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SUMMARY:Sacred Rebellion Virtual Exhibition Tour
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, this encore virtual tour of the Congregational Library & Archives’ new in-person exhibition\, Sacred Rebellion\, was hosted by Executive Director Dr. Kyle Roberts and New England’s Hidden Histories Project Director and Sacred Rebellion curator Dr. Tricia Peone. \nBy the time the American Revolution began\, many Congregationalists had embraced a theological justification for war and revolution. They believed that God favored them and that their cause was a morally justified\, sacred rebellion. Through sermons\, books\, poems\, songs\, and letters\, Congregationalists shared their stories\, reflected on their moral obligations to each other\, and debated questions of liberty and loyalty. But consensus was elusive\, and implementation proved difficult and unsatisfactory to many\, especially those on the margins. \nThe interactive tour was hosted on Zoom\, with registration limited to a small group of attendees. Participants viewed Revolutionary-era treasures from the collections; heard stories about how Congregationalists experienced the period leading up to\, during\, and immediately following the war; had opportunities to ask questions; and reflected on what this pivotal event means 250 years later. \n  \nSPEAKER BIOS \nDr. Kyle Roberts was appointed the Executive Director of the Congregational Library & Archives in 2022. He received his BA in American Studies from Williams College and his PhD in History from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to coming to the CLA\, he was Associate Director of Library & Museum Programming at the American Philosophical Society and Associate Professor of Public History and New Media and Director of the Center for Textual Studies and Digital Humanities at Loyola University Chicago. \nA scholar of Atlantic World religion\, print\, and library history\, he is the author of Evangelical Gotham: Religion and the Making of New York City\, 1783-1860 (Chicago\, 2016)\, the co-editor\, with Stephen Schloesser\, of Crossings and Dwellings: Restored Jesuits\, Women Religious\, American Experience 1814-2014 (Brill\, 2017) and\, with Mark Towsey\, of Before the Public Library: Reading\, Community\, and Identity in the Atlantic World\, 1650-1850 (Brill\, 2017). \nKyle is an accomplished public historian and digital humanist whose collaborative projects include the Jesuit Libraries Provenance Project\, the Maryland Loyalism Project\, and Dissenting Academies Online: Virtual Library System. In addition to being the consultant for numerous digital and public history projects\, he sits on the executive committees of the American Catholic Historical Association\, the New England Historical Association\, the Urban History Association He is on the editorial and advisory boards for American Catholic Studies\, Early American Studies\, and portal. \nDr. Tricia Peone joined the CLA in 2022 as the Project Director for New England’s Hidden Histories. Prior to joining the CLA\, she was a research scholar at Historic New England for the Recovering New England’s Voices project. She has also previously worked as the public programs director at New Hampshire Humanities\, a university lecturer teaching classes on the Salem witch trials\, early New England\, and public history\, and as a researcher for cultural heritage organizations. She holds a PhD in history from the University of New Hampshire with a specialization in the early modern Atlantic world and history of science.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/sacred-rebellion-virtual-exhibition-tour2
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Revolutionary Stories,Sacred Rebellion,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T130000
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SUMMARY:Archives and Church Legacy: Safeguarding Your Church's Mission and Memories
DESCRIPTION:ACCESS VIDEO TRANSCRIPT + RESOURCES\nChristian churches have been going through cycles of planting\, growth\, realignment or merger\, and completing ministries for the past two thousand years. When a church makes the difficult decision to close\, the records of that church are a vital resource for completing its ministry and an important way in which its mission and memory can live on after the church has closed. The legacy process involves many moving parts\, and too often archiving the church’s records is de-prioritized or seen as an overwhelming task that gets put off to the end. \nThis virtual workshop with the CLA’s archivists\, Zachary Bodnar and Billy McCarthy explained the importance of a church’s records to the legacy process\, how to use the church’s records to create a legacy workbook\, and finally\, how to go about finding and working with an archive to maintain a church’s records going forward. \nThe workshop was specifically designed as a resource for pastors guiding their congregations in implementing a legacy process\, administrative staff who have been tasked with facilitating the work of bringing an institution to completion\, members of the congregation’s legacy committee\, and church historians and other interested members of the community concerned about safeguarding the memory and mission of the church. \nThis program was part of our Church Stewardship Initiative (CSI). Find the videos of past workshops and free resources on our CSI webpage. \n  \n  \nSPEAKER BIOS \nZachary Bodnar graduated with a Masters of Library and Information Science from Simmons University\, with a concentration in archives management\, in 2018. Prior to his work at the CLA\, Zachary worked at the Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden archive\, the Vassar College Special Collections\, the Harvard Law School Library\, and the Harvard Botany Libraries. Zachary joined the CLA as an Archives Assistant in 2017\, helping to prepare materials for digitization through the New England’s Hidden Histories program. In 2018\, he took on the title of Archivist. His professional interests include metadata collection and management\, digital archiving\, audio/visual preservation\, and archives management. \nBilly McCarthy graduated with a Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) at Simmons University with a concentration in Archival Management. He started working at the CLA through a graduate internship and was hired full-time as an Archivist in 2018. Billy is the Head of Reader Services\, helping the CLA’s visitors with reference requests and facilitating in-person research. Billy also serves as the collection manager for the archives\, working with CLA’s offsite vendor to protect and maintain the organization’s archival records. Some of his professional interests include increasing access\, collection management\, processing of complex materials\, and facilitating research.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/archives-legacy-process
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Archives,CSI
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SUMMARY:Sacred Rebellion Curator's Tour
DESCRIPTION:This special tour of the CLA’s new in-person exhibition was hosted by New England’s Hidden Histories Project Director and Sacred Rebellion curator\, Dr. Tricia Peone. \nThe exhibition featured many treasures from the CLA’s collections: sermons\, books\, poems\, songs\, and letters created by Massachusetts Congregationalists during and after the American Revolution. These objects reveal how Congregationalists understood their moral obligations to each other and debated questions of liberty and loyalty. \nAttendees viewed the exhibition with the curator\, learned more about the objects on display\, and gained a deeper understanding of the stories behind the exhibition. The discussion also explored the unfinished business of the Revolution and the meaning of its legacy today. \nEmail any questions to programs@14beacon.org. \n  \nSPEAKER BIO \nDr. Tricia Peone joined the CLA in 2022 as the Project Director for New England’s Hidden Histories. Prior to joining the CLA\, she was a research scholar at Historic New England for the Recovering New England’s Voices project. She has also previously worked as the public programs director at New Hampshire Humanities\, a university lecturer teaching classes on the Salem witch trials\, early New England\, and public history\, and as a researcher for cultural heritage organizations. She holds a PhD in history from the University of New Hampshire with a specialization in the early modern Atlantic world and history of science. \n  \n\n \nFunded by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/sacred-rebellion-curators-tours-2
LOCATION:Congregational Library & Archives\, 14 Beacon Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Revolutionary Stories,Sacred Rebellion,Tour
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SUMMARY:Library Behind the Scenes: The Print Inventory Project
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a list of every book on your shelves? What if your shelves were full of books collected over 170 years that had not always been well documented? Would you know how to find the books you wanted\, or would you even know what you were looking for? \nIn this hybrid lunch and learn program\, Collection Accessibility Project Specialist Téa Belog discussed her work on the inventory of the CLA’s print collection\, which is part of a two-year initiative launched in January 2025 under the guidance of Librarian Meaghan Wright to complete an inventory for the entire print collection. \nAs the CLA looks to reconcile its catalog records with what is actually on the shelf\, Téa discussed her work reviewing every print item to identify gaps\, determine the number of uncatalogued books\, and assess longstanding issues and organizational inconsistencies. She also shared how her work on this project will offer a more complete and thorough understanding of the CLA’s collections and facilitate easier access for future researchers. \n  \nSPEAKER BIOS \nTéa Belog is an MLIS student at Simmons University. Her love of history\, books\, and organization coalesces into her current project at the Congregational Library & Archives as she tackles years of uncatalogued books.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/library-behind-scenes
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:CLA History,Lunch & Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T130000
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SUMMARY:Church Stewardship Initiative Summer Camp
DESCRIPTION:This was the first of five class sessions. \nThe Congregational Library & Archives was excited to host our first annual CSI Summer Camp in 2025. \nArchivists Zachary Bodnar and Billy McCarthy led attendees through the steps needed to successfully begin archiving their church’s important records and valuable memories. This multi-session online program\, hosted on Zoom\, provided guidance and instruction on the archival process\, keeping in mind attendees’ specific collections and locations. \nOver the course of five sessions\, Zachary and Billy provided hands-on and in-depth instruction about how to begin tackling the seemingly mountainous task of properly archiving a church’s collection. Between sessions\, there were exercises to complete at attendees’ own pace that reinforced lessons and set them up for the next session. Sessions included time for instructions\, group discussions\, and Q&A. Sessions were focused on the following four topics: gathering your collection\, identifying materials\, organizing records\, and crafting finding aids. \nThis program was part of our Church Stewardship Initiative (CSI). Find the videos of past workshops and free resources on our CSI webpage. \n  \nSPEAKER BIOS \nZachary Bodnar graduated with a Masters of Library and Information Science from Simmons University\, with a concentration in archives management\, in 2018. Prior to his work at the CLA\, Zachary worked at the Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden archive\, the Vassar College Special Collections\, the Harvard Law School Library\, and the Harvard Botany Libraries. Zachary joined the CLA as an Archives Assistant in 2017\, helping to prepare materials for digitization through the New England’s Hidden Histories program. In 2018\, he took on the title of Archivist. His professional interests include metadata collection and management\, digital archiving\, audio/visual preservation\, and archives management. \nBilly McCarthy graduated with a Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) at Simmons University with a concentration in Archival Management. He started working at the CLA through a graduate internship and was hired full-time as an Archivist in 2018. Billy is the Head of Reader Services\, helping the CLA’s visitors with reference requests and facilitating in-person research. Billy also serves as the collection manager for the archives\, working with CLA’s offsite vendor to protect and maintain the organization’s archival records. Some of his professional interests include increasing access\, collection management\, processing of complex materials\, and facilitating research.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/csi-summer-camp
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Archives,Class,CSI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250619T130000
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SUMMARY:Insensible of Boundaries: Studies in Mary Ann Shadd Cary
DESCRIPTION:Our 2025 Juneteenth Lecture focused on Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823–1893) the trailblazing Black feminist\, activist\, journalist\, and educator whose achievements can be traced across Canada and the United States. \nBorn in a border state in the antebellum era\, Shadd Cary taught in schools in New York\, New Jersey\, and Pennsylvania before becoming a strong advocate for immigration to Canada in her early adulthood. Once she moved to Ontario in the mid-1850s\, she dove headfirst into early Black Canadian debates. She fought to integrate schools in the States and Canada and became\, as the editor of the Provincial Freeman\, the first Black woman to edit a newspaper in North America. \nDespite her achievements and impact on Black life in North America\, Shadd Cary is a relatively little-known figure outside of the continent. Insensible of Boundaries is the first collection of essays published on this thinker. Kristin Moriah discussed what went into creating this pathbreaking volume on this important figure. \n  \nSPEAKER BIO \nDr. Kristin Moriah is an Associate Professor of African American Literary Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston\, Ontario. She is the editor of Insensible of Boundaries: Studies in Mary Ann Shadd Cary\, the first collection of scholarly essays about radical Black feminist editor and activist Mary Ann Shadd Cary. Her work has been supported by fellowships from the Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada\, the Rare Book School at the University of Virginia\, and the Harry Ransom Center. Her work has appeared in American Quarterly\, TDR\, PAJ\, Early American Literature\, Theatre Research in Canada\, Performance Matters\, and Sounding Out.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/insensible-boundaries
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Talks,Diverse Voices,Women's Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250626T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250626T140000
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SUMMARY:Church Stewardship Initiative Summer Camp
DESCRIPTION:This was the second of five class sessions. \nThe Congregational Library & Archives was excited to host our first annual CSI Summer Camp in 2025. \nArchivists Zachary Bodnar and Billy McCarthy led attendees through the steps needed to successfully begin archiving their church’s important records and valuable memories. This multi-session online program\, hosted on Zoom\, provided guidance and instruction on the archival process\, keeping in mind attendees’ specific collections and locations. \nOver the course of five sessions\, Zachary and Billy provided hands-on and in-depth instruction about how to begin tackling the seemingly mountainous task of properly archiving a church’s collection. Between sessions\, there were exercises to complete at attendees’ own pace that reinforced lessons and set them up for the next session. Sessions included time for instructions\, group discussions\, and Q&A. Sessions were focused on the following four topics: gathering your collection\, identifying materials\, organizing records\, and crafting finding aids. \nThis program was part of our Church Stewardship Initiative (CSI). Find the videos of past workshops and free resources on our CSI webpage. \n  \nSPEAKER BIOS \nZachary Bodnar graduated with a Masters of Library and Information Science from Simmons University\, with a concentration in archives management\, in 2018. Prior to his work at the CLA\, Zachary worked at the Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden archive\, the Vassar College Special Collections\, the Harvard Law School Library\, and the Harvard Botany Libraries. Zachary joined the CLA as an Archives Assistant in 2017\, helping to prepare materials for digitization through the New England’s Hidden Histories program. In 2018\, he took on the title of Archivist. His professional interests include metadata collection and management\, digital archiving\, audio/visual preservation\, and archives management. \nBilly McCarthy graduated with a Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) at Simmons University with a concentration in Archival Management. He started working at the CLA through a graduate internship and was hired full-time as an Archivist in 2018. Billy is the Head of Reader Services\, helping the CLA’s visitors with reference requests and facilitating in-person research. Billy also serves as the collection manager for the archives\, working with CLA’s offsite vendor to protect and maintain the organization’s archival records. Some of his professional interests include increasing access\, collection management\, processing of complex materials\, and facilitating research.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/csi-summer-camp-2
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Archives,Class,CSI
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