Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area
The Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area comprises a large area west of Boston and north into New Hampshire, defined by a rural New England Landscape, early New England settlement, the path of Revolution, and the growth of ideas of freedom and social justice in the nineteenth century.
Postcard Image or Design Competition
PUBLICK OCCURRENCES -- FEBRUARY 4, 2019 Design a postcard for the 2019 MAss History Conference! Deadline: February 20. The competition is now closed to new entries -- re-submits by those who have received an email will still work. 1) Submit a historic image that is...
Call for topic, presenter, and session suggestions for the 2019 Mass History Conference
Suggest presenters, workshop hosts, topics, sessions for the 2019. That includes suggesting yourself…
Meet Our Board Members: Eric Peterson
Eric Peterson co-directs the advocacy committee for the Massachusetts Historical Alliance. A lifelong resident of Lexington, Massachusetts, he has always been interested in history ….
About Publick Occurences, the MHA newsletter
Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick was the first multi-page newspaper published in the Americas, Boston, September 25, 1690. It was shut down immediately by the government. We’ll take that as a lesson. Image courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society.