This new BPS Humanities newsletter feature is designed to demonstrate to students how history happened here in Boston. All of these primary sources come from Boston institutions within a mile of each other: the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library.
In each newsletter, we have selected six primary sources that can be used in many contexts. For each source, you’ll find background information, guiding questions, and ideas for classroom discussion.
Check out recent newsletters here:
Newsletter One (Winter 2026):
Resistance to Slavery
Newsletter Two (Spring 2026):
Declaring a New Nation