Mass Moments

Your daily slice of Massachusetts history.

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Get a daily slice of history with Mass Moments. Researched and written by historians, each Mass Moment entry explores a significant event in Massachusetts’ history with a fresh perspective.

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PROGRAM DETAILS

Educators can use Mass Moments to prepare lesson plans, engage students in research, and plan for field trips.

Mass Moments also offers free lesson plans for elementary, middle school, and high school students. Developed by the Mass Moments editorial staff in consultation with K-12 educators, the lesson plans include primary documents, learning activities, and suggested resources.

Visit the Teacher Resources page to learn more.

The Mass Moments editorial team organizes entries under themes, offering users a chance to explore multiple stories on these topics:

  •       Agriculture
  •       Architecture
  •       Artists
  •       Black History
  •       Business
  •       Celebrities
  •       Crime
  •       Disasters
  •       Education
  •       Entertainment
  •       Firsts
  •       Immigration
  •       Industry
  •       Inventions
  •       Journalism
  •       Labor
  •       Law
  •       Literature
  •       Maritime History
  •       Medicine
  •       Military
  •       Movies
  •       Music
  •       Native Americans
  •       Natural History
  •       Politics
  •       Protest
  •       Recreation
  •       Reform
  •       Religion
  •       Science
  •       Sports
  •       Strikes
  •       Traditions
  •       Universities
  •       Weather
  •       Women’s History
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Where it
all began

Mass Humanities launched Mass Moments in 2005 with seed funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ “We the People” initiative. A team of scholars, Mass Humanities staff, and editors curated the content of the site, which was redesigned in 2017 by Rhyme Digital, LLC.

Audio versions of each Mass Moment are read by Jack Clancy and engineered by Alan Sahatijan. The musical theme in each is the State Song, “All Hail to Massachusetts,” composed by Arthur Marsh, with arrangement and performance by Gideon Freudmann and Mark Herschler of the duo Broque.

Mass Moments is made possible by support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and generous donors like you.

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Mass Moments is made possible by support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and generous donors like you. If you’re interested in supporting Mass Moments, consider donating or contacting Jill Brevik, Director of Development, for more information.

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