by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 27, 2025 | History News
Marilynne K. RoachIn the 1930s during the Great Depression, before images of actual trial documents became widely viewable, an enterprising con man covered the heartland, financing his travels by using Salem Witch Trial death warrants as collateral for loans from the...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 27, 2025 | History News
Giovanni AlabisoSalem, Massachusetts will be 400 years old in 2026. It is rich in history, including a critical role in the American Revolution, and being the richest seaport in America per capita from 1790 to 1812. And then, there’s the 1692 Witch Trials. There were...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 27, 2025 | History News
Rebecca FlyntConsidered to be the first political sex scandal in America, the affair between Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and a married woman named Maria Reynolds in 1791–92 was more than just a salacious tale of passion and betrayal, it had political...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 27, 2025 | History News
Kathleen Coulter, MSedThis presentation will examine the challenges to George Washington’s leadership of the Continental Army while at Valley Forge from 1777–1778. Washington dealt decisively with multiple challenges, including supplying the Army (on their way to the...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 24, 2025 | History News
Jeffrey RosenFrom the publisher The bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happiness shows how the opposing constitutional visions of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton have defined our country for 250 years, influenced presidents from Washington to...
