Beth Folsom
@herstorian24.bsky.social
She/Her. Historian. Mom. Teacher. Learner. Believer in staying eternally curious. Works at History Cambridge but all views my own.
My early-morning writing buddy 🐾
September 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
My early-morning writing buddy 🐾
This one is going to be extra special because it’s my daughter’s first DMB concert - I even made her a sign to hold and take pictures in front of the big tree outside our house like we do for the first day of school 🤣🤣🤣
July 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This one is going to be extra special because it’s my daughter’s first DMB concert - I even made her a sign to hold and take pictures in front of the big tree outside our house like we do for the first day of school 🤣🤣🤣
Lots of great memories of my babies today 💗💗💗
July 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Lots of great memories of my babies today 💗💗💗
For the past 6+ months, I have been sifting through Cambridge newspapers, reading about East Cambridge (our focus neighborhood for this year). It's been fascinating to see how the neighborhood has grown and evolved over the past two centuries, and has reinforced for me just how important (cont'd)
July 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
For the past 6+ months, I have been sifting through Cambridge newspapers, reading about East Cambridge (our focus neighborhood for this year). It's been fascinating to see how the neighborhood has grown and evolved over the past two centuries, and has reinforced for me just how important (cont'd)
Glad to be able to contribute to this piece on Danehy Park, a jewel in Cambridge's open-space landscape!
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/06/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/06/m...
July 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Glad to be able to contribute to this piece on Danehy Park, a jewel in Cambridge's open-space landscape!
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/06/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/06/m...
A little Mary Oliver wisdom to start the day ☀️
July 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
A little Mary Oliver wisdom to start the day ☀️
Our local Cambridge sex shop is getting into the spirit of July 3, 1775 🤣🤣🤣
July 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Our local Cambridge sex shop is getting into the spirit of July 3, 1775 🤣🤣🤣
Excited to start my new read, especially after hearing Zara Anishanslin speak at @dublinseminar.bsky.social this weekend! She was gracious enough to sign her book for my fangirl self 😉 #nerdalert
June 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Excited to start my new read, especially after hearing Zara Anishanslin speak at @dublinseminar.bsky.social this weekend! She was gracious enough to sign her book for my fangirl self 😉 #nerdalert
Had a wonderful day yesterday at the @dublinseminar.bsky.social - so many smart, thoughtful folks doing such great work. Looking forward to Day 2!
June 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Had a wonderful day yesterday at the @dublinseminar.bsky.social - so many smart, thoughtful folks doing such great work. Looking forward to Day 2!
It's restoring a bit of my faith in humanity that the public is pushing back on this ridiculousness. NPS staff are incredible folks who spend a tremendous amount of time and energy planning how to best present America's diverse history to as wide an audience as possible.
www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
Asked to flag 'negative' National Park content, visitors gave their own 2 cents instead
Signs installed earlier in National Parks earlier in June asked for feedback on signs "that are negative about past or living Americans." Comments viewed by NPR didn't provide the requested feedback.
www.npr.org
June 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It's restoring a bit of my faith in humanity that the public is pushing back on this ridiculousness. NPS staff are incredible folks who spend a tremendous amount of time and energy planning how to best present America's diverse history to as wide an audience as possible.
www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
Reposted by Beth Folsom
WTF does this mean? Can researchers still make reading room appointments?
June 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
WTF does this mean? Can researchers still make reading room appointments?
Wouldn't it be great if the proceeds from these specialty plates went to local history orgs that are sharing diverse and inclusive stories about our collective history? A girl can dream...
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Here's what to know about the state's new commemorative 250th license plate
A new commemorative license plate lets Bay State drivers flaunt their MA250 pride.
www.boston.com
June 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Wouldn't it be great if the proceeds from these specialty plates went to local history orgs that are sharing diverse and inclusive stories about our collective history? A girl can dream...
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Happy Juneteenth! Join us this Sunday to celebrate and honor those who endured enslavement and seized freedom in Cambridge. I'll be repping History Cambridge alongside a number of other local orgs to share how Black Cantabrigians were and are crucial to the rich history of the city ❤️💛💚🤎🖤
June 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Happy Juneteenth! Join us this Sunday to celebrate and honor those who endured enslavement and seized freedom in Cambridge. I'll be repping History Cambridge alongside a number of other local orgs to share how Black Cantabrigians were and are crucial to the rich history of the city ❤️💛💚🤎🖤
Getting ready to march in today's Boston Pride Parade with the Episcopal Diocese of MA! So proud of my church for standing up for equality, belonging, and human dignity. As former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry always says, "If it's not about love, it's not about God." 🌈
June 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Getting ready to march in today's Boston Pride Parade with the Episcopal Diocese of MA! So proud of my church for standing up for equality, belonging, and human dignity. As former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry always says, "If it's not about love, it's not about God." 🌈
It's the most wonderful time of the year - #civicseason! Made By Us has done a fantastic job of creating and compiling information about events and gatherings around the country from Juneteenth to July 4 that explore America's founding ideals and how we have - and have not yet - lived into them.
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June 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's the most wonderful time of the year - #civicseason! Made By Us has done a fantastic job of creating and compiling information about events and gatherings around the country from Juneteenth to July 4 that explore America's founding ideals and how we have - and have not yet - lived into them.
13 years ago today, at my 15th @wellesley.edu reunion with the kiddos - rocking purple for the Class of 1998 💜💜💜
June 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
13 years ago today, at my 15th @wellesley.edu reunion with the kiddos - rocking purple for the Class of 1998 💜💜💜
Memories of this day 10 years ago at Boston Pride - can’t wait to march again next weekend ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🩷🤍🩵🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Memories of this day 10 years ago at Boston Pride - can’t wait to march again next weekend ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🩷🤍🩵🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
For any of my friends who will be attending the
@dublinseminar.bsky.social in Deerfield at the end of June, please join me for a happy hour at Treehouse Brewing on Friday, June 27 to geek out about all things Revolutionary! All are welcome, and please feel free to share!
@dublinseminar.bsky.social in Deerfield at the end of June, please join me for a happy hour at Treehouse Brewing on Friday, June 27 to geek out about all things Revolutionary! All are welcome, and please feel free to share!
June 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
For any of my friends who will be attending the
@dublinseminar.bsky.social in Deerfield at the end of June, please join me for a happy hour at Treehouse Brewing on Friday, June 27 to geek out about all things Revolutionary! All are welcome, and please feel free to share!
@dublinseminar.bsky.social in Deerfield at the end of June, please join me for a happy hour at Treehouse Brewing on Friday, June 27 to geek out about all things Revolutionary! All are welcome, and please feel free to share!
Boston Calling 2025 - Remi Wolf, Vampire Weekend and, of course, my boys!
May 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Boston Calling 2025 - Remi Wolf, Vampire Weekend and, of course, my boys!
Boston Calling - LFG!!!
May 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Boston Calling - LFG!!!
13 years ago today - Maggie’s Communion Recognition Sunday at St. Paul’s. I had to have a scheduled c-section with Nate and they asked me to choose between Friday, May 18 and Monday, May 21. I picked May 21 because wanted to be there for this ❤️
May 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
13 years ago today - Maggie’s Communion Recognition Sunday at St. Paul’s. I had to have a scheduled c-section with Nate and they asked me to choose between Friday, May 18 and Monday, May 21. I picked May 21 because wanted to be there for this ❤️
Happy Marriage Equality Day! On this day in 2004, the first same-sex marriage in the country was performed in @cambridgemass.bsky.social. Proud to work in a city that has been on the frontlines of equality in so many ways ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🤍🩵🤎🖤🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
May 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Happy Marriage Equality Day! On this day in 2004, the first same-sex marriage in the country was performed in @cambridgemass.bsky.social. Proud to work in a city that has been on the frontlines of equality in so many ways ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🤍🩵🤎🖤🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Today! I'm excited to be leading a tour of Revolutionary East Cambridge, where the British troops landed ("two if by sea") to begin their march to the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Join us and find out why East Cambridge is the bomb (don't tell the other Cambridge neighborhoods I said that 😉)!
May 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Today! I'm excited to be leading a tour of Revolutionary East Cambridge, where the British troops landed ("two if by sea") to begin their march to the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Join us and find out why East Cambridge is the bomb (don't tell the other Cambridge neighborhoods I said that 😉)!