by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 25, 2023 | History News
Marianne HoldzkomHas John Adams been forgotten? He is the only Founding Father without a major memorial in the nation’s capital. When he lamented that “monuments will never be erected to me,” he predicted as much. His pessimism was understandable, but it was...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 24, 2023 | History News
J. L. BellWilliam Dawes, Jr., is known today only as the other rider who carried news of the British army march to Lexington in April 1775. In fact, like his famous colleague Paul Revere, Dawes was active throughout Massachusetts’s Revolution. Before April 1775 he was...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News
Dr. Jeff Howry has combined a career in various areas of historic preservation including historic property inventories, record documentation, archaeology and environmental compliance with real estate finance. Over the span of five decades, his work has taken him...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News
Alyssa G. A. Conary, MA, is a freelance historian, writer, and museum professional. She completed a master’s degree in history at Salem State University in 2020 after working in interpretation, administration, and development in Salem’s heritage industry for...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News
Judy CataldoNow in its 2nd year the Patriot’s Day Candlelight Tribute, sponsored by the Westford Museum and Historical Society, invites the public into our historic burial grounds at sunset to see the illuminated graves of the patriots and learn about their lives and...
