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Heather Rogers — “We haven’t had a president with facial hair in more than a century” and Other Trivial Observations

Heather Rogers — “We haven’t had a president with facial hair in more than a century” and Other Trivial Observations

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 22, 2025 | History News

Heather RogersHeather Rogers filled hundreds of sketchbook pages doodling her way through presidential biographies. Doing so heightened her curiosity and turned her into an insufferable presidential nerd. Along the way, she discovered unexpected threads connecting...
Ryan Cole — The Last Adieu: Lafayette’s Triumphant Return, the Echoes of Revolution, and the Gratitude of the Republic

Ryan Cole — The Last Adieu: Lafayette’s Triumphant Return, the Echoes of Revolution, and the Gratitude of the Republic

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 18, 2025 | History News

Ryan ColeFrom the publisher In the summer of 1824, the aging Marquis de Lafayette, defeated politically and distraught over the fate of liberty in Europe, set sail one last time from France for America after an absence of forty years. Across the sea waited a nation...
Richard Tucker — Transforming on Campaign: How the British Army adapted in the American War for Independence

Richard Tucker — Transforming on Campaign: How the British Army adapted in the American War for Independence

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 16, 2025 | History News

Richard O. Tucker, MMH, (linkedin.com/in/richard-tucker-ab6ba429) is a Marine Corps veteran, life long reenactor of various eras, and accredited historian. Richard holds a BA in US History from Keene State College, and a Master’s in Military History from Norwich...
Mel Bloom — More than Women’s Work: Redefining Gender Roles in the Armed Forces (1942–1948)

Mel Bloom — More than Women’s Work: Redefining Gender Roles in the Armed Forces (1942–1948)

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 16, 2025 | History News

Mel BloomWhen someone mentions women who served in World War II, generally people have a familiarity with the nurses, Rosie the Riveter, and occasionally the women pilots. Although by far the most iconic and well-known, those are all civilian roles, and the women who...
Edouard Lussan — Recreating Boston During the Revolutionary Era

Edouard Lussan — Recreating Boston During the Revolutionary Era

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 16, 2025 | History News

Edouard Lussan has worked on more than ten video games and interactive titles combining fiction and historical reconstructions. He created three games based on medieval themes — ‘Crusades’, ‘Vikings’, ‘Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood’; as well as ‘Operation...
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