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Research Projects at the MHS Sponsored by the Society of Colonial Wars in Massachusetts

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This is a hybrid event. The in-person reception will begin after the program.

The Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has funded several short-term fellows at the MHS. This event will showcase the work being completed by the fellows.

Please join us to hear more about the following projects:

"Belinda Sutton’s World: Slavery, Legal Activism, and Abolition in Revolutionary New England"
Aabid Allibhai, Harvard University

"Poised on the Edge of Literacy: Personal Wax Seals of Early Colonial New England"
Daniel Bottino, Rutgers University

"War in Wôbanak: Environmental Histories of the French and Indian Wars"
Camden Elliott, Harvard University

"The Participatory Foundations of Democracy in New England: Institutional Innovation, Political Legitimation, and Popular Domination during the Colonial Era"
Can Mert Kökerer, University of Chicago

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Hybrid Event

The seminar will begin at 5:00 PM.

Masks are now required inside the MHS building. Learn more about our COVID-19 protocols.

The virtual seminar begins at 5:00 PM and will be hosted on the video conference platform, Zoom. Registrants will receive a confirmation message with attendance information.

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