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Join us in celebrating Frederick Douglass’s Bicentennial alongside three of the country’s leading Douglass scholars. A group discussion will be led by David Blight (Yale University), Lois Brown (…
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…
As Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and James Monroe risked their lives and their liberty for …
Black Americans did not just pray for emancipation, they conjured it. This project examines the political work of revival in wartime refugee camps and envisions emancipation as a religious event…
The MHS library and exhibition galleries are CLOSED for Memorial Day.
The MHS library is CLOSED. The exhibition galleries remain open, 10:00AM-4:00PM.
This talk examines the religious critique of manifest destiny put forth by New Englanders from 1848-1871. Although manifest destiny is often portrayed as an ideology rooted in Puritan theology,…
In 1824 and 1825 General Lafayette made a farewell tour of the United States. The 67-year-old hero was…
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…
Feast, sip, and celebrate history at the eighth Cocktails with Clio!
Thursday, 17 May 2018
6:30 PM
Fairmont Copley Plaza
Boston,…
In 1805 and 1806, former vice president Aaron Burr traveled through the trans-Appalachian West gathering support for a mysterious enterprise, for which he was arrested and tried for treason in…
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…
Virtually forgotten for 200 years, Isaac Vose and his brilliant furniture are revealed in a new exhibition and accompanying volume. Beginning with a modest pair of collection boxes he made for his…
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In preparation for an evening event, the reading room closes at 2:45PM and the library closes at 3:00PM.
While historians have analyzed the rise of companionship and romance in marriage, they have overlooked a critical continuity: marriage continued to serve vital financial functions. This talk…
Ann Hulbert and Megan Marshall will discuss Hulbert’s new book, which examines the lives of children whose rare accomplishments have raised hopes about untapped human potential and questions about…
The library is CLOSED to make way for a teacher workshop. Normal hours resume on Monday, 7 May.