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Out at Plimoth Plantation
Plimoth Plantation welcomes Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender individuals, couples and families for a special theme day on Saturday, September 13, 2008.

THP Launches Online Version of Above + Beyond: Our Community Responds to HIV/AIDS

Check out the new online exhibit here.

Ongoing Projects: Do You Know...?
Help THP in our ongoing search for information, memories, and stories. Right now we're looking for information on...

Recent News:

"The Gay Marriage Thing" at the Peabody Essex
Join director Stephanie Higgins as she introduces her film and leads a panel discussion afterwards. Thursday, June 26, 6 pm, Morse Auditorium, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA.


The History of the Safe Schools Movement in Massachusetts, 1987-2007
The History Project and Stonewall Communities Co-Sponsor Oral History Course on the Gay/Straight Alliance (GSA) Movement


Photos from Recent THP Events
THP's presentation at Boston PrimeTimers, and the panel discussion after Terrence McNally's Some Men.


Stephen Barker's "The Archivist's Wig" at Bernard Toale Gallery
Stephen Barker explores sex in the Cold War and the accumulated cultural memory that shapes it, then and now...


A Special Performance and Discussion of Terrence McNally's SOME MEN, March 16th
On Sunday, March 16th the Boston History Project is teaming up with SpeakEasy Stage for a very special event.


Left on Pearl: Women Take Over 888 Memorial Drive
See a work-in-progress screening...

Panel: The Birth of the Gay/Straight Alliance Movement
Join us on Monday, Nov. 19th for a panel discussion on November 19th: “Present at the Creation: Personal Reflections on the Birth of the Gay/Straight Alliance Movement.”

THP Launches The Queer East
Join THP on Saturday, November 17th 2007 to help us launch an online exhibit focusing on Boston's Asian GLBT history.

Amy Hoffman Reads From
An Army of Ex-Lovers: My Life at Gay Community News
Join us at the Central Square LIbrary in Cambidge on November 15 for a look at gay liberation before AIDS, before gay weddings, and before The L Word...

THP Wins National Awards
The American Association for State and Local History recently recognized THP with two awards.

Listen to THP Interview on Vox Populi
Listen to THP Co-chair Neal Kane interviewed on Vox Populi.

Ongoing Projects: Preserving the Life Stories of GLBT Elders
We've begun videotaping the memories and oral histories of Boston's GLBT elders. And we want your stories, too!

Ongoing Research: The History of Pride
The History Project continues to expand its collection of Pride materials, now through oral interviews with figures associated with Pride.

Older News:

Celebrate Courting Equality!
Celebrate the publication of Courting Equality with THP and the book's creators at a private reception on June 14, 2007, 5:30-8:00 pm, at the Parris Landing in Charlestown.


Courting Equality: Book Launch Party!
Celebrate the publication of Courting Equality with THP and the book's creators on May 16, 2007, 6:30-8:30 pm, at the Cambridge YWCA.

Jonathan Ned Katz Panel Discussion and Book-signing
Join Jonathan Ned Katz, THP and others in celebrating the 30th anniversary of Katz's Gay American History.

'Above and Beyond' at the State House
'Above and Beyond' will be on display October 23-27, 2006 in Doric Hall at the Massachusetts State House. A reception will be held October 26th...

Updated:
THP's "Above and Beyond" a Huge Success!

Update: Over 200 people attended the opening reception and panel discussion for Above and Beyond: Our Community Repsonds to HIV/AIDS. The exhibition will continue until June 19th and the gallery is open weekdays 4-7 and weekends 1-4.

POSTPONED
New showing of THP's Windows...
Note: This showing has been postponed.
THP's Windows on Our Community exhibit will be at the Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge, Massachusetts June 10th – June 29th, 2006.


CityView Trolleys Announces GLBT Boston Tour
City Trolley Tours and THP team up to offer Boston’s GLBT Trolley Tour, a 75-minute narrated historical tour, covering sites from 1630 to recent gay marriage developments.


Join THP at the Boston Gay & Lesbian Film Festival!
The History Project will co-present the film Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema at the 22nd Annual Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival.

Join THP at "Five by Tenn"
On Sunday, February 19, 2006, The History Project will host a special pre-matinee reception at Speakeasy Stage Co.'s Five by Tenn.

Same-Sex Marriage Symposium
Friday, February 3, 2006, 9:30 am - 1 pm
Campus Center Ballroom
University of Massachusetts

THP at the MASALA Mela
THP and MASALA invite you to join us at the 2005 MASALA Mela, 7 pm, October 22nd, at Machine.

Panel: Boston’s Women’s Community
Join us for an interactive look at the history of Boston’s Women’s Community during the ‘50s, ‘60s,‘70s and beyond.


New online exhibit!
Public Faces, Private Lives, which chronicles Boston's GLBT history from 1620 up to Stonewall, makes its online debut.

THP in Art New England
The History Project's Windows on Our Community exhibit at Cambridge City Hall was featured in Art New England.

THP serves as Boston Pride Grand Marshall
The History Project was honored to be selected as Grand Marshalls - along with long-time activist Ann Maguire - of Boston's Gay Pride Parade on June 11, 2005.


THP Benefit Celebrates Anniversary of Same-Sex Marriage
The History Project and John Archer invite you to a benefit on May 14, 2005, in celebration of the first anniversary of same sex-marriage in Massachusetts.

THP Wins the 2005 Archival Advocacy Award!
The New England Archivists have honored The History Project with the 2005 Archival Advocacy Award.

Windows Exhibit at Mount Wachusett Community College
Mount Wachusett Community College will host THP's Windows exhibit, October 12-15, 2004.

Windows Exhibit at Cambridge City Hall
THP's exhibit "Windows on Our Community" will be displayed at Cambridge City Hall November 1-12.

THP at the State House for Pride
As part of Boston Pride 2004, The History Project’s Windows On Our Community exhibit was displayed at the State House June 1st through 4th, 2004.

THP Co-sponsors Film
The History Project and Boston's Gay and Lesbian Film Festival will present the film When Ocean Meets Sky, a look at the history of Fire Island, at 5:15 pm on May 15th at the MFA.

Ongoing Projects: Boston’s Response to the AIDS Crisis
THP, the AIDS Action Committee and Northeastern University have begun compiling a documentary history of Boston’s response to the AIDS crisis.