Massachusetts Historical Society Lectures

Boston, MA

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Town Hall: Part II
Hill Harper
October 3, 2009
01:31:12
CSI:NY's Hill Harper and filmmaker Gary Ross join local students and a panel of esteemed local experts for a timely Town Hall Meeting entitled, "Lincoln, Douglass and the Transformative Power of Words." The event seeks to underscore the importance of education in the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Fre
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Town Hall: Part I
Malik Neal
October 3, 2009
00:50:40
CSI:NY's Hill Harper and filmmaker Gary Ross join local students and a panel of esteemed local experts for a timely Town Hall Meeting entitled, "Lincoln, Douglass and the Transformative Power of Words." The event seeks to underscore the importance of education in the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Fre
Public Reaction to New Power Systems
Bernard Drew
June 8, 2009
01:06:29
Historian Bernard Drew and Sharon Tracy, executive director of Quabbin Mediation, discuss how residents reacted when two revolutionary power generation systems were introduced into New England, a century apart.
Green Museum
Sarah S. Brophy
June 8, 2009
00:49:42
Sarah Brophy, of the sustainable museum website bMuse.net, argues that museum curators are past Green 101, and that now is the time to innovate, learn, and lead simply to help save themselves.
Audio-only
Public History in a Postindustrial City
Cathy Stanton
June 8, 2009
00:37:10
Cathy Stanton, a cultural anthropologist who studies heritage sites, tourism, museums, and various kinds of historians at work, delivers the keynote address at the 2009 Energy and Social Change Conference for Massachusetts History Organizations.
Historic Musical Instruments: Use vs. Preservation
Robert L. Barclay
June 8, 2009
01:09:16
Robert Barclay, conservation and restoration consultant, explores the aesthetic and psychological aspects of authenticity, and challenges the expectations of audiences when hearing historic instruments in concert.
Audio-only
Public History in a Postindustrial City
Cathy Stanton
June 8, 2009
00:37:10
Cathy Stanton, a cultural anthropologist who studies heritage sites, tourism, museums, and various kinds of historians at work, delivers the keynote address at the 2009 Energy and Social Change Conference for Massachusetts History Organizations.
Green Museum
Sarah S. Brophy
June 8, 2009
00:49:42
Sarah Brophy, of the sustainable museum website bMuse.net, argues that museum curators are past Green 101, and that now is the time to innovate, learn, and lead simply to help save themselves.
Public Reaction to New Power Systems
Bernard Drew
June 8, 2009
01:06:29
Historian Bernard Drew and Sharon Tracy, executive director of Quabbin Mediation, discuss how residents reacted when two revolutionary power generation systems were introduced into New England, a century apart.
Learning from the Past: Sustainable Life with Renewable Energy
Todd A. Burdick
June 8, 2009
00:58:35
Todd Burdick, education director at the Hancock Shaker Village, discusses how an organization can draw upon lessons from the past to present today’s visitors with options for a sustainable lifestyle.
Letters of John and Abigail Adams
Deval Patrick
November 19, 2007
01:06:36
Governor and Mrs. Deval Patrick, the Kennedys, and the Dukakises celebrate the publication of a new book of the letters of President John and First Lady Abigail Adams.
Civil Rights Movement in Boston, 1960-1968: Welcome & Keynote Address
John Shattuck
November 3, 2006
01:09:55
John Shattuck of the JFK Library Foundation, Paul La Camera of WBUR radio, and Gerald Gill of Tufts University present the welcome speech and key note address for "Power and Protest", a public symposium discussing the Civil Rights movement in Boston between 1960 and 1968.

Since 1791 the mission of the Massachusetts Historical Society has been to collect, preserve, and communicate historical information to the widest possible audience. The holdings of the Society comprise over 3,500 separate collections of personal, family, and institutional papers, including more than 2,000 diaries; rare books; photographs; paintings; engravings; maps; and artifacts. Since 1792 the Society has been issuing publications, including scholarly journals, historical monographs, collections of essays, editions of documents, and reference works. The Society also runs seminar series, conferences, lectures, research and educational fellowship programs, and a growing outreach program to K-12 teachers.