by Massachusetts History Alliance | Nov 18, 2021 | History News
Daniel A. GagnonHistorian Daniel A. Gagnon, on his new book, A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse, which is a biography of accused witch, Rebecca Nurse, and a fresh examination of the Salem witch trials. — [Publisher’s excerpt.] In the...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Nov 16, 2021 | News, Publick Occurences, Uncategorized
How do academic scholars and local museums and historical societies work together? Has your museum worked with scholars and/or researchers? Do you have a long term working relationship with a researcher or public history scholar? What have they worked on for you? How...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Nov 11, 2021 | History News
Kent Masterson BrownAuthor Kent Masterson Brown, on his new book, Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command, which takes a new look at Meade’s actions at Gettysburg and brings a new perspective on his leadership during and after this critical battle of the Civil War. —...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Nov 4, 2021 | History News
Louis L. PiconeAuthor Louis L. Picone, on his book, The President is Dead! The Extraordinary Stories of the Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond, which includes stories and anecdotes, known and newly discovered, about the circumstances surrounding...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Nov 1, 2021 | Conversations on the Commons (event), News, Publick Occurences
PUBLICK OCCURRENCES — November 1, 2021 November 12, 2021, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. With Julia Jeffries, Ph.D. Candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Meadow Dibble, Founding Director of Atlantic Black Box You’ve probably heard about Critical...