Author Archive for Paul Grant-Costa

A Warm Welcome to Danielle Hill (Mashpee) Our New Native Intern for 2018

by Paul Grant-Costa • April 26, 2018

Danielle Hill (Mashpee) will be joining the Indian Papers Project staff as one of its Native Interns for 2018. Ms. Hill has been working with tribal governments since 2010 in various capacities and departments and offers a well-rounded perspective on the…

Please Welcome Our New Project Advisory Board Members

by Paul Grant-Costa • January 26, 2018

Toby and I are very happy to announce six new members to the Project’s Advisory Board have joined over the past year. They replace several members who have retired, taken positions as Project consultants, or whose term has expired. The…

Thomas Commuck’s Indian Melodies Initiative

by Paul Grant-Costa • January 7, 2018

One of the items that will be appearing in the Indian Papers Collection is a copy of Thomas Commuck’s Indian Melodies that Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library owns. Published in 1845, the work is possibly the earliest musical publication by a…

Thanksgiving 2017

by Paul Grant-Costa • November 23, 2017

For most of us, Thanksgiving Day is tomorrow. A time when we remember family, friends, and the good things that have happened throughout the year. But for our friends and colleagues in the Mohegan Tribe, you could say that a…

Welcome to Our New Hub IT Manager

by Paul Grant-Costa • September 5, 2017

My name is Brian Kitano, and I’m a junior at Yale University studying Statistics and Data Science. My experience in cultural heritage preservation as a field archaeologist drove me towards YIPP, where I can combine my passion for computer science…

Teachers Workshop: Investigating 17th Century New England Indian Slavery Through Primary Source Materials

by Paul Grant-Costa • August 21, 2017

On July 14th and 28th, Indian Papers Project editors, Paul Grant-Costa and Tobias Glaza, participated in Mapping a New World, an NEH-sponsored Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop for School Teachers. The gathering, held at Boston Harbor/Deer Island and…

Welcome to Our New Consulting Editor

by Paul Grant-Costa • August 13, 2017

Please welcome a new member of our editorial team, Julie Fisher. Julie holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Delaware with a focus on Early American and Native American history. Her research centers on English-colonial politics, language acquisition,…

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