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Holiday Hours
 
This week the MHS galleries are open, from 19 December to 22 December, but the library is closed. The building will be closed from Friday, 23 December 2022, to Monday, 2 January 2023.

For updates on building closures, visit our Hours and Admissions page.
Most Popular Social Media Posts of 2022
 
What do a circus tent, a snowstorm, players from the 1967 Red Sox team, and a submarine have in common? They were all featured in some of our most popular social media posts of 2022.

Read more these popular posts of 2022 in the Beehive blog.
MHS Podcast Episode Available Now
 
The MHS podcast, The Object of History, Season 2, Episode 2, "Who were the Bucks of America?" is now available.
 
Each new episode airs on the 15th of the month until summer 2023. Listen to the series on the MHS website or wherever you regularly listen to podcasts. 
Upcoming Events

Tuesday, 10 January, at 5:00 PM: “Physicians advise the use of it”: Chinese Tea in Early America with Yiyun Huang, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with comment by Rebecca Tannenbaum, Yale University.


Thursday, 12 January, at 5:00 PM: If Wishes Were Sources: Speculation and the Saga of James Bradley, Oberlin’s “First” Black Student with John Frederick Bell, Assumption University, with comment by Julie Winch, University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Wednesday, 18 January, at 6:00 PM: No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era with Jacqueline Jones, University of Texas at Austin.

Tuesday, 24 January, at 5:00 PM: The Witchmaster of the Waxhaws: Joshua Gordon’s “Witch Book” with Roark Atkinson, Ramapo College of New Jersey, and Doulgas Winiarski, University of Richmond, with comment by Kenneth Minkema, Yale University.

Wednesday, 25 January, at 6:00 PM: MHS Speakers Fund Featuring Jessie Little Doe Baird.

Thursday, 26 January, at 5:00 PM: “To Make or Frame Curious Figures in Wax-Work”: Nostalgia and the Miniature in Eighteenth-Century Women’s Work with Laura Earls, University of Delaware, with comment by Miriam S. Rich, Dartmouth College.

Monday, 30 January, at 6:00 PM: Film Discussion: The Last of the Winthrops with Viviane Winthrop.

Tuesday, 31 January, at 5:00 PM: The Influences of King Philip’s War on American Political Thought with Daniel Mandell, Truman State University, with comment by Owen Stanwood, Boston College.

See full calendar.
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Registration and Events
 
Visit www.masshist.org/events for more information and to register.

Interested in Past Programs?
 
If you missed a program or would like to revisit the material presented, please visit www.masshist.org/video.
 
Click below to view the latest video, The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family, with Kerri Greenidge, and subscribe to the MHS YouTube channel after you view the video.
 
Our galleries and library are open Monday and Wednesday through Friday, from 10:00 AM to 4:45 PM, Tuesday from 10:00 AM to 7:45 PM (the galleries and library open at 12:00 PM the third Tuesday of the month), and Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Please note that the last admission is 45 minutes prior to closing.

For closures, visit our hours and admissions page.
 
Now on display: Our Favorite Things.
An advance appointment is strongly encouraged for all researchers. Please visit our Appointment Request Form to select your preferred visit dates.
 
 

Please check our hours and admissions for hours, building closings, and other events.
The MHS Fund and Membership
 
Support the MHS this holiday season. To make a gift via credit card by 31 December, click HERE or call 617-646-0560. Please note, donations by phone cannot be made later than 5:00 PM on Saturday, 31 December.

Our Members make it possible for us to offer an array of complimentary services including admission to our exhibition galleries and library, online access to our collections and digital editions, and onsite and remote reference services for all. Membership begins with a fully tax-deductible contribution of $250 or more to the MHS Fund. All Members enjoy a full year of social, cultural, and educational experiences, including invitations to our annual Holiday Party, FREE program registration, and Member Week perks. Learn more and join today!
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