The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
Joan Ilacqua is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in archival work and diversity initiatives. Since January 2020, Joan serves as the Executive Director of The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston. Prior to this role, positions at Harvard Medical School included Archivist for Diversity and Inclusion, Project Archivist for the Archives for Women in Medicine, Oral History Project Coordinator, and Strong Medicine Project Coordinator. Earlier experience includes serving as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Massachusetts Boston and various archival and museum roles with organizations such as the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and the National Park Service. Academic credentials include a Master of Arts in Public History from UMass Boston and a Bachelor of Arts in American History and Studio Art from the University of Puget Sound, supplemented by a certificate in Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management from Harvard Extension School.
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The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
The History Project is an organization that exclusively documents and preserves the history of New England’s LGBTQ communities, and shares that history with LGBTQ individuals, organizations, allies, and the public.The roots of The History Project extend back to 1980, when a group of activists, historians, archivists, and writers was awarded agrant of $300 from the City of Boston to document Boston’s gay and lesbian history in conjunction with the city’s 350th anniversary.The History Project is an all-volunteer group of activists, archivists, historians, writers, and community members dedicated to preserving the history of Boston's and Massachusetts' LGBTQ communities and sharing that information with the public.