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Beacon Hill with a BOO! | Boston By Foot Beacon Hill With A BOO! A Halloween event walking tour with stories of ghosts, murders, and mayhem on Boston's Beacon Hill.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/03/03/smithsonian_bans_selfie_sticks_in_museums_and_galleries.html

The Smithsonian Bans Selfie Sticks, Visitors Now Have to Take Selfies the Old Fashioned Way The Smithsonian, on Tuesday, struck a blow against the rampaging pace of modernizing technology in our daily lives by banning the use of the selfie stick in its museums and galleries in Washington, D.C. Museum-going used to be a simple, even quaint act, but the marauding hordes of tourists wielding.…

Check out this article recently published by an NU public history graduate student in Public History Commons!

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“More voices” in Boston’s public history | Public History Commons “More voices” in Boston’s public history Categories: Exhibits & Projects, Project Showcase Tags: methods, museums, National Park Service, profession, public engagement, race Posted on January 27, 2015 by Sarah Hudson Frank and Audrey Peterman were among the speakers at the “More Voices” event in Bos…

Confronting Gitmo on Twitter "Raising the flag at in 1898. "

"preserving" games by programing them in java

The Internet Archive Now Lets You Play 900+ Classic Arcade Games In Your Browser | TechCrunch Looking for a nice little burst of nostalgia on this fine Saturday evening? Don't feel like going through the process of installing MAME and lurking for ROMs,..

In war against ISIL, a fine line between facts and artifacts | Al Jazeera America How John Kerry used the Met’s new exhibition to argue for airstrikes in Syria

Interesting WWI object of the day:

Sergeant M Herring of the Army Service Corps made this picture frame from a British Army issue biscuit. These notoriously hard biscuits were frequently carved to create souvenirs or mementoes.

Learn more about life on the First World War fighting fronts in 14 objects:

http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/life-at-the-front-in-14-objects

Do you have an object in your collection that could tell a First World War life story?

Image © IWM (EPH 1513)

The time capsule from the Boston Old Sate House's Lion and Unicorn Statue is being opened today

The time capsule discovered inside of the lion that sits atop the Old State House, the oldest public building in Boston, will be opened on October 9.

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NEMA Poll: how do we measure museums' success?

Fall 2014 Quick Take Poll Survey Quick Take polls are a new feature in New England Museums Now. Poll questions will be on a variety of subjects; and are anonymous.

The National Museum of American History suggests these techniques to engage children in museums without hands-on activities. What do you think of these ideas? Are hands-on activities the best way forward for kid-friendly (or just user-friendly) museums?

5 kid-tested ways to explore a museum exhibition (without touching) - O Say Can You See? Museum educator Sarah Erdman makes your next museum visit with the family just a little more fun with tips on how to boost interactivity when a "no touching" policy is in effect.

Check out some of our students' recent blog posts on internships and issues in public history:
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Boston Public History A Graduate Studentʻs Guide to Boston

This replica ship, which took 17 years to build using only 18th-century techniques, is getting ready to sail across the Atlantic

Replica of 18th century ship tests French waters Cheered by tens of thousands, a life-size replica of the Hermione, the French navy frigate that shipped General Lafayette to America to rally rebels f