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  • Tuesday, October 9, 5:15 pm – 7:30 pm – Native American Environmental History

    This Massachusetts Historical Society panel on Tuesday, October 9 from 5:15 – 7:30 will explore the intersections of environmental history and indigenous studies—the questions that each field engenders in the other, as well as the perspectives that native and non-native scholars bring to their research as they traverse both fields. Questions of race, gender, geography, and sources enliven this growing body of scholarship. Join us for a stimulating and wide-ranging conversation on these and other topics. The panel participants are Lisa Brooks, Amherst College; Strother Roberts, Bowdoin College; Ashley Smith, Hampshire College; Thomas Wickman, Trinity College.  Moderator: Cedric Woods, Institute for New England Native American Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston. The panel takes place at 1154 Boylston Street in Boston.

    Seminars are free and open to the public; RSVP required.To RSVP: email seminars@masshist.org or call (617) 646-0579.

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  • Tuesday, November 10, 5:15 pm – Pines, Profits, and Popular Politics: The Timber and Lumber Trade of the Colonial Connecticut River Valley

    The Massachusetts Historical Society annually sponsors the Boston Environmental History Seminar, an academic forum for scholars as well as interested members of the public, to discuss aspects of American environmental history.  On Tuesday, November 10, beginning at 5:15 pm, Strother Roberts of Northwestern University will speak on “Pines, Profits, and Popular Politics: The Timber and Lumber Trade of the Colonial Connecticut River Valley.”  Harvey Green of Northeastern University will also comment.  The Massachusetts Historical Society is located at  1154 Boylston Street in Boston.  For information on the 2009-2010 series, and to register, log on to www.masshist.org, or call 617-536-1608.  If you wish to receive a copy of the paper in advance, you may subscribe on-line for the modest fee of $15, or you may receive the paper by mail for $25.

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