by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Kyle Jenks“The war was necessary to protect our economy and secure and vindicate our independence.” This is what President Madison said to summarize the necessity of what became known as the War of 1812. How and why did we enter another war? President Madison had many...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Kiersten MarcilBefore the echoes of gunfire at Lexington and Concord had faded, American rebels and the Crown were plotting and vying for control of the Hudson River. This crucial passageway was considered key to transporting men, weapons, food, and morale from the...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Samantha Garrity, MEd, MScYou may have heard of Benjamin Tallmadge through the AMC show Turn: Washington’s Spies. While that show was based on historical facts, it did have its hands in fiction, too. But without that show, many of us would never have heard the names...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Marilynne K. RoachThe Salem Witch Trials can teach a researcher many and varied lessons running from the obvious (don’t accuse your neighbor of witchcraft on spectral evidence alone), to the importance of geography, neighborhood dynamics, and handwriting, among other...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Abby Chandler, PhD, is Associate Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Her second book, “Seized with the Temper of the Times”: Identity and Rebellion in Pre-Revolutionary America, was published by Westholme in 2023. She is also a gardener and...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 26, 2024 | History News
Andy VolpeThis presentation will take a look at examples of Morals, Aesop’s Fables, Emblem Books, and Biblical illustrations and how they relate to Morals and Virtues within the Klein Collection of Prints at the Museum of Printing, a massive collection of prints...
