May Programs at a Glance

May

2MONDAY | 5:30/6:00 | SPECIAL EVENT Making History Gala

Heather Cox Richardson and GBH’s Jared Bowen SOLD OUT! Please donate online at www.masshist.org/gala.

3TUESDAY | 5:15 | HYBRID SEMINAR Honoring Daniel K. Richter: McNeil Center Alumni Discuss Their Research & Experiences

William Huntting Howel, Boston University; Elizabeth N. Ellis, NYU; Chris Parsons, Boston University; Alicia DeMaio, Horace Mann School; Sari Altschuler, Boston University; and Joseph Rezek, Boston University

4WEDNESDAY | 5:30/6:00 | RECEPTION/PROGRAM Filming First Ladies

Aaron Cooley, Showtime, Susan Swain and Mark Farkas, C-SPAN, in conversation with Catherine Allgor, MHS

5THURSDAY | 4:45/5:30 | RECEPTION/EVENT Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize Ceremony

Abram Van Engen, Washington University-St. Louis, and Adrian Weimer, Providence College

9MONDAY | 5:00/5:30| RECEPTION/PROGRAM Boston at 200: Where We Were, Where We Are & Where We’re Going

Robert Allison, Suffolk University; Karilyn Crockett, City of Boston; Kerri Greenidge, Tufts University; Peter Drummey, MHS; and Luc Schuster, Boston Indicators Remarks: Councilor Ed Flynn In person: $10 per person fee. No charge for virtual, MHS Members or EBT cardholders.

16-21 Member Week

Member-only exhibition hours for Our Favorite Things.

Writing On Juneteenth event on May 19 with Annette Gordon-Reed.

Members who visit the MHS will receive a copy of Annette Gordon-Reed’s book On Juneteenth.

19 THURSDAY | 5:30/6:00 | RECEPTION/PROGRAM Writing On Juneteenth A Member Week event

Annette Gordon-Reed, Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard, in conversation with Catherine Allgor, MHS In person and virtual: $20 per person fee. No charge for MHS Members or EBT cardholders.

24 TUESDAY | 6:00 | VIRTUAL PROGRAM Film Club: The Friends of Eddie Coyle

Ty Burr, Ty Burr’s Watchlist

26 THURSDAY | 6:00 | VIRTUAL PROGRAM Confronting Racial Injustice: Rising Asian American Voices Paul Lee, Goodwin Proctor, LLP; Phil Tajitsu Nash, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund; Representative Tram Nguyen; and pre-recorded remarks by Mayor Michelle Wu

Moderator: Hon. Catherine Ham, Massachusetts Superior Court In collaboration with the Northeastern University School of Law Criminal Justice Task Force.

MAY PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE

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MAY2 MONDAY | 5:30/6:00 | SPECIAL EVENT

Making History Gala Heather Cox Richardson and GBH’s Jared Bowen

Honoring Hon. Levin H. Campbell and Hubert E. (Hubie Jones with the John Codman Ropes Award. This year’s Making History Gala is SOLD OUT! If you would like to support “Living Civics” or celebrate the honorees, please donate online at www.masshist.org/gala.

MAY3 TUESDAY | 5:15 | HYBRID SEMINAR

Pauline Maier Early American History Seminar Honoring Daniel K. Richter: McNeil Center Alumni Discuss Their Research & Experiences William Huntting Howell, Boston University; Elizabeth N. Ellis, NYU; Chris Parsons, Boston University; Alicia DeMaio, Horace Mann School; Sari Altschuler, Boston University; and Joseph Rezek, Boston University

Award-winning scholar Daniel K. Richter is one of the most prolific historians working on Native American and Early American history. He not only serves as a premier academic as the Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania, but is also a dedicated mentor and teacher. Through his work as the Richard S. Dunn Director of the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, Richter has advised and inspired generations of young scholars and convened thought-provoking conferences that have sparked new avenues of research. In this last program of the seminar season, six former students discuss their latest research and reflect on how Prof. Richter influenced their work and understanding of history. This is a hybrid event. To reserve: Please register at www.masshist.org/events.