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Past Events
The MHS is CLOSED for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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…
Booksellers in colonial and 19th-century America were essential agents in the distribution of books and reading. This talk will explain how financial records, correspondence, and writing by…
With the introduction of discourse about “invasive exotic species” in the 1980s, the reason for the removal of reeds planted along the Muddy River shifted, from socio-sexual disapproval of illicit…
Library Closed at 1:00PM due to weather.
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…
This project examines the global exploring expeditions of the United States Navy in the antebellum era. While not every mission was successful, each voyage helped the nation pursue Great Power…
The library and exhibition galleries will be closed all day.
The library and exhibition galleries will be closed all day.
The exhibition galleries will be open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
The exhibition galleries will be open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
The exhibition galleries will be open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
The library and exhibition galleries will be closed all day.