Event Committee

Julia Pfannenstiehl, Co-Chair
Mary Beth Sandman, Co-Chair

Oliver F. Ames
Levin H. Campbell, Jr.
Herbert P. Dane
Joan Fink
Anne McNay
George Marshall Moriarty
Lisa B. Nurme
Robert G. Ripley, Jr.
Michael Shea
R. Newcomb Stillwell

John Moffitt, Founding Chair
Paul Sandman, Chair, Board of Trustees
Catherine Allgor, President 

Upcoming Events
Special Event

Celebrating National History Day in Massachusetts at the State House

22Apr 10:00AM 2019
For questions and to register, contact Elyssa ...

Massachusetts State House (Grand Staircase) 24 Beacon Street, Boston   The Massachusetts Historical Society, the state sponsor of National History Day in ...
Modern American Society and Culture Seminar

Boston’s North End: Post-World War II Italian Immigration, Segmented Assimilation, and the ...

23Apr 5:15PM 2019

This paper examines the dynamics and impact of Italian immigration in the North End via the lens of segmented assimilation. Depending on age, gender, parental style, and ...
Special Event; Member Event; Exhibition

“Can She Do It?” Massachusetts Debates a Woman’s Right to Vote: Sneak Preview Reception

25Apr 6:00PM 2019
Please note: space at this event is limited.

MHS Fellows and Members are invited to the sneak preview reception for “Can She Do It?” The exhibition explores the activism and debate around women’s ...
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From our Blog

This Week @MHS

Join us for a program this week! Here is a look at what is going on: - Tuesday, 29 January, 5:15 PM: Better Teaching through Technology, 1945-1969, with Victoria Cain, Northeastern ...

Founder to Founder

Like so many good stories here at the Historical Society, it began with a reference question. Jeremy Belknap, hunting through his sources, asked Vice President John Adams for some help. Belknap, the ...

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Letter from Julius M. Lathrop to [James] Baxter, 27 June 1862