​Archives in Context is a series of online conversations about archives, culture & preservation in celebration of American Archives Month. The month-long program is free of charge and open to the public and is sponsored by Keene State College’s Mason Library, M.A. program in History & Archives, and Cheshire Academy of Lifelong Learning (CALL). The Vermont State Archives and the New Hampshire State Archives are co-sponsors.

SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 1, 2020, 6:30-7:30pm
Topic: Scouring the Graveyard of Archives
Guest: Gail Golec, Archaeologist & Host of the Podcast The Secret Life of Death
Moderators: Rachael Onuf, Vermont State Archives and Laura Ruttle, MA History student, Keene State College

Wednesday October 7, 2020, 6:30-7:30pm
Topic: Brattle-Keene Roundtable — What’s Happening in the Area
Guests: Mary Ide, Vermont State Historical Records Advisory Board, Darlene Bialowski, Collection Care & Conservation Alliance, Carolyn Frisa, Works on Paper, and Jenna Carroll, Historical Society of Cheshire County
Moderator: Rodney Obien, Keene State College Archives

Thursday, October 15, 2020, 6:30-7:30pm
Topic: Adventures in Archival Research
Guest: Howard Mansfield, cultural historian & author of In the Memory House
Moderator: Rodney Obien, Keene State College Archives

Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 6:30-7:30pm
Topic: Literary Authors and Their Papers
Guest: Ernie Hebert, author of Darby Chronicles
Moderator: Rodney Obien, Keene State College Archives

Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 5:30-6:30pm
Topic: A Conversation with the State Archivists
Guests: Tanya Marshall, VT State Archivist & Brian Burford, NH State Archivist
Moderator: Betsy Street, MA History student, Keene State College

To register for the program, email robien@keene.edu or call 603-358-2717.