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.

The Bostonian Society is Boston's historical society and operator of the Old State House Museum. TBS offers membership, educational programs, lectures, library services & more.

Boston African American National Historic Site Located in Boston, MA TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS African Meeting House SPNEA IN BRIEF Located in the heart of Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, the site includes 15 pre-Civil War structures relating to the history of Boston's 19th century African-American community, including: the African Meeting House, ...

The Boston History Collaborative is a partnership working to help spearhead a new and exciting model for how Boston presents its rich history to visitors and residents.

Home Page for The Old North Church (Christ Church) Boston Mass.

Come see the wonders of the sea at Key West's first attraction, The Key West Aquarium. Let our friendly staff bring our native waters to life with narrated tours and live shark feedings and pettings. Perhaps one of the most unique aquariums in the world, the Key West Aquarium.

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 ...

USA-project, essays-area, boston teaparty ...

There's more to Boston than Paul Revere and the Revolution - like the Great Molasses Flood and the world's largest tea kettle.

The South End Historical Society The South End Historical Society (SEHS) is a group of interested citizens that recognizes the unique architectural and cultural history of the South End of Boston. Through the efforts of the society, the South End has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the largest Victorian brick rowhouse district in the United States. During its first ...

A continuing series of conferences, exhibitions, and publications whose purpose is to explore everyday life, work, and culture in New England's past.

Archaeologists compared every historic map they could find with the route of the so-called Big Dig, identifying four areas where remains of colonial America might have survived.

Cocoanut Grove nightclub During the early days of World War II, a major fire struck the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts. On the night of the fire, November 28, 1942, the club had approximately 1, 000 occupants, many of whom were people preparing to go overseas on military duty. A lighted match used by an employee in changing a light bulb has been considered the possible cause ...

True Tales THE BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD OF 1919 by Tony Sakalauskas The United States Alcohol Company owned the largest molasses storage tank in Boston. The steel structure was ninety feet in diameter, fifty-two feet in height and was filled to the top with 2.3 million gallons of molasses. Then, shortly before noon on January 15, the vat exploded with a tremendous roar. Chunks of metal flew ...

Cocoanut Grove Fire Controversy ...