"A Platform Connecting the Spokes on the Wheel of History of Enslaved People and Descendants"
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Massachusetts Historic Preservation Conference 2024
Fri, Sep 27
|The Hanover Theater, 2 Southbridge St, Worcester, MA 01608, USA
Join us for our conference session, Advancing Inclusive Narratives: Insights on Interpreting Enslavement and Freedom, featuring Kayla Coleman, Naomi Gordon, Alex Goutier, Scarlett Hoey, Lauren McCormack, and Marieke Van Damme.
Time & Location
Sep 27, 2024, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The Hanover Theater, 2 Southbridge St, Worcester, MA 01608, USA
About the event
Registration closes at 5PM ET, Monday, September 23. Please visit Preservation Massachusetts's website to learn more.
About the Conference
Welcome to the 2024 Massachusetts Historic Preservation Conference!
After almost a decade since Preservation Massachusetts last held its statewide conference in Worcester, we are excited to return to this historic city on September 27. Hosted in the beautifully renovated Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts, the 2024 conference offers a full day of insightful and compelling speakers, panel discussions, in-person networking, walking and bus tours, and more. Content will not be presented virtually. We want to connect with you in person! Plus, registered conference attendees get exclusive access to a special event after the conference. You don't want to miss it!
About the Session
Advancing Inclusive Narratives: Insights on Interpreting Enslavement and Freedom: The 2026 semiquincentennial is on the horizon and it is vital that museums, historic sites and houses tell a more complete history of the region. One way that NEMA, the New England Museum Association, has been encouraging a more complete history is by connecting a Community of Practice on Interpreting Enslavement and Freedom. This group brings together museum people working in and with historical societies, libraries, and institutions across the Northeast to further new interpretations of a more inclusive history at their sites. This session will offer conference participants a chance to hear from folks that are part of the NEMA Community of Practice and provide a check-in for what is important to consider as we inch closer to 2026.