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The Pioneer Valley History Network is a resource for local history organizations in western Massachusetts—and the public they serve.- This collection of organizations is an incredible resource!
NEW! Click this link to see a map of the historical institutions in the Pioneer Valley! (Thanks to Rich Roth.) NEW!
PVHN welcomes your history-related questions and genealogical inquiries! Contact us at: pioneervalleyhistory@gmail.com
- Learn how your favorite historical society can benefit from PVHN’s Summer Themes, Gatherings & Workshops, and Special Projects.
- Get involved!
- And let us know your thoughts below:
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THE “FUTURE OF OUR PAST”
The Pioneer Valley History Network (PVHN) is spearheading a bold new project that will help small, historical societies, museums, and archives protect our local history. The project, called “The Future of Our Past,” is enabling eight local historical institutions in the Pioneer Valley to enhance their capabilities to protect the documents, artifacts, and photographs that tell our region’s history.
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To read more about the “Future of Our Past” project, click here.
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The curriculum chosen, the “Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations,” or StEPs program, will help the participating history organizations assess their policies and practices and work towards meeting national museum standards. The StEPs program uses a Basic, Good, Better system of performance indicators to help even the smallest of organizations make incremental, but meaningful improvements in their operations, including collections care, and in serving their communities.
StEPs is a self-paced curriculum, however, experience has shown that participants achieve greater success by working together in a group. The collegiality developed by working on the tasks together, creates a positive experience for the participants, leading to greater achievement.
For more information about the meetings and about the project, contact the Pioneer Valley History Network at: pioneervalleyhistory@gmail.com
This project is funded in part by Mass Humanities, which receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities…
and by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts (Franklin Fund; the Nan and Matilda Heydt Fund, administered by Bank of America, Trustee; and the Joan Walker Memorial Fund).
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We came over last fall, I am glad you have your own website for the region.
Pleased I found this page. Going to be in western Massachusetts soon and and will be checking out some of the upcoming events.
Great website. Plenty of useful information here.
I am sending it to a few pals ans also sharing in delicious.
And obviously, thank you on your sweat!
A long researched historical novel, Silencing the Women: The Witch Trials of Mary Bliss Parsons details early life in the settlements along the Great River. This book written by local author, Kathy-Ann Becker, is available at all local online bookstores, at the gift shop at the Historic Northampton Museum gift shop, and upon request at local bookstores. This story is lovingly told by a descendent.