A researcher is delving into the meanings behind wax seals in the Massachusetts Historical Society’s collections ‘Every seal has a story to tell, and if these stories can be unlocked, we will ...

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 ...

Founded in 1791, the Massachusetts Historical Society, an independent research library, is an invaluable resource for American history, life, and culture. Its extraordinary collections tell the story ...

The Massachusetts Historical Society preserves hundreds of objects from the commonwealth's history. Some of those items and their pasts are the subject of a podcast from the organization called ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Massachusetts Historical Society has hosted 65 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1999 Call-In. The year with the most events was 2020 with 13 events.

Brenda Lawson, director of collections at the Massachusetts Historical Society, said it’s unusual to find documents in the society’s archives as old as the one Hinchen found. Advertisement ...

The Massachusetts Historical Society is the nation’s oldest historical society. It has a vast collection, but one of its most significant possessions — and the nation’s — is the actual pen ...