“Braintree, Boston, Britain and Back” July 1, 2020 by David Bruce Smith A Blog About Abigail and John, Part 3: In the third post on Historic Deerfield's blog about Abigail and John... Read More
‘Hamilton’ Is Coming to the Small Screen. This Is How It Got There. June 25, 2020 The film, a live capture of the hit Broadway show, will stream on Disney Plus beginning July 3. That wasn’t... Read More
NASA Names Headquarters After Its First Black Female Engineer, Mary Jackson June 24, 2020 Ms. Jackson’s contributions received widespread attention after the release of the 2016 film “Hidden Figures,” which chronicled black women’s work... Read More
History MattersJune 16 to June 30, 2020 June 14, 2020 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future, with book recommendations. Read More
Friendship with Thomas Jefferson June 5, 2020 by David Bruce Smith A Blog About Abigail and John, Part 2: In Historic Deerfield's second post about Abigail and John Adams, author David... Read More
“I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. June 5, 2020 Remembering--and absorbing--Martin Luther King Jr's words during an earlier time of strife. Read More
History MattersJune 1 to June 15, 2020 May 29, 2020 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future Read More
10 Facts About Presidents Who Were also Veterans May 25, 2020 A quick look at these leaders, and a few others with interesting military connections. Read More
Abigail, John and “Their” Crowd May 15, 2020 by David Bruce Smith A Blog About Abigail and John, Part 1: Historic Deerfield’s resident historians pose questions to Smith, author of Abigail &... Read More
History MattersMay 15 to May 31, 2020 May 13, 2020 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future Read More
‘Hamilton’ Movie Will Stream on Disney Plus on July 3 May 13, 2020 In a surprise move, the film of the original Broadway production is being released 15 months early. Read More