by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
J.L. BellFrom Founders’ quotes to inspirational legends to details that historians have repeated for so long that nobody considers where they came from, our history abounds with assertions that we should be skeptical about. This workshop discusses how to assess such...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
Roxanne Reddington-WildeEquality was not a social ideal in the Early Modern Scottish Highlands of the 16th – 18th C. “Be yours assurit at his command;”(#26) “Your is assuritly att his power;”(#27) “Your Ladyship is to command at service”(#40): Cranky Colin...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
Eric PetersonSize mattered to 19th century steam engineers E. D. Leavitt and Edwin Reynolds. In fact, they competed to build the largest Prime Power equipment on the planet. This session will explore the remarkably similar lives of these now-forgotten master makers...
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...
