An Unlikely Veteran
When the Netherlands were made part of the greater German Reich in May of 1940, my father was nineteen, and about to join the navy to get away from his family. Unfortunately, the Royal Netherlands Navy had just moved to England….
Mass Humanities
So much learning and discovering happens in every nook and cranny of Massachusetts! I attended programs, prowled attics full of stuff, tabled at fairs, and even took a trip on a sailing ship…
Reading Frederick Douglass
One person shows up with a poster. Another with a mike. A third with a stack of speeches. Soon, people line up to read paragraphs from Frederick Douglass’ most famous speech …
Ideas Matter
Short weekly radio segment on WAMC’s morning program, The Roundtable, showcasing public humanities programming in the Northeast…
Mass History Conference
The premier public history networking event in Massachusetts annually brings together people from more than a hundred public history organizations and groups …
Mass History Alliance
Founding Co-director, website design and management. The Massachusetts History Alliance is the new collaborative hub for public history work and connections …
Hidden Walls, Hidden Mills
Five landscape exploration tours for people who don’t mind stepping off the road or occasionally get their feet wet.
Publications
Ranging from my website AgathaO.com to fundraising pieces, guest blog posts, and articles, here’s a list of much of my published writing.