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MHS Email Newsletter September 2004 Welcome! Welcome to the second edition of @MHS! This bi-monthly newsletter will keep you informed of events and milestones at the MHS and will provide updates on new publications and website exhibitions. We hope you will find this newsletter useful and informative. Please send your feedback to webmaster@masshist.org — we would love to hear from you. 
 Object of the Month This month's Object of the Month is the only extant copy of a remarkable three-page pamphlet, written by Boston merchant and magistrate Samuel Sewall (1652-1730). The Selling of Joseph was the first anti slavery tract published in New England. Click here to see the Object of the Month. 
MHR Receives AASLH CommendationThe American Association for State and Local History has awarded the MHS a Certificate of Commendation for the Society's annual journal, The Massachusetts Historical Review. Click here to read about the AASLH award. Click here to learn more about the MHR. 
Abigail's War The MHS is pleased to offer a free, primary-source-based activity book for elementary-school-age students. Based on Abigail Adams's letters, the self-contained, 57-page booklet strengthens students' language arts and mathematical skills as they learn about the American Revolution. Click here for more information Upcoming Events 2004-2005 Seminar Series All three of our annual seminar series commence this month, kicking off with a keynote lecture by Martin Melosi of the University of Houston entitled "How the Automobile Shaped the City". This lecture is free and open to the public. More information... 
Annual Dinner, 14 October 2004 Guest speaker Gordon S. Wood, author of The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin. More information... Annual Meeting, 7 October 2004 Presentation of the Kennedy Medal to Bernard Bailyn. More information... Click here to learn more about upcoming events. This e-mail newsletter is provided to subscribers who have voluntarily elected to receive it or have had past business dealings with MHS (in accordance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and our privacy policy). If you no longer wish to receive these e-mails, click the link at the bottom of this message to unsubscribe immediately. If you wish to change your e-mail address, please e-mail your request to membership@masshist.org, with your full name, old e-mail, and new e-mail. |