Sponsored and hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston
Seminars begin at 5:00 PM (ET). These sessions bring together a diverse group of scholars and interested members of the public to workshop a pre-circulated paper. Our sessions are free and open to everyone. Register through our online calendar to attend and receive the pre-circulated papers. The Pauline Maier Early American History Seminar steering committee at the MHS includes Profs. Mary Bilder, Katherine Grandjean, Brendan McConville, and Paul Musselwhite. Questions? Contact seminars@masshist.org.
14 October 2025. Colonial North America in the 17th Century – A Panel Discussion Nathan Braccio, Clark University Elizabeth Hines, Johns Hopkins University Comment: Timo McGregor, Leiden University
2 December 2025. The Devil Unleashed: The Royal Navy in Boston, 1685 – 1687 Steven Pitt, St. Bonaventure University Comment: Stephen R. Berry, Simmons University
15 January 2026. Enemies: Treatment and Perception of the Defeated in the American Revolution – A Panel Discussion Susan Brynne Long, University of Delaware Tanner Ogle, Texas A&M University Comment: To Be Announced
3 March 2026. Unruly Convicts, Disorder, and Shifting Moral Responsibility in the British Atlantic Nicole Dressler, The College of William & Mary Comment: To Be Announced
19 March 2026. “An ASYLUM from TYRANNY”: Slavery and the Anglo-American Politics of Asylum in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries Matthew Mason, Brigham Young University Comment: Francois Furstenberg, Johns Hopkins University
14 April 2026. Revisiting the Three-Fifths Compromise – A Panel Discussion Ben Mutschler, Oregon State University Andrew M. Schocket, Bowling Green State University Comment: To Be Announced
