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For decades, the United States government has privileged Cubans over other immigrant groups. During the Cold War, policy-makers extended far more refugee benefits and immigrant privileges to…
All graduate students in American history and related subjects are invited to attend. Faculty members in these fields are also welcome.
Begin the new academic year by meeting graduate…
In 1834, Richard Henry Dana Jr. sailed to California…
Drawing on town records, newspapers, and personal correspondence, this talk will consider the state of class relations in Boston while the town was dealing with the trials of the Revolutionary War…
What’s in a name? From Boston, Lincolnshire, to Boston, Massachusetts
Partnership of Historic Bostons discussion group
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Due to a construction project in the building the MHS Library will be closed Tuesday, 8 September through Friday, 11 September. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Please contact…
Due to a construction project in the building the MHS Library will be closed Tuesday, 8 September through Friday, 11 September. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Please contact…
Historians of the British North American Colonies consider the Age of the Glorious Revolution (1689-1715) a period of imperial reform.
Often overlooked, however, is that the English--and…
Due to a construction project in the building the MHS Library will be closed Tuesday, 8 September through Friday, 11 September. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Please contact…
Due to a construction project in the building the MHS Library will be closed Tuesday, 8 September through Friday, 11 September. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Please contact…
The MHS Library and Galleries will be closed all day.
Brothers of the Pacific tells the little-known story of hundreds of thousands of Filipinos and Filipino Americans who served in the U.S. armed forces from 1898 to the present. Highlighting several…
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 library will be closing at 3:45 PM on Wednesday, 26 August.
During the decade of the 1810s, which was a period of intense temporary climate change, many ordinary people were keeping track of weather and climate events in their daily diaries. MHS holds…
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…