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This essay traces the rise of private beaches along the Connecticut shore and the efforts of municipalities to protect exclusionary laws from the effects of civil rights movements. It argues that…
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…
Landscape Architects Series
Program 1
Charles Eliot was the son of Harvard President Charles William Eliot, a visionary landscape architect, and protégé of Frederick…
This talk will center on how John Quincy Adams’s experiences in London and Ealing as Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain came to influence his subsequent domestic career. Shimp argues that…
Following the French and Indian War, Albanians believed themselves to be British, but visiting Britons did not recognize them as fellow countrymen. New World Dutch architecture, the Albany Dutch…
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…
To tell the story of the coming of the American Revolution in Boston, this exhibition follows the evolution of colonial thought and political action through the letters and diaries of men and…
MHS Fellows and Members are invited to a special preview of and reception for God Save the People! From the Stamp Act to Bunker Hill. To tell the story of the coming of the American…
The essay examines the social and economic geographies of the New York City publishing trade between 1783 and 1830. The paper reveals the contours of social and economic networks formed by…
Adams Family Series
Program 3
On November 29, 1798, Abigail Adams wrote “When I look Back upon the Year past, I…
Learn how to capture your students’ attention…
The destruction of the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire in 1915-16 was a brutal mass crime that prefigured other genocides in the 20th century. By various estimates, more than a million Armenians…
The MHS library and exhibition galleries are closed.
Due to local condititions and the forecast for additional snow, the MHS will be closed Saturday, 14 February 2015.
Due to weather concerns, this event has been postponed. Please call 617-646-0543 for more information. MHS Fund Giving Circle members are invited to a special evening at the Concord Museum. Enjoy…
This presentation examines a sumptuary law passed in Chicago to regulate the size of ladies’ theater hats and a near-riot that erupted over it. It reveals how civic authorities sought to protect…
Maureen Meister’s new book is the first comprehensive study of the Arts and Crafts architecture in the region. Focusing on the 1890s through the 1920s, she will explain how a group of Boston…
The MHS library will open at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 11 February, at which point we will resume regular business hours.