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Civil War biographer Carol Bundy talks with John Stauffer, a leading historian of the antislavery movement and the Civil War, about his upcoming biography of Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner,…
The MHS Library and Galleries will be closed all day.
In 1785, French botanist André Michaux was dispatched to the United States to study and collect North American specimens in an attempt to find trees that could replenish French forests. This essay…
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…
In order to build a functioning Sino-American alliance during World War II, the Chinese government trained more than 3,300 college students and recent graduates to serve as interpreters with U.S…
Huguenot refugees have long been stock characters in colonial American history. Fleeing persecution in France, they scattered around the continent during the late-1600s, from New England to South…
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…
Join us for the announcement of the recipient of the Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize. The evening will begin with a reception at 5:30 PM and will be followed at 6:00 PM by the presentation of…
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In the 1970s and 1980s,…
This project explores the religious beliefs of Jeremy Belknap, the founder of the MHS. His faith inspired a theology of usefulness that aimed to civilize the country and enlarge God’s kingdom,…
The reading room will close at 3:30PM in preparation for an evening event. The reference area and microfilm collections will remain accessible until 4:45PM.
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To what extent has racial anxiety played a factor in the formation of the tea party movement? Previous literature, ethnographic work and anecdotal evidence point to a complex mythology of…
Join us from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM for this special event and see the 2004 Red Sox World Series Trophy alongside a one-day display featuring the Society’s 1912 Red Sox medal and other baseball…
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…
The two authors in this evening’s program are linked in their work by a common historical figure, Erastus Hopkins. Bruce Laurie’s work Rebels in Paradise: Sketches of Northampton Abolitionists…
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…