“I have always thought Boston the place for sudden changes in weather, but I back down now in favor of Pensacola. Yesterday the thermometer stood at 80° or there abouts – today it is down to 39° and blowing like blazes.”
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"Hamilton is using his uttermost influence to procure my election rather than Colo. Burr's."
Writing to his daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph on 26 January 1801, Thomas Jefferson describes the contested presidential election of 1800 and the unlikely role of Alexander Hamilton in Jefferson's victory. Although most Americans probably now believe that they have read and heard all that they ever want to know about presidential elections, the election of 1800 remains remarkable both for the vituperative campaigns waged by supporters of Pres. John Adams (the Federalists) and the backers of Vice Pres. Thomas Jefferson (the Republicans or "Jeffersonian Republicans") and the outcome, an electoral college tie, that placed the election in the hands of the House of Representatives. Read more about the bitter election of 1800.
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Revolution 250 is broadcasting a new podcast. Hosted by Prof. Robert Allison, Suffolk University, and Bradley Jay, a radio broadcaster formerly with WBZ and WBCN, the podcast focuses on the history of the American Revolution with a particular emphasis on the New England region and the various ways that this history is brought to the public. Episodes so far include historians Gordon Wood, Serena Zabin, Ray Raphael, Robert Gross, and Don Hagist, as well as public historians and museum professionals from the American Independence Museum, Historic Beverly, Minuteman National Historic Park, and Salem Maritime National Historic Site. Visit www.buzzsprout.com/1336051 for a full list of episodes.
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This Week's Online Programs |
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On Thursday, 5 November, at 5:15 PM, Kabria Baumgartner, University of New Hampshire-Durham, presents Success to the Literary Society! Black Male Youth Organizing in Early 19th-Century Boston with comment by Elizabeth McHenry, New York University. In 1841, a dozen or so African American male youth aged twelve to sixteen established the Young Men’s Literary Society in Boston with the stated aim to promote intellectual growth. The very success of this endeavor laid bare the severe educational inequalities and inequities that African American youth faced in Boston’s public schools. In response, these youth organized for change. This paper traces their organizing efforts and describes how their skills in composition, penmanship, elocution, and the literary arts set the stage for the “overthrow of caste schools” in Boston in 1855. This seminar is part of the African American History Seminar series. Seminars bring together a diverse group of scholars and interested members of the public to workshop a pre-circulated paper. Register for this online seminar.
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On Saturday, 7 November, from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM, in partnership with the Tsongas Industrial History Center, the MHS presents Legislating the Environment: Teaching Environmental History & Civics. This workshop will explore the intersections of environmental history, science, and engineering. Chad Montrie, Professor at UMass Lowell, will provide an overview to the study of environmental history, particularly as it relates to New England industry. Teachers will examine primary sources and participate in hands-on activities with Tsongas Center staff drawn from their “Industrial Watershed” and “River as Classroom” programs. This workshop is open to all who work with K-12 students. It will take place at the Tsongas Industrial History Center in Lowell, MA. There is a $25 per person fee. Register for the workshop.
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Upcoming November Programs |
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On Monday, 9 November, at 5:30 PM, William Hosley, Terra Firma Northeast, presents What Is a House Museum? This is the first program in the series A Treasury of Massachusetts House Museums and Local History Orgs.
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Two Events Two Weeks from Today – Purchase Tickets Now!
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On Tuesday, 17 November, beginning at 6:00 PM, enjoy a conversation between Pulitzer Prize– winning presidential historian Jon Meacham and GBH’s Emily Rooney at our virtual Making History Gala. The John Codman Ropes award will be presented to Governor Charlie Baker and Mayor Martin J. Walsh. Visit www.masshist.org/gala to purchase tickets and sponsorships.
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On Tuesday, 17 November, at 8:00 PM, embrace your inner nerd and join us at our first Young Patron Party! Hosted by Tori Bedford, reporter at GBH News and producer of the All Rev’d Up podcast, this virtual event will feature a variety of entertaining activities. Join Bully Boy Distillers and Edgar B. Herwick III, host of The Curiosity Desk at GBH News, for lively cocktail-making demonstrations and engage in conversations with peer young patrons. The inaugural Rising History Maker Award will be presented to Dr. Karilyn Crockett, the City of Boston's first Chief of Equity. Purchase “pay-your-age” tickets to receive advance cocktail recipes and automatic entry into door prize drawings.
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Share Your COVID-19 Experience(s) |
The MHS invites you to contribute your COVID-19 experience(s) to our collection. Record your experiences on a daily, weekly, or intermittent basis. You can contribute your thoughts and images online. Visit our COVID-19 web display to learn more and to share your thoughts. Or, you can keep a journal and donate it to the MHS. Contact collections@masshist.org for more information.
Thank you to everyone who has shared so far. If you have not yet done so or would like to contribute again, please visit: www.masshist.org/projects/covid/index.php. You can also read what others have shared.
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