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The MHS library will be closed Tuesday, 24 December 2013, through Wednesday, 1 January 2014. The library will return to regular business hours on Thursday, 2 January 2014. The exhibition…
The MHS library will be closed Tuesday, 24 December 2013, through Wednesday, 1 January 2014. The library will return to regular business hours on Thursday, 2 January 2014. The exhibition…
The MHS galleries, featuring our current exhibition The Cabinetmaker and the Carver: Boston Furniture from Private Collections, will be open to the public from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The MHS galleries, featuring our current exhibition The Cabinetmaker and the Carver: Boston Furniture from Private Collections, will be open to the public from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The MHS library will be closed Tuesday, 24 December 2013, through Wednesday, 1 January 2014. The library will return to regular business hours on Thursday, 2 January 2014. The exhibition…
The MHS library will be closed Tuesday, 24 December 2013, through Wednesday, 1 January 2014. The library will return to regular business hours on Thursday, 2 January 2014. The exhibition…
The MHS library will be closed Tuesday, 24 December 2013, through Wednesday, 1 January 2014. The library will return to regular business hours on Thursday, 2 January 2014. The exhibition…
The MHS library will close at 4:45PM due to inclement weather.
Join us for a tour of the Society's public rooms. Led by an MHS staff member or docent, the tour touches on the history and collections of the MHS and lasts approximately 90 minutes.
The…
In the federal period (1790-1820), wealthy Boston merchants expanded trade to the West Indies and China. As part of this trade, they imported rare and expensive lumber into Boston. Mechanical…
Be sure to RSVP for this program by emailing seminars@masshist.org or phoning 617-646-0568.
Authors will not read their essays but will offer…
Students of the Boston University course “Making History” discuss the MHS exhibition that they have researched and compiled. The semester-long project on Salem and the wider fear of witches in…
The late 17th-century conflict known as King Philip's War has haunted colonial New Englanders and diverse tribal communities. Their remembrances of this violence have taken shape in highly local…
Be sure to RSVP for this program by emailing seminars@masshist.org or phoning 617-646-0568.
There are no precirculated papers for this program.…
Join us for a tour of the Society's public rooms. Led by an MHS staff member or docent, the tour touches on the history and collections of the MHS and lasts approximately 90…
Fifty years ago, our country was jolted…
MHS…Early 19th-century Boston witnessed new styles of architecture and furniture. Homes were embellished by a wealth of imported goods such as paintings and sculpture, porcelain, and luxurious fabrics…