Seminar: New Perspectives on Slavery in New England with Jared HardestyThursday, September 15, 1:00-5:00 pmHeld at Royall House & Slave Quarters REGISTRATION FULL – JOIN THE WAIT LIST! From Brown University’s acknowledgement and reckoning with its funding from the slave trade to museums embracing more inclusive histories, slavery in New England has received […]
Nat’l Park Service “Celebrating Revolution”
Celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service at Long Wharf North/Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park on Thursday, August 25th. At 11:00am, join the Centennial kick-off ceremony featuring local guest speakers and birthday cake! Explore a variety of #FindYourPark activity tents. These tents feature childrens’ activities at the “Find Your Fun” tent, local artists at the […]
#CargoGate Day on Saturday, August 13
Boston Magazine put it best, saying that “Mayor Walsh’s cargo shorts are tearing this city apart.” Well, despite the The Wall Street Journal’s declaration that cargo shorts are uncool, we’re in the pro-cargo shorts camp! We agree that cargo shorts are “the most comfortable things ever,” as Mayor Walsh put it for the Boston Globe. As a reward […]
Save the Date: Fall Speaker Series opens on Sept. 14
Fall Speaker Series Jared HardestyBeyond Slavery and Freedom: New Perspectives on the Lives of Enslaved BostoniansWednesday, September 14, 6:30pmCo-sponsored by Royall House & Slave Quarters Discussing his new book, Unfreedom: Slavery and Dependence in Eighteenth-Century Boston, Jared Ross Hardesty takes us inside the lives and worlds of enslaved Bostonians in the 18th century. In doing […]
Save the Date: Gregory Flemming Lecture on Aug. 18
Summer Speaker SeriesGregory Flemming: A Pirate Capture, a Daring EscapeThursday, August 18, 6:30 pm This talk will recount the incredible true story of a nineteen year old fisherman, Philip Ashton, from colonial Massachusetts who was captured by pirates and then escaped and survived for two years on an uninhabited Caribbean island. In discussing his book, At […]
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