by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jul 14, 2022 | History News
Mary Miley Theobald—WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Every day – in museums and historic sites across America – myths are repeated and spread. Many believe that so many colonial women died from burns when their petticoats caught fire that it was the second-most common cause of...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jul 7, 2022 | History News
Michael Digby—Many believe that World War I was only fought “over there,” as the popular 1917 song goes, in the trenches and muddy battlefields of Northern France and Belgium—they are wrong. There was a secret war fought in America; on remote railway bridges and...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jun 30, 2022 | History News
Michael MeyerAuthor Michael Meyer, on his book, Benjamin Franklin’s Last Bet: The Favorite Founder’s Divisive Death, Enduring Afterlife, and Blueprint for American Prosperity, which takes on the incredible story of Benjamin Franklin’s parting gift to the working-class...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jun 25, 2022 | News, Publick Occurences
PUBLICK OCCURRENCES– JUNE 24, 2022 It’s that time of year. The Mass History Alliance is happy to announce the candidates for the Board of Directors, 2022-2025 (3 years) see below. The annual meeting will be held on Zoom on July 18, 3-5 pm. Register here....
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jun 23, 2022 | History News
Kim ToddAuthor Kim Todd, on her book, Sensational: The Hidden History of America’s “Girl Stunt Reporters”, which takes on the vivid social history that brings to light the “girl stunt reporters” of the Gilded Age who went undercover to expose corruption and...
