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Martha Holden and Merritt joined an interest group

Mass. Memories Road Show: Planning Group

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Mass. Memories Road Show: Planning Group

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Mass. Memories Road Show: Planning Group

November 6

Electa Kane Tritsch replied to the discussion 'Extra charge for signed books?' in the group The History Press

Heather - I don't think it's usual to add extra for signing unless it's a special occasion. For instance, if the historical society is having a targeted fundraiser, then the book might be advertised as a special offer, signed by the author. More n...

October 29

Heather Cole

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Where Do You Consider Your "Hometown"?

Norwood, MA

What is your interest in the Mass. Studies Network?

I'm interested in connecting with others who are passionate about local history, community-building and sharing stories of "the everyday lives of ordinary people."

About Me:

I'm the part-time assistant director of the Massachusetts Studies Project at UMass Boston, with primary responsibility for our state-wide public history project, the Mass. Memories Road Show. I also serve on the board of directors of the Norwood Historical Society, where I work on exhibits and produce a local history program for Norwood Public Access Television.

I am also co-administrator for this network, so feel free to leave a note or send me a message if you have any questions, comments or problems.

Your Website:

http://www.massmemories.net

Another website or blog?

http://www.norwoodhistoricalsociety.org

Your Organization:

Massachusetts Studies Project, UMass Boston

Your Title:

Assistant Director, Massachusetts Studies Project

Another Organization?

Norwood Historical Society

Another Title?

Member, Board of Directors

Major areas of interest

Archives, Community Life, Cultural Heritage, Education (college/university), Ethnic Studies, History, Local Studies

Other areas of interest not listed above?

Writing, Documentary production

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At 7:16pm on November 5, 2009, Rachel Lovett said…: Thanks, Heather! I will ask around

At 6:57pm on November 5, 2009, Rachel Lovett said…: Hey Heather! Right now i'm looking into UVM for historic preservation, Simmons for library science, USM for New England studies, and Tufts for Museum studies, I've actually looked at UMass Boston for archeology, do you have any thoughts on that program? Or any of the ones i'm looking into?

Thanks!
Rachel

At 11:29am on October 5, 2009, Sarah Elizabeth Murphy said…: Hi Heather,
Thanks so much for the invite! It was great to meet you at Falmouth Public Library and I'm sorry I couldn't say goodbye, but I had to rush off to cover another event. I wish I could have stayed!

Here is the link to the story I wrote about the Mass Memories Road Show's visit to Falmouth:

http://www.wickedlocal.com/falmouth/town_info/history/x1128394072/PHOTO-GALLERY-The-stories-behind-the-photos-in-Falmouth

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"Developing & Using Material Culture Collections for Teaching & Learning" (NERCOMP)

I attended the above workshop sponsored by the NorthEast Regional Computing Program earlier this month and learned about several platforms/tools/resources for digital collections that I want to look into in greater detail. Is anyone familiar with any of these?

Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections

Digital Objects in the Classroom

3D projects:
RIT Human Visualization Project
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Posted on May 28, 2009 at 12:56pm —

National Council on Public History 2009 Conference (part 3 of 3)

Below are my scribbled notes from the digital working group conversation at the NCPH conference. (Please note, these are not direct quotes from the participating organizations, just my attempt to capture the "gist" of what they said. I also did not include every comment or notes on my comments, as I was too busy commenting! :) )**

Q. How do you think about interpretation and context, and the role of historical authority?

PhilaPlace: The project started as a grassroots trol… Continue

Posted on April 28, 2009 at 1:48pm —

National Council on Public History 2009 Conference (part 2 of 3)

I participated in a great digital history working group at the NCPH conference. Everyone briefly presented their projects on Friday, and then we had a discussion about the issues of relevance, sustainability, representation, etc. on Saturday. You can find briefs on each of the projects here. And below are links to them:

Hurricane Digital Memory Bank… Continue

Posted on April 28, 2009 at 1:15pm —