Category: Features
Valentines in the American Antiquarian Society’s Collection
Valentines in the American Antiquarian Society’s Collection There are over 230 institutions that have contributed historical materials to Digital Commonwealth’s online collections. These institutions have selected materials that they have determined would be appropriate to enhance the whole of what is available on the Digital Commonwealth website. But in many cases, the collection or collections…
Trusting the Land: Digital Commonwealth Explores New Land Research and Partnerships for K-12 Educators
Pakachoag: Where the River Bends documents the history of Pakachoag Hill in current day Worcester By Maureen Mann Maureen Mann is a Digital Commonwealth Board Member,Digital Humanities Librarian and Civics Education Consultant Until legislators and school districts officially decide whether Massachusetts students will recognize Indigenous People’s Day, Columbus Day, or both, educators choosing either cultural…
Along the Elevated: Photographs of the Orange Line
Clockwise from top left: Washington Street, Roxbury from a moving elevated train; Along the El; Elevated subway supports, Jamaica Plain; Chinese jump rope, Chinatown, Boston. All images from Along the Elevated: Photographs from the Orange Line at the Boston Public Library. From 1901 to 1987, the MBTA’s elevated Orange Line ran between Chinatown, the South…