@kylebroberts

Executive Director, Congregational Library & Archives. Historian of Religion | Public Historian | Digital Humanist. Tweets my own. he/him

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Joined April 2009
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Happy 171st birthday to us! 🥳 🎂 To celebrate, our fantastic librarian gathered 171 items from the local church histories in our collection. We're thankful to have spent the past 171 years serving Congregational churches across the country and excited to begin another year.
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In honor of Nym Cooke’s 1 pm talk ⁦@CongreLib⁩ I pulled Abigail Cleaveland’s 18thc hymn book, complete with “Bunker Hill -a saphic Ode” #music #AmericanRevolution
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TODAY: Join us at 1 pm EDT for a fascinating look into Congregationalism's musical shifts in the 18th century with musicologist Dr. Nym Cooke. The event is free and open to all. You can register via our website at congregationallibrary.org/ev…

The Sounds of New England Congregationalism in the 18th Century - Congregational Library & Archives

The "sound of Congregationalism"—the musical sound, at any rate—changed markedly several times during the hundred years from 1720-1820, as musical

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Congregational Library & Archives@CongreLib5 Apr 2024
The sounds of Congregationalism—the musical sounds, at any rate—changed markedly several times across the 18th century. Join us on Wednesday, May 1st at 1 pm EDT to learn more about this fascinating century of Congregational musical history in a virtual program with Dr. Nym Cooke
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We continue our look at the #AmericanRevolution with another great talk. Join us on Zoom if you are free!
Revolution250@REV250BOS21 Apr 2024
Rev250 resource of the day — Via the Congregational Library @CongreLib, Prof. Kacy Dowd Tillman speaks on her book “Stripped and Script: Loyalist Women Writers of the American Revolution,” Tuesday, April 23, 1–2pm: buff.ly/3xMOdPj
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We've added a number of fascinating items to our collections over the past few months. From histories of Congregational congregations and denominations, to magazine issues, and books of faith and inspiration, there's something for everyone in the stacks at 14 Beacon.
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I started the morning looking through a collection of papers which recently came to ⁦@CongreLib⁩ of a Christian minister who served in NC, GA, and AL from 1940-90s. Great examples of Southern Christianity on display, like this ad for a competing evangelist in the community.
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Great program this afternoon for churches thinking about what materials they need to keep for posterity and what can be tossed. @UnitedChurch @CCCCUSA
Congregational Library & Archives@CongreLib10 Apr 2024
The next event in our Church Stewardship Initiative is one week from today, April 17th at 1 pm EDT. We hope to see you there (virtually speaking, of course) to learn about creating a critical item for your church's archive: a retention schedule.
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The next event in our Church Stewardship Initiative is one week from today, April 17th at 1 pm EDT. We hope to see you there (virtually speaking, of course) to learn about creating a critical item for your church's archive: a retention schedule.
Congregational Library & Archives@CongreLib19 Mar 2024
Not all church records are historic. But making decisions about handling them is critical. Join the CLA's archivists for the next program in our Church Stewardship Initiative on creating a retention schedule to explain how your church's records should be preserved in the future.
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Excited to learn more about the recent work of the great ⁦@mollyhardy⁩ at a talk at the Barker Center ⁦@Harvard⁩ tonight!
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Why should you support the Congregational Library & Archives this Giving Tuesday? Let Rich Elliott, Chair of our Board of Directors, share a few of the many ways the CLA is making an impact. Learn more and make your donation today at congregationallibrary.org/gi… #givingtuesday
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We all need public libraries. That's it, that's the tweet.
Scenes from the Boston Public Library's historical Central Library in Copley Square, the crown jewel of the system. Photo courtesy: Aram Boghosian for the Boston Public Library.

ALT Scenes from the Boston Public Library's historical Central Library in Copley Square, the crown jewel of the system. Photo courtesy: Aram Boghosian for the Boston Public Library.

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Do you think this recent addition to the collection of the @CongreLib is a great acquisition or the greatest acquisition? #materialreligion #FridayFinds
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Join us on November 15th at 1 pm EST to celebrate the release of "Modern Day Pilgrims: The History of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference," published in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference.
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TODAY: Don’t miss a fantastic discussion on Phillis Wheatley Peters’ place in the Black Congregational Calvinist Tradition in honor of the 250th anniversary of the publication of her “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.”
Congregational Library & Archives@CongreLib11 Oct 2023
Exciting News: We've added two additional speakers and extended the time for next week's virtual conversation honoring the 250th anniversary of the publication of Phillis Wheatley Peters' "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral."
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We're back with a new season of empowering churches to preserve and make accessible their #archives. Join us at 1 pm!
Congregational Library & Archives@CongreLib20 Sep 2023
Join Zachary and Billy at 1 pm EDT this afternoon for our next Church Stewardship workshop. Registration is free, and we'd love to have you join us on Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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We are thrilled to share that our Executive Director, @kylebroberts, has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society: @MHS1791. Congratulations, Kyle!
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If you are in #Boston today, please join us @CongreLib for the final day of our Sacred Ally #Quilt Ministry exhibition. We are open from 10 am - 4 pm. No worry if you didn't make a reservation, someone will be at the front door of 14 Beacon Street to greet you. It's powerful.
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Excited for this new production ⁦@OldNorth1723⁩ that looks at the tense hours on April 18, 1775 leading up to some fateful lanterns being hung in this historical structure. #americanrevolution
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Moving production. Running 3 nights a week through September. Get your tickets here: oldnorth.com/revolutions-edg…
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Quilts honoring George Floyd’s final words on display in Boston for Juneteenth wgbh.org/news/arts-culture/2…
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