by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News
Gerald HollandInfluential patriot, James Otis Jr., and royal governor of Colonial Massachusetts, Thomas Hutchinson, started as political acquaintances. In 1760, they sparked a political and personal rivalry that unwittingly swept them up as leading forces in Boston’s...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News
Mark SzymcikHow did the towns of the three Western Massachusetts counties, Worcester, Hampshire and Berkshire become more democratic before “The shot heard around the world”? What steps did the farmers, yoemen and artisans take to repudiate British taxes? How did they...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News
Carl HansonWhen history is viewed through a literary lens it becomes a story, a compelling docudrama with comic and tragic moments, heroes, anti-heroes, and plot twists. It is a story which can be told by multiple voices each representing distinct, though sometimes...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News
Marjorie HiltonTraders were important agents for the transmission of ideas and materials in the ancient Near East. This session presents a short overview of the role of the trader. It will focus on interesting questions such as: How could an ancient blue bead from the...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News
Marilynne K. RoachFiction has portrayed witch-suspects jailed in buildings ranging from castle-like prisons of dressed stone to flimsy chicken coops, but what was the reality for over 160 people accused of witchcraft and crowded into four jails in three counties...
