By Elaine Grublin

It will be a quiet week at the MHS. Please note that the library and exhibition areas will be closed Thursday, 24 November through Saturday, 26 November in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular hours will resume on Monday, 28 November.

If you are roaming the city early in the week and looking for something to do, the exhibition areas will be open Monday through Wednesday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM . We currently have two shows onview: The Purchase by Blood: Massachusetts in the Civil War 1861-1862 and “Like a Wolf for the Prey”: The Massachusestts Historical Society’s Collection Begins.