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Mumbet - Elizabeth 'Mumbet' Freeman, the first black woman to be set free in the USA.
Think About It - This is the home site of the American Institute for Mindfulness, a small educational and teaching institution in the Boston suburb of Arlington. Founded by the current director to provide a teaching site and eventual citizenship for a gifted Tibetan lama in 1981, it became a center for the meeting of mind science and Asian philosophy. This resulted in the 1994 publication of Neurotheology: Virtual Religion in the 21st. Century, a seminal work which focuses on the the mind science approach to basic areas of religious thought in a changing world. Full teaching schedules will resume in October, 2006.
Corinne Demas--Official Web Site - Corinne Demas is the author of two novels, two collections of short stories, a memoir, and numerous books for children. She has published more than forty short stories, in a variety of magazines and literary journals.
Temple Beth Sholom - Hull Massachusetts - Temple Beth Sholom is a liberal conservative oriented synagogue located in the beautiful seaside town of Hull, MA. Our synagogue uses the conservative siddur, maintains a kosher kitchen, and conducts a daily minyan.
FORCV - FORCV is a global community of Cape Verdeans and friends of Cape Verde, its culture, its people, and its immigrant communities worldwide. FORCV members and visitors meet regularly on this web site to get up-to-date information about the everyday life and events of Cape Verdeans in the motherland and abroad, to share ideas and opinions about vital issues related to Cape Verde, Continental Africa, and the world, and to strengthen the unity of the Cape Verdean Diaspora. The ultimate goal of FORCV is to enhance the intellectual, cultural, and socio-economic development and growth of Cape Verde and its immigrant community within today’s dynamic and interactive global information technology society, and to help Cape Verde succeed as an aggressive competitor in the era of globalization by promoting its culture, institutions, and businesses.
Merry Lion Press and Pudding Hollow Pudding Contest - Home of the Merry Lion Press, publisher of The Pudding Hollow Cookbook, a New England country cookbook with colorful folk-art illustrations. Also home of the Pudding Hollow Pudding Contest, a fundraiser that combines food, fun, and a good cause.
Fountain Penk Ink in America - The only fountain pen ink still made in America.
FIERI Boston - FIERI (meaning proud in Italian is a non-profit organization of young Italians, Italian Americans, and Italophiles ages 18-39 who promote the study of Italian and Italian-American history, higher education, professional networking, and the positive portrayal of Italian-American images.
Merrimack Valley Preservation Group, Inc. - Historic Preservation Resources
Professional Genealogist Barbara Jean Mathews - Specializing in Massachusetts and Connecticut researches.
Killing the Buddha - A religion magazine for people made anxious by churches, people embarrassed to be caught in the "spirituality" section of a bookstore, people both hostile and drawn to talk of God.
Copp's Hill Burying Ground - Information on those interred there.
Bisexual Resource Center - Provides contacts, programs, education and social programs.
Portrait of Samuel Adams - Illustration of the American Revolution activist.
The Concord Consortium - A nonprofit educational research organization devoted to educational innovation worldwide through creative technologies.
Butch Dyke Boy Productions - Organization that puts on GenderCrash events and is working with the Lesbian Avengers and Boston Transexual Menace to create a map of gender-safe bathrooms in Boston.
LD Online Massachusetts State Resources - Provides a directory of resources for people dealing with learning disabilities.
Harvard Law School Democrats - Information on committees and upcoming events.
GOAL: Gun Owners' Action League - Gun rights organization in Massachusetts. State affiliate of the National Rifle Association
Sugar Bowl and Creampot - Provides sample of collection of pieces of Revere silver at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Kennedy School Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Student Caucus - John F. Kennedy School of Government Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Student Caucus Home Page.
Paul Revere House - Provides museum information, map of ride, images of book covers, and biography.
BiCamp - An annual camping trip for bisexuals and friends, in Massachusetts USA.
53rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry - Historical information, including service record, field officers, staff, units and company rosters.
The Boston Massacre - Discussion well-known engraving of event. From the Archiving Early America project.
Labor Extension Program at UMass/Lowell - Provides educational services and technical assistance to unions through open enrollment classes, conferences and seminars on leadership development, contract administration, diversity issues, contract bargaining and related subjects.
La Leche League of Belmont, MA - An international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed.
Wicked Good Conference - The place to talk about Boston with Bostonians.
Boston Local Cultcha - A place to talk about the things that make Boston unique.
Lighthouse Preservation Society - Includes membership and preservation information.
Archdiocese of Boston - Roman Catholic archdiocese's official site, with information on churches, institutions, the Cardinal, and Catholic media.
The New England Historic Genealogical Society - NEHGS services recources, library, research, photocopy services and family services.
German Shepherd Dog Rescue of New England - Provides rescue and adoption services for german shepherd dogs throughout New England.
Mitt Romney on the Issues - Romney's stance on the issues according to Issues 2002, an effort to provide non-partisan information for voters so that votes can be based on issues rather than on personalities and popularity.
Boston Public Library Obituary Database - Search by last name, date or place of death for obituaries which ran in the Boston Globe and Boston Herald from 1971-74 or 1990-97.
Project Bread - Organization that offers programs and activities, including an annual Walk for Hunger, to assist those in need of food.
University Graduate Employees - Union representing Teaching Assistants and researchers at the University of Massachusetts. Affiliated with the UAW as Local 2322.
Town of Ripton - Provides information about a fictional locality in Berkshire County, includes map, charter, and rumors.
Marriage in Massachusetts FAQ - Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders guide to marriages in state and how it relates to winter 2004 court decisions.
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