Digital Commonwealth @digicomMA
Digital Commonwealth brings together collections from Massachusetts libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives https://t.co/9Dixl8OaLm digitalcommonwealth.org Massachusetts Joined May 2014-
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Photographed in the 1940s-50s, these #horses can be found in the Appleton Family Papers of @thetrustees Archives & Research Center. You can view these and more here: ow.ly/TojU50PLg4y #AppletonFarms #IpswichMA #DigitalCollections #HistoricalPhotography #WetNoseWednesday
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Digital Commonwealth needs your help! Ever wondered what we're all about? Join our Board or our Committees! Send a short statement explaining why you would like to serve along with a resume by June 1 to [email protected]
Still deciding on going to DC's 2023 Conference? Don't miss out while registration is still up! membership.digitalcommonwealth.org/2023-Conference
Monday Morning Educator Tip: Trusting the Land: Digital Commonwealth Explores New Land Research and Partnerships for K-12 Educators blog.digitalcommonwealth.org/?p=2954
Interested in exploring a new lesson plan and primary source set created by @bplmaps? Join us on September 28th from 3-4:30pm via Zoom for a discussion of Activism in Boston Over Time, a new resource created for K-12 educators: ow.ly/8ZYb50KMxCe
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Join us for a session with @digicomMA on “Activism in Boston Over Time,” a new primary source set and an accompanying lesson using maps, photos and other resources to reconstruct local stories of change and activism.
Did you ever wonder where in the world whales like to wander? Check out "Maury's Wind and Current Chart, Whale Sheet," one of a number of new maps added to Digital Commonwealth from the New Bedford Free Public Library. ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ns0…
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#OnThisDay the Declaration of Independence was read for the first time in Boston from the balcony of the Old State House in 1776. Abagail Adams was in the crowd that day and wrote to John Adams about the event shortly after! 📜🖋 📸: @digicomMA
New to Digital Commonwealth this month: The Photography of E. Milton Silvia, from Spinner Publications. Over 1100 photos of New Bedford and surrounding towns. digitalcommonwealth.org/collections/co…
Interested in learning more about Digital Commonwealth's new and improved digital asset management system? Check out the DC3 Repository System Overview here: blog.digitalcommonwealth.org/?p=2949
There's still time to register for next Wednesday's virtual talk on Centering Franco-American Communities in Digital Discovery. Join us on July 13th from 1:30-3 to learn more about @fada_pfa! membership.digitalcommonwealth.org/event-4846491
A day at the #ArchivesAmusementPark wouldn't be complete without a ride on the Cyclone at Revere Beach! 📷: 1965, Edmund L. Mitchell Collection @BPLBoston ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5m6…
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Mark your calendars! Coming up *virtually* on July 13: "Centering #FrancoAmerican Communities in Digital Discovery," with a focus on @fada_pfa. Offered through @digicomMA. Great opportunity to learn about digital #archives and research tools! #history membership.digitalcommonwealth.org/event-4846491
Pen used by Abraham Lincoln to sign the Emancipation Proclamation, January 1st 1863. Emancipation was finally enforced in Texas on June 19th, 1865. #Juneteenth Image from @MHS1791: digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonw…
Happening now: Dr. @toniasutherland's keynote, "Appropriate is a Noun and a Verb: Coming to Terms with Access in Digital Environments" #DCCon22
Michelle LeBlanc and Megan Nally of @bplmaps discuss the Maptivist Initiative leventhalmap.org/education/k12/… and "Activism in Boston Over Time" primary source sets digitalcommonwealth.org/for_educators/… #DCCon22
Up next, Giordana Mecagni of @NU_Archives introduces the "Principles of Anti-Oppressive Community Engagement for University Educators and Researchers" hdl.handle.net/2047/D20432837
Some great programming coming up from the @usmlibraries Special Collections! Big Queer Historical Bar Tour of Portland Maine: usm.maine.edu/library/specia… #DCCon22
We're off and running with #DCCon22! Up first, Local History at All Levels: Making Collections Relatable and Accessible. Kim DeWall discusses the @falpublib Historical Postcard Collection digitalcommonwealth.org/collections/co…
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