by Massachusetts History Alliance | Nov 16, 2023 | Conversations on the Commons Archive
Friday, November 17, 2023, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. A Conversation on the Commons featuring Joanne Riley (UMass Boston) and Jane Stimpson (Massachusetts Library System) Heads-up – here comes Artificial Intelligence! How can generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Bard, Poe,...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Nov 3, 2023 | History News
Katherine HoweA History Camp Discussion with Katherine Howe about one of the most wealthy and well-known American families. The story of the Astors is one of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention. The family fortune, first...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 20, 2023 | Conversations on the Commons Archive
Friday, October 20, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. A Conversation on the Commons featuring Ken Turino (Historic New England) and Joan Ilacqua (The History Project) Too often, we schedule programs to check off boxes. Instead, diversity and inclusion should inform all of our...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 19, 2023 | History News
Brooke BarbierA History Camp discussion with Brooke Barbier on King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father. This book discusses John Hancock, from his privileged upbringing to his role as a politician and patriot. An insightful study of...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 5, 2023 | History News
Tom HandA History Camp discussion with Tom Hand on An American Triumph: America’s Founding Era through the Lives of Ben Franklin, George Washington, and John Adams. Through a collection of captivating stories from Ben Franklin’s birth in 1706 to the passing of...