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Reference Collection Book Review: Chinese in Boston

Series: From Our Collections
By Rakashi Chand, Reader Services
Chinese in Boston, 1870-1965 by Wing-Kai To and the Chinese Historical Society of New England (Charlestown, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008), part of the Images of America Series, tells the story of the Chinese experience in New England with a focus on Boston, MA through historic [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Friday, 30 September, 2016, 4:04 PM

An Adams Homecoming

Series: From Our Collections
By Amanda M. Norton, Adams Papers
On September 4, 1801, John Quincy Adams stepped ashore in Philadelphia, returning to the United States almost exactly seven years after he had left on his diplomatic mission to the Netherlands. He was not returning alone however; now his wife, Louisa Catherine Adams, and [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Wednesday, 28 September, 2016, 8:24 AM

This Week @ MHS

Series: Today @MHS
By Dan Hinchen
As September draws to a close, seminar season kicks into gear and with it comes a slew of public programs in the weeks ahead. Here's what's on tap this week: - Tuesday, September 27, 8:00AM : Local innovators, investors, and influencers share their insights and perspectives [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Sunday, 25 September, 2016, 12:00 AM

Autumn Dinner in the White Mountains, September 1875

Series: From Our Collections
By Rakashi Chand, Reader Services
It is ‘Leaf Peeping’ (fall foliage viewing) season in New England, so here are a few inspired leaves of thought... Looking through our collections I came across an intriguing broadside, having read about the once opulent Hotels that dotted the New Hampshire [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Friday, 23 September, 2016, 3:35 PM

From the Bay State to the Free State: A Massachusetts Soldier in Maryland

Series: From Our Collections
By Susan Martin, Collection Services
The Civil War diary of Joseph Warren Phinney, a recent acquisition of the MHS, is a small unassuming leather volume. Probably fewer than half the pages are covered with smudged pencil entries dated 13 July 1864-22 April 1865, as well as miscellaneous memoranda. But even [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Wednesday, 21 September, 2016, 12:00 AM

This Week @ MHS

Series: Today @MHS
By Dan Hinchen
Summer officially ends this week. With its demise comes a rise in programs here at the Society. Here is what's on tap this week: - Wednesday, 21 September, 6:00PM : With a major election looming, you might wonder what the young vote can do to alter the outcome. First, get [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Sunday, 18 September, 2016, 12:00 AM

Margaret Russell’s Diary, September 1916

Series: From Our Collections
By by Anna J. Clutterbuck Cook, Reader Services
Today, we return to the line-a-day diary of Margaret Russell. You can read previous installments here: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August In August, Margaret Russell wrote about her ambivalence planning a trip to the American west due to the [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Wednesday, 14 September, 2016, 12:00 AM

This Week @ MHS

Series: Today @MHS
By Dan Hinchen
It is time, once again, for the weekly round-up of events to come here at the MHS. A reminder: be sure to look ahead using our online calendar of events to see the myriad programs we have slated for the fall. But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, here is what this [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Sunday, 11 September, 2016, 12:00 AM

Reference Collection Book Review: Bay Cities, Water Politics

Series: From the Reference Librarian 
By Anna Clutterbuck-Cook, Reader Services
During a year when much of Massachusetts is experiencing drought conditions and water use restrictions have become a reality in the lives of many in the Commonwealth, it is timely to consider what our regional history of water use and management has been. In the recently-acquired [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Friday, 9 September, 2016, 12:00 AM

This Week @ MHS

Series: Today @MHS
By Dan Hinchen
The Society is CLOSED on Monday, September 5, in observance of Labor Day. We return from a long holiday weekend to a steadily increasing flow of events through the month and into October as seminar season resumes. Here's what's happening this week: - Wednesday, 7 September, [...] read more

comments: 0 | permalink | Published: Sunday, 4 September, 2016, 12:00 AM