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Apr 03
Afternoon Tea with CLHO & New England Museum Association/virtual of course
Brew a cup of your favorite tea and join us for an online conversation with other Connecticut museums and history organizations! Share what’s on your mind, hear what your colleagues around the state are doing, and talk with League director Amrys Williams, as well as staff from the New England Museum Association. Tuesday, April 7, …
Mar 19
Berkshire Museum online programs March 2020
Berkshire Museum at Home Many organizations are finding ways to engage us during this extreme slowdown. Berkshire Museum is one of them. Take a look!
Mar 17
Podcasting for oral history/virtual workshop
At the Housatonic Heritage Oral History Center at Berkshire Community College, a project of Housatonic Heritage, we will host a Podcasting Oral History workshop. We will use ZOOM Software and it will be very user friendly and easy. Save the date: April 7, 2020, 1-3. We are limiting participation to 10 people, so that we …
Mar 28
Collection Care Rounds #1
Collections Care Rounds # 1 is popular The History Alliance will host a series of Collection Care Rounds during the spring and fall, beginning on April 26, 2012. On that Thursday afternoon from 3 to 4 p.m., Leanne Hayden, Collections Care Manager and Registrar of the Berkshire Museum, will give us a collections tour and …
Mar 28
HOUSATONIC HERITAGE, MCLA AND BCC OFFER A COURSE TO AREA TEACHERS ON HISTORICAL, INDUSTRIAL, CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES OF THE REGION
HOUSATONIC HERITAGE, MCLA AND BCC OFFER A COURSE TO AREA TEACHERS ON HISTORICAL, INDUSTRIAL, CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES OF THE REGION GREAT BARRINGTON, MASS – The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area (Housatonic Heritage), Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), and Berkshire Community College (BCC) invite area teachers to participate in The Upper Housatonic Valley …
Mar 28
Housatonic Heritage, Arrowhead, and Pittsfield High School select writer in residence
Housatonic Heritage, Arrowhead, and Pittsfield High School select writer in residence PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS – Housatonic Heritage announces the selection of Jana Laiz of North Egremont, Mass., to be the first writer in residence in a new program at Arrowhead in Pittsfield. The residency will take place in the spring of 2012, and will include time …
Feb 07
Deadline Feb. 15 for Writers Residency
Housatonic Heritage Writers Residency At Arrowhead and Pittsfield High School Sponsored by Housatonic Heritage, with Arrowhead, Pittsfield High School, City of Pittsfield Housatonic Heritage has announced a new opportunity at Arrowhead in Pittsfield and invites applications from area writers. The project will take place in the spring of 2012, and will include time for the …
Feb 07
New Maps in Egremont
The Egremont Historical Commission will host a reception for the Friends of Egremont History (FEH) to celebrate the finalizing of the Egremont 2010 map. It will be Sunday, February 26, from 3:00 to 4:30 at The Weathervane Inn, Egremont. Refreshments will be provided. This reception is an opportunity for the Egremont Historical Commission to acknowledge …
Sep 26
Web presence/History Alliance this Wednesday
The History Alliance will present a workshop on Improving your Web Presence:Websites and Social Marketing (With a focus on websites) At the Lenox Historical Society, 65 Main Street, Lenox. September 28, 1-2:15 p.m. Brent Colley, Colley Web Service, of Sharon, Conn. will present this workshop, which is free to historical societies and history organizations and …
Sep 26
CLHO to offer StEPs-CT
The Connecticut League of History Organizations and the Connecticut Humanities Council will introduce StEPs-CT: Connecticut’s new integrated program of training, mentoring, and grant funding for smaller Connecticut museums, historical societies, and other cultural organizations. See the CLHO site for more information: http://www.clho.org/