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Veterans Day at the Museum

On Veterans Day, the Museum will offer free admission to veterans of all conflicts, along with an engaging slate of commemorative programming. Learn more about our Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony. This project was made possible in part by the Institute…

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A New Exhibit Preserves the Past in Bristol

For a museum curator, putting together a new exhibit usually means a trip to the archives. When Lisa DeCesare, curator at the Bristol Historical & Preservation Society, began putting together a new exhibit on immigration, the archives at BHPS yielded nothing…

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How societies remember: museums, monuments, archives, and contested memory.

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Museums & Exhibitions Curation, interpretation, accessibility, and audience engagement in galleries.
Archives, Libraries & Special Collections Manuscripts, records, digitization, and community archiving projects.
Monuments, Memory & Memorials Statues, place names, commemorations, and reinterpretation debates.
Historic Preservation & Built Environment Landmarks, adaptive reuse, cultural landscapes, and legal protections.
Genealogy & Family History Records, DNA services, surname studies, and local history societies.
Oral History & Community Projects Interview methods, transcription, ethics, and participatory storytelling.

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