Colonial Society of Massachusetts

87 Mt. Vernon Street (photo 2013)

Formation| 1892
Legal status| Foundation
Purpose| Study of the history of Massachusetts
Headquarters| 87 Mount Vernon Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Affiliations| New England Regional Fellowship Consortium
Website| Official website

The Colonial Society of Massachusetts is a US non-profit educational foundation, founded in 1892, and established for the study of the history of Massachusetts. The period of study is from its settlement through the early nineteenth century. It is a member of the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. Its headquarters, located at 87 Mount Vernon Street on Boston's Beacon Hill, are closed to the public. Some of its meetings were held at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1]

## Publications

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The society publishes documents regarding the early history of Massachusetts, however, the society does not maintain a library or manuscript collection. A guide to some of the Colonial Society's publication collections for the period of 1710 through 1939 is maintained by the Massachusetts Historical Society.[2] The topics can vary from the Pilgrim Fathers,[3] to the pirate Captain Thomas Pound.[4]

In partnership with the University of Massachusetts Boston, it sponsors The New England Quarterly.

## Other activities

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The Colonial Society of Massachusetts is involved in a number of other activities such as convening scholarly conferences. Its education efforts include encouraging the study of colonial Massachusetts in schools, conducting workshops for teachers, and promoting the sharing of research amongst graduate students. It does not assist with genealogical queries.

## Membership

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Initially, only descendants of Massachusetts Bay or Plymouth colonists were able to join the society.[5] Beginning in 1950, membership became open to anyone with interests in colonial Massachusetts. Notable members include: Thomas R. Adams, Charles W. Akers, Charles Evans, John Grinold, Philip F. Gura, John Elbridge Hudson, Leonard Woods Labaree, Franklin Pierce Rice, and Walter Muir Whitehill.

## Awards

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The society's Whitehill Prize in Early American History honors Whitehill, the society's editor from 1946 to 1978.

## References

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1. ^ Daedalus: proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Vol. 48 (Digitized Apr 7, 2006 ed.). The Academy. 1913. p. 779.
2. ^ "Colonial Society of Massachusetts Collection 1710-1939 Guide to the Collection". masshist.org. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
3. ^ Morison, Samuel Eliot; Colonial Society of Massachusetts (1951). The Pilgrim Fathers: their significance in history. Plimoth Plantation.
4. ^ Edmonds, John Henry; Colonial Society of Massachusetts (1918). Captain Thomas Pound (Digitized Jan 9, 2008 ed.). J. Wilson and son. p. 24.
5. ^ "About Us". colonialsociety.org. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2009.

## Further reading

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* Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Boston, 1895`{{citation}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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