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SUMMARY:The Palace of the Thundering Gods – Synthesizing Colonial American Religious History: A Virtual Round Table
DESCRIPTION:The Palace of Thundering Gods is a freely accessible\, open-source resource that tells the history of Religion in the United States. It has been created through the collaboration of over 100 scholars to create what they hope will be an “accessible yet rigorous history” of religion in the United States.  \nJoin us to hear from the scholars working on the Colonial American religious history segments of the new resource in this virtual roundtable.   \nTo reckon with the American past\, it is necessarily to reckon with the history of American religion. But American religion has never been singular. Far from static or stable\, it exists in a state of unending transformation\, perpetually being made and remade across the centuries. Nor is it monolithic.  \n  \nThis event is free and open to all\, but registration is required. Click here to register. \nAfter registering\, you will receive an email with information about attending the webinar.    \nEmail any questions to programs@14beacon.org.  \n  \nSpeakers \nAll speaker information forthcoming. \nMichael Baysa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Vermont. His research focuses on the history of religious publishing and the printing press in early America. His current book manuscript\, Sacred Voices\, Printed Silences: The Struggle Against Protestant Dominance in Early American Publishing (NYU Press\, 2027)\, explores the publishing difficulties faced by racialized and heterodox writers across early British North America. His second book project will be a biography of eighteenth-century Boston minister Charles Chauncy.  \nSaffron Hooper Sener (she/her) is a feminist scholar of early modern North American environmental history. A Ph.D. Candidate in History at Harvard University\, she focuses on histories of gender\, sexuality\, and medicine as they intersect with the unique ecologies of the American West. Sener is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in History and the History of Art; driven by intertwined scholarly and artistic practices\, her research engages visual and material cultures both as subject matter and methodology. \nKaty Telling is the John Carter Brown Library 2026 Postdoc Program Coordinator in Providence\, Rhode Island. She is an historian of gender\, religion\, and power in early America\, with an emphasis on the history of early American Quakers. Her dissertation examined Quaker meetings’ interventions in private households and familial life in the early South and she is currently working on a larger project interrogating the intersections of gender\, militarism\, and religiously-motivated antiwar pacifism in early American life. Telling is also the Productions Editor for Commonplace Journal. She edited Chapter 2: Colonial Foundations (1650-1720) for The Palace of Thundering Gods.  \nAnthony Trujillo is Ph.D. candidate in American Studies at Harvard University from Ohkay Owingeh\, one of the five Tewa speaking pueblos on the upper Rio Grande. His work sits at the intersection of Native American and Indigenous Studies\, early American history\, literary studies and religion and investigates the multiple modalities through which Indigenous peoples and nations engender dynamic spaces of meaning\, connection and power in colonial contexts. 
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/the-palace-of-the-thundering-gods
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Talks
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SUMMARY:New Resources for Understanding King Philip’s War / Metacom’s Resistance - A Virtual Conversation
DESCRIPTION:To mark the 350th anniversary of King Philip’s War\, local institutions have created online resources for audiences to explore the meaning and legacy of this conflict. Join us for a virtual program that brings together scholars from the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)\, the Massachusetts Historical Society\, and the Congregational Library & Archives to talk about newly released resources to make accessible the documents they hold and provide new ways into understanding the past.   \nThese resources includes a new history source set on The War for the Dawnland: Reimagining King Philip’s War\, hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society. MHS Education staff and Aquinnah Wampanoag educator Brad Lopes examine primary sources to help students and teachers understand the causes and consequences of the war for Indigenous people in the Dawnland (New England) region.   \nThe Congregational Library & Archives has created an online resource guide to its collections and digital archive. The resource guide includes digitized collections of church records\, histories of the war written from the perspective of the colonizers\, sermons and speeches given during and on anniversaries of the war\, and other documents related to King Phillip’s War/Metacom’s Resistance.  \nLearn more about what went into the creation of these resources and how you can use them for education and research.  \n  \nThis event is free and open to all\, but registration is required. Click the link to register. \nAfter registering\, you will receive an email with information about attending the webinar.  \nEmail any questions to programs@14beacon.org.  \n  \nSpeakers \nBrad Lopes is an enrolled Aquinnah Wampanoag citizen with a background in Secondary Education and Psychology. He serves as the Education Director for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)\, where he oversees the various programs/services that are available\, as well as the long-term vision for the department. In his part-time role\, he conducts public programs\, school visits\, and outreach efforts for the Aquinnah Cultural Center as the Education and Public Programs Manager. Outside of these roles\, Brad also serves as a board member for the Indigenous Resource Collaborative and Whale and Dolphin Conservation\, Inc. \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. Her scholarship focuses on early New England\, particularly the history of magic and witchcraft\, and her work on these subjects has appeared in journals\, books\, blogs\, and on radio and television. 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.  \nHeather Wilson is the Assistant Director for K-12 Learning at the Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS)\, where she hosts student visits\, leads teacher PD sessions\, and works alongside scholars and educators to develop primary sources sets for History Source\, the MHS K-12 resource portal. With experience as a classroom teacher and curriculum developer\, she supports teachers and students as they work with primary sources to uncover and contextualize the diverse perspectives of the many people who have shaped Massachusetts over time. She has an MA in Archives and Public History from NYU.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/new-resources-for-king-philips-war
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Mysteries on the Shelves\, Absences in the Catalog: The Print Inventory Project
DESCRIPTION:This event is free and open to all\, but registration is required by Tuesday\, October 6\, at noon.   \nTo attend IN-PERSON\, register via Eventbrite. \nTo attend VIRTUALLY\, register via Zoom. \nAfter registering\, you will receive an email with information about attending the event.  \nEmail any questions to programs@14beacon.org.  \n  \nThe Congregational Library & Archives’ print inventory project is finally complete! Begun in 2016 and the focus of intensive work from January 2025 to August 2026\, this project has involved researching nearly 150\,000 printed books\, sermons\, and pamphlets collected over the CLA’s nearly 175-year-old history.  \nIn this hybrid lunch and learn program\, Collection Accessibility Project Specialist Téa Belog and Librarian Meaghan Wright will talk about the background\, progress\, and next steps for the library following the inventory. They will share insights and lessons learned from this major undertaking.  \nJoin us in person or on Zoom to learn more about how this massive undertaking to review the entire the print collection will align the catalog with what is on the shelves to increase findability.  Learn how it will also inform the creation of a cataloguing plan to address the backlog of uncatalogued material. For those who have been watching the progress of this project for the past decade\, this program is for you!   \n  \nSpeakers \nMeaghan Wright joined the CLA as the Librarian in Fall 2023. She is interested in expanding access to the collection through improved description\, data tracking\, and outreach. Her favorite types of collections are rare books\, cookbooks\, and anything with pretty illustrations. Before coming to the CLA\, Meaghan worked as a reference librarian at the Phillips Library of the Peabody Essex Museum for over six years.  \n  \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/the-print-inventory-project
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CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn
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SUMMARY:Spirits in the Stacks: A Ghostly Tour at the Congregational Library & Archives - Virtual
DESCRIPTION:The CLA’s popular Halloween tour returns\, this time with even more spooky tales! Join us for chilling tales of the macabre. NEHH Project Director Dr. Tricia Peone will guide you through the haunted history of the Congregational Library & Archives.   \nHear ghost stories drawn from the 400-year history of Congregationalism\, and learn why the CLA has collected occult literature. View rare books and manuscripts from the CLA’s collections\, including seventeenth-century books on ghosts and witchcraft\, nineteenth-century pamphlets on vampires and seances\, and twentieth-century haunted house sermons.   \nThis interactive tour will begin with a discussion of puritan belief in ghosts and the invisible world\, including works by Boston ministers Increase and Cotton Mather that continue to shape the way people understand these topics. Dr. Peone will explore the legacy of New England’s supernatural landscape and how this history continues to affect us today.   \n  \nTickets are $15 for members and $20 for non-members\, and registration is limited to a small group.  \nTo attend\, register by Sunday\, October 11. Click here to register. \nAfter registering\, you will receive an email with information about attending the webinar.  \nEmail any questions to programs@14beacon.org.  \n  \nSpeaker   \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. Her scholarship focuses on early New England\, particularly the history of magic and witchcraft\, and her work on these subjects has appeared in journals\, books\, blogs\, and on radio and television. 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/spirits-in-the-stacks-2026-virtual
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Tour
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SUMMARY:Spirits in the Stacks: A Ghostly Tour at the Congregational Library & Archives – In-Person
DESCRIPTION:The CLA’s popular Halloween tour returns\, this time with even more spooky tales! Join us for chilling tales of the macabre. NEHH Project Director Dr. Tricia Peone will guide you through the haunted history of the Congregational Library & Archives.   \nHear ghost stories drawn from the 400-year history of Congregationalism\, and learn why the CLA has collected occult literature. View rare books and manuscripts from the CLA’s collections\, including seventeenth-century books on ghosts and witchcraft\, nineteenth-century pamphlets on vampires and seances\, and twentieth-century haunted house sermons.   \nThis interactive tour will begin with a discussion of puritan belief in ghosts and the invisible world\, including works by Boston ministers Increase and Cotton Mather that continue to shape the way people understand these topics. Dr. Peone will explore the legacy of New England’s supernatural landscape and how this history continues to affect us today.   \n  \nTickets are $15 for members and $20 for non-members\, and registration is limited to a small group.  \nTo attend\, register by Tuesday\, October 13th. Click here to register. \nAfter registering\, you will receive an email with information about attending the webinar closer to the event date.  \nEmail any questions to programs@14beacon.org.  \n  \nSpeaker   \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. Her scholarship focuses on early New England\, particularly the history of magic and witchcraft\, and her work on these subjects has appeared in journals\, books\, blogs\, and on radio and television. 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/spirits-in-the-stacks-2026-in-person
LOCATION:Congregational Library & Archives\, 14 Beacon Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T130000
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SUMMARY: Digitizing Records: A CSI Exploration on the How’s and Whys of Digitization
DESCRIPTION:If you have ever looked at a disorderly pile of papers and thought\, “this would be easier to deal with if these were all digital” you are not alone. Digitization has been a buzz word for at least two decades. While easy to name\, digitization itself is a complex topic that meets at the intersection of technology\, preservation\, access\, and the humanities. Understanding these intersections is necessary to plan and enact a successful digitization project.   \nJoin archivists Zachary Bodnar and Billy McCarthy on this exploration of Digitization with an eye towards the technology and planning required to move forward with digitization projects as well as an exploration on why institutions might take on the challenges of digitization as well as the long-term pros and cons of holding digitized records within a church archive.   \n  \nThis event is free and open to all\, but registration is required.  Click here to register. \nAfter registering\, you will receive an email with information about attending the webinar.  \nEmail any questions to programs@14beacon.org.  \n  \nSpeakers:   \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/digitizing-records
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Archives,CSI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T120000
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SUMMARY:Early New England Witchcraft Collections Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Tricia Peone\, New England’s Hidden Histories Project Director\, at 14 Beacon for a tour exploring puritan beliefs about witchcraft. \nGet into the spooky season mood by viewing rare books and manuscripts from the Congregational Library & Archives’ collections\, including seventeenth-century works on ghosts and witchcraft\, books connected to the Salem witch trials\, sermons about witchcraft\, and Cotton Mather’s diary. The tour will also consider why this subject continues to fascinate us today. \nHeld in the CLA’s historic reading room at 14 Beacon Street\, these monthly collection tours connect residents of Beacon Hill and the greater Boston region with original\, rarely seen materials in the CLA’s collections. \nThis event will run from 12 to 1 pm and will begin with a short talk by Tricia Peone\, followed by plenty of time for browsing items from our collections and asking questions. \nThanks to the generosity of the Beacon Hill Civic Association\, these programs are offered completely free of charge to the public. Reservations via Eventbrite are appreciated but not required.
URL:https://congregationallibrary.org/events/early-new-england-witchcraft-collections-tour
LOCATION:Congregational Library & Archives\, 14 Beacon Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Congregational Story,Tour
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