The Object of History Podcast
1) A Walk Through the Back Bay
In the first episode of Season 4 of The Object of History, we briefly discussed the filling in of the Charles River bay when we introduced listeners to the Historical Society's building at 1154 Boylst...Show More
2) An Oasis in the City: Visiting the Fenway Victory Gardens
To conclude our tour of institutions that are connected to the MHS through our collections, we cross the street to the Fenway Victory Gardens, the oldest continuously operated victory gardens in its o...Show More
3) "The Rock of Offense": Visiting the Liberator’s Imposing Stone at the Museum of African American History in Boston
On this episode of The Object of History, we visit an item from the MHS collection currently on loan to the Museum of African American History on Boston’s Beacon Hill. We examine the imposing stone th...Show More
4) From Fatal Fashions to Securing Sanctuaries
On this episode, we visit the Massachusetts Audubon Society (Mass Audubon). While there, we examine some objects related to the early history of the Society from Membership Specialist, Emily Gray. MHS...Show More
5) Archives in the Landscape: Visiting Isabella Stewart Gardner
On this episode, we continue our visit to Mount Auburn Cemetery. Joined by biographer Natalie Dykstra, we visit the Gardner tomb where Isabella Stewart Gardner is buried. We learn more about Gardner a...Show More
6) Unlocking Winthrop's Tomb
On this episode, we visit the Mount Auburn Cemetery in nearby Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts. Following a suggestion by Hannah Elder, Associate Reference Librarian for Rights and Reproductions...Show More
7) The Painless Revolution
In this episode, we visit the Bulfinch Building at the Massachusetts General Hospital to examine one of the most, if not the most, significant discoveries in modern medicine. Sarah Alger, the Director...Show More
8) "In the belfry arch Of the North Church tower"
In this episode, we begin our exploration of the greater Boston area and institutions that are connected to the MHS through shared collections. We first visit the Old North Church located in the North...Show More
9) Welcome To Historians & Their Histories!
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 histo...Show More
10) 1154 Boylston Street
On this season of The Object of History, we are visiting institutions and organizations that have a connection to the MHS either through collections that we house or objects that we have loaned to the...Show More