Boston 1775

American Heritage just shared a scoop in Edwin S. Grosvenor‘s article “Discovered: First Maps of the American Revolution.” It’s based on...

In 2016, Harvard University president Drew Gilpin Faust stated publicly : Harvard was directly complicit in America’s system of racial bond...

On 17 Feb 1748, the Massachusetts house heard from a second committee on what to do about the Town House , the legislature’s usual meeting...

The same 26 May 1766 issue of the Boston Gazette that described Boston’s send-off to the Stamp Act in such detail also reported on celeb...

Like the Rev. David McClure , Isaac Royall of Medford was caught by surprise in Boston when the war began. Earlier this week on Facebook...

In 1936, Harvard University appropriated the heraldry of the Royall family to be the crest of its law school, honoring Isaac Royall for en...

As historical background for the current controversy over Harvard Law School’s adoption of the Royall family crest, the Harvard University P...

On Wednesday, 19 November, the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford will host an illustrated talk by Richard Douglass-Chin titled ...

Last week the Boston Globe reported a story  long in the making: the transformation of Isaac Royall ’s mansion in Medford , one of many s...

This spring the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford is hosting two lectures on slavery in the early republic. On Wednesday, 15...

On Wednesday, 20 March, the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford plays host to a lecture on “The Social Significance of Boston’s Col...

Maj. Andrew McClary of New Hampshire was the highest-ranking American officer killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill . After his death on 17 J...

In a discussion of sources and previous studies on page 297 of Ten Hills Farm: The Forgotten History of Slavery in the North , C. S. Manegol...

As I looked into the death of John Raymond , I found somewhat contradictory statements about his wife and children. The genealogies publis...

Next month the Paul Revere House is sponsoring and Old South Meeting House is hosting a series of free lectures on “Hidden Gems: Historic ...

As I described back here , when Gen. Charles Lee first came to Cambridge , he and Gen. George Washington shared the Wadsworth House near H...

Historic Newton is sponsoring two talks this month on the theme of “Encountering Slavery and Race in New England,” both free to the public...

C. S. Manegold’s Ten Hills Farm: The Forgotten History of Slavery in the North uses the history of a 600-acre grant of land in modern Medfo...

On Monday, 9 November, the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston will host the launch of Prof. Woody Holton ’s new biography, Abigail...