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February 2022

Join author Michael Seth Stewart for a presentation, reading, and discussion of Yours Presently: The Selected Letters of John Wieners.

October 2021

A queer dive into 'Dracula' with Ranger Meaghan Michel of the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site

September 2021

Join author Peter Muise to explore the intersection of sex, queer people, and witchcraft in Massachusetts history and folklore.

May 2021

The Faulkner Morgan Archive and The History Project invite you to explore the Kentucky-Massachusetts LGBTQ connection with CD Collins. CD Collins is a writer and spoken-word artist. She is the frontwoman and songwriter/storyteller in the band Rockabetty, a group influenced by country, bluegrass, blues, and jazz. This event will include [...]

April 2021

The History Project is excited to invite you to a private virtual screening of the award-winning new documentary CURED, which highlights a pivotal but little-known moment in LGBTQ history when activists rose up to challenge a formidable institution — and won! The film will be available to screen online from [...]

April 2021

The History Project invites the public to attend a panel and discussion on the history of LGBTQ migration in the 20th and 21st centuries. Panelists include Eithne Luibheid, Ph.D. (Professor of Gender and Women's Studies and Director of Graduate Studies, University of Arizona), Karma R. Chavez, Ph.D. (Associate Professor and [...]

April 2021

Please join The History Project and author Melissa J. Homestead for a discussion of her book The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather & Edith Lewis. The recording is now available on YouTube. Links shared in the chat included: The Only Wonderful Things - available from Oxford [...]

February 2021

A recording of this event is available upon request. Email info@historyproject.org for more information. Join author Allie Therin in conversation with Joan Ilacqua, Executive Director of The History Project Allie Therin is a writer and avid reader of sci-fi, fantasy, and romance. She also is, or has been, a bookseller [...]

January 2021

Join K.J. Rawson and Nikki Tantum for a conversation about the Digital Transgender Archive (DTA). Based in Boston, Massachusetts at Northeastern University, the DTA is an international collaboration among more than sixty colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, public libraries, and private collections. By digitally localizing a wide range of trans-related materials [...]

November 2020

The recording of this event is available on YouTube. Join journalists Cristela Guerra (WBUR) and Kate Sosin (The 19th) for a conversation about their recent research and reporting on the life, murder, and legacy of Rita Hester. Rita Hester, a Black transgender woman, was killed in her Allston apartment in [...]

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