Historians & Their Histories

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. Musa...

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 Colo...

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...

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...

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 S...

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 attem...

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...

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-epi...

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-Kulf...

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  podcast@masshist.o...

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...

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 bec...