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The Massachusetts National History Day State Contest Invites You to Be a Judge

You are invited to sign up to participate on Saturday, 1 April, at Winchester High School in Winchester, Mass., as a volunteer judge for the state NHD contest.

Volunteer judges are key to the success of NHD in Mass. Judging is from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM, with breakfast and lunch provided. All you need is a love of history, no experience or prior knowledge required.

For questions, email nhd@masshist.org. Click here to learn more and sign to be a judge.
Take a Virtual Field Trip to Boston

The American Battlefield Trust created a virtual field trip video with several historic sites in Boston. MHS Director of Research Kanisorn Wongscrichanalai and items from the MHS collection are featured throughout.

View the virtual Boston field trip here.
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, 28 March5:00 PM
Sara M. Gregg, Indiana University, Bloomington, with comment by Sarah T. Phillips, Boston University.


Saturday, 1 April | 1:00 PM
Robert A. Gross, University of Connecticut, presented by Dennis Fiori, MHS.

Tuesday, 4 April, at 5:00 PM: From “League & Amity” to “Absolute Tyranny”: The History of Royal Government in the Declaration of Independence with Steven Sarson, Jean Moulin University—Lyon 3, with comment by Brendan McConville, Boston University.

Tuesday, 11 April, at 5:00 PM: Movie-Mad Girls: Female Suicidality in Early Twentieth-Century United States with Diana W. Anselmo, California State University, with comment by Michael Rembis, University at Buffalo.


Wednesday, 19 April, at 6:00 PM: Wandering Boston’s Little Syria with Lydia Harrington, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT, and Chloe Bordewich, PhD, Post-Doctoral Associate in Public History at Boston University Center for Antiracist Research.

Thursday, 20 April, at 6:00 PM: Looking Local: Researching History in Jamaica Plain, Boston with Gretchen Grozier, Jamaica Plain Historical Society; Laura Pattison, Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library; and Peter Drummey, MHS.

See full calendar.
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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, Disability & the American Past: Disability Activism in Massachusetts & Nationwide, with Collin Killick, Cheryl Cumings, and Maria Palacios, moderated by Lydia X.Z. Brown. Enjoy more videos by subscribing 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.

Please check our hours and admissions for hours, building closings, and other events.
An advance appointment is strongly encouraged for all researchers. Please visit our Appointment Request Form to select your preferred visit dates.
 
Set up an appointment via Zoom or live chat with a member of our reference staff. 
 
Learn more at www.masshist.org/library.
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