Upcoming Events

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Past Events

Immigration and Urban History
Tue, February 10, 2015 ,
An Enervating Environment: Altered Bodies in the Lowcountry and…

Rescheduled to March 17.

This paper examines the interactions between humans and the environment in the eighteenth century. Both Britons and creoles believed in a close…

Building Closed
Tue, February 10, 2015 ,
MHS Closed

Due to weather conditions the MHS will be closed on Tuesday, 10 December 2015.

Building Closed
Mon, February 09, 2015 ,
MHS Closed

Due to weather forecast, the MHS will be closed Monday, 9 February 2015.

Public Program, Conversation
Sat, February 07, 2015 ,
Begin at the Beginning: Boston’s Founding Documents

In a new discussion group co-hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Partnership of Historic Bostons, we’ll look at the documents at the heart of the…

Public Program, Author Talk, Adams Series
Thu, February 05, 2015 ,
Nation Builder: John Quincy Adams & the Grand Strategy of…

The Adams Family Series
Program 2

America “goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy.” John Quincy Adams’s…

Brown Bag
Wed, February 04, 2015 ,
Everyday Laureates: Community Poetry in New England, 1865-1900

Why did the Brookline Whist Club leave behind a handwritten book of poems? What did the members of the Boston Game Club think they were doing when they wrote and published poetic parodies and…

Pauline Maier Early American History
Tue, February 03, 2015 ,
Panel Discussion: Slavery in Early Massachusetts

Postponed to May 19

This session will consider two papers. “‘Is this where Titus lived?’ Researching and Interpreting African-American Presence in 18th-Century Rural New…

Building Closed
Tue, February 03, 2015 ,
MHS Closed

The MHS will be closed on Tuesday, 3 February.

Building Closed
Mon, February 02, 2015 ,
MHS Closed

Due poor weather conditions, the MHS will be closed on Monday, 2 February 2015.  

Author Talk, Public Program, Adams Series
Thu, January 29, 2015 ,
The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams

Adams Family Series
Program 1

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Library Closed
Wed, January 28, 2015 ,
Library Closed

Due to severe weather in the Boston area the MHS Library will be closed on Tuesday, 27 January and Wedneday 28 January. 

Library Closed
Tue, January 27, 2015 ,
Library Closed

Due to severe weather in the Boston area the MHS Library will be closed on Tuesday, 27 January and Wedneday 28 January. 

Library Closed
Sat, January 24, 2015 ,
Library Closing @ Noon

Due to weather conditions, the MHS Library will close at noon today.  

MHS Tour
Sat, January 24, 2015 ,
History and Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society

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…

Public Program
Wed, January 21, 2015 ,
Here Comes America-WWI Performance by the Boston Saxophone…

Boston Saxophone QuartetThe…

Building Closed
Mon, January 19, 2015 ,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

The MHS library and exhibition galleries are closed.

MHS Tour
Sat, January 17, 2015 ,
History and Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society

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…

Biography
Thu, January 15, 2015 ,
Biography, the Visual Artist, and the Story Behind Public Art

Carol Bundy will moderate this session, which will include panelists Belinda Rathbone (The Boston Raphael), Jane Kamensky (Copley: A Life in Color, forthcoming), and Ruth Butler (…