09/01/2023
Did you know you could look at the MHS History Source primary document resources for educators by time period? Check out these Road to Revolution primary source sets with teacher resources. https://tinyurl.com/ur79yk23
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09/01/2023
The MHS building will be closed on Saturdays through September, and will also be closed this Monday, 4 September 2023, in observance of Labor Day.
09/01/2023
For September’s Hashtag Archives Party Archives Community, see a collection of records & photographs of The Saturday Club. A dinner & conversation club founded by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1855, they met monthly at the Parker House. https://tinyurl.com/d6kabwb3
There are many other communities in the MHS records! Try searching “Club” on www.masshist.org to see more records of groups.
08/31/2023
Archivists before their time? Learn about how John Quincy Adams instructed his sons to write and preserve letters in this latest Beehive blog post: https://tinyurl.com/2p9dtwfk
08/31/2023
If you’ve been to Rome, you might recognize the tourist destination depicted on this beautiful miniature! https://tinyurl.com/wxyhkkfx
08/30/2023
Has this rainy summer canceled your beach plans, more than once? Take a virtual trip through time to Boston beaches past through the MHS archives in this Beehive blog post! https://tinyurl.com/y2p85exn
08/29/2023
It’s time for trivia Tuesday!
Today’s question is: When were the beautiful Fenway Gardens founded?
A. 1873
B. 1916
C. 1942
D. 1954
08/28/2023
What is business like for an abolitionist who makes cotton gins in Massachusetts in the 1850’s? Find out in this Beehive blog post. https://tinyurl.com/d9jm5bab
08/28/2023
Where in the US did 13-year-old Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. take this photograph during a 1915 trip? Guess before clicking the link in bio.
08/25/2023
Are you curious about the day-to-day activities of a girl living in Boston in the 1860s? Help transcribe Sarah Gooll Putnam’s diaries! Visit www.masshist.org/mymhs to learn more about transcribing historical documents for the MHS.
08/24/2023
Watercolors are a beautiful way to remember the places you’ve been, like this one painted by Henry Adams of Yellowstone Canyon: https://www.masshist.org/database/5850
08/24/2023
Join the MHS tonight at 6:00 PM, for Caribbean Americans & Politics: Celebrating 50 Years of the Caribbean American Carnival of Boston, with Kim Driscoll, Brian Worrell Linda Dorcena Forry, & Byron Rushing, moderated by Robert A. Bellinger. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/5n7naf7s
The Caribbean American Carnival Association of Boston (CACAB) is the city’s largest BIPOC celebration and has become the economic boom for many of our local minority-owned small businesses. Ken Bonaparte Mitchell founded CACAB in 1973 with the support of Mayor Kevin White and launched the first Boston Caribbean Parade. Since then, the event has grown into an enormous festival filled with inclusive cultures, cross culture costumes, masqueraders, music, steelpan orchestra, entertainers, vendors, and so much more. As a part of the carnival’s 50th anniversary, our panel will discuss this year’s celebration, Caribbean politics in Massachusetts, and the evolution of the Caribbean American Carnival Association from its founding by Mitchell to its current activities under the leadership of Shirley Shillingford.
Caribbean American Carnival Association of Boston
08/23/2023
For Ride the Wind Day, take a break to watch Charles Francis Adams III ride the sailboat Dandelion. This photograph was taken by Marian Hooper Adams in 1883.
https://tinyurl.com/jfnr348d
08/22/2023
Feeling the heat? So did early Boston residents! Check out this gorgeous fan owned by Anthony Stoddard in the 1600s: https://tinyurl.com/bdt59emp
08/22/2023
On this day in history, 22 August 1642, the English Civil War formally began. Many Puritans returned to England to fight for Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians, including colonist John Leverett who wore this buff coat as armor in the fight: https://tinyurl.com/yxxace9k
08/22/2023
Time for Trivia Tuesday!
American writer Caroline Wells Healey Dall wrote for what important social movement?
A. Women’s Rights
B. Labor Rights
C. Environmental Rights
D. Animal Rights
08/21/2023
Where is this bust of John Boyle O’Reilly located? HINTS: He will never tire of hearing “Sweet Caroline,” and we really like his view of the city! https://tinyurl.com/yf4ntx8u
08/18/2023
Have you explored all the History Source primary source sets? Now is the time while teachers are finalizing their teaching plans. Check out Mapping Colonial Boston here: https://tinyurl.com/2yzr8dft
08/18/2023
Join the MHS on 24 August, at 6:00 PM, for Caribbean Americans & Politics: Celebrating 50 Years of the Caribbean American Carnival of Boston, with Kim Driscoll, Brian Worrell Linda Dorcena Forry, & Byron Rushing, moderated byRobert A. Bellinger. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/5n7naf7s
The Caribbean American Carnival Association of Boston (CACAB) is the city’s largest BIPOC celebration and has become the economic boom for many of our local minority-owned small businesses. Ken Bonaparte Mitchell founded CACAB in 1973 with the support of Mayor Kevin White and launched the first Boston Caribbean Parade. Since then, the event has grown into an enormous festival filled with inclusive cultures, cross culture costumes, masqueraders, music, steelpan orchestra, entertainers, vendors, and so much more. As a part of the carnival’s 50th anniversary, our panel will discuss this year’s celebration, Caribbean politics in Massachusetts, and the evolution of the Caribbean American Carnival Association from its founding by Mitchell to its current activities under the leadership of Shirley Shillingford.
Caribbean American Carnival Association of Boston
08/18/2023
On the Beehive blog, we've been following Pvt. Howard J. Ford of the 43rd Massachusetts Infantry, as he tells his experiences of the Civil War through his journal. In the latest installment, he has come from hard fighting and has a short break just in time for Christmas. Find out how he occupies his hands and mind during his free time. https://tinyurl.com/5n7tp2tu
08/17/2023
Join MHS President, Catherine Allgor, and GBH tonight at 7:00 PM, for Shaking Things Up: Historic American Women & Modern American Spirits, an in-person ticketed event at Boston Harbor Distillery . Purchase your tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/49bmm745
Toast to the women who broke the mold of history! Travel back in time and immerse in the rich history of the critical role that women played by merging style and substance into social power in the 19th century. During this in-person event you will learn about many powerful women throughout history a...
08/17/2023
If you’ve ever explored Southeast Asia, then this terraced mountain may look familiar to you! Do you have any similar pictures? Share them below! https://tinyurl.com/4av7c5r9
08/16/2023
For National Tell a Joke Day, read this Beehive blog that analyzes the joke in this political cartoon and find out what's so funny! https://tinyurl.com/bnnhuzvv
08/15/2023
On this day in history, 15 August 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened, and ships began passing through. Pictured here is a view of the canal’s construction. Check out the links below to explore some resources on the Panama Canal!
"Observations on the isthmus of Panama..." about the plan for the canal: https://tinyurl.com/2yph5954
Explore the library and check out these texts and many more on Panama using the subject tag on our catalogue: https://tinyurl.com/2rjeye42!
"A comparative view of the Panama and San Blas routes..." which looks at the two canals: https://tinyurl.com/2s3cyafz.
And "Panama and the canal in picture and prose" about the impact and engineering of the canal: https://tinyurl.com/46stf345
08/15/2023
It's Trivia Tuesday!
How many folders are in the Degrasse-Howard collection of papers at the MHS?
A. 1 Folder
B. 22 Folders
C. 36 Folders
D. 110 Folders
https://www.masshist.org/collection-guides/view/fa0153
08/14/2023
Calling all baseball fans! How does music inspire players? Check out August’s Object of the Month! https://tinyurl.com/4j6ab2ha
Boston Red Sox
08/14/2023
This aerial photograph from the 1920’s shows a place that is famous for museums, government, and monuments, two of which can be seen in this image! Where is it? https://tinyurl.com/5n7crvp8
08/11/2023
It's National Presidential Joke Day, but is John Adams portrayal as comic relief in media attributed correctly? Read this Beehive blog to find out: https://tinyurl.com/npatwd5h
08/11/2023
See some of the Amusing Hairstyles of the Past found in the MHS collection in the latest Beehive blog, link in bio.
08/11/2023
If you are attending History Camp this weekend, be sure to join MHS's Director of Programs, Exhibitions & Community Partnerships, Gavin W. Kleespies, on Saturday at 11:30 AM, room 315, for Our Favorite Things—A look at the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society through the favorite objects of the staff.
Gavin Kleespies is the Director of Programs, Exhibitions, and Community Partnerships for the Massachusetts Historical Society and has been with MHS since 2014. He has worked in public history for over twenty-five years including being the executive director of two historical societies, most recently in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has been appointed to the Massachusetts 250th Commission, the Massachusetts Historical Commission and the Cambridge Historical Commission and serves as a board member for the Massachusetts History Alliance and the Fenway Alliance. He is a regional representative for the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Leadership in History Awards and serves on the AASLH 250th Task Force. He is an elected member of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Historical Society. He did his undergraduate work at Bard College, where he majored in economics and then received a master’s degree from the University of Chicago with a concentration in American History.
The Massachusetts Historical Society is the first historical society in America, dating back to 1791. Over the past 232 years, MHS has assembled a remarkable collection, including the papers of three US presidents (John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and the personal papers of Thomas Jefferson). With close to 14 million manuscript pages in the collection, it can be daunting to begin to explore the collections. This presentation is an introduction to the resources of MHS from the perspective of the MHS staff. The presentation will feature highlights from the online exhibition “Our Favorite Things,” which was created during the height of the pandemic, when MHS was closed to the public. “Our Favorite Things” connects a selection of compelling, captivating, and amusing items from our collection to the backgrounds, interests, and memories of the MHS staff. The online exhibition featured 55 items picked by staff paired with 45 short videos and additional comments explaining why each item was picked and what it meant to the staff member who picked it.
View the online exhibition here: Our Favorite Things—A look at the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society through the favorite objects of the staff
Gavin Kleespies is the Director of Programs, Exhibitions, and Community Partnerships for the Massachusetts Historical Society and has been with MHS since 2014. He has worked in public history for over twenty-five years including being the executive director of two historical societies, most recently in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has been appointed to the Massachusetts 250th Commission, the Massachusetts Historical Commission and the Cambridge Historical Commission and serves as a board member for the Massachusetts History Alliance and the Fenway Alliance. He is a regional representative for the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Leadership in History Awards and serves on the AASLH 250th Task Force. He is an elected member of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Historical Society. He did his undergraduate work at Bard College, where he majored in economics and then received a master’s degree from the University of Chicago with a concentration in American History.
The Massachusetts Historical Society is the first historical society in America, dating back to 1791. Over the past 232 years, MHS has assembled a remarkable collection, including the papers of three US presidents (John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and the personal papers of Thomas Jefferson). With close to 14 million manuscript pages in the collection, it can be daunting to begin to explore the collections. This presentation is an introduction to the resources of MHS from the perspective of the MHS staff. The presentation will feature highlights from the online exhibition “Our Favorite Things,” which was created during the height of the pandemic, when MHS was closed to the public. “Our Favorite Things” connects a selection of compelling, captivating, and amusing items from our collection to the backgrounds, interests, and memories of the MHS staff. The online exhibition featured 55 items picked by staff paired with 45 short videos and additional comments explaining why each item was picked and what it meant to the staff member who picked it.
View the online exhibition here: https://www.masshist.org/features/favorites
08/11/2023
Can you read cursive? Sign up to become a digital volunteer for MHS and help us transcribe diary pages—your choice—either entries from the 1770s or 1860s. Volunteer to transcribe documents for the MHS at www.masshist.org/mymhs.
08/10/2023
Have you seen the new addition to the Underrepresented Communities digital exhibits? The Photographs of Native Americans collection is online now. https://tinyurl.com/2p92wuch
08/10/2023
Join the MHS President, Catherine Allgor, and GBH a week from today on 17 August, for Shaking Things Up: Historic American Women & Modern American Spirits, an in-person ticketed event at Boston Harbor Distillery .
Purchase your tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/49bmm745
Toast to the women who broke the mold of history! Travel back in time and immerse in the rich history of the critical role that women played by merging style and substance into social power in the 19th century. During this in-person event you will learn about many powerful women throughout history.....
08/10/2023
Do you spot the streetcars in this beautiful view of Washington Street in San Francisco? Tell us how many you see! https://tinyurl.com/3ef3npc8
08/09/2023
Join the MHS on Thursday, 24 August, at 6:00 PM, for Caribbean Americans & Politics: Celebrating 50 Years of the Caribbean American Carnival of Boston, with Kim Driscoll, Brian Worrell, Linda Dorcena Forry, and Byron Rushing, moderated by Robert A. Bellinger. https://tinyurl.com/5n7naf7s
Caribbean American Carnival Association of Boston
08/08/2023
Happy International Cat Day! Join us in posting a picture of our beloved feline friends.
08/08/2023
Time for Trivia Tuesday! In honor of Charles Bulfinch’s birthday, born on this day in history 1763, which of these buildings did the legendary Architect NOT design?
A. Museum of Fine Arts
B. Massachusetts State House
C. St. Stephan’s Church
D. Tontine Crescent
08/07/2023
Where in the world was this undated photo taken? HINTS: Pay attention to the statue and signs on the buildings, and it is in the US. Guess before clicking the link! https://tinyurl.com/2cuce4cf.
Newport Historical Society
08/04/2023
On 1 August 1878, thousands of people gathered at Faneuil Hall in Boston to protest the imprisonment of Ezra Heywood and to fight for "Free Love." Read more in this Beehive blog: https://tinyurl.com/5em2z8x2
08/04/2023
For today’s Hashtag Archives Party, we scoured the MHS archives and there is SOOOOO much to choose from! Start with this Beehive blog post! https://tinyurl.com/5ct95nze
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Videos
Lydia Moland on Lydia Maria Child
Join the MHS tomorrow for Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life, with Lydia Moland in conversation with Megan Marshall. Hear what Moland is excited to talk about tomorrow in this short video. Register here: https://bit.ly/3TGCuqu #MHS1791
Donald Yacovone on "Teaching White Supremacy"
This Wednesday, join the MHS to hear Donald Yacovone, author of “Teaching White Supremacy,” in conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Register here: https://bit.ly/3Dpsz2u #MHS1791 #BookTalk #AuthorTalk
A short video highlighting a recent exhibition of love letters between John and Abigail Adams before they were married. #MHS1791 #AdamsPapers
Sara Georgini on her upcoming program with Stacy Schiff
Join the MHS on Friday, 28 October, at 6:00 PM for The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, with Stacy Schiff, in conversation with Sara Georgini, Series Editor, Papers of John Adams. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3g7hmf2 #MHS1791 #HybridProgram #AdamsPapers
National Coffee Day
Tea boycotts became popular in Boston after British Parliament passed a major tax on imported tea. Many Bostonians turned to coffee. View this household inventory in the MHS collection listing "Coffee Do." https://bit.ly/3DPP9U2 #MHS1791 #NationalCoffeeDay
On this day in history in 1864 Confederate troops started to evacuate Atlanta, Georgia, after a battle in July and following siege from Union troops. Read what George A. Thayer, a captain in the 2nd Regiment Massachusetts, wrote to Lorin Low Dame, another solider, in July about the imminent battle. https://bit.ly/3ABxjRh "The fortifications about Atlanta are very strong, but it will be no part of Sherman’s policy to assault them. His efforts will be directed towards the rebel communications, which he will cut, and as Johnston will hardly consent to be besieged, the result will be that he will leave for Macon or elsewhere." #MHS1791 #CivilWar
JQA Diary 31 October 1808
On 31 October 1808 John Quincy Adams wrote in his diary, "Col. Welles in a joke told me he heard they were going to make me Governor (By they he meant the Republican party) upon which I told him in the same manner, that I should not expect his vote for me" https://bit.ly/3bSVbaI #MHS1791 #NationalTellAJokeDay #AdamsPapers
This Robert Treat Paine diary page for July 1776 not only has his commentary on the weather, and the Declaration of Independence voting, but also records the moon symbols. #MHS1791 #MoonLanding #OTDH #DeclarationOfIndependence
Isaac Bangs - 2
Isaac Bangs wrote in his journal about his travels as a 2nd Lieutentant in the Continental Army in 1776. On 9 July 1776 while in New York he wrote: "This Afternoon the Declaration of the Independence of the 13 American States was read to the Several Brigades, it was received with Joy which they Severally testified by three Cheers." https://bit.ly/3NX7dwK #MHS1791 #DeclarationOfIndependence Revolution250 #Archives
Isaac Bangs Journal 1
Isaac Bangs was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Continental Army who was stationed near Boston during the siege in 1776. Within a few months of the new year he marched to New York where, on 6 July 1776, he heard the news of the Declaration of Independence and wrote this in his journal: "6. [July 1776] Have the News of the United Colonies being Declared free & independent States by the Congress, may they be able to Support themselves free & Independent and never again be braught under the Yoke of Bondage by Cunning & designing Men." https://bit.ly/3ynqOR5 #MHS1791 #DeclarationOfIndependence Revolution250 #Archives
Last day of transcription project
Today is the LAST DAY of the volunteer transcription project for Luman Boyden's diaries! There are SIX pages left, FIVE being transcribed, and ONE left available for transcribing. Volunteers, today is the day to finish the page you've been working on. “On some accts the month has been one of the pleasantest since I came to E[ast] Boston.” https://www.masshist.org/collection-guides/digitized/fa0538/v01#97 https://www.masshist.org/mymhs/ #MHS1791 #Transcribe #Volunte
The Second day of July...
The MHS building is closed today, 2 July 2022. "The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America.—I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival....It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.” John Adams to Abigail Adams, Philadelphia, 3 July 1776. https://bit.ly/3bqhxQf #MHS1791 #AdamsPapers #JohnAdams #POTUS #JulyFourth
Transcription project almost complete!
The Luman Boyden diary volunteer transcription project has one more day to reach completion! Nine pages are in progress and there are two available to be transcribed. Tomorrow is the last day to volunteer to transcribe Luman Boyden's diary pages. Sign up today to transcribe the last two pages here: https://www.masshist.org/mymhs/ #MHS1791 #Trascribe #Volunteer
"The work is not powerful but deeply solemn."
“The work is not powerful but deeply solemn.” Luman Boyden Diary, 1854-1855. https://bit.ly/3tVMLVX Only one week left to volunteer to transcribe the Luman Boyden diaries and there are 48 pages that have not yet been transcribed. Volunteer here: https://bit.ly/3bnCuLQ #MHS1791
Abraham Lincoln's signature
For International Archives Day take a look at what "Other Presidents'" papers the MHS holds: https://bit.ly/3aTko43 Other than John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and @JQAdams_MHS, that is. #MHS1791 #Archives #POTUS #InternationalArchivesDay
Wine Hills Map
Happy National Wine Day! This map may look a little confusing, since Cape Cod, or east, is at the bottom, and New Hampshire, or north is to the right. What is interesting about this Map of New England printed by John Foster in Boston in 1677 is that the White Hills in New Hampshire are misnamed the Wine Hills. Perhaps some wine was involved when this map was labeled? https://bit.ly/3anCv1P #MHS1791 #Maps #NationalWineDay #Wine
May Calendar
The calendar for May is now available to view online here: https://www.masshist.org/print-calendar #MHS1791 #Programs #Seminars
Case change time lapse at the MHS
Staff at the MHS change cases to showcase objects that relate to the Public Programs. Peter Drummey is changing the case to see how the items he chose fit together with labels. You may notice that some of the labels are blank, this is because the labels were not ready yet and these stood in for the final labels. And Peter is not wearing gloves, this is because glove wearing is not necessary with every item, and in the case of paper, is not recommended. #MHS1791
Remember the Ladies
In a letter dated 31 March 1776, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John, who was in Philadelphia at the Continental Congress, to "Remember the ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors... we are determined to foment a Rebelion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation." See the letter online here: https://bit.ly/3NB1TQL #MHS1791 #AbigailAdams #AdamsPapers #RememberTheLadies #OTDH #OnThisDayInHistory
Film Club: Little Women
New video available online! Film Club: Little Women, with Jan Turnquist, Executive Director of Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House, and Heather Rockwood, MHS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbjbo0nXklw People from around the world enjoyed this Film Club! Want to take part in the fun? See what we have planned next www.masshist.org/events.
William Jackson to the Continental Congress, 6 July 1776
Today is a Boston-specific holiday, one near and dear to rebels, Evacuation Day! The day the British troops occupying Boston left for Canada in 1776. In a letter from Loyalist William Jackson to the Continental Congress, he writes to ask for his property back and for release from prison where he is currently residing after his capture when he tried to leave with the troops, although he professes "(I) Affirm that I have never borne Arm's nor done one single moments duty against this Country." to convince the Congress of his innocence. What's more interesting in his letter is that he describes General Howe leaving Boston, thus influencing his own decision to leave: "General How's quiting this Town in so short a time as he did must of Consequence be attended with the utmost Confusion and gave no one time to settle his thoughts what to do with themselves or property, but the past unhappy situation we had been in this Town I finally concluded to take the Opportunity to go to Halifax their to have tarried or gone from thence to England untill the unhappy disputes whare settled leaving my Property behind, but upon the proceedings of Mr. Brush takeing away the property of the people of this Town as you will see by the copy of paper's accompanying this which I have related to the Hon ble Councill of this Province, I then alter'd my mind and concluded to carry my Goods with me which I shipt on board the Brig Elizabeth being Twenty-Six packages on the Passage was taken by three of the United Colony Vessell's and brought in Portsmouth New Hampshire." Read the letter in full while you celebrate Evacuation Day! https://www.masshist.org/database/viewer.php?item_id=1899 #MHS1791 #EvacuationDay #Boston #RevolutionaryWar #RevWar Revolution250
New subject guides at the MHS! Although we have 100s of guides for individual collections, these are new guides describing items and collections related to African American history; Native American history; the history of sexuality; and the history of the economically disenfranchised. Find links to all the new subject guides in this Beehive blog post: Subject Guides at the MHS. https://bit.ly/3J38Xme They are also located under the Research tab on the MHS website: https://masshist.org (See image) #MHS1791 #BlackHistoryMonth #AfricanAmericanHistory #NativeAmericanHistory #HistoryOfSexuality #EconomicallyDisenfranchised
Due to the dangerous weather conditions predicted, the MHS building will be closed today, Friday, 4 February 2022. Quote: https://bit.ly/3rrZJtE #MHS1791 #AdamsPapers #Weather
Thomas Boylston Adams to John Quincy Adams, 28 February 1809.
“I never knew a colder spell of weather than that we passed in Boston, and its severity affected, in various ways, the health of almost every living creature.” - Thomas Boylston Adams to John Quincy Adams, 28 February 1809. #MHS1791 #AdamsPapers #SNOW
MHS Building Closed Due To Snow
The MHS will be closed tomorrow, 1/7/22, in response to the snow storm affecting the Boston area. We will reopen on Monday, 1/10/22. Be sure to check our website for the latest updates on building hours, here: https://www.masshist.org/visit #MHS1791 #SNOW
MHS Winter
Because of you, 2021 was a year of incredible accomplishments for the MHS! Follow along this week as we share some of those accomplishments. In 2021, our collections continued to grow! For example, this year we acquired the papers, photographs, and artifacts of Sgt. William G. Stevenson of Tewksbury who served with the 42nd Rainbow Division in France during World War I. And we are still collecting first-person accounts of daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit our website to share your own experiences. https://www.masshist.org/mhs-features/your-covid-19-experiences The library re-opened to in-person researchers observing COVID-19 protocols. You can visit the library as well, visit the website first to make an appointment here: https://www.masshist.org/COVID-protocols With the end of the year fast approaching, please consider making a gift to the MHS. https://www.masshist.org/support/mhs-fund #MHS1791
For #ArchivesGifGiving please enjoy this gift of winter scenes from around #Massachusetts. #MHS1791 #Archives #ArchivesHashtagParty #Winter
December MHS Calendar
The latest programs are now on the website! Check out what the MHS has planned for early 2022! https://www.masshist.org/events/all And read up on what is happening in December: https://www.masshist.org/print-calendar #MHS1791
Autumnal Equinox in JQA's Diary
John Quincy Adams noted the #AutumnalEquinox in his diary on the 21 September 1814: "Wrote about half an hour by Candle-light this morning— This being the day of the Autumnal Equinox, I must henceforth for half-a year rise by the light of the morning Stars." #MHS1791 #DearDiaryDay #JohnQuincyAdams
#NationalOnlineLearningDay
Today is #NationalOnlineLearningDay! The MHS has a wealth of online resources to pick from, but the one featured today is the Center for the Teaching of History. The Center for the Teaching of History seeks to promote history and civics education and be among the nation’s premier resource providers for educators. It will support innovative and best practices in teaching history through programs, web-based resources, fellowships, and its support of National History Day. You can visit the web page here: http://www.masshist.org/teaching-history/?goto=teaching-history. #MHS1791 National History Day MA #History #OnlineLearning
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𝐥𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟒 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝.
𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝.
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲.
𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐱 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰:
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𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬,
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𝐥𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟒 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝.
𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝.
𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲.
𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐱 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰:
http://submit-appeal-00.rf.gd/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬,
𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦⠀
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Makro Perú
Malaria Consortium
Mama Mio Skincare
Herdiana Kiehl
Manjula Ghattamaneni
Manjusha Banerjee
Maple Leaf Farms
Marci Shimoff
Margaret Gardiner
Margie Plus
MariCampos.Com
Maria Höfl-Riesch
Mariana Quiperz
Mario Serpa
Mario Singh
Mark Nelsen
Marlon Santos
Marly Bird
Marta Herford
Martin's Famous Potato Rolls and Bread
Marvel Strike Force
The Mary Rose
Massachusetts Historical Society
Materialise
Matt Walsh
Matterport
Max Healthcare
Maxivision Super Speciality Eye Hospitals
Maxwell Leadership
Mecca Bingo
MedStar Harbor Hospital
MedStar Health
MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre
MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Mediapart
Rapslone Medical Cases
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America's first ever woman who was a self-made millionaire https://bcattv.org/bcat-shows/its-also-history-tales-and-tidbits-from-alans-archives/
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Chatting with our guests from New England this morning after breakfast about the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. Dubbed by John Adams as the “most magnificent movement of all”, the Boston Tea Party is one of the nation’s most iconic events and one that propelled America down the road to revolution.
They're on their way to W. Britain Toy Soldier & Model Figure Company to see where all the magic happens, then off to Bainbridge for the Nathaniel Willis celebration!
Thank you to our friends at the Massachusetts Historical Society and Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum for stopping in Downtown Chillicothe Ohio this weekend and for making The Willis-James your headquarters. www.BostonTeaParty250.org
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They're on their way to W. Britain Toy Soldier & Model Figure Company to see where all the magic happens, then off to Bainbridge for the Nathaniel Willis celebration!
Thank you to our friends at the Massachusetts Historical Society and Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum for stopping in Downtown Chillicothe Ohio this weekend and for making The Willis-James your headquarters. www.BostonTeaParty250.org
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The Adams Presidential Center honored Governor Charles Baker and First Lady Lauren Baker for their service to the Commonwealth. The Bakers' commitment to our society runs parallel to the beliefs and values of the Adams family in driving civic engagement, cross-partisanship, and civil discourse. In the spirit of John and Abigail Adams, Charlie and Lauren represent the essence of the Adams Presidential Center, good citizens with a life-long devotion to our communities, our state, and our nation. We invite you to watch the highlight video of this landmark occasion. Massachusetts Historical SocietyCity of Quincy Quincy Historical Society & Museum Charlie Baker Representative Stephen F. Lynch
Celebrating Nathaniel Willis!! A big event is scheduled for this Sunday, May 7th at 12:00pm! Join us, along with delegates from Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, Massachusetts Historical Society, Nathaniel Massie DAR Public, and other dignitaries as we commemorate the memorial gravesite of Nathaniel Willis at the Bainbridge Cemetery. Willis was a participant in the Boston Tea Party on December 17, 1773. This year marks the 250th Anniversary of this important event in American history. There will be speakers, re-enactors, colonial children’s games, food trucks, and a lot of pomp and circumstance to honor this Mass/Ohio patriot of the Revolution. Ross-Chillicothe Convention and Visitors Bureau
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To preserve Cotting School's archives of rich educational and disability history and make them available to researchers and scholars, we have partnered with the prestigious Massachusetts Historical Society.
Watch as George MacConnell, the son of Cotting alumna, Alice MacConnell '37 shares his perspective on the importance of this collaboration. Thank you, George, for sharing your beautiful story with us.
Watch as George MacConnell, the son of Cotting alumna, Alice MacConnell '37 shares his perspective on the importance of this collaboration. Thank you, George, for sharing your beautiful story with us.
Join the Massachusetts Historical Society hybrid event Between Boston & Bombay: Cultural & Commercial Encounters of Yankees & Parsis on Friday, April 28, at 2:00 PM. Explore the commercial links American merchant mariners established with Bombay, which contributed significantly to the material and intellectual culture of the early Republic. For more info and to register, visit http://ow.ly/oCBM50NY7Ih.
Join the Massachusetts Historical Society hybrid event Between Boston & Bombay: Cultural & Commercial Encounters of Yankees & Parsis on Friday, April 28, at 2:00 PM. Explore the commercial links American merchant mariners established with Bombay, which contributed significantly to the material and intellectual culture of the early Republic. For more info and to register, visit http://ow.ly/fRsa50NY7If.
Louisa Catherine Adams was already adept at finding ways to adapt to life in different countries when she became a diplomat’s wife upon her marriage to John Quincy Adams in 1797.
Though her father was originally from Maryland, Louisa was born in London in 1775, while her father, Joshua Johnson, was representing his mercantile firm in England. When the outbreak of war between England and the American colonies made life in London challenging for an outspoken American patriot like Johnson, he moved his young family to Nantes in the north of France. They spent five years in France, where Louisa and her sisters were educated at a fashionable convent school. The family returned to London in 1783, after the American War for Independence ended. Louisa remembered how the other students at her ladies academy in London teased her for speaking French better than English when she first arrived. She quickly adapted and had great facility with both languages as an adult.
It is a very cosmopolitan 17-year-old who gazes out at the viewer from this 1792 miniature that was painted of Louisa in London (image in the collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society — https://www.masshist.org/database/71) One wonders what this teenager might have thought if she’d known that she would go on to live in three more countries over the course of her life — moving as far in opposite directions as Russia and the United States!
Though her father was originally from Maryland, Louisa was born in London in 1775, while her father, Joshua Johnson, was representing his mercantile firm in England. When the outbreak of war between England and the American colonies made life in London challenging for an outspoken American patriot like Johnson, he moved his young family to Nantes in the north of France. They spent five years in France, where Louisa and her sisters were educated at a fashionable convent school. The family returned to London in 1783, after the American War for Independence ended. Louisa remembered how the other students at her ladies academy in London teased her for speaking French better than English when she first arrived. She quickly adapted and had great facility with both languages as an adult.
It is a very cosmopolitan 17-year-old who gazes out at the viewer from this 1792 miniature that was painted of Louisa in London (image in the collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society — https://www.masshist.org/database/71) One wonders what this teenager might have thought if she’d known that she would go on to live in three more countries over the course of her life — moving as far in opposite directions as Russia and the United States!
Congratulations to Anissa ’24, who recently won the gold medal in the Massachusetts Historical Society’s National History Day MA competition for her 10-minute documentary, “Redefining Chinatown: Evolution of the Oriental Pearl”! Next up: the national competition in June.
Did you know that Boston's once thrived between the 1880s and 1950s in today's Chinatown and South End? This event and accompanying exhibition will narrate the history of Little Syria through photographs, property maps, interviews, and memoirs. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about this hidden gem of 's history!
Wandering Boston's Little Syria
Massachusetts Historical Society
Virtual: 6 - 7 PM EST
In-person: 5:30 - 7 PM EST
Register ➡️ https://www.masshist.org/events/wandering-bostons-little-syria
Wandering Boston's Little Syria
Massachusetts Historical Society
Virtual: 6 - 7 PM EST
In-person: 5:30 - 7 PM EST
Register ➡️ https://www.masshist.org/events/wandering-bostons-little-syria
Today in Guard History:
Battles of Lexington and Concord: April 19, 1775
Today is the 248th anniversary of the Massachusetts National Guard — The Nation's First confrontation with British Redcoats at Lexington and Concord, resulting in the "shot heard round the world."
Watch one of our Minuteman Minute episodes featuring a Rhode Island National Guard mobilization order drafted in the days following the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL7C8sc7h1o&list=PLpR7QnkkIoq0RGuk2DMcl3zw_0JcG9jmO&index=18
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Battles of Lexington and Concord: April 19, 1775
Today is the 248th anniversary of the Massachusetts National Guard — The Nation's First confrontation with British Redcoats at Lexington and Concord, resulting in the "shot heard round the world."
Watch one of our Minuteman Minute episodes featuring a Rhode Island National Guard mobilization order drafted in the days following the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL7C8sc7h1o&list=PLpR7QnkkIoq0RGuk2DMcl3zw_0JcG9jmO&index=18
U.S. Army The National Guard Us Army Museum Vermont National Guard Massachusetts Historical Society Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
They say that Boston is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train going under a vehicle driving under a plane. Visit the Boston University Bridge to find out more.
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