by Massachusetts History Alliance | Feb 9, 2024 | History News
Grace Elizabeth HaleA History Camp Discussion with Grace Elizabeth Hale about her latest book, In the Pines: A Lynching, a Lie, a Reckoning. From the Publisher: In this “courageous and compelling … essential and critically important” book (Bryan Stevenson), an...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Feb 6, 2024 | News, Publick Occurences
Nominate a candidate for the Bay State Legacy Award or MHA Star Award Publick Occurrences February 6, 2023 Do you know someone who has made long-term outstanding contributions to local and public history in Massachusetts? The Massachusetts History Alliance is looking...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jan 26, 2024 | History News
Elizabeth VaronA History Camp Discussion with Elizabeth Varon, the author of Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South. Varon will talk about Longstreet’s life and career, from his early days as a West Point graduate to his Civil War exploits to his...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jan 18, 2024 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, News, Publick Occurences
Friday, January 19, 2024, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. A Conversation on the Commons featuring Kayla Coleman (NEMA) and Susan Robertson (Gore Place) Despite the fact that we are all planning to live forever, sooner or later our organizations must grapple with the issue of...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jan 12, 2024 | History News
Fergus M. Bordewich is the author of nine non-fiction books: KLAN WAR: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction (October, 2023); CONGRESS AT WAR: How Republican Reformers Fought the Civil War, Defied Lincoln, Ended Slavery, and Remade America; THE FIRST...