MHA Publick Occurrences
Notes from the board — February 23, 2018
The Massachusetts History Alliance is now incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Download: MHA BYLAWS dec 12 2017
President: Pleun Bouricius, Clerk: Joanne Riley, Treasurer Patty Bruttomesso, Director: Cliff McCarthy, Director: Bob Forrant. Please note there’s a clause for a founding board with a short term–until the annual meeting in late June. So get ready to run for a seat on the board.
Onward and upward to 501 (c) 3status.
Contribute! We need funding to continue this work. Its easy to do online. Thanks!
Other news:
From the Advocacy Committee: We’re talking to legislators and doing research to figure out how best to advocate for the public history field. Right now, please support the Community Preservation Act. Details in this blog post.
From the conference committee:S
Save the date! Planning is well under way for an exciting 2018 conference on June 4. Registration should open in April.
People’s History ⇿ Local History
June 4, 2018, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
Keynote speaker: Franklin Odo ( Amherst College, NPS, Library of Congress, Smithsonian). Details.
Please support the conference! Now in its fourteenth year. Lots of volunteer work being done there, but it only works if there’s some structure. So why not have your organization support the conference? It takes less than you’d expect to get your name on the program. Details
Pleun Bouricius
President, Massachusetts History Alliance
Pleunbouricius@gmail.com