The exhibit illuminates the area’s wide-ranging stories from Native American life to the first European settlers in the 1640s, the temperance movement, African American history and civil rights, women’s history, the advent of railroad and mass transportation as well as the literary, and cultural life during Cape Ann’s early years. Unfolding Histories: Cape Ann Before 1900 is the first major exhibition to bring together historical and archival material from nine Cape Ann institutions. Collection of the Sandy Bay Historical Society and Museums. and Master’s degree in English from the University of Texas at Austin and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in English and government from Bowdoin College.Ĭertificate for Lucindy Randell (ca.1834-1901) to attend Sons of Temperance, May 7, 1862. Hardy previously served as the Director of Digital and Book History Initiatives at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester where she oversaw digital research and pedagogical projects, both in-house and in the larger scholarly community. Her work has appeared in The New Centennial Review, Book History, Debates in Digital Humanities (2016), American Literary History, and Early American Studies. Dr. Molly O’Hagan Hardy is the curator of the special exhibition Unfolding Histories, Cape Ann Before 1900 and has been recently appointed as the Director of Library and Archives at the Cape Ann Museum. He is the current Board Chair of the Boston Foundation for Sight. Rosenbloom helped found and serves as a Director of the Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative. He has also led development of web/mobile based interventions to help individuals quit smoking, assess their risk for alcohol and drug related health problems, and reduce unhealthy drinking among veterans returning from combat. He has conducted, published research and led national community based demonstration projects in addiction prevention, treatment and policy. Rosenbloom was Vice President and then President of Health Data Institute, Inc, a company that pioneered the clinical analysis of medical claims data and developed managed care tools and techniques used throughout the country today. From 1975-1983 he served as Commissioner of Health and Hospitals for the City of Boston. His more than 40 year career spans the public, private, not for profit and academic health sectors. This program, offered in conjunction with the special exhibition Unfolding Histories: Cape Ann Before 1900, will address the various measures taken over the years to battle addiction to drugs and alcohol.ĭavid Rosenbloom is currently Professor of Public Health at the Boston University School of Public Health where he focuses on US and international health policy and issues relating to substance use disorders. Gloucester is leading the way in fighting the nationwide opioid crisis. Today, more than alcohol addiction afflicts the community. Igniting the fire that would eventually inspire Hannah Jumper, famed temperance lecturer John Gough visited the area on a number of occassions, and support groups, which were the precursors to the contemporary Alcoholics Anonymous, formed. In the nineteenth century, “temperance” referred to the nationwide movement to abstain from liquor as a means of self-improvement. The Museum galleries will remain open until 7:00 p.m. This program is free and open to the public. David Rosenbloom for a conversation about Gloucester’s efforts to aid residents who suffer from addiction, past and present. Molly O’Hagan Hardy will be joined by Boston University Public Health Professor and PAARI Board Member Dr. Cape Ann Museum Director of Library and Archives Dr.
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