Massachusetts Historical Society

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.
Massachusetts Historical Society
Boston, MA
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 Lincol
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.
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.
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 Lincol
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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.
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.