Starring Susanna Rowson

This broadside announcing a benefit performance at the Federal Street Theatre in Boston on 4 November 1796 contains the name of the novelist, playwright, and actress, Susanna Haswell Rowson (here listed as “Mrs. Rowson”) in two supporting roles. Read more...

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SPOTLIGHT ON Adams Resources at the MHS


Icon of Adams' Signatures

Consult this list of Adams resources at the MHS for easy access to online presentations of Adams family letters and diaries, descriptions of Adams collections, and biographical information on John Adams and other members of this important American family.

Other resources and information for researchers

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SPOTLIGHT ON
Coming of the American Revolution


Coming of the American Revolution

View letters, diaries, newspapers, and broadsides from the years 1764-1776, as well as tools for using these materials in the classroom.

More resources for teachers

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SPOTLIGHT ON Early Photographs


Early Photographs

Browse early photographs from our collections, including portraits taken by some of Boston's most notable photographers and depictions of locations in and around Boston, in this online presentation.

Browse online exhibitions