Call for Applicants: MHS Undergraduate Library Residency



Do you collect stories about your family’s history? Have you ever wondered about the evolution of your neighborhood over time? Have you helped kids with social studies assignments for school? Do you enjoy historical documentaries, television series set in the past, or reading historical fiction? A career in public history might be for you! The MHS seeks applicants for the second cycle of its Undergraduate Library Residency program. Undergraduate Library Residents provide services to researchers who make use of the Society’s collections. They also complete at least one special project designed in collaboration with MHS staff and gain a broad understanding of the public history and archival field through background reading, site visits, and professional development opportunities.

The deadline to apply is 15 April 2024. Learn more here.

Object of History Podcast Relics, Part 1: Corporeal Remains, Available 15 March

The Object of History podcast Season 3, Episode 5, Relics, Part 1: Corporeal Remains explores blood-soaked towel fragments and a fishhook made from human bone.

This episode releases on Friday, 15 March. Listen to it here. 

Saturday, 23 March, 11:00 AM–3:00 PM: NHD In-Person Feedback Session with Suffolk & Boston University. This is a National History Day event for students.

Saturday, 23 March, 2:15 PM: Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize Ceremony with Andrew M. Wehrman, Central Michigan University, and William Fowler, Northeastern University. This is an award ceremony.

Thursday, 28 March, 5:00 PM: “The Permanent Prize for Nerve”: Examining Women’s Postwar Battles with the US Veteran’s Bureau with Bridget E. Keown, University of Pittsburgh, with comment by Beth Linker, University of Pennsylvania. This is a seminar.

Monday, 1 April, 6:00 PM: Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner with Natalie Dykstra, in conversation with Catherine Allgor, MHS President. This is a program.

Tuesday, 2 April, 5:00 PM: A Renegades’ History of the Revolutionary Frontier: Contesting Race & Nation on the Borderlands of the New United States with John William Nelson, Texas Tech University, with comment by Colin Calloway, Dartmouth College. This is a seminar.

Wednesday, 10 April, 6:00 PM: Italian Influence on Boston's Culture, Economy & Politics with Lawrence DiCara, civic leader, and James Pasto, historian. This is a program.

Thursday, 11 April, 5:00 PM: Reconstructing the Artisan Labor Economy in Post-Emancipation South Carolina with Anne E. Keith, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with comment by Hilary Green, Davidson College. This is a seminar.

See full calendar.

Exhibition and Library Hours

“The Dye is cast”: Interests & Ideals That Motivated the Boston Tea Party. Learn more about the exhibition and explore items from our collection related to the Tea Party. 

Our galleries and library are open Monday and Wednesday through Friday, from 9:30 AM to 4:45 PM, Tuesday from 9:30 AM to 7:45 PM, and Saturday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (the galleries and library open at 12:00 PM the second Tuesday of the month). 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. Please log in to your Portal1791 account 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.

2024 Making History Gala

Join us for an unforgettable evening on 6 June 2024, with featured speaker Doris Kearns Goodwin at the iconic Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. Visit www.masshist.org/gala to purchase tickets.