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John Campopiano
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- Waltham, MA
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Modern Tintype photography
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Maggi Smith-Dalton Sep 16.
American minstrel banjo & minstrel music
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Kim Zunino Jun 19.
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Tintypes at the PEM
http://www.wickedlocal.com/salem/fun/entertainment/arts/x507079865/Maggi-Smith-Dalton-Substance-and-shadow-at-the-PEM
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In this week's Salem Gazette (Salem, MA)
Maggi Smith-Dalton: Substance and shadow at the PEM
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call me you know the number or email me ssm@singingstring.org
Good morning Maggi - I would love to hear what you are thinking about!
Cheers,
John
JOHN! Talk to me. I have the perfect place for you to check out.
Maggi Smith-Dalton
Could someone tell me if there is anyone in the Massachusetts area who does tintype photography? I take digital photographs but my continuing work on minstrel banjo with Jim Dalton has sparked my interest in contemporary tintypes. I've even purchase…
Hi!
Here in Lowell, we have a resident musician/ historian, Alex Demas. Here is a link to a story that was done by the Boston Herald.
http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view/2009_06_10_Lowell_park_ranger_far_from_run-of-the-m…
Hi. I thought I would post some information on my project.
I'm currently putting together a project which will look at the resurgence of interest in early American minstrel banjo in the greater Boston area. There are in fact many people in MA who a…
A forum for anyone interested or involved in the public history program at UMass Amherst.
Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 11:28am on June 11, 2009,
Maggi Smith-Dalton said…
- Hi John
I notified the site administrator.
If this happens again, you can use the "report an issue" link at the very bottom of the page, on this site, or on the Salem History Common too (also a ning platform) to notify the site admin. (on the SHS Common that's me; here on MA Studies, it's Joanne)
I'll keep an eye out for this gal. Usually these gate-crashers simply do this to every site in a system.
Thanks John
- At 11:20am on June 11, 2009,
BJ Larson said… - Hi John,
I'm not sure if I answered you or not, but we do plan on offering the Save Your Collection workshop again next year. For more information, visit our website at www.nemanet.org.
Best, BJ
- At 11:11am on May 5, 2009,
Heather Cole said… - Welcome John!
- At 10:46am on March 31, 2009,
Kim Zunino said…
- Hi! Welcome, your work sounds fascinating!!
- At 8:18pm on March 30, 2009,
Maggi Smith-Dalton said…
- Welcome, John!
- At 4:30pm on March 30, 2009,
BJ Larson said…
- Hi John,
The Save Your Collection workshop is an overview of museum operations, covering everthing from becoming a 501.c3 to caring for collection records, to developing education programs, to fundraising. It is two days and costs $35 including lunch. Depending on where you are with your project, it may or may not be suited to your needs. If you are mostly researching, than it may be a bit premature to take this course. However, I would be happy to send you a flyer, either by email or snail mail. Just let me know!!
- At 3:24pm on March 30, 2009,
Ken Liss said… - Hi John. Nice to meet you (if only virtually). I'm familiar with Ran Blake -- no relation, I assume, to the Blake family of Brookline that I've written about. I saw him perform at Brookline High a year or two ago and at least once before that, many years back.
Seeing your interest in Appalachian instruments, I wonder if you knew Allen Smith. Allen, who died last year, was one of my library school teachers at Simmons. He did a lot of work on Appalachian dulcimers. I used to love his stories about driving around in his van with recording equipment, tracking down specific examples of instruments he'd heard about. He put information about the instruments all together in a book that Simmons has, though I don't know what happened to the recordings.
- Ken
- At 1:59pm on March 30, 2009,
Robert A. Childs said… - Hi John,
Nice to meet you. I assume that since you are in Waltham now you are aware of the Waltham Historical Society. They have lots of nice people that can fill in the blanks about Waltham. I on the other hand live next door in Watertown and as such am very involved in the Historical Society of Watertown working as a volunteer maintaining the Edmund Fowle House and Museum. This museum is the place where the Executive Council of the Provincial Congress met at the outbreak of the American Revolution and were the beginnings of our government got its start. It is located at 28 Marshall St. in Watertown and is open for public tours on the third Sunday of the month from 1-4 PM. The museum was just open to the public last May after being fully restored and preserved over the previous 3 years. I use the home as my "club house" and am involved in numerous reenactment groups around New England that take my all over the world at various times in the past 35 years. I think if you want to get together and hear about reenacting the Edmund Fowle House is the best place to start. Check out our website HistoricWatertown.org and you will get more information about me and the Museum.
Rgards,
RAC
Robert A. Childs
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- Where Do You Consider Your "Hometown"?
- Providence, RI
- What is your interest in the Mass. Studies Network?
- To meet other people who are passionate for the arts & the importance of looking at history in the context of contemporary issues.
- About Me:
- I'm a 2008 graduate of Wheaton College in Norton, MA.
I'm deeply interested in Appalachian folk instruments, the history of blackface and minstrel shows, early American banjo, the history of medicine shows & vaudeville, as well as reenacting/ notions of "tradition." Most recently I have begun work on the history of minstrel banjo, and have taken an interest in working to combined my training in ethnomusicology with public history.
My hope is to bridge together my interest in museums, archival and collections research, history, photography & minstrel-era music. I hope to continue to study 19th century American folk music particularly the history and history of music from such periods.
I am also interested in how museum space, theater, history & music can be used simultaneously as an alternative 'classroom' for younger students to learn about history, art, and the history of race relations in the US.
- Your Website:
- http://www.freewebs.com/johncampopiano
- Another website or blog?
- http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/
- Your Organization:
- New England Conservatory of Music
- Your Title:
- Assistant Head Archivist and Personal Contractor
- Major areas of interest
- Archives, Arts, Cultural Heritage, Education (college/university), Ethnic Studies, History, Local Studies, Music, Visual Arts
- Other areas of interest not listed above?
- Organology, online communities, poetry, photography, travel, Icelandic culture.
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