by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Pamela D. Toler, Ph.D., is the author of ten works of historical non-fiction, for both adults and children, including, most recently, The Dragon From Chicago: The Untold Story of An American Reporter in Nazi Germany. Toler holds a Ph.D. in History and writes...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Justice Dennis J. Curran (judgedenniscurran.com) was a Massachusetts trial judge for more than 15 years, and presided over 450 civil and criminal trials. Justice Curran graduated from Boston Latin School, and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Dr. Samuel A. FormanIn the Colonial and Revolutionary Eras, Spanish land claims in North America far exceeded the area of the thirteen original states. Spanish influence, dominion, and contests with both Native Americans and competing European imperial powers shaped...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Scott Nadler (nadlerhistory@gmail.com, nadlerstrategy.com, practical-sustainable-strategy.ghost.io) has had a fifty-year career in politics, government, industry, consulting, and academics, working in North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Europe. He has...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Laura Rocklyn, MFAIn this living history program, the year is 1855 and Maria Weston Chapman is preparing to return to her home in Weymouth, MA after seven years in Europe. During those years abroad, she has seen her children complete their education and marry, and she...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Jeff Denman, MAThis presentation is an examination of John Quincy Adams’s life through the lens of slavery, covering his interactions with the institution of slavery throughout his life, including his great successes and his missteps, and, in some cases, his...