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
Building Closed:
Building Closed
Monday, 24 December 2018
Building Closed:
Christmas Day
Tuesday, 25 December 2018
Building Closed:
Building Closed
Wednesday, 26 December 2018
This panel aims to begin an interdisciplinary conversation in transgender history. What is the state of the field of transgender studies in history, archiving, and public ...
The History and Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society Tour is a 90-minute docent-led walk through our public rooms. The tour is free, open to the public, ...
Samuel Seabury’s consecration in 1784 signaled a transformation in the organization of American Protestantism. After more than a century of resistance to the office ...
It was a rainy day in May 1839 and John Quincy Adams, stuck inside, was amusing himself writing poetry. He was trying to imitate the Roman poet Horace, and outdo the English poet Alexander Pope. ...
In June 1854, the Boston City Missionary Society appointed a Methodist Episcopal clergyman named Luman Boyden to serve as missionary to the poor in East Boston. The 48-year-old Boyden (pictured above, ...
