by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 27, 2025 | History News
Tom McMillan spent a lifetime in sports media and communications, but his true passion is history. Tom is the author of five books on American history and was a guest on our program earlier to discuss Armistead and Hancock: Behind the Gettysburg Legend of Two...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 27, 2025 | History News
Abby Battis, ALM, is the Director at Historic Beverly. She has more than a decade of experience in the museum field in curatorial practice and collections management. Ms. Battis holds a Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in Museum Studies from the Harvard Extension School...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 27, 2025 | History News
Rebecca Carpenter, MA, joined Draper in 2022 as the Corporate Archivist, where she leads efforts to document and preserve Draper’s rich history. Her work spans the management of all physical and digital documents, photographs, and artifacts. In this role, she also...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 27, 2025 | History News
Thomas J. Carey, Jr.On March 5, 1770, a large unruly crowd of Bostonians confronted a group of seven British soldiers and their leader, Captain Thomas Preston. Shots were fired on the group of civilians, killing five men, including Crispus Attucks, and wounding six....
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 27, 2025 | History News
Mary AdamsThink you know your history? Put your knowledge to the test in the History Camp Trivia Challenge! This fast-paced and fun session will feature questions drawn from the presentations and speakers you’ve heard throughout the day. From fascinating facts to...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Oct 27, 2025 | History News
Dennis J. CurranThe issue of slavery versus freedom reared its ugly head in this American court case, more than two decades before the Civil War exploded in 1861, concerning the fate of a group of Africans after they rebelled aboard the Spanish schooner La...
