by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
Mike Troy, Jake Sconyers, J. L. Bell, and Larisa MoranA panel of podcasters, bloggers, and video bloggers discusses how new forms of media are transforming the presentation of History. We will discuss how podcasting and other new media differ from traditional media,...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
Lori Rogers-StokesWhen we talk to people about the history we love, we find our listeners are generally fans or critics. When it comes to the puritans, most people are critics. This means that I often find myself labeled a de facto “puritan defender” because my talks...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
Judy CataldoThe summer of 1775 was a sad time in many Massachusetts towns when they experienced an epidemic of dysentery known as the Bloody Flux. As historians, we spend a lot of time looking at the big picture of how we got from Lexington to Yorktown. This will look...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
Bernard Rosenthal TrubowitzWhich is more pervasive, a stone monument or a shellac record? Using a period gramophone, we will explore the influence of material culture in shaping and encoding racism in the United States and discuss the responsibility of museums and...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
Scott NadlerFor all we study of “the Founders,” we overlook some of the most interesting, and maybe most important, people: The disruptors, the organizers, the agitators who tore down British rule and created the openings for the Founders. By looking at one agitator...
