Fashioning the New England Family

Behind-the-Scenes Videos

Guest Curator Kimberly Alexander discusses the green silk wedding dress and matching shoes worn by Rebecca Tailer [Byles]

Rebecca Tailer [Byles] wedding dress fit on a mannequin by MHS Curator of Art and Artifacts Anne Bentley and Astrida Schaeffer of Schaeffer Arts Costume Exhibition & Care

Gov. John Leverett's circa 1640 buff coat

This video clip shows the initial reveal of one of our dress mannequin's petticoats by Astrida Schaeffer of Schaeffer Arts Costume Exhibition & Care

Upcoming Events
Brown Bag

Re-categorizing Americans: Difference, Distinction, and Belonging in the Dillingham Commission (1907 ...

22Aug 12:00PM 2018

This talk traces how the federal government surveyed immigrants in the early-20th century and how such attempts helped solidify the racial boundary-making for the nation ...
canceled Teacher Workshop

Education: Equality and Access

23Aug 9:00AM 2018
Registration fee: $35 per person

 This workshop has been POSTPONED.  Further information will be posted here when it is rescheduled. This program will investigate the history of education ...
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"A Brazen Wall to Keep the Scriptures Certainty": European Biblical Scholarship in Early America

24Aug 12:00PM 2018

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, European scholars made significant advances in the historical and critical study of the Bible, often with highly ...
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This Week @ MHS

After a very quiet week with naught on the schedule but a Saturday tour, we are back this week with a couple more programs happening in the days ahead. Specifically, we have pair of Brown Bag lunch ...

Adding Evening Hours in the Library

On Tuesday, 4 September, after a four-year hiatus, evening hours are returning to the MHS library! The library will operate until 7.45 PM every Tuesday, allowing researchers with 9-5 work schedules ...

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