This Week @ MHS

On Tuesday, 24 March, come in at 5:15PM for a seminar from the Immigration and Urban History series. Come listen as Thomas Chen from Brown University discusses "Remaking Boston's Chinatown: Race, Place, and Redevelopment after World War II." Jim Vrabel, author of A People's History of the New Boston will be on-hand to provide comment. Seminars are free and open to the public;  RSVP required. Subscribe to receive advance copies of the seminar papers.

Looking for some lunchtime learning? If so, come in on Wednesday, 25 March, for "Allegiance and Protection: The Problem of Subjecthood in the Glorious Revolution, 1680-1695." This Brown Bag talk is presented by Alex Jablonski, State University of New York at Binghamton, and is free and open to the public. So pack a lunch and come on down!

And on Thursday, 26 March, join us at 6:00PM for the first event in a series called Lincoln and the Legacy of Conflict. "A Civil Conversation" is an author talk and conversation featuring James McPherson and Louis Masur, facilitated by Carol Bundy. The program is open to the public at a fee of $20 (no charge for Fellows and Members). Registration is required; please RSVP. A pre-talk reception begins at 5:30PM.

Part 2 of Lincoln and the Legacy of Conflict takes place on Saturday, 28 March, this time taking the form of a Teacher Workshop. "Emancipation & Assassination: Remembering Abraham Lincoln" will highlight digital resources available from the MHS and Ford's Theatre, Lincoln-related treatures from the Society's collections, and discover methods for teaching Lincoln's life and legacy. A fee of $25 includes lunch and materials. For more information, contact the education department at education@masshist.org or 617-646-0557. To register, complete our Registration Form and send it to the education department at education@masshist.org.

Lastly, there is also a tour on Saturday, 28 March. Beginning at 10:00AM, The History and Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society Tour is a 90-minute docent-led walk through our public rooms. The tour is free, open to the public, with no need for reservations. If you would like to bring a larger party (8 or more), please contact Curator of Art Anne Bentley at 617-646-0508 or abentley@masshist.org.

While you're here you will also have the opportunity to view our current exhibition, "God Save the People!” which explores events leading up to the American Revolution.