The Massachusetts Historical Society is a major research library and manuscript repository. Founded in 1791, the MHS continues to collect, preserve, and make available the materials necessary to the study of American history.

Historic Massachusetts helps the Commonwealth's communities save their character and historic assets for the future. Welcome to Historic Massachusetts Online! We are the statewide non-profit group for Massachusetts. Located in downtown Boston, we serve the state at large by being advocates and educators, and by being the key supporter for preservation Massachusetts. We are a MEMBERSHIP based ...

Welcome to our web site. If you would like to learn more about our organization, click on the pineapple. In the 18th century, the pineapple was a symbol meaning welcome . People would often have this symbol at the entrance to their home or in the room they would entertain guests. ...