Events
The MHS offers an engaging roster of programming to foster historical knowledge and we welcome everyone to attend, question, and contribute. We provide a forum for debate; host a variety of events that delve into the complexities of history; and encourage people to share their observations, interpretations, and ideas.
Upcoming Events
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Wed, September 07, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. In person, $10 per person fee, no charge for MHS Members, EBT Cardholders, or virtual guests. The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00.
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Thu, September 08, 2022, -
Join Johnathan Williams as we discuss 1998’s A Civil Action, starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall, James…
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Mon, September 12, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. In person, $10 per person fee, no charge for MHS Members, EBT Cardholders, or virtual guests. The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00.
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Wed, September 14, 2022, -
Calling all graduate students and faculty! Please join us at our thirteenth annual Graduate Student Reception for students in history, American Studies, and related fields. This year we invite you to join a virtual gathering to learn about the resources the MHS…
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Fri, September 16, 2022, -
The politics of the United States and its regions are founded on their political cultures. Since the nation’s founding, regional, ideological, economic, ethnic and racial issues have shaped the many political cultures ruling American society. This …
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Sat, September 17, 2022, -
The politics of the United States and its regions are founded on their political cultures. Since the nation’s founding, regional, ideological, economic, ethnic and racial issues have shaped the many political cultures ruling American society. This …
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Tue, September 20, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. In person, $10 per person fee, no charge for MHS Members, EBT Cardholders, or virtual guests. The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00.
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Thu, September 22, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. In person, $10 per person fee, no charge for MHS Members, EBT Cardholders, or virtual guests. The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00.
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Wed, September 28, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. In person, $10 per person fee, no charge for MHS Members, EBT Cardholders, or virtual guests. The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00.
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Thu, September 29, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. The in-person reception will begin at 4:30 pm.
Nothing had quite the carbon impact of the Barbados sugar boom. Within a half century of the colony’s transition to sugar production in 1643, Barbados…
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Mon, October 03, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. In person, $10 per person fee, no charge for MHS Members, EBT Cardholders, or virtual guests. The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00.
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Thu, October 06, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. In person, $10 per person fee, no charge for MHS Members, EBT Cardholders, or virtual guests. The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00.
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Mon, October 10, 2022, -
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Tue, October 11, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. The in-person reception will begin at 4:30 pm.
This paper examines the attempts of Albert Gallatin, a young immigrant from Geneva, to make a fortune in North America through connections to the French Atlantic. Drawn…
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Wed, October 12, 2022, -
Join disability history scholars and activists as we discuss 2020’s Crip Camp, featuring Larry Allison, Judith Heumann, James LeBrecht, and more. The…
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Tue, October 18, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. The in-person reception will begin at 4:30 pm.
Since the 1950s, the United States military and related agencies have used earth’s extreme environments to simulate outer space. This…
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Thu, October 20, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. In person, $10 per person fee, no charge for MHS Members, EBT Cardholders, or virtual guests. The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00.
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Tue, October 25, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. The in-person reception will begin after the program.
The Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has funded several short-term fellows at the MHS. This event…
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Thu, October 27, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. The in-person reception will begin at 4:30 pm.
This panel explores how gender, sexuality, and race shaped the experience of two women in the nineteenth century. Alexi Garrett provides a microhistory that follows the…
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Fri, October 28, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. In person, $10 per person fee, no charge for MHS Members, EBT Cardholders, or virtual guests. The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00.
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Tue, November 01, 2022, -
This is a hybrid event. The in-person reception will begin at 4:30 pm.
When the first U.S. diplomat to Iran, S. G. W. Benjamin, returned to the United States in 1885, he urged Americans to study Persian art. Through lectures and…
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Tue, December 06, 2022, -
This is an online event.
This panel discusses the cultural and racial identities of Indigenous people during King Philip’s War (1675-76). Ruth Herndon’s paper studies a group of 32 Indigenous children, raised as “praying Indians”, who were…
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The MHS organizes seven seminar series that bring together a diverse group of scholars and members of the public to workshop a pre-circulated academic paper.