Tag: MA

  • 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…

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  • Digital Commonwealth in the News

    Wicked Local Arlington reported June 28, 2018 that they were going to have a Throwback Thursday feature this summer.  And where were they finding their Throwbacks?  The Robbins Library collections on Digital Commonwealth.  They were particularly taken with the photos from the Arlington Town Life series commissioned by the Robbins Library in Arlington from Norman…

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  • New Collections Added to Digital Commonwealth in February

    This month, the Boston Public Library (BPL) added 36 items from its M.C. Escher prints and drawings collection.  It also happens that this month the Museum of Fine Arts opened an exhibit of M.C. Escher prints.  Great minds really do think alike. In addition, the BPL added items to six existing collections as well as…

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