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Founded in 1791, the Massachusetts Historical Society is an independent research library and an invaluable resource for American history, life, and culture.

Adams Resources

Exhibitions

The Cabinetmaker & the Carver: Boston Furniture from Private Collections

Collection Highlights

Object of the Month MHS Gallery Annotated Newspapers of Harbottle Dorr

This view of the Old West Church in Boston, engraved by Rudolph Ruzicka, is one of a series of annual keepsakes printed by the Merrymount Press between 1903 and 1942. More »

Library Closed: Library Closed
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
to Wednesday, 25 December 2013

Notice: Exhibition Galleries Open
Thursday, 26 December 2013

Library Closed: Library Closed
Thursday, 26 December 2013