by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News
Jan Drake has a lifelong interest in history and the stories which are found in family archives and genealogical research. A graduate of Needham High School, she has a Bachelor’s in Science degree from Hobart & William Smith Colleges and a Masters in Library...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News
Ceilidh E. BurdickThe popular image of the Viking Age centers around fearless warriors clad in armor traveling in powerful warships to raid foreign lands in the name of glory or a king; the spoils of their battles being treasure and maidens alike. When it comes to...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News
Margo BurnsIn April 1952, playwright Arthur Miller went to Salem to do research for his play “The Crucible,” set during the witchcraft trials of 1692. He described the experience of seeing the original manuscripts at the Essex County Courthouse this way: “I wanted to...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News
Quinn R. StuartThe US Naval Shipbuilding Museum was established in 1994 when the US Navy transferred USS Salem, a Cold War-era heavy cruiser, to the museum at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts. Salem, nicknamed the Sea Witch, was commissioned in 1949...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News
Thomas J. Carey, Jr.The trial of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for the murder of two men during a payroll robbery on the afternoon of April 15, 1920, in Braintree, Massachusetts, was one of the most widely publicized cases in Massachusetts history. Indeed, it...
