by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Marilynne K. RoachThe Salem Witch Trials can teach a researcher many and varied lessons running from the obvious (don’t accuse your neighbor of witchcraft on spectral evidence alone), to the importance of geography, neighborhood dynamics, and handwriting, among other...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Abby Chandler, PhD, is Associate Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Her second book, “Seized with the Temper of the Times”: Identity and Rebellion in Pre-Revolutionary America, was published by Westholme in 2023. She is also a gardener and...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Andy VolpeThis presentation will take a look at examples of Morals, Aesop’s Fables, Emblem Books, and Biblical illustrations and how they relate to Morals and Virtues within the Klein Collection of Prints at the Museum of Printing, a massive collection of prints...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Stuart R. ChristieDuring the American Civil War, scores of Dedham men proudly answered the call to serve in the Union cause. They sent numerous letters back to Dedham describing their lives in camp and in battle. Fortunately, hundreds of these letters were kept and...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 22, 2024 | History News
Sarah KeyesFrom the Publisher: In popular mythology, the Overland Trail is typically a triumphant tale, with plucky easterners crossing the Plains in caravans of covered wagons. But not everyone reached Oregon and California. Some 6,600 migrants perished along the way...
