By Dan Hinchen

Come by on Tuesday, 17 March, for another Environmental History Seminar. This time around, Katherine Johnston of Columbia University presents “An Enervating Environment: Altered Bodies in the Lowcountry and the British West Indies.” Conevery Bolton Valencius from the University of Massachusetts – Boston will provide comment. The talk begins at 5:15PM and is free and open to the public; RSVP required. Subscribe to receive advance copies of the seminar papers. Rescheduled from February 10.

On Wednesday, 18 March, bring a lunch at 12:00PM for “Networks of Faith and Finance: Boston’s Scottish Exile Community in the Later Seventeenth Century.” This Brown Bag talk is given by Craig Gallagher of Boston College. This event is free and open to the public. 

Also on Wednesday, 18 March, is the third installment of the Landscape Architecture Series. This time around, independent author Elizabeth Hope Cushing presents “Landscape Architect Arthur Shurcliff.” There is a reception for the event at 5:30PM with the talk beginning at 6:00PM. The talk is open to the public with a fee of $10 (no charge for Fellows and Members of the MHS, Mount Auburn Cemetery and the Nichols House Museum). Registration is required; please RSVP.

And on Saturday, 21 March, come by for History and Collections of the MHS, a 90-minute, docent-led tour that explores the public space at the Society. Hear a bit about the collections, history, art, and architecture at 1154 Boylston Street. These tours are free and open to the public with no need to set an appointment for individuals and small groups. Parties of 8 or more should contact Art Curator Anne Bentley in advance at 617-646-0508 or abentley@masshist.org. 

Finally, don’t forget to stop in and view our current exhibition! “God Save the People! From the Stamp Act to Bunker Hill” is open to the public Mon-Sat, 10:00AM-4:00PM, free of charge.