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Season 3 of The Object of History Launches 15 October
The MHS podcast returns on 15 November with a story about the cultural significance of teeth in the 18th century. In this episode, experts examine a portrait of George Washington in which he does not resemble the familiar face on the one-dollar bill. Could this portrait be related to Washington’s longtime struggle with dental health? To find out, listen to “‘Holding the Atlantic World in His Mouth’: George Washington, an MHS Portrait & the Culture of Teeth in the 18th Century.”
This episode will be available on Wednesday, 15 November. Listen to it here.
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Monday, 13 November | 6:00 PM
Wars Civil & Great: The American Experience in the CivilWar & World War I
Dr. Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, MHS; Dr. David Silbey, Cornell University; Dr. Brian Allen Drake, University of Georgia; and Dr. Kathleen Logothetis Thompson.
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Tuesday, 14 November | 5:00 PM
“Come by Water & Not by Land”: Water Sovereignty & Rival Ecologies in Mid-Atlantic Iron Country 1608–1783
Sophie Hess, University of Maryland, with comment by Christopher L. Pastore, University at Albany, State University of New York.
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Thursday, 16 November | 5:00 PM
Across Barbed Wire & Racial Lines: Interracial Friendship & Girlhood During World War II
Sonia C. Gomez, Santa Clara University, with comment by Yuichiro Onishi, University of Minnesota.
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Tuesday, 28 November, 5:00 PM: “Get Your Grassroots, Ladies”: Pioneering a Path to Upgrade Household Employment in Boston, MA, 1960s–1970s with Mia Michael, Wayne State University, with comment by Erik Loomis, University of Rhode Island.
Wednesday, 29 November, 6:00 PM: Gay Community News at 50: GCN’s Impact & Legacy with Gerard Cabrera, Gilda Bruckman, and Haden Smiley, moderated by Michael Bronski, co-sponsored with The History Project.
Friday, 1 December, 3:00 PM, & Saturday, 2 December, 9:00 AM: Empire & Its Discontent, 1763–1773, a conference.
Monday, 4 December, 6:00 PM: A Constitutional Culture: New England & the Struggle Against Arbitrary Rule in the Restoration Empire with Adrian Chastain Weimer, Providence College.
Wednesday, 6 December, 5:00 PM: “For the Entertainment of Her Friends”: Working Actresses, Society & Performance in Boston, 1790–1830 with Emma Futhey, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services University, with comment by Elizabeth Maddock Dillon, Northeastern University.
Wednesday, 13 December, 5:30 PM: MHS Members & Honorary Fellows Holiday Party.
See full calendar.
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Registration and Events
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Interested in Past Programs?
If you missed a program or would like to revisit the material presented, please visit www.masshist.org/video.
Click below to view the video, Mecklenburgh Square, Radciffe Yard & Beyond: A Conversation with Francesca Wade & Maggie Doherty on Writing Women's Lives, with Maggie Doherty, Harvard University, and Francesca Wade, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, moderated by Megan Marshall, Emerson College. Enjoy more videos by subscribing to the MHS YouTube channel after you view the video.
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Exhibition and Library Hours
Now Open! “The Dye is cast”: Interests & Ideals That Motivated the Boston Tea Party. The exhibition is open through 29 February 2024. Learn more about the exhibition and explore items from our collection related to the Tea Party.
Our galleries and library are open Monday and Wednesday through Friday, from 9:30 AM to 4:45 PM, Tuesday from 9:30 AM to 7:45 PM, and Saturday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (the galleries and library open at 12:00 PM the second Tuesday of the month). Please note that the last admission is 45 minutes prior to closing.
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The MHS Fund and Membership
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