Paul Revere House [MA]

Description

The Paul Revere House is located in north Boston and is notable for being the house that Paul Revere left for his famous night ride. The house still stands and is now a national historic landmark.

The house offers guided tours, a variety of field trip programs catered to different grades, two annual exhibits, and special events. The website offers information regarding upcoming events, visitor information, and information for teachers about field trip programs. In order to contact the house via email, use the "contact us" located at the upper right corner of the webpage.

MIT Museum [MA]

Description

The MIT Museum showcases current technologies and research being done at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The museum houses a variety of exhibits and demonstrations that give visitors a glimpse into cutting edge technologies and innovations.

The museum offers exhibits, presentations, and programs that showcase current MIT research. In addition, the museum runs hands-on educational programs for local schoolchildren. The museum also offers individual and group tours of the museum. The website offers visitor information as well as information regarding upcoming events, presentations, and programs.

Brockton Fire Museum [MA]

Description

"Opened in May of 1992, the Brockton Fire Museum was constructed for the purpose of preserving the proud history of fire fighting in the Brockton area. The artfully designed building, with wide pumpkin pine floors and subdued lighting, effectively conveys the atmosphere of a classic Brockton fire station during Victorian times." Visitors to the museum can enjoy thousands of firefighting artifacts, as well as a restored 1850s Hand-Tub Pumper and a memorial to the 13 firemen who were killed in the Strand Theater disaster.

The site offers visitor information, a virtual tour, and historical information regarding the museum.

Danvers Historical Society [MA]

Description

"The Danvers Historical Society, a private not-for-profit, was founded in 1889 to discover, collect and preserve objects which illustrate local history, but particularly the history, development and people of the Town of Danvers." Today, the Danvers Historical Society owns and operates three historical sites and a history museum. In addition, the society is the steward of the Endicott Burial Ground.

The site offers an events calendar, visitor information for the three historical properties and the museum, photo galleries of the three houses and museum, and historical information about all society-owned locations.

Local Women Activists in the Early 20th Century

Description

Director of the Nichols House Museum Flavia Cigiliano discusses Progressive-era women on Boston's Beacon Hill and their social and political impact. Beginning in the late 19th century, modern women such as Beacon Hill resident Rose Nichols, ventured outside of the domestic realm and into the world of employment and politics.

This lecture is no longer available on the WGBH site.

Inventing the Charles River: From Pasture to Parkland

Description

Karl Haglund, senior planner for the Metropolitan District Commission, and Renata von Tscharner, president of the Charles River Conservancy, cover the history of human management of the Charles River, beginning in colonial times and continuing to the present. They emphasize how the river has determined development and settlement patterns in the area. Their presentation includes slides.

This lecture is no longer available.

The Era of Good Feelings

Description

This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the brief period following the 1816 election of James Monroe in which only one political party dominated American politics. But growing partisanship and financial panic soon brought the Era of Good Feelings to an end.

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