by Massachusetts History Alliance | May 21, 2020 | History News
Karen A. Chase is an independent author and a Daughter of the American Revolution with the Commonwealth Chapter in Virginia. Her first novel, Carrying Independence, book one of the 3-part Founding-Documents Series, is historical fiction about the signing of the...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | May 14, 2020 | History News
Eric Jay Dolin is the author of and A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America’s Hurricanes (2020), Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious Pirates (2018), Brilliant Beacons: A History of...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Apr 16, 2020 | History News, Uncategorized
By David M. Powers, 16 April 2020 NEW FREEMEN SWORN IN Even though all adult males could legally vote after May 1647, but in local elections only, Springfield citizens had little say beyond their own town. Only seven of forty-three male residents of legal age were...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Apr 16, 2020 | History News
John L. BellThe first interview in the History Camp Discussion series, J. L. Bell, discusses his research into Revolutionary Boston, including countering some often-repeated “facts” about the events that led to the shots fired at Lexington and Concord, and how he...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Apr 6, 2020 | History News, Uncategorized
The Pioneer Valley History Network (PVHN) is excited to announce its newest project, “Revolution Happened Here: Our Towns in the American Revolution.” Funded through a newly-awarded grant from Mass Humanities, the project will bring together a collaborative team of...
