TTC_02_17_21_Vol.17-No.17

February 17, 2021
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Cape Ann
Museum
hosts virtual
lecture series
on African
Americans in
Essex County
Monthly lecture series allows
attendees to celebrate cultural
history of Cape Ann
GLOUCESTER - To
honor and celebrate Black
History Month, the Cape
Ann Museum welcomes Dr.
Kabria Baumgartner and Dr.
Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello to
discuss their research and report
on the history of African
Americans in Essex County
as part of the Museum's new
virtual lecture series on Friday,
Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. Register
online by visiting https://
www.capeannmuseum.
org/events/african-americans-essex-county/
or call
978-283-0455 x10 or email
to info@capeannmuseum.
org. Free for CAM members;
$10 for non-members.
Dr. Baumgartner, Associate
Professor of American
Studies and Faculty Fellow
for Equity and Inclusion
of the University of New
Hampshire, and Dr. Duclos-Orsello,
Chair and Professor
in the Department
of Interdisciplinary Studies
and Coordinator of American
Studies at Salem State
University, will discuss their
research for a new report,
African Americans in Essex
County, which was funded
by the National Park Service
and will be released later this
spring.
The two have spent the
past two years visiting historic
repositories throughout
Essex County, including the
Cape Ann Museum, to collect,
compile, and catalog the
history of African Americans
in this area.
“Exploring the deep and
complex history of African
Americans in Essex County
is incredibly enriching,” said
Dr. Baumgartner. “What
becomes apparent is that
African Americans have
contributed to the economic
development as well as
the cultural and intellectual
wealth of Essex County,
which is a federally recognized
national heritage area.”
“The African Americans
in Essex County Project is
the first study to provide
a thorough accounting of
the archival collections and
materials at area repositories
related to the African
American experience, dating
back to the seventeenth
century. By compiling these
materials, we have opened
some new possibilities to
share fascinating "hidden"
stories, to identify and connect
complex themes, and
to collaborate with cultural
institutions and community
members in order to understand
the dynamic history of
African Americans in this region,”
she said.
During the virtual discussion,
participants will hear
directly from Dr. Baumgartner
and Dr. Duclos-Orsello
about what they have
learned, the impetus behind
the project, and their recommendations
for how local
residents and institutions
can celebrate and support
African American History in
Essex County.
The next scheduled lecture
in the series will be on
Friday, March 19 at 4:00
pm: How Copley Painted
Women, presented by Dr.
Erica Hirshler, Croll Senior
Curator of American Paintings,
MFA Boston and Jane
Kamensky, Trumbull Professor
of American History,Harvard
University.
Registration is
open for Project
Bread’s 53rd Walk
for Hunger –
Virtual
in 2021
A fundraiser to support
COVID-19 hunger relief in
with online events on Sunday,
May 2
BOSTON – The Walk for
Hunger is seeking participants
to join our community
dedicated to doing good by
helping get food to kids and
families during the pandemic!
A virtual fundraiser that supports
Project Bread’s work to
increase food access for people
of all ages in Massachusetts,
registration opened on Tuesday,
February 9. Fundraising
continues until May 2, 2021
with fun, virtual events taking
place throughout the day. In
its 53rd year, and its second
year as a virtual event, thousands
of caring community
members will participate in
the oldest pledge walk in the
country, which is expected to
raise over $1 million to help
get food to kids and families
during this crisis. Like minded
organizations that fundraise
as part of The Commonwealth
by forming teams can
raise money to support their
own work, while also furthering
the statewide effort.
There is no registration fee
this year or fundraising minimum.
To create a personal
or team fundraising page for
The Walk for Hunger or to
make a donation, visit projectbread.org/walk
or call
(617) 723-5000.
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