The Beehive: the official blog of the Massachusetts Historical Society

An Educational Summer @ MHS

Series: Education Programs , Recent Events
By Kathleen Barker
More than 500 teachers from across the United States (and Dubai!) will return to school this fall equipped with classroom resources obtained through various workshops at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Educators, as well as a few curious adults, took part in fourteen [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Wednesday, 31 August, 2011, 8:00 AM

This Week @ MHS

Series: Today @MHS
By Elaine Grublin
The final week before Labor Day looks like a quiet one at the MHS. There are no scheduled programs this week, but there are a couple of noteworthy items. Please note that the library will be closed Saturday, 3 September through Monday, 5 September in observance of the Labor [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Monday, 29 August, 2011, 8:00 AM

Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch Diary, Post 2

Series: Civil War 
By Elaine Grublin
The following excerpt is from the diary of Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch. Monday, 31 December 1860 I have much to record at the close of the year; and my record must be a sad one, in regard to public and private affairs alike, though hope looks through where faith points. First [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Friday, 26 August, 2011, 8:00 AM

What, Exactly, is an MHS "Brown-Bag" Lunch?

Series: Around MHS
By Kate Viens
It is sometimes said that the MHS is “a genteel society.” Perhaps it’s our quiet customs, steeped in tradition. So, what are these hour-long events called “brown bag lunches”? Can one really bring food into the MHS, and upstairs, no less? Do [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Wednesday, 24 August, 2011, 8:00 AM

This Week @ MHS

Series: Today @MHS
By Elaine Grublin
Today, 22 August, at noon join us in the Dowse Library for a brown-bag lunch presented by Jennifer Egloff of New York University.  Jennifer will present her project "Popular Numeracy in Early Modern England and British North America" before taking questions and comments [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Monday, 22 August, 2011, 8:00 AM

The Civil War and Citizenship @ Fort Warren

Series: Civil War  , Education Programs , Recent Events
By Kathleen Barker
On 13 August 2011, members of the Education Department spent a beautiful day on Georges Island, part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Our day began with an exploration of Fort Warren, a National Historic Landmark built between 1834 and 1860.  [...] read more

comments: 1 | permalink | Published: Friday, 19 August, 2011, 8:00 AM

Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch Diary, Post 1

Series: Civil War 
By Elaine Grublin
The following excerpts are from the diary of Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch.  Sunday, 11 November 1860 The great event, for which preparations have been making by the different parties, has at length taken place. On Tuesday last, it was decided by the election of a [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Wednesday, 17 August, 2011, 7:03 AM

This Week @ MHS

By Elaine Grublin
As the summer winds down, it is a quiet week for programs at 1154 Boylston Street.   The exhibition will be open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and the weekly building tour, The History and Collections of the MHS, will begin at 10:00 AM on Saturday, [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Monday, 15 August, 2011, 8:00 AM

John Quincy Adams Writes about an American Born in Russia

Series: From Our Collections
By Nancy Heywood
On 12 August 1811 in St. Petersburg, Russia, where John Quincy Adams (JQA) was posted as a diplomat, his wife, Louisa Catherine, gave birth to a daughter. This baby, their first daughter, was named after her mother.   The couple already had three sons-- George [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Friday, 12 August, 2011, 8:00 AM

Diary Offers a Unique Glimpse of the Civil War

Series: Civil War  , From Our Collections
By Zach Reisch, Intern
Searching for material to include in the Civil War Monthly Document feature on the MHS website, I came across the diary of Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch. Within this extensive diary--described in more detail below--Bulfinch gives an (almost) month-by-month account of the Civil [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Thursday, 11 August, 2011, 8:00 AM

This Week @ MHS

Series: Today @MHS
By Elaine Grublin
Join us today, Monday, 8 August at noon for an interesting brown bag lunch.  Listen and participate in the discussion as NERFC fellow Hannah Farber, of University of California, Berkeley, presents her research project "American Marine Insurers in the Napoleonic Era: [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Monday, 8 August, 2011, 8:00 AM

This Week @ MHS

Series: Today @MHS
By Elaine Grublin
This week we continue to offer our exhibition History Drawn with Light: Early Photographs from the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society daily (except Sundays) 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.  And anyone interested in 20th century environmental history should plan [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Monday, 1 August, 2011, 8:00 AM