By Dan Hinchen

At last it is time to leave February behind. As the snow starts to melt, why not come in to the MHS for some history?

On Tuesday, 3 March, there is an Early American History Seminar taking place at 5:15PM. Join us as Elizabeth Cover of Boston presents “Degrees of Britishness: The People of Albany, New York, and Questions of Cultural Community Membership,” with Lisa Wilson of Connecticut College providing comment. Seminars are free and open to the public; RSVP required. Subscribe to receive advance copies of the seminar papers.

On Wednesday, 4 March, at noon is a Brown Bag lunch talk given by Robert Shimp of Boston University. The talk is titled “John Quincy Adams and the Paradox of Anglo-American Relations in the Early Republic: The London Years, 1815-1817.” Brown Bags are free and open to the public. Pack a lunch and stop on by!

Also on Wednesday, join us at 6:00PM for “Charles Eliot and the Modernization of Boston’s Landscape,” part of the Landscape Architect Series. This talk is given by Anita Berrizbeitia, Professor of Landscape Architecture – Harvard Gradute School of Design. The event is open to the public with a $10 fee, registration required (no charge for Fellows and Members of the MHS, Mount Auburn Cemetery and the Nichols House Museum). Please RSVP. Pre-talk reception begins at 5:30PM. 

Finally, on Saturday, 7 March, come by at 10:00AM for a free tour. The History and Collections of the MHS is a 90-minute docent-led tour of the public spaces at the Society, touching on the art, collections, architecture, and history of the MHS. No reservations required for individuals or small groups. However, parties of 8 or more should please contact Curator of Art Anne Bentley at 617-646-0508 or abentley@masshist.org.

While you’re here you will also have the opportunity to view our current exhibition, “God Save the People! From the Stamp Act to Bunker Hill,” open to the public Monday-Friday, 10:00AM-4:00PM, free of charge.