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Please join us! Boston Area Early American History Seminar Massachusetts Historical Society Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 5:15 p.m. Serena Zabin, Carleton College Marriage and the Boston Massacre Comment: Lisa Wilson, Connecticut College As the records of some forty marriages of military men and more than a hundred baptisms of their children make clear, women constituted a fundamental component of the British army's experience in Boston. This chapter from a larger study of the intimate occupation of Boston examines the personal, social, and political meanings of these new families. RSVP so we know how many will attend. To respond, email seminars@masshist.org<mailto:seminars@masshist.org> or call 617-646-0568. In case of inclement weather, phone 617-536-1608 for information. All seminars are free and open to the public. Unless stated, all seminars take place at the Society, 1154 Boylston St., Boston, MA, and commence at 5:15 p.m. Each seminar consists of a discussion of a pre-circulated paper provided to our subscribers. (Papers will be available at the event for those who choose not to subscribe.) Afterwards the Society will provide a light buffet supper. As in the past, we are making the essays available to subscribers as .pdfs through the seminar's webpage, http://www.masshist.org/2012/calendar/seminars/early-american-history. Subscribe to the 2013-2014 series online via this page. A $25 subscription will entitle you to the full series of papers, as well as the papers for the Boston Environmental History Seminar and the Boston Immigration and Urban History Seminar. -- Kate Viens, Research Coordinator Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215 Tel: 617-646-0568, Fax: 617-859-0074 www.masshist.org - America's First Historical Society - Founded 1791 "The Cabinetmaker and the Carver: Boston Furniture from Private Collections" is on display through January 17, 2014. The galleries are open Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM. More information is available at www.masshist.org. --
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