“Perilious are the Times into which they have fallen— I hope it may prove for their good and the benifit of their Country that they are called into Service in so critical a period.”
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Abigail Adams to John Adams, 21 January 1795
When Abigail Adams wrote this letter to her husband, John Adams, she was home in Quincy. John was away in Philadelphia, and two of their sons had been traveling overseas to the Netherlands. She wrote “you will see by the papers that our sons had a fine passage.” Which she heard from another acquaintance. The two sons were John Quincy Adams, who had been appointed Minister to the Netherlands, and his younger brother, Thomas Boylston Adams, who were both at The Hague.
Adams was concerned about her sons, specifically because she had written several times, but had not heard back yet. In her letter she referred to “perilous times,” a likely reference to the French invasion and occupation of the Netherlands that began that year and the continued upheaval of French politics.
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2023 National History Day Judges Needed
Hundreds of volunteer judges are needed to meet with students at regional and state-wide contests. A judge's work is critical to students' education experience and key to the success of National History Day in Massachusetts! All you need is a love of history—no experience or prior knowledge required!
Our two Regional Competitions will be held on Sunday, 12 March, in Stoneham and Worcester. Our State Competition will be held on Saturday, 1 April. Click here to learn more & to sign up!
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New MHS Podcast Episode Available Now
Season 2 of The Object of History podcast continues with “A World War II Bomber Pilot’s Canine Companion.” Listen to the story of Thunderbolt, a dog who served as a companion to an American bomber pilot and POW, Lt. Robert Payne, during World War II. The podcast is available on the MHS website, or wherever you regularly listen to podcasts.
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Wednesday, 18 January | 6:00 PM
Jacqueline Jones, University of Texas, Austin.
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Tuesday, 24 January | 5:00 PM
Roark Atkinson, Ramapo College of New Jersey, and Douglas Winiarski, University of Richmond, with comment by Kenneth Minkema, Yale University.
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Wednesday, 25 January | 6:00 PM
Jessie Little Doe Baird.
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