Past Events
Video recordings of past events can be viewed at this link.
Upcoming Events
Open Houses
The Colonial Society of Massachusetts holds an open house at its headquarters at 87 Mount Vernon Street in Boston on the first Sunday of each month, from 1 to 3 p. m.
In 2025, the dates are March 2, April 6, May 4, and June 1.
February 13, 2025
Stated Meeting, 3 p.m. Blake Grindon, 2023-2025 Patrick Henry Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History, Johns Hopkins University, will speak on “The Death of Jane McCrea: Sovereignty and Violence in the Northeastern Borderlands of the American Revolution.”
March 20, 2025
Special Event, 6 p.m. Fellow Members Robert A. Gross, James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor of Early American History Emeritus, University of Connecticut, and Robert J. Allison, Professor of History, Suffolk University, will discuss the American Revolution from the opposing viewpoints of the Patriots and the Loyalists. Refreshments available at 5:30 p.m.
April 17, 2025
Stated Meeting, 3 p.m. Fellow Member J. L. Bell will speak on “The Mystery of Joseph Warren’s Informants.”
May 8, 2025
Donald R. Friary Symposium, 6 p.m. “Archives and Revolution.” A conversation led by Fellow Member Karin Wulf, Beatrice and Julio Mario Santo Domingo Director and Librarian of the John Carter Brown Library, Professor of History, Brown University, with Fellow Members Scott E. Casper, President, American Antiquarian Society, and Paul Erickson, Director, Clements Library, University of Michigan. Refreshments available at 5:30 p.m.
All in-person events take place at 87 Mount Vernon St., Boston Ma 02108 and are free and open to the public. They can also be joined online at https://bit.ly/ColSocEvent. To participate in an online-only event, use the Zoom link posted on this website next to the listing for that event.