by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 31, 2025 | History News
James BradleyFrom the Publisher: A new biography of the 8th president of the United States, the first chief executive not born a British citizen and the first to use the party system to chart his way from tavern-keeper’s son to the pinnacle of power. Martin Van Buren...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 24, 2025 | Conversations on the Commons (event), Conversations on the Commons Archive, News, Publick Occurences
Putting the Public in Publishing History March 21, 2025 12:00-1:30pm The gold standard of having done research in local history used to be to get it published. Is publishing the imprimatur from the history community that it once was? If you want to bring your...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 19, 2025 | Publick Occurences
Join us on Wednesday, April 2 at 7pm for the next installment in our publishing history authors’ series! A Home in Woods Hole with Elizabeth SheehyApril 2, 20257:00-8:30pm Walter Nickerson and Helena Nugent built a house in Woods Hole more than a hundred years...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 17, 2025 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, History Studio, News, Publick Occurences
The Second Installment in our History Studio on Authors and Publishing in Massachusetts: David Whitemyer Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 7pm Massachusetts is littered with the remains of public and private buildings and landscapes: hospitals, factories, churches, houses,...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 14, 2025 | History News
Robert HuttonAmazon Book Description Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out. Always ready with a drink and a story, Clarke was a well-known figure in Cairo social circles and nightlife. If you...