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...

RESEARCH


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

BROWSE


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
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Events

Brown Bag
Researching a Naval History of the American Revolution
12:00PM Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Author Talk;
Where We Worked: A Celebration of America’s Workers and the Nation They Built
6:00PM Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Author Talk;
Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens
7:00PM Wednesday, 30 May 2012

MHS Tour
The History and Collections of the MHS
10:00AM Saturday, 2 June 2012


The Fenway Victory Gardens: Finding History Inside and Out
6:00PM Tuesday, 5 June 2012

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