At the Corner of History and Innovation: Using Public History to Influence Public Policy.

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      BOSTON (Mass.); MASSACHUSETTS
    • Abstract:
      A dozen-year-old not-for-profit, the Boston History and Innovation Collaborative, emerged in the late 1990s to experiment with making historic themes other than the "cradle of the American Revolution" popular to visitors and residents to the region. It developed heritage tourism tours along four historical themes—maritime, literary, family history/genealogy, and innovation. With the innovation theme and its connection to diversity, the Collaborative over the past six years has taken an unusual trajectory as a public history organization. The article looks at the impact the Collaborative has had on the image of Greater Boston. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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