The nineteenth annual Mass History Conference, History Is For Everyone, will bring together people from all walks of life to engage in historical practice and to champion inclusivity in our historical landscape. For millennia, history has been recorded through the lens of the privileged few – captured and controlled by the elite in private ivory towers. We now know that the best history work requires collective engagement, collaborative efforts, and diverse perspectives. This year’s conference will showcase stories about Massachusetts’ diverse communities and spotlight the projects and skills that give us models for telling these stories.

Among the many Sherborn History Center & Museum’s 350th programs is a digital effort called Sherborn Stories. Created to dramatically increase our digital history presence, this is a crowd-sourced, community-wide effort to connect past & present through local stories of all scopes and sizes. Join us and learn about the innovative program’s goals and processes, and take a trip into Sherborn’s everyday life past with a site tour. The session will include a burst of joint exploration to see what we can collectively uncover about a potential story waiting to be revealed. Optional but encouraged: bring along a tablet or […]

SHERBORN RESIDENTS: don't forget to show up to our annual town election and vote in support of historical preservation space!