LECTURES

Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: Boston Abolitionists, 1831-1865

Presented by Massachusetts Historical Society

February 22-May 24, 2013

In the decades leading up to the Civil War, Boston became a center of the national antislavery movement, and in 1831 William Lloyd Garrison, "all on fire" for the cause, began publication of The Liberator, the country's leading abolitionist newspaper. There was strong resistance to the radical movement not only in the slaveholding...

Sounds of the Civil War

Presented by Massachusetts Historical Society at Massachusetts Historical Society

May 29, 2013

Sing along with the Boston Saxophone Quartet as we explore the music of the Civil War era. This program will feature familiar tunes from the 1860s that were sung around the parlor piano, as well as songs written specifically for the newest instrument of the era: the saxophone. The evening will include musical performances and historical...

Curator’s Choice: Moors' Powderhorn

Presented by Massachusetts Historical Society at Massachusetts Historical Society

June 14, 2013

J.L. Bell will discuss the provenance, history, and people connected with one of the fascinating items featured in our current exhibition, The Object of History: Ephraim Moors's powder horn.

Carvings on the horn include a crude drawing of the Continental Army encampment on Winter Hill, five grenadiers, a mansion house, and the head of a...