[MassHistPres] Seeking Input: Municipal Responses to Tercentenary Markers

[Martha J McNamara]

Dear Michael --

I've long been fascinated by the Mass Tercentenary markers. Many of them
express problematic interpretations of the Commonwealth's history, but they
are important evidence of 1930s commemoration.

I would hope that there would be a statewide response to these historic
commemorations rather than a town-by-town approach.  I'm not sure how that
could be accomplished, but it would be a really interesting project.  Has
there been a statewide inventory of those plaques?  Is there a history of
the project?

With apologies for not really answering your question.....

Best,

Martha

On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 8:14 AM Michael Wallace via MassHistPres <
masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm a member of the Sudbury Historical Commission, and at the request of
> our Select Board, we are initiating additional discussion regarding the 5
> tercentenary markers in Sudbury that are largely focused on certain local
> events during King Philip's War.  I'd greatly appreciate your feedback on
> how your municipality is addressing these markers, including (1.) any
> feedback on work to build consensus with stakeholders towards a solution,
> and (2.) looking forward, how your community has rethought how its local
> history should be presented and interpreted.
>
> Thank you in advance for your thoughts.
>
> Michael Wallace
> Sudbury Historical Commission
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Martha J. McNamara
she/her
Director, New England Arts & Architecture Program
Co-Director, Architecture Program
Department of Art, Wellesley College
781-283-2961
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
mmcnamar at wellesley.edu

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