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Historic New England, previously known as the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA), is a charitable, non-profit, historic preservation organization headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It is focused on New England and is the oldest and largest regional preservation organization in the United States.
The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is the oldest and largest genealogical society in the United States, founded in year 1845. NEHGS provides family history services through its staff, scholarship, website, [3][4] educational opportunities, and research center. Today it has over 250,000 members and more than 90 staff and ...
October 15, 1966. Designated NHL. December 21, 1965. The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) is a major historical archive specializing in early American, Massachusetts, and New England history. The Massachusetts Historical Society was established in 1791 and is located at 1154 Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts, and is the oldest ...
Merrimack Valley. Historic house. Operated by the Chelmsford Historical Society. Bartlett Museum. Amesbury. Essex. Merrimack Valley. Multiple. Historic house with Amesbury history exhibits, replicas of a colonial kitchen and a Victorian parlor, a natural history room, a schoolroom and a carriage house.
The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is both a learned society and a national research library of pre-twentieth-century American history and culture. Founded in 1812, it is the oldest historical society in the United States with a national focus. [3] Its main building, known as Antiquarian Hall, is a U.S ...
The Massachusetts Archives is the state archive of Massachusetts. It "serves the Commonwealth and its citizens by preserving and making accessible the records documenting government action and by assisting government agencies in managing their permanent records." [1] The archives occupies quarters on the Columbia Point peninsula in Boston 's ...
According to the New England Historical Society, there were some 31 elected black kings and governors throughout the northern colonies and states between 1750 and 1850.
The Beverly Historical Society, located in Beverly, Massachusetts, was founded in 1891, and its headquarters is the 1781 John Cabot House, which has two floors of museum exhibits. The collections have grown to more than 750,000 objects, including manuscripts, books, photographs, maps, decorative arts, and other artifacts related to the history ...