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Will Nipper—Colonial Money

Will Nipper—Colonial Money

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 3, 2020 | History News

Will Nipper Will Nipper, author of In Yankee Doodle’s Pocket: The Myth, Magic and Politics of Money in Early America, discusses the fascinating history of money in Colonial America. [Recorded September 3, 2020.] Links mentioned in the video: Colonial Coin...
Civics, Politics, and History Organizations: History as neutral ground? (11 September 2020)

Civics, Politics, and History Organizations: History as neutral ground? (11 September 2020)

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 2, 2020 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, Publick Occurences

Women’s Suffrage, the Census, Black Lives Matter, the Election: How do you engage the question of politics in your organization? Engaging audiences without being partisan? How do board members feel about these issues? Where do we draw the line between history...
Dan Gifford, PhD—The Last Voyage of the Whaling Bark Progress

Dan Gifford, PhD—The Last Voyage of the Whaling Bark Progress

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 27, 2020 | History News

Daniel Gifford, PhD, is a public historian who focuses on American popular and visual culture, as well as museums in American culture. He received his PhD from George Mason University in 2011. He currently teaches at several universities near his home in Louisville,...
Jim Christ—The Battle of Paoli

Jim Christ—The Battle of Paoli

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 20, 2020 | History News

Jim ChristJim Christ, President of the Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund, discusses the Battle of Paoli, sometimes called “The Paoli Massacre,” which unfolded at midnight on September 20–21, 1777 and was the 9th deadliest battle of the American...
Chris Dubbs—Women Reporters in WWI

Chris Dubbs—Women Reporters in WWI

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 13, 2020 | History News

Chris Dubbs is a military historian living in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, and has worked as a newspaper journalist, editor, and publisher. He is the author of numerous books, including An Unladylike Profession: American Women War Correspondents in World War I...
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