | online on 6/5
ABB Event | Bounty Hunters in the Dawnland: Scalping and Kidnapping for Land and Currency >> tonight at 6 pm
This Wednesday, May 7 Dr. Mishy Lesser (Upstander Project co-founder and Emmy Award winning researcher) and Kristine Malpica (Upstander Project researcher and public historian) will join the Atlantic Black Box community to discuss the research and realities behind Bounty, a short filmic testimony of the resistance and survivance of Wabanaki People of the Dawnland.
Brown University Event | Complete Disorder: Resistance and Refusal to Colonial Legacy in the Arts and Humanities on 5/8/25
Sponsored by the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice Thursday, May 8, 2025, 10am to 6pm REGISTER HERE A virtual conference organized as part of the Simmons Center’s MA in Public Humanities course "Decolonization of Museums: Nations, Museums, Anti Colonialism and the Contemporary Moment." Decolonization, which sets out to change … Continue reading Brown University Event | Complete Disorder: Resistance and Refusal to Colonial Legacy in the Arts and Humanities on 5/8/25
The Land We Live On Event | “We Are the Warriors” Screening and Panel on 4/25
Movie screening with panel discussion including: Maulian Bryant, David Camlin, Osihkiyol Crofton-Macdonald, and Meadow Dibble. Friday, April 25 · 7 - 9 pm EDT (doors at 6:30 pm)In person screening & discussionMeetinghouse Arts40 Main Street Freeport, ME 04032 REGISTER HERE Please join The Land We Live On for a free screening of the documentary film We … Continue reading The Land We Live On Event | “We Are the Warriors” Screening and Panel on 4/25
The Trump Administration is actively rewriting history.
Memory matters. Who is deemed worthy of remembrance correlates directly to who is allowed to feel they belong, who is protected, and who has rights.
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.
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.