by Massachusetts History Alliance | Feb 10, 2023 | News, Publick Occurences
Save the Date: 18th Annual Massachusetts History Conference Please save the date for the Massachusetts History Alliance’s 18th Annual Massachusetts History Conference. The conference will be held Monday, June 5, 2023, from 8:30 am-5:00 pm at Devens Common Center in...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Feb 9, 2023 | History News
Edward ShawcrossThe fateful tale of Maximilian, Emperor of the Second Mexican Empire, provides a fascinating look into the peculiarities of 19th century international politics. Seeking a stronger foothold for French imperial control in the New World recently...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Feb 2, 2023 | History News
Damien LewisSinger. Actress. Beauty. Spy. During WWII, Josephine Baker, the world’s richest and most glamorous entertainer, was an Allied spy in Occupied France. Prior to World War II, Josephine Baker was a music-hall diva renowned for her singing and dancing,...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jan 26, 2023 | History News
Bob BrierHoward Carter and his team took ten years to clear Tutankhamun’s tomb, pack the thrones, beds, shrines, and coffins, and place them on steamers to take them down the Nile to Cairo to be displayed in the Egyptian Museum. For most people, this is where the...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jan 19, 2023 | History News
Skip to content [embedded content]Stacy Schiff Thomas Jefferson once asserted that if there were any leader of the Revolution, “Samuel Adams was the man.” Without him, his cousin John said, “the true history of the American Revolution can never be...
