2015 Massachusetts History Conference and MA SHRAB Forum — Chew on This: Presenting the history of food in Massachusetts

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Program
2015
Monday, June 1st
8:30 AM	Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Networking Massachusetts History Conference Lobby, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 8:30 AM - 1:30 AM
9:00 AM	Mass History Commons — A place to exchange ideas and conversation, and to showcase your organization, projects, and products Massachusetts History Conference Room 328, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
9:30 AM	Welcome Pleun Bouricius, Mass Humanities Ballroom, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM	Keynote Address Ian Cheney, Documentary Filmmaker (The Search for General Tso [2014], King Corn [2007]) and co-founder of FoodCorps Ballroom, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM	Break Massachusetts History Conference Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM	Beyond the Butter Churn: History, Food, and Social Activism David Glassberg, (Moderator) University of Massachusetts - Amherst Cathy Stanton, Tufts University Room 320, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
11:00 AM	Bringing in the Harvest: Laborers in Massachusetts Agriculture Jane Becker, (Moderator) University of Massachusetts Boston Diana Limbach Lempel, Working Waterfront Festival Archives Angel Mendez, Red Tomatoes Maria Moreira, World Farmers, Inc. Room 401, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
11:00 AM	Food in Massachusetts Archives Marilyn Morgan, (Moderator) University of Massachusetts Boston Rob Cox, University of Massachusetts - Amherst Andrea Cronin, Massachusetts Historical Society Ballroom, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
11:00 AM	How Fish Sticks Became Food: Massachusetts Food Industry and Changing Patterns of Production and Consumption in 20th Century America Rebecca Lewis, (Moderator) University of Massachusetts Boston Emily Redman, University of Massachusetts - Amherst Room 304, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM	Lunch Buffet Massachusetts History Conference Ballroom, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
12:45 PM	Bay State Legacy Award, presented to Brian Donahue Massachusetts History Conference Ballroom, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
12:45 PM	Massachusetts History Commendation, presented to Robert Forrant Massachusetts History Conference Ballroom, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
1:30 PM	Innovative Partnerships in History to Address Food Issues Jayne Gordon, (Moderator) Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Tom Beardsley, The Old Manse Sarah Purgus, Gaining Ground Bill Wallace, Worcester Historical Museum Room 304, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
1:30 PM	MA Shrab Information Session John D. Warner, Jr., (Moderator) Massachusetts Archives and MA SHRAB Beth Galloway, Grafton Public Library Rachel Onuf, MA SHRAB Kaleigh Pare, Ecotarium Ballroom, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
1:30 PM	Molasses and Marshmallow: Food and Trading in New England Account Books Pleun Bouricius, (Moderator) Mass Humanities Mike Dyer, New Bedford Whaling Museum Lenora Robinson, New Bedford Whaling Museum Research Library Room 401, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
1:30 PM	Native American Food Practice and Provisioning Kathleen Barker, (Moderator) Massachusetts Historical Society Elizabeth Hoover, Brown University Rachel Sayet, Mashpee Archives Loren Spears, Tomaquag Museum Room 320, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
1:30 PM	WORKSHOP — Creating Food Demonstration Programs at Your Historic Site Kayla Pittman, (Moderator) University of Massachusetts Amherst Claire Carlson, Historic Deerfield Debra Friedman, Old Sturbridge Village Suite B/C (4th Floor), Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1:30 PM	WORKSHOP — You Don't Know Beans... 'til You Ask Someone: Oral History & Community Carolyn M. Goldstein, (Moderator) University of Massachusetts Boston Laura Orleans, New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center Millie Rahn, Folklorist Suite A (4th Floor), Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
2:45 PM	Break Massachusetts History Conference Room 328, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM	Chocolate, Culture, and the Politics of Food in Massachusetts Hayley Wood, (Moderator) Mass Humanities Carla D. Martin, Harvard University Room 320, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
3:15 PM	Interpreting Agriculture in Massachusetts through Sites, Artifacts, and Images Electa Kane Tritsch, (Moderator) Oakfield Research Bethany Groff Dorau, Historic New England John Ott, Concord Museum Room 304, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
3:15 PM	No Food in the Archives: Pest Control and Other Issues in Archival Preservation John D. Warner, Jr., (Moderator) Massachusetts Archives and SHRAB Jessica Bitely, Northeast Document Conservation Center Gregor Trinkaus-Randall, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners Ballroom, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

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