Historians & Their Histories

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Prof. Marcus Nevius discusses his current book project, titled "Fear of a Maroon Republic: Atlantic Slave War and the Problem of Archival Absence," which builds on his earlier work on marronage in the Great Dismal Swamp to explore how maroons appear and disappear in the historical record with a particular focus on Jamaica. He also reflects on the evolving scholarly understanding of marronage and the challenges of recovering maroon voices from archives that were largely created by enslavers and colonial administrators. Prof. Nevius is a recipient of the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship from the MHS. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-33-Nevius  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)  

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Prof. Peter Messer discusses his research on early American political culture, focusing specifically on the local complexities of revolutionary-era events in Massachusetts. He shares how his work re-evaluates the 1773 "salvaged tea" controversy in Wellfleet, Massachusetts and the 1768 Liberty Riot, exploring the frequent disconnect between immediate local grievances and the broader Whig Republican rhetoric often associated with the American Revolution. Prof. Messer is a recipient of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati fellowship from the MHS. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-32-Messer  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)  

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, we speak with Boone Ayala. He discusses his research on chartered corporations as instruments of imperial rule and his work at the MHS on the 1684 revocation of the Massachusetts Bay Company's charter, which he situates within a broader assault on corporate autonomy happening simultaneously across England. We also hear about his path from computer science major to historian and some objects he encountered in the MHS collections, including a musket from the 1689 siege of Fort Hill and Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Leverett's blood-stained buff coat from the English Civil Wars. Boone J. Ayala is a recipient of the W.B.H. Dowse Fellowship from the MHS.  To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-31-Ayala  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)  

On this special episode of Historians & Their Histories, guest host Megan Kate Nelson sits down with Amy Watson, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. They discuss Prof. Watson's new book Patriots Before Revolution: The Rise of Party Politics in the British Atlantic, 1714-1763, available now in hardcover and paperback. They discuss what it meant to be a patriot in the eighteenth century and the long history of the American Revolution.  Prof. Watson is a recipient of the long-term fellowship sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Massachusetts Historical Society.  To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-30-Watson  This episode uses materials from: Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Dr. Elizabeth Hines discusses her research into the relations between New England and New Netherland in the 17th century, which grew out of a broader project on Anglo-Dutch relations across the globe. She explores why England and the Netherlands ultimately went to war in the First Anglo-Dutch War of 1652–1654. We also hear about her journey from physics major to historian, her work in the MHS archives with sources such as the Winthrop and Endicott papers, and how she hopes her research will push audiences to think more expansively about the multi-imperial origins of what would become the United States. Dr. Hines is the recipient of a fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, which is administered by the Massachusetts Historical Society. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-29-Hines  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)  

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Dr. Blake Grindon examines the 1777 death of Jane McCrea during the British Saratoga campaign and how this event became a powerful propaganda tool in the American Revolution. Dr. Grindon discusses how McCrea's story in which she was allegedly killed by Native warriors allied with the British spread rapidly through newspapers across the thirteen states and even reached parliamentary speeches in Britain and French newspapers. Dr. Grindon's work also examines the military and diplomatic roles of diverse Native nations during the Revolution, challenging narratives that overlook Indigenous political sovereignty and agency during this period. Dr. Grindon is the recipient of a fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, which is administered by the Massachusetts Historical Society. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-28-Grindon  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)  

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Dr. Ross Nedervelt explores why Bermuda and the Bahamas held strategic significance for the United States during the Age of the American Revolution. He discusses how these islands were exempted from the Continental Congress's 1775 embargo on the British Empire due to their sympathy for the American cause and their supply of arms to the patriots. His research also examines the long-term consequences of these colonies remaining British including their role as fortified bases for impressment operations and as a planning ground for the British during the War of 1812. Dr. Nedervelt is the recipient of an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship from the Massachusetts Historical Society, a long-term fellowship sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the MHS, and a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium award.  To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-27-Nedervelt  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)  

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, independent scholar and author Monique Hayes discusses her historical fiction novel which follows two African American brothers who take opposing paths during the American Revolution. She shares the challenges of writing about a period with few first-person narratives from African Americans, the excitement of discovering primary sources like Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book and Continental Army orderly books, and how being in Boston during the 250th anniversary commemoration has enriched her understanding of Revolutionary War-era spaces. Monique Hayes is the recipient of a fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, which is administered by the Massachusetts Historical Society.  To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-26-Hayes  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, we sit down with Ethan Gonzales, a PhD candidate at the University of Virginia. Ethan discusses his dissertation project, which examines the "information ecosystem" of the 1790s and how the early federal government utilized diplomatic agents to gather and control information abroad. He explains how the United States, as a young republic in a world of monarchies, faced a barrage of state-sponsored disinformation and rumors. Ethan Gonzales is a recipient of the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship from the Massachusetts Historical Society.  To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-25-Gonzales  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

This episode features the first-ever live audience taping of the MHS podcast Historians & Their Histories. Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, from the MHS Research Department interviews special guests about their journeys to becoming historians. Betsy Klima, Professor of English at UMass Boston and recipient of the MHS NEH Long Term Fellowship, discusses her biographical research on Susanna Haswell Rowson, an 18th century best-selling author whose family experienced the Revolutionary period as loyalists, and her broader project examining women's power and literary influence in early America. Arthur Kamya, a PhD candidate at Boston University, shares his work on examining the Winthrop family's legal practices and discusses how the Massachusetts government was funded through licensing fees and other "sin taxes." Camden R. Elliott, an Assistant Professor of History at Auburn University, describes his environmental history of the Anglo-Wabanaki wars, analyzing how the non-human world shaped these conflicts from the 1670s through the 1760s. Madeline DeDe-Panken, PhD candidate at the Graduate Center at CUNY and recipient of the Mary B. Wright Environmental History Fellowship, discusses her dissertation on the history of foraging, particularly women's roles in late 19th  and early 20th century mushroom foraging cultures and questions of whose knowledge was legitimized as scientific. The conversation explores their unexpected archival discoveries, what being a historian entails, and the challenges of doing historical work in current times. Madeline DeDe-Panken is a recipient of a Mary B. Wright Environmental History Fellowship. C.R. Elliott is a recipient of a Samuel Victor Constant Fellowship from the Society of Colonial Wars in Massachusetts and a fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. Arthur George Kimera Kamya is a recipient of a fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. Betsy Klima is a recipient of the long-term fellowship sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Massachusetts Historical Society. She also received an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship from the MHS. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-24-HATH-Live This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Dr. Eric Paul Totten discusses his research on the Federal Department of the South, focusing specifically on New England regiments that carried conservative, anti-abolitionist, and nativist beliefs into the Civil War. He shares how his work examines the "dark turn" of military occupation, moving beyond traditional narratives to investigate instances of bigotry, drunkenness, and the complex politics of emancipation. We also learn about what inspired him to become an historian, as well as his unexpected archival discoveries regarding treasury agent Albert G. Browne and General Alfred Howe Terry found in the collections of the MHS and its consortium partners. Dr. Totten is the recipient of a fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium and is the 1,000th Research Fellow sponsored by the MHS. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-23-Totten  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Alaina Scapicchio discusses her research into the public memory of the American witchcraft trials, focusing specifically on monuments, memorials, and other forms of commemoration. She shares how an unexpected archival discovery about a "ducking stool" connected to George Washington's grandfather expanded her research beyond Salem to the broader colonial landscape. We also learn about her deep dive into the 1885 Rebecca Nurse monument, her use of collections at the MHS, and her thoughts on why the physical connection to historical documents and artifacts is so powerful. Alaina Scapicchio is the recipient of an Andrew W. Mellon Short-Term Fellowship from the MHS.  To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-22-Scapicchio  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Prof. Donald F. Johnson discusses his research on the experience of the American Revolution in local communities throughout North America. His work examines how the revolutionary movement transformed from a fringe, urban effort in late 1774 into a massive, grassroots mobilization by 1775. Prof. Johnson highlights the crucial, often-overlooked role of local "Committees of Safety". He explains how these "middle managers" of the revolution, operating between the "rabble" and the elite leadership, established local authority and ultimately pushed the Continental Congress towards independence. Prof. Johnson is a recipient of the long-term fellowship sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Massachusetts Historical Society. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-21-Johnson   This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Professor Thomas Lecaque tells us about his current book project on holy war rhetoric in colonial America. He shows how the language and ideology of medieval crusades thrived across Christian denominations during the imperial wars between England and France from 1680 to 1765. Professor Lecaque explains his unique academic journey from medievalist to early American historian and reveals how 18th century holy war sermons were often more apocalyptic than their medieval predecessors. We also learn how this rhetoric of holy violence was not isolated to the pulpit but permeated personal journals and letters. Professor Lecaque is a recipient of the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium (NERFC) fellowship and the Kenneth and Carol Hills Fellowship in Colonial History.  To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-20-Lecaque  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

This episode will be published on 6 October 2025. In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, we speak with Laura Clerx, a PhD candidate in the History Department at Boston College. Laura discusses her research into the connections between scientific inquiry and commercial enterprise in the post-revolutionary United States. She explores why the same figures who populated early scientific societies were also the ones spearheading major economic projects and how the drive to build a national economy shaped the very questions early American scientists asked. We also hear about her unique path from an undergraduate degree in evolutionary biology to the field of history and learn how the meaning of the word "science" has changed over time.  Laura Clerx is the recipient of an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship from the MHS. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-19-Clerx  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

On this special episode of Historians & Their Histories, guest host Megan Kate Nelson interviews Manisha Sinha, Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut. They discuss Prof. Sinha's latest publication, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. Prof. Sinha tells us about the scholars that influenced her understanding of Reconstruction as well as how she is reconceptualizing the history of this period. Prof. Sinha is a 2016-2017 recipient of the MHS-NEH long-term fellowship. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-18-Sinha  This episode uses materials from: Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

On this episode of Historians & Their Histories, we speak with Cornelia H. Dayton, Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. Prof. Dayton discusses her research into the life of John Peters, the husband of acclaimed poet Phillis Wheatley. We also learn about her path to becoming an historian, her early interest in constitutional law, and the challenges of researching subaltern subjects, such as Peters, who left few firsthand accounts. Prof. Dayton is a 2024-2025 recipient of the MHS-NEH long-term fellowship.  To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-17-Dayton This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

On this episode of Historians & Their Histories, we speak with Elliot Warren, a PhD candidate at William & Mary. Elliot discusses his research on the influence of local governments on the understanding of republicanism and capitalism in the late eighteenth century. We also learn about how his background in local politics has shaped his understanding of the relationship between the local and national. Elliot Warren is the recipient of a Louis Leonard Tucker Alumni Fellowship from the MHS and a fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-16-Warren  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

On this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Prof. Adam Laats complicates the history of the American public school system and explains what this story can tell us about the state of public education today. Prof. Laats discusses how children attended, and did not attend, public school in the nineteenth century. We also hear about the collections he is examining while at the MHS and some of the interesting characters that have appeared in the documents. Prof. Laats is the recipient of an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship from the MHS. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-15-Laats  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)    

On this episode of Historians & Their Histories, we sit down with Andy Colpitts, a PhD candidate in the Department of Performing and Media Arts at Cornell University. Andy tells us about "Old Home Days", a festival tradition established by New Hampshire Governor Frank Rollins at the turn of the twentieth century to welcome former residents back to rural New England. Andy discusses how these festivals, as well as the meaning of the term "nostalgia", have changed over time. We also hear how his training in the performing arts translates to the field of history. Andy Colpitts is the recipient of a fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-14-Colpitts  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)     

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, we learn about an overlooked element of the textile industry in early American society. Emily Whitted, a PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, discusses the practice of mending and repair work on various textiles throughout eighteenth century America. Emily also discusses the similarities between and difficulties of using both material culture and manuscript pieces for this project.  Emily Whitted is a recipient of the Louis Leonard Tucker Alumni Fellowship from the MHS and a fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-13-whitted  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)     

On this special episode of Historians & Their Histories, guest host Megan Kate Nelson interviews art historian Jacqueline Musacchio. Prof. Musacchio discusses her latest publication on the community of female artists living in nineteenth-century Italy, notably Francesca Alexander. We learn about Alexander's experience as an American artist living abroad during a period of rapid change. Prof. Musacchio also discusses the challenges of working in the field of art history today. Prof. Musacchio is also the recipient of an Andrew Oliver Research Fellowship from the MHS. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-12-musacchio  This episode uses materials from: Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Wulfstan Scouller tells us about his research on the economic history of King Philip's War. Wulf discusses the novel ways that he is utilizing collections from the late seventeenth century held at the MHS, particularly by analyzing merchant records.  Wulf Scouller is also the recipient of a Samuel Victor Constant Fellowship from the Society of Colonial Wars in Massachusetts. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-11-scouller  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)     

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Ariel Silver tells us about female transcendental thought and its influence on other social movements of the nineteenth century. Prof. Silver highlights several collections held at the MHS that connect to reformers such as Margaret Fuller and Caroline Wells Healey Dall and their legacies.  She is the recipient of an Alyson R. Miller Fellowship from the MHS. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-10-Silver  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)     

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Brian Maxson discusses the research he is conducting at the Massachusetts Historical Society as a historian of the Italian Renaissance. He explains how a Renaissance-era manuscript made its way to the MHS and what it tells us about both Italian and United States history. Prof. Maxson also highlights how modern perceptions and identity shape the way we conceptualize the distant past. He is the recipient of an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship from the MHS. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-9-Maxson  This episode uses materials from:   Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)     

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Ariel J. Wilks-López discusses privateering in Early America. Her research examines how the public perception of privateers changed between the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Additionally, her work highlights how public memory of privateering affected strategy in the American Civil War. She is the recipient of both a Military Historical Society of Massachusetts Fellowship from the MHS and a fellowship from the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-8-Wilks-Lopez  This episode uses materials from: Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, Prof. James Hill makes the case for Native American agency and resiliency in an age of colonialist expansion. Whereas nineteenth century New Englanders propagated the idea that Native peoples simply disappeared from the region, Prof. Hill's research points to ways that tribes such as the Mashpee Wampanoag used legal means to push back against attempts to erase them from both society and regional history. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-7-hill  This episode uses materials from: Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

On this special episode of Historians & Their Histories, Megan Kate Nelson sits down with Michael Vorenberg to discuss how he entered the field of history. They also discuss Prof. Vorenberg's latest publication, Lincoln's Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War, available on March 18, 2025. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-6-vorenberg This episode uses materials from: Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

In this episode of Historians & Their Histories, we sit down with Thomas Rider, a PhD Candidate and Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is also a recipient of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Fellowship at the MHS. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-5-rider  This episode uses materials from: Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)

In this episode, we speak with Susan Goodier, historian, writer and recipient of the long-term fellowship from the MHS, made possible by an award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-4-Goodier  

In this episode, we sit down with Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan, an Assistant Professor of History and Director of Public History at Rutgers University. She is also the recipient of the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship at the MHS. To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-3-OBrassill-Kulfan Email us at [email protected]. Episode Special Guest:  Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan is Assistant Professor of History and Director of Public History at Rutgers University. Her first book Vagrants and Vagabonds: Poverty and Mobility in the Early American Republic was published by New York University Press in 2019, and she is currently working on research projects about rent distraint, early American subsistence, and public historical interpretations of poverty.  This episode uses materials from: Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)      

In this episode, we sit down with Jordan T. Watkins, an Associate Professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University and recipient of the Marc Friedlaender Fellowship at the MHS.  To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-2-watkins Email us at [email protected]. Episode Special Guest:  Jordan T. Watkins is an Associate Professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University. He is the author of Slavery and Sacred Texts (Cambridge University Press, 2021), and he is currently working on a documentary history on slavery and religion in the nineteenth century.  This episode uses materials from: Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)      

Welcome to Historians & Their Histories, a new podcast series from the Massachusetts Historical Society. In this premier episode, we sit down with Blake McGready, a PhD Candidate at The Graduate Center, CUNY and recipient of the Mary B. Wright Environmental History Fellowship at the MHS.  To learn more about MHS fellowships and how to apply, please visit this page. Learn more about this episode here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/hath-episode-1-mcgready  Email us at [email protected]. Episode Special Guest:  Blake McGready is a PhD Candidate at The Graduate Center, CUNY where he studies the environmental legacy of the American Revolution. He has previously worked at The Gotham Center for New York City and for the National Park Service. This episode uses materials from: Colocate by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported)      

Join us on January 6, 2025 for Historians & Their Histories, the new podcast from the Massachusetts Historical Society. In this new series, we are introducing you to the historians who write the histories. In each episode, we sit down with a scholar who has received fellowship support from the Massachusetts Historical Society. We learn about their origin stories and ask them about why they became students of the past. And we get a sneak peek at their current projects, too. Learn more here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast-hath