by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News
Marilynne K. Roach, author of The Salem Witch Trials: a Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege Willful forgetting, conflicting memories, and dueling antiquarians, plus new clues unearthed from old manuscripts – all led to the scientifically verified...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News
Tara Mancini, author of Calicos, Camelots and Swords While the raiding of other peoples comes to an end in the 12th century, the Viking culture and material goods continues with their wadmal, knitwear and their decedents arriving in Manhattan during the 17th...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News
Tara Mancini, author of Calicos, Camelots and Swords Why would a good man need bright red drawers? Why are hers yellow? And what were love drawers? We’ll dive into the personal wardrobes and hampers of New Yorkers and explore the various types, colors and styles of...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News
Dr. Michael Shire, Chief Academic Officer and Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Hebrew College, Newton, MA Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography was first published in French in 1791 incorporating a method of moral improvement that he attempted on a daily basis...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News
Stephen Knott, Professor, National Security Affairs Department, United States Naval War CollegeLin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway blockbuster Hamilton: An American Musical kept Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill and transformed this unlikely founding father into a Broadway...
