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Home for Aged Colored Women Records

From 1860 to 1944, the Home for Aged Colored Women provided support to older Black women in Boston. Some women lived in a group home run by the organization and others received monetary assistance to live independently or with family members.

The Home for Aged Colored Women Records notably include the names and personal histories of those who were admitted to the organization's care. Many of these records are accessible digitally through the MHS collection guide.

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Opportunity for Teachers and Students

The MHS offers fellowships for K–12 teachers and high school students to explore a topic of their choice in the Society's archives. The application deadline is Wednesday, 19 March 2025.

Two upcoming info sessions will share more about the fellowships and the application process:

• Student Fellowship Info Session: Tuesday, 11 February, 5:00–5:45 PM ET 

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• Teacher Fellowships Info Session: Wednesday, 19 February, 3:00–3:45 PM ET 

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Tuesday, 25 February, 5:00 PM: Archive Fever after Empire: Microfilm, American Archivists, and the Postcolonial Tropics in the Era of Global Decolonization. This is a seminar.

Thursday, 27 February, 5:00 PM: Reproductive Healthcare and Conceptions of Childbirth in Early America - A Panel Discussion. This is a seminar.

Thursday, 27 February, 6:00 PM: Project-Based Learning in the Social Studies Classroom: An Introduction to National History Day in Massachusetts. This is a teacher workshop.

Tuesday, 4 March, 5:00 PM: The Legacy of Loyalism and Resistance in the North Atlantic - A Panel Discussion. This is a seminar.

Thursday, 6 March, 5:00 PM: “Conduct very bad”: The Agency and Resistance of Black Indentured Children within New York’s Colored Orphan Asylum. This is a seminar.

See the full calendar.

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